⁴⁷ all the while praising God and enjoying the goodwill of all the people. And each day the Lord added to their fellowship those who were being saved.

⁵ So the churches were strengthened in their faith and grew larger every day.

¹³ But no one else dared to join them, even though all the people had high regard for them. ¹⁴ Yet more and more people believed and were brought to the Lord—crowds of both men and women.

The Wisdom of God

¹⁸ The message of the cross is foolish to those who are headed for destruction! But we who are being saved know it is the very power of God.

⁴¹ Those who believed what Peter said were baptized and added to the church that day—about 3,000 in all.

³⁹ This promise is to you, to your children, and to those far away^[a]—all who have been called by the Lord our God.”

¹⁸ If you serve Christ with this attitude, you will please God, and others will approve of you, too.

²⁴ Barnabas was a good man, full of the Holy Spirit and strong in faith. And many people were brought to the Lord.

⁴ But—

⁴⁸ When the Gentiles heard this, they were very glad and thanked the Lord for his message; and all who were chosen for eternal life became believers.