Acts 2:37-41
Legacy Standard Bible
About Three Thousand Souls Saved
37 Now when they heard this, they were [a]pierced to the heart, and said to Peter and the rest of the apostles, “Men, brothers, (A)what should we do?” 38 And Peter said to them, “(B)Repent, and each of you be (C)baptized in the name of Jesus Christ [b]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)bore witness and kept on exhorting them, saying, “[c]Be saved from this (G)crooked generation!” 41 So then, those who had received his word were baptized; and that day there were added about three thousand (H)souls.
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Acts 2:37-41
Common English Bible
37 When the crowd heard this, they were deeply troubled. They said to Peter and the other apostles, “Brothers, what should we do?”
38 Peter replied, “Change your hearts and lives. Each of you must be baptized in the name of Jesus Christ for the forgiveness of your sins. Then you will receive the gift of the Holy Spirit. 39 This promise is for you, your children, and for all who are far away—as many as the Lord our God invites.” 40 With many other words he testified to them and encouraged them, saying, “Be saved from this perverse generation.” 41 Those who accepted Peter’s message were baptized. God brought about three thousand people into the community on that day.
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