KJV King James Version
Then they that gladly received his word were baptized: and the same day there were added [unto them] about three thousand souls.
VERSE STUDY • KJV
Acts 2:41
Then they that gladly received his word were baptized: and the same day there were added [unto them] about three thousand souls.
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BSB Berean Standard Bible
Those who embraced his message were baptized, and about three thousand were added to the believers that day.
WEB World English Bible
Then those who gladly received his word were baptized. There were added that day about three thousand souls.
ASV American Standard Version
They then that received his word were baptized: and there were added unto them in that day about three thousand souls.
YLT Young’s Literal Translation
then those, indeed, who did gladly receive his word were baptized, and there were added on that day, as it were, three thousand souls,
Surrounding context — Acts 2
38 Then Peter said unto them, Repent, and be baptized every one of you in the name of Jesus Christ for the remission of sins, and ye shall receive the gift of the Holy Ghost.
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.
41 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.
44 And all that believed were together, and had all things common;
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οἱG3588 · hothe/this/whoμὲνG3303 · menon the other handοὖνG3767 · ountherefore/thenἀποδεξάμενοιG588 · apodechomaito receiveτὸνG3588 · hothe/this/whoλόγονG3056 · logoswordαὐτοῦG846 · autosit/s/heἐβαπτίσθησανG907 · baptizōto baptizeκαὶG2532 · kaiandπροσετέθησανG4369 · prostithēmito add (to)ἐνG1722 · enin/on/amongτῇG3588 · hothe/this/whoἡμέρᾳG2250 · hēmeradayἐκείνῃG1565 · ekeinosthatψυχαὶG5590 · psuchēsoulὡσεὶG5616 · hōseilike/as/aboutτρισχίλιαι.¶G5153 · trischilioithree thousand
Cross-references
Acts 4:4Howbeit many of them which heard the word believed; and the number of the men was about five thousand.Acts 2:47Praising God, and having favour with all the people. And the Lord added to the church daily such as should be saved.Acts 16:31-34And they said, Believe on the Lord Jesus Christ, and thou shalt be saved, and thy house.John 14:12Verily, 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.Acts 2:37Now 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?Acts 13:48And 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.Acts 1:15And 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,)Psalm 72:16-17There shall be an handful of corn in the earth upon the top of the mountains; the fruit thereof shall shake like Lebanon: and [they] of the city shall flourish like grass of the earth.Acts 8:6-8And the people with one accord gave heed unto those things which Philip spake, hearing and seeing the miracles which he did.Luke 5:5-7And Simon answering said unto him, Master, we have toiled all the night, and have taken nothing: nevertheless at thy word I will let down the net.Matthew 13:44-46Again, the kingdom of heaven is like unto treasure hid in a field; the which when a man hath found, he hideth, and for joy thereof goeth and selleth all that he hath, and buyeth that field.Psalm 110:3Thy people [shall be] willing in the day of thy power, in the beauties of holiness from the womb of the morning: thou hast the dew of thy youth.Galatians 4:14-15And my temptation which was in my flesh ye despised not, nor rejected; but received me as an angel of God, [even] as Christ Jesus.1 Thessalonians 1:6And ye became followers of us, and of the Lord, having received the word in much affliction, with joy of the Holy Ghost:
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