³⁶ Therefore let all the ^(A)house of Israel know for certain that God has made Him both ^(B)Lord and ^[a]Christ—this Jesus ^(C)whom you crucified.”

³⁷ Now when they heard this, they were ^[b]pierced to the heart, and said to Peter and the rest of the apostles, “^[c]Brothers, ^(D)what are we to do?” ³⁸ Peter said to them, “^(E)Repent, and each of you be ^(F)baptized in the name of Jesus Christ for the forgiveness of your sins; and you will receive the gift of the Holy Spirit. ³⁹ For ^(G)the promise is for you and your children and for all who are ^(H)far away, as many as the Lord our God will call to Himself.” ⁴⁰ And with many other words he solemnly ^(I)testified and kept on urging them, saying, “^[d]Be saved from this ^(J)perverse generation!” ⁴¹ So then, those who had received his word were baptized; and that day there were added about three thousand ^[e](K)souls. ⁴² They were ^(L)continually devoting themselves to the apostles’ teaching and to fellowship, to ^(M)the breaking of bread and ^(N)to ^[f]prayer.

^43 [g]Everyone kept feeling a sense of awe; and many ^(O)wonders and ^[h]signs were taking place through the apostles. ⁴⁴ And all the believers ^[i]were together and ^(P)had all things in common; ⁴⁵ and they ^(Q)would sell their property and possessions and share them with all, to the extent that anyone had need. ^46 (R)Day by day continuing with one mind in the temple, and ^(S)breaking bread ^[j]from house to house, they were taking their ^[k]meals together with gladness and ^[l]sincerity of heart, ⁴⁷ praising God and ^(T)having favor with all the people. And the Lord ^(U)was adding to ^[m]their number day by day ^(V)those who were being saved.

²⁵ not abandoning our own ^(A)meeting together, as is the habit of some people, but ^(B)encouraging one another; and all the more as you see ^(C)the day drawing near.

⁵⁴ And ^(A)He came to ^[a]His hometown and ^(B)began teaching them in their synagogue, with the result that ^(C)they were astonished, and said, “Where did this man acquire this wisdom and these ^[b]miraculous powers? ⁵⁵ Is this not the carpenter’s son? Is ^(D)His mother not called Mary, and His ^(E)brothers, James, Joseph, Simon, and Judas? ⁵⁶ And ^(F)His sisters, are they not all with us? Where then did this man acquire all these things?” ⁵⁷ And they took ^(G)offense at Him. But Jesus said to them, “^(H)A prophet is not dishonored except in his ^[c]hometown and in his own household.” ⁵⁸ And He did not do many ^[d]miracles there because of their unbelief.