Acts 2
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Acts 2:37-47

37When the people heardG191 this, they were cutG2660 to theG3588 heartG2588 andG5037 askedG2036G4314 PeterG4074 andG2532 theG3588 otherG3062 apostlesG652, “BrothersG435G80, whatG5101 shall we doG4160?”

38

PeterG4074 repliedG5346, “RepentG3340 andG2532 be baptizedG907, every oneG1538 of youG4771, inG1909 theG3588 nameG3686 of JesusG2424 ChristG5547 for theG1519 forgivenessG859 of yourG4771 sinsG266, andG2532 you will receiveG2983 theG3588 giftG1431 of theG3588 HolyG40 SpiritG4151. 39This promiseG1860 belongsG1510 to youG4771 andG2532 yourG4771 childrenG5043 andG2532 to allG3956 whoG3588G1519 are far offG3112—to all whomG3745G302 the LordG2962 ourG1473 GodG2316 will call to HimselfG4341.”

40WithG5037 manyG4119 otherG2087 wordsG3056 he testifiedG1263, andG2532 he urgedG3870 themG846, “Be savedG4982 fromG575 thisG3778 corruptG4646 generationG1074.” 41Those whoG3588 embracedG588 hisG846 messageG3056 were baptizedG907, andG2532 aboutG5616 three thousandG5153G5590 were addedG4369 to the believers thatG1565 dayG2250.1

42

TheyG1510 devoted themselvesG4342 toG3588 theG3588 apostlesG652’ teachingG1322 andG2532 to theG3588 fellowshipG2842, to theG3588 breakingG2800 of breadG740 andG2532 toG3588 prayerG4335. 43A sense of aweG54012 came overG1096 everyoneG3956G5590, andG5037 theG3588 apostlesG652 performedG1096G1223 manyG4183 wondersG5059 andG2532 signsG4592.

44

AllG3956 theG3588 believersG4100 wereG1510 togetherG1909G3588G846 andG2532 hadG2192 everythingG537 in commonG2839. 45SellingG4097 their possessionsG2933 andG2532 goodsG5223, they shared withG1266G846G3956G2530G302 anyoneG5100 who was inG2192 needG5532.

46

With one accordG3661 they continuedG4342 to meet dailyG2596G2250 inG1722 theG3588 templeG2411 courts3 andG5037 to breakG2806 breadG740 fromG2596 houseG3624 to house, sharingG3335 their mealsG5160 withG1722 gladnessG20 andG2532 sincerityG858 of heartG2588, 47praisingG134 GodG2316 andG2532 enjoyingG2192 the favorG5485 ofG4314 allG3650 theG3588 peopleG2992. AndG1161 theG3588 LordG2962 addedG4369 toG1909 theirG3588 numberG846 dailyG2596G2250 those whoG3588 were being savedG4982.

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Notes

  1. 1. Acts 2:41 Literally about three thousand souls were added that day ↩
  2. 2. Acts 2:43 Or fear ↩
  3. 3. Acts 2:46 Literally the temple ↩

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