A Vital Church Grows

40 And with many other words he testified and exhorted them, saying, “Be saved from this [a]perverse generation.” 41 Then those who [b]gladly received his word were baptized; and that day about three thousand souls were added to them. 42 (A)And they continued steadfastly in the apostles’ [c]doctrine and fellowship, in the breaking of bread, and in prayers.

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Footnotes

  1. Acts 2:40 crooked
  2. Acts 2:41 NU omits gladly
  3. Acts 2:42 teaching

40 With many other words he warned them; and he pleaded with them, “Save yourselves from this corrupt generation.”(A) 41 Those who accepted his message were baptized, and about three thousand were added to their number(B) that day.

The Fellowship of the Believers

42 They devoted themselves to the apostles’ teaching(C) and to fellowship, to the breaking of bread(D) and to prayer.(E)

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