⁴¹ Those who accepted his message were baptized, and about three thousand were added to their number^(A) that day.

⁴⁷ praising God and enjoying the favor of all the people.^(A) And the Lord added to their number^(B) daily those who were being saved.

¹⁴ Nevertheless, more and more men and women believed in the Lord and were added to their number.^(A)

The Choosing of the Seven

6 In those days when the number of disciples was increasing,^(A) the Hellenistic Jews^[a](B) among them complained against the Hebraic Jews because their widows^(C) were being overlooked in the daily distribution of food.^(D)

⁷ So the word of God spread.^(A) The number of disciples in Jerusalem increased rapidly,^(B) and a large number of priests became obedient to the faith.

²¹ The Lord’s hand was with them,^(A) and a great number of people believed and turned to the Lord.^(B)

²⁶ and when he found him, he brought him to Antioch. So for a whole year Barnabas and Saul met with the church and taught great numbers of people. The disciples^(A) were called Christians first^(B) at Antioch.

¹² As a result, many of them believed, as did also a number of prominent Greek women and many Greek men.^(A)