The Ingathering

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

^43 [g]Everyone kept feeling a sense of awe; and many ^(L)wonders and ^[h]signs were taking place through the apostles. ⁴⁴ And all those who had believed ^[i]were together and ^(M)had all things in common; ⁴⁵ and they ^(N)began selling their property and possessions and were sharing them with all, as anyone might have need. ^46 (O)Day by day continuing with one mind in the temple, and ^(P)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 ^(Q)having favor with all the people. And the Lord ^(R)was adding ^[m]to their number day by day ^(S)those who were being saved.

²⁰ who once were disobedient, when the ^(A)patience of God ^(B)kept waiting in the days of Noah, during the construction of ^(C)the ark, in which a few, that is, ^(D)eight ^(E)persons, were brought safely through the ^[a]water. ^21 (F)Corresponding to that, baptism now saves you—^(G)not the removal of dirt from the flesh, but an appeal to God ^[b]for a ^(H)good conscience—through ^(I)the resurrection of Jesus Christ, ^22 (J)who is at the right hand of God, ^(K)having gone into heaven, ^(L)after angels and authorities and powers had been subjected to Him.