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Acts 2:41

BaptismFellowship and the church

39 For the promise is unto you, and to your children, and to all that are afar off, even as many as the Lord our God shall call.

40 And with many other words did he testify and exhort, saying, Save yourselves from this untoward generation.

Then they that gladly received his word were baptized: and the same day there were added unto them about three thousand souls.

42 And they continued stedfastly in the apostles’ doctrine and fellowship, and in breaking of bread, and in prayers.

43 And fear came upon every soul: and many wonders and signs were done by the apostles.

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BSB
Those who embraced his message were baptized, and about three thousand were added to the believers that day.
KJV
Then they that gladly received his word were baptized: and the same day there were added unto them about three thousand souls.
WEB
Then those who gladly received his word were baptized. There were added that day about three thousand souls.
ASV
They then that received his word were baptized: and there were added [unto them] in that day about three thousand souls.
DARBY
Those then who had accepted his word were baptised; and there were added in that day about three thousand souls.
BLB
Therefore those indeed having received his word were baptized, and on that day about three thousand souls were added.
ÅB
De som nå tok imot hans ord, ble døpt, og det ble på den dag lagt til omkring tre tusen sjeler.
OTB
De som tok imot hans budskap ble døpt, og om lag tre tusen ble lagt til deres antall den dagen.
B1930
De som nu tok imot hans ord, blev døpt, og det blev på den dag lagt til omkring tre tusen sjeler.

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  • Acts 4:4

    Howbeit many of them which heard the word believed; and the number of the men was about five thousand.

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  • Acts 2:47

    Praising God, and having favour with all the people. And the Lord added to the church daily such as should be saved.

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  • Acts 16:31–34

    And they said, Believe on the Lord Jesus Christ, and thou shalt be saved, and thy house.

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  • John 14:12

    Verily, verily, I say unto you, He that believeth on me, the works that I do shall he do also; and greater works than these shall he do; because I go unto my Father.

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  • Acts 1:15

    And in those days Peter stood up in the midst of the disciples, and said, (the number of names together were about an hundred and twenty,)

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  • Acts 2:37

    Now when they heard this, they were pricked in their heart, and said unto Peter and to the rest of the apostles, Men and brethren, what shall we do?

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  • Acts 13:48

    And when the Gentiles heard this, they were glad, and glorified the word of the Lord: and as many as were ordained to eternal life believed.

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  • Acts 8:6–8

    And the people with one accord gave heed unto those things which Philip spake, hearing and seeing the miracles which he did.

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