Book of Common Prayer

Peter Urges The Crowd To Repent And Be Baptized. About 3,000 Respond

³⁷ And having heard it, they were pierced in the heart, and said to Peter and the other apostles, “Men, brothers, what should we do?” ³⁸ And Peter says to them, “Repent, and let each of you be baptized on-the-basis-of ^[a] the name of Jesus Christ for the forgiveness of your sins, and you will receive the gift of the Holy Spirit. ³⁹ For the promise is for you, and for your children, and for all the ones far-away— all-whom the Lord our God will call-to Himself ”. ⁴⁰ And he solemnly-testified with many other words, and was exhorting them, saying, “Be saved from this crooked generation”. ⁴¹ So indeed, the ones having welcomed^[b] his word were baptized. And about three-thousand souls were added on that day.

Life In The First Church: The Apostles Teach and Do Miracles, Believers Learn And Love

⁴² Now they were devoting-themselves^[c] to the teaching of the apostles and to fellowship, to the breaking^[d] of the bread and to prayers. ⁴³ And awe was taking place in every soul. And many wonders and signs were taking place through the apostles. ⁴⁴ And all the ones believing were at the same^[e] place, and were having all things common. ⁴⁵ And they were selling properties and possessions, and distributing them to all— as anyone was having a need. ⁴⁶ And while continuing daily with-one-accord in the temple and breaking bread^[f] house by house, they were sharing-in food with gladness and simplicity of heart, ⁴⁷ while praising God and having favor with the whole people. And the Lord was adding the ones being saved daily at-the-same-place.

Jesus Says The Temple Will Be Destroyed. The Disciples Ask, When?

⁵ And while some were talking about the temple— that it has been adorned with beautiful stones and gifts-dedicated-to-God— He said, ⁶ “As to these things which you are observing, days will come during which a stone on a stone will not be left which will not be torn-down^[a]”. ⁷ And they questioned Him, saying, “Teacher, when therefore will these things happen? And what will be the sign when these things are about to take place?”

Do Not Be Deceived By False Christs Or Frightened By Wars And Disturbances

⁸ And the One said, “Be watching-out that you may not be deceived. For many will come on the basis of My name, saying ‘I am^[b] the One’, and ‘The time has drawn-near’. Do not go after them. ⁹ And whenever you hear-of wars and disturbances^[c], do not be frightened. For these things must take place first, but it is not immediately the end”.

There Will Be Disasters On Earth And Great Signs From Heaven

¹⁰ Then He was saying to them, “Nation will arise against nation, and kingdom against kingdom. ¹¹ There will be both great earthquakes, and famines and plagues in various places. There will be both fearful^[d] things and great signs from heaven.

But Before All This, You Will Be Imprisoned

¹² “But before all these things, they will put their hands on you and persecute you— they handing you over to the synagogues and prisons, you being led-away before kings and governors for-the-sake-of ^[e] My name. ¹³ It will turn-out for you to be for a testimony. ¹⁴ So put in your hearts not to prepare-beforehand to speak-a-defense. ¹⁵ For I will give you a mouth, and wisdom which all the ones being opposed to you will not be able to resist or to speak-against^[f]. ¹⁶ And you will be handed-over even by parents and brothers and relatives and friends. And they will put some of you to death. ¹⁷ And you will be being hated by all because of My name. ¹⁸ And a hair of your head will by no means be^[g] lost. ¹⁹ Gain^[h] your souls^[i] by your endurance.