Acts 2:47
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47 all the while praising God and enjoying the goodwill of all the people. And each day the Lord added to their fellowship those who were being saved.
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Acts 16:5
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5 So the churches were strengthened in their faith and grew larger every day.
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Acts 5:13-14
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13 But no one else dared to join them, even though all the people had high regard for them. 14 Yet more and more people believed and were brought to the Lord—crowds of both men and women.
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1 Corinthians 1:18
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18 The message of the cross is foolish to those who are headed for destruction! But we who are being saved know it is the very power of God.
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Acts 2:41
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41 Those who believed what Peter said were baptized and added to the church that day—about 3,000 in all.
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Acts 2:39
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39 This promise is to you, to your children, and to those far away[a]—all who have been called by the Lord our God.”
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- 2:39 Or and to people far in the future, or and to the Gentiles.
Romans 14:18
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18 If you serve Christ with this attitude, you will please God, and others will approve of you, too.
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Acts 11:24
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24 Barnabas was a good man, full of the Holy Spirit and strong in faith. And many people were brought to the Lord.
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Titus 3:4-5
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4 But—
When God our Savior revealed his kindness and love, 5 he saved us, not because of the righteous things we had done, but because of his mercy. He washed away our sins, giving us a new birth and new life through the Holy Spirit.[a]
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- 3:5 Greek He saved us through the washing of regeneration and renewing of the Holy Spirit.
Acts 13:48
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48 When the Gentiles heard this, they were very glad and thanked the Lord for his message; and all who were chosen for eternal life became believers.
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Romans 11:5-7
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5 It is the same today, for a few of the people of Israel[a] have remained faithful because of God’s grace—his undeserved kindness in choosing them. 6 And since it is through God’s kindness, then it is not by their good works. For in that case, God’s grace would not be what it really is—free and undeserved.
7 So this is the situation: Most of the people of Israel have not found the favor of God they are looking for so earnestly. A few have—the ones God has chosen—but the hearts of the rest were hardened.
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- 11:5 Greek for a remnant.
Romans 9:27
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27 And concerning Israel, Isaiah the prophet cried out,
“Though the people of Israel are as numerous as the sand of the seashore,
only a remnant will be saved.
Romans 8:30
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30 And having chosen them, he called them to come to him. And having called them, he gave them right standing with himself. And having given them right standing, he gave them his glory.
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Luke 2:52
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52 Jesus grew in wisdom and in stature and in favor with God and all the people.
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Acts 4:21
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21 The council then threatened them further, but they finally let them go because they didn’t know how to punish them without starting a riot. For everyone was praising God
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Acts 4:33
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33 The apostles testified powerfully to the resurrection of the Lord Jesus, and God’s great blessing was upon them all.
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Luke 19:48
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48 But they could think of nothing, because all the people hung on every word he said.
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