⁴¹ So those who accepted what he said were immersed, and there were added to the group that day about three thousand people.

⁴⁷ praising God and having the respect of all the people. And day after day the Lord kept adding to them those who were being saved.

⁴ However, many of those who heard the message trusted; the number of men alone was about five thousand.

⁷ So the word of God continued to spread. The number of talmidim in Yerushalayim increased rapidly, and a large crowd of cohanim were becoming obedient to the faith.

³¹ Then the Messianic community throughout Y’hudah, the Galil and Shomron enjoyed peace and was built up. They lived in the fear of the Lord, with the counsel of the Ruach HaKodesh; and their numbers kept multiplying.

²⁰ On hearing it, they praised God; but they also said to him, “You see, brother, how many tens of thousands of believers there are among the Judeans, and they are all zealots for the Torah.