Yet more and more believers were brought to the Lord—large numbers of both men and women.
Parallel translations
- WEB More believers were added to the Lord, multitudes of both men and women.
- KJV And believers were the more added to the Lord, multitudes both of men and women.)
- NKJV And believers were increasingly added to the Lord, multitudes of both men and women,
- NASB And increasingly believers in the Lord, large numbers of men and women, were being added to their number,
- NLT Yet more and more people believed and were brought to the Lord—crowds of both men and women.
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Quick answer
Despite the awe, multitudes of men and women believe and are added to the Lord. The church grows precisely as it remains holy.
Overview
Far from hindering growth, the church's reverent integrity accompanies its expansion. The phrase 'added to the Lord' shows that converts are joined first to Christ Himself, not merely to a movement. The explicit mention of both men and women reflects the gospel's reach across all people.
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- Acts 2:47praising God and enjoying the favor of all the people. And the Lord added to their number daily those who were being saved.
- Acts 4:4But many who heard the message believed, and the number of men grew to about five thousand.
- Isa 55:11–13so My word that proceeds from My mouth will not return to Me empty, but it will accomplish what I please, and it will prosper where I send it.
- Acts 9:42This became known all over Joppa, and many people believed in the Lord.
- Acts 2:41Those who embraced his message were baptized, and about three thousand were added to the believers that day.
- Acts 6:7So the word of God continued to spread. The number of disciples in Jerusalem grew rapidly, and a great number of priests became obedient to the faith.
- Acts 9:31Then the church throughout Judea, Galilee, and Samaria experienced a time of peace. It grew in strength and numbers, living in the fear of the Lord and the encouragement of the Holy Spirit.
- Acts 9:35and all who lived in Lydda and Sharon saw him and turned to the Lord.
- Ezra 10:1While Ezra prayed and made this confession, weeping and falling facedown before the house of God, a very large assembly of Israelites—men, women, and children—gathered around him, and the people wept bitterly as well.
- 2 Sam 6:19Then he distributed to every man and woman among the multitude of Israel a loaf of bread, a date cake, and a raisin cake. And all the people departed, each for his own home.
- Deut 31:11–12when all Israel comes before the LORD your God at the place He will choose, you are to read this law in the hearing of all Israel.
- Exod 35:22So all who had willing hearts, both men and women, came and brought brooches and earrings, rings and necklaces, and all kinds of gold jewelry. And they all presented their gold as a wave offering to the LORD.
- Acts 8:3But Saul began to destroy the church. Going from house to house, he dragged off men and women and put them in prison.
- Gal 3:28There is neither Jew nor Greek, slave nor free, male nor female, for you are all one in Christ Jesus.
- Deut 29:11–12your children and wives, and the foreigners in your camps who cut your wood and draw your water—
- Isa 45:24Surely they will say of Me, ‘In the LORD alone are righteousness and strength.’” All who rage against Him will come to Him and be put to shame.
- Acts 22:4I persecuted this Way even to the death, detaining both men and women and throwing them into prison,
- Neh 8:2On the first day of the seventh month, Ezra the priest brought the Law before the assembly of men and women and all who could listen and understand.
- Isa 44:3–5For I will pour water on the thirsty land, and currents on the dry ground. I will pour out My Spirit on your descendants, and My blessing on your offspring.
- Acts 9:2and requested letters to the synagogues in Damascus, so that if he found any men or women belonging to the Way, he could bring them as prisoners to Jerusalem.
- Acts 8:12But when they believed Philip as he preached the gospel of the kingdom of God and the name of Jesus Christ, they were baptized, both men and women.
- 1 Cor 11:11–12In the Lord, however, woman is not independent of man, nor is man independent of woman.
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