Acts 2:47

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The believers praised God and were respected by all the people. More and more people were being saved every day, and the Lord was adding them to their group.

Cross References

Acts 16:5

So the churches were becoming stronger in their faith, and the number of believers was growing every day.

1 Corinthians 1:18

The teaching about the cross seems foolish to those who are lost. But to us who are being saved it is the power of God.

Acts 2:41

Then those who accepted what Peter said were baptized. On that day about 3000 people were added to the group of believers.

Acts 2:39

This promise is for you. It is also for your children and for the people who are far away. It is for everyone the Lord our God calls to himself.”

Romans 14:18

Whoever serves Christ by living this way is pleasing God, and they will be accepted by others.

Acts 13:48

When the non-Jewish people heard Paul say this, they were happy. They gave honor to the message of the Lord, and many of them believed it. These were the ones chosen to have eternal life.

Romans 9:27

And Isaiah cries out about Israel: “There are so many people of Israel, they are like the grains of sand by the sea. But only a few of them will be saved.

Romans 8:30

God planned for them to be like his Son. He chose them and made them right with him. And after he made them right, he gave them his glory.

Luke 2:52

As Jesus grew taller, he continued to grow in wisdom. God was pleased with him and so were the people who knew him.

Acts 4:21

The Jewish leaders could not find a way to punish the apostles, because all the people were praising God for what had been done. This miracle was a sign from God. The man who was healed was more than 40 years old. So the Jewish leaders warned the apostles again and let them go free.

Acts 4:33

With great power the apostles were making it known to everyone that the Lord Jesus was raised from death. And God blessed all the believers very much.

Luke 19:48

But they did not know how they could do it, because everyone was listening to him. The people were very interested in what Jesus said.

Acts 4:4

But many of the people who heard the apostles believed what they said. There were now about 5000 men in the group of believers.

Acts 6:1

More and more people were becoming followers of Jesus. But during this same time, the Greek-speaking followers began to complain against the other Jewish followers. They said that their widows were not getting their share of what the followers received every day.

Acts 6:7

The word of God was reaching more and more people. The group of followers in Jerusalem became larger and larger. Even a big group of Jewish priests believed and obeyed.

Acts 9:31

The church in Judea, Galilee, and Samaria had a time of peace. And with the help of the Holy Spirit, these groups of believers became stronger in faith and showed their respect for the Lord by the way they lived. So the church everywhere grew in numbers.

Acts 9:35

All the people living in Lydda and on the plain of Sharon saw him, and they decided to follow the Lord.

Acts 11:21

The Lord was helping these men, and a large number of people believed and decided to follow the Lord.

Acts 14:1

Paul and Barnabas went to the city of Iconium. As they did in Antioch, they entered the Jewish synagogue. They spoke to the people there. They spoke so well that many Jews and Greeks believed what they said.

Acts 14:21

They also told the Good News in the city of Derbe, and many people became followers of Jesus. Then Paul and Barnabas returned to the cities of Lystra, Iconium, and Antioch.

Acts 17:12

The result was that many of them believed, including many important Greek women and men.