Acts 2:37–47

³⁷Now when they heard this, ^hthey were cut to the heart, and said to Peter and the rest of the apostles, “Men and brethren, what shall we do?”

³⁸Then Peter said to them, ⁱ“Repent, and let every one of you be baptized in the name of Jesus Christ for the ²remission of sins; and you shall receive the gift of the Holy Spirit. ³⁹For the promise is to you and ^jto your children, and ^kto all who are afar off, as many as the Lord our God will call.”

A Vital Church Grows

⁴⁰And with many other words he testified and exhorted them, saying, “Be saved from this ³perverse generation.” ⁴¹Then those who ⁴gladly received his word were baptized; and that day about three thousand souls were added to them. ^42lAnd they continued steadfastly in the apostles’ ⁵doctrine and fellowship, in the breaking of bread, and in prayers. ⁴³Then fear came upon every soul, and ^mmany wonders and signs were done through the apostles. ⁴⁴Now all who believed were together, and ⁿhad all things in common, ⁴⁵and ⁶sold their possessions and goods, and ^odivided ⁷them among all, as anyone had need.

^46pSo continuing daily with one accord ^qin the temple, and ^rbreaking bread from house to house, they ate their food with gladness and simplicity of heart, ⁴⁷praising God and having favor with all the people. And ^sthe Lord added ⁸to the church daily those who were being saved.