The Ingathering

37 Now when they heard this, they were 1pierced to the heart, and said to Peter and the rest of the apostles, “2Brethren, 3awhat shall we do?”

38 Peter said to them, “aRepent, and each of you be bbaptized in the name of Jesus Christ for the forgiveness of your sins; and you will receive the gift of the Holy Spirit.

39 “For athe promise is for you and your children and for all who are bfar off, as many as the Lord our God will call to Himself.”

40 And with many other words he solemnly atestified and kept on exhorting them, saying, “1Be saved from this bperverse generation!”

41 So then, those who had received his word were baptized; and that day there were added about three thousand 1asouls.

42 They were acontinually devoting themselves to the apostles’ teaching and to fellowship, to bthe breaking of bread and 1ato prayer.

43 1Everyone kept feeling a sense of awe; and many awonders and 2signs were taking place through the apostles.

44 And all those who had believed 1were together and ahad all things in common;

45 and they abegan selling their property and possessions and were sharing them with all, as anyone might have need.

46 aDay by day continuing with one mind in the temple, and bbreaking bread 1from house to house, they were taking their 2meals together with gladness and 3sincerity of heart,

47 praising God and ahaving favor with all the people. And the Lord bwas adding 1to their number day by day cthose who were being saved.