³⁷ Now when ^(A)they heard this they were cut to the heart, and said to Peter and the rest of the apostles, “Brothers, ^(B)what shall we do?” ³⁸ And Peter said to them, ^(C)“Repent and ^(D)be baptized every one of you ^(E)in the name of Jesus Christ ^(F)for the forgiveness of your sins, and you will receive ^(G)the gift of the Holy Spirit. ³⁹ For ^(H)the promise is for you and ^(I)for your children and for all ^(J)who are far off, everyone ^(K)whom the Lord our God calls to himself.” ⁴⁰ And with many other words he bore witness and continued to exhort them, saying, ^(L)“Save yourselves from this ^(M)crooked generation.” ⁴¹ So those who received his word were baptized, and ^(N)there were added that day about three thousand souls.

The Fellowship of the Believers

⁴² And ^(O)they devoted themselves to the apostles' ^(P)teaching and the ^(Q)fellowship, to ^(R)the breaking of bread and the prayers. ⁴³ And awe^[a] came upon every soul, and ^(S)many wonders and signs were being done through the apostles. ⁴⁴ And all who believed were together and ^(T)had all things in common. ⁴⁵ And ^(U)they were selling their possessions and belongings and distributing the proceeds to all, as any had need. ⁴⁶ And day by day, ^(V)attending the temple ^(W)together and ^(X)breaking bread in their homes, they received their food ^(Y)with glad and generous hearts, ⁴⁷ praising God and ^(Z)having favor with all the people. And the Lord ^(AA)added to their number ^(AB)day by day those who ^(AC)were being saved.

⁹ For ^(A)in him the whole fullness of deity dwells ^(B)bodily, ¹⁰ and ^(C)you have been filled in him, who is ^(D)the head of all rule and authority. ¹¹ In him also ^(E)you were circumcised with a circumcision made without hands, by ^(F)putting off the body of the flesh, by the circumcision of Christ, ^12 (G)having been buried with him in baptism, in which ^(H)you were also raised with him through faith in ^(I)the powerful working of God, ^(J)who raised him from the dead. ^13 (K)And you, who were dead in your trespasses and the uncircumcision of your flesh, God ^(L)made alive together with him, having forgiven us all our trespasses, ¹⁴ by ^(M)canceling ^(N)the record of debt that stood against us with its legal demands. This he set aside, nailing it to the cross. ^15 (O)He disarmed the rulers and authorities^[a] and ^(P)put them to open shame, by ^(Q)triumphing over them in him.^[b]