but they did not find anything they could do, for all the people were spellbound by what they heard.
Acts 2:47 - New Revised Standard Version Updated Edition 2021 praising God and having the goodwill of all the people. And day by day the Lord added to their number those who were being saved. More versionsKing James Version (Oxford) 1769 praising God, and having favour with all the people. And the Lord added to the church daily such as should be saved. Amplified Bible - Classic Edition Constantly praising God and being in favor and goodwill with all the people; and the Lord kept adding [to their number] daily those who were being saved [from spiritual death]. American Standard Version (1901) praising God, and having favor with all the people. And the Lord added to them day by day those that were saved. Common English Bible They praised God and demonstrated God’s goodness to everyone. The Lord added daily to the community those who were being saved. Catholic Public Domain Version praising God greatly, and holding favor with all the people. And every day, the Lord increased those who were being saved among them. Douay-Rheims version of The Bible - 1752 version Praising God, and having favour with all the people. And the Lord increased daily together such as should be saved. |
but they did not find anything they could do, for all the people were spellbound by what they heard.
And Jesus increased in wisdom and in years and in divine and human favor.
The hand of the Lord was with them, and a great number became believers and turned to the Lord.
for he was a good man, full of the Holy Spirit and of faith. And a great many people were brought to the Lord.
When the gentiles heard this, they were glad and praised the word of the Lord, and as many as had been destined for eternal life became believers.
The same thing occurred in Iconium, where Paul and Barnabas went into the Jewish synagogue and spoke in such a way that a great number of both Jews and Greeks became believers.
After they had proclaimed the good news to that city and had made many disciples, they returned to Lystra, then on to Iconium and Antioch.
So the churches were strengthened in the faith and increased in numbers daily.
Many of them therefore believed, including not a few Greek women and men of high standing.
For the promise is for you, for your children, and for all who are far away, everyone whom the Lord our God calls to him.”
So those who welcomed his message were baptized, and that day about three thousand persons were added.
After threatening them again, they let them go, finding no way to punish them because of the people, for all of them praised God for what had happened.
With great power the apostles gave their testimony to the resurrection of the Lord Jesus, and great grace was upon them all.
But many of those who heard the word believed, and they numbered about five thousand.
Now during those days, when the disciples were increasing in number, the Hellenists complained against the Hebrews because their widows were being neglected in the daily distribution of food.
The word of God continued to spread; the number of the disciples increased greatly in Jerusalem, and a great many of the priests became obedient to the faith.
Meanwhile the church throughout Judea, Galilee, and Samaria had peace and was built up. Living in the fear of the Lord and in the comfort of the Holy Spirit, it increased in numbers.
And all the residents of Lydda and Sharon saw him and turned to the Lord.
The one who serves Christ in this way is acceptable to God and has human approval.
And those whom he predestined he also called, and those whom he called he also justified, and those whom he justified he also glorified.
And Isaiah cries out concerning Israel, “Though the number of the children of Israel were like the sand of the sea, only a remnant of them will be saved,
For the message about the cross is foolishness to those who are perishing, but to us who are being saved it is the power of God.