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Acts 2:47

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At the same time, they praised God and had the good will of all the people. Every day the Lord saved people, and they were added to the group.

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But they could not find a way to do it, because all the people were eager to hear him.

Jesus grew in wisdom and maturity. He gained favor from God and people.

The Lord’s power was with his followers, and a large number of people believed and turned to the Lord.

Barnabas was a dependable man, and he was full of the Holy Spirit and faith. A large crowd believed in the Lord.

The people who were not Jews were pleased with what they heard and praised the Lord’s word. Everyone who had been prepared for everlasting life believed.

The same thing happened in the city of Iconium. Paul and Barnabas went into the synagogue and spoke in such a way that a large crowd of Jews and Greeks believed.

They spread the Good News in that city and won many disciples. Then they went back to the cities of Lystra, Iconium, and Antioch (which is in Pisidia).

So the churches were strengthened in the faith and grew in numbers every day.

Many of them became believers, and quite a number of them were prominent Greek men and women.

This promise belongs to you and to your children and to everyone who is far away. It belongs to everyone who worships the Lord our God.”

Those who accepted what Peter said were baptized. That day about 3,000 people were added ⌞to the group⌟.

The authorities threatened them even more and then let them go. Since all the people were praising God for what had happened, the authorities couldn’t find any way to punish Peter and John.

With great power the apostles continued to testify that the Lord Jesus had come back to life. ⌞God’s⌟ abundant good will  was with all of them.

But many of those who had heard the message became believers, so the number of men who believed grew to about 5,000.

At that time, as the number of disciples grew, Greek-speaking Jews complained about the Hebrew-speaking Jews. The Greek-speaking Jews claimed that the widows among them were neglected every day when food and other assistance was distributed.

God’s word continued to spread, and the number of disciples in Jerusalem grew very large. A large number of priests accepted the faith.

Then the church throughout Judea, Galilee, and Samaria had peace. The number of people increased as people lived in the fear of the Lord and the comfort of the Holy Spirit.

Everyone who lived in the city of Lydda and the coastal region of Sharon saw what had happened to Aeneas and turned to the Lord in faith.

The person who serves Christ with this in mind is pleasing to God and respected by people.

He also called those whom he had already appointed. He approved of those whom he had called, and he gave glory to those whom he had approved of.

Isaiah also says about Israel: “Although the descendants of Israel are as numerous as the grains of sand on the seashore, only a few will be saved.

The message about the cross is nonsense to those who are being destroyed, but it is God’s power to us who are being saved.




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