Acts 2:41
What does Acts 2:41 mean?
A plain-English look at Acts 2:41 in WEB alongside six other public-domain English translations, with cross-references and chapter context.
What Acts 2:41 means
This verse records the remarkable and immediate impact of Peter's sermon: 'They then that received his word were baptized.' This signifies genuine conversion and public commitment to Christ. The result was extraordinary church growth, with 'about three thousand souls' added to their number in a single day. This massive influx dramatically demonstrates the power of the Holy Spirit working through the preached Word, marking a pivotal moment in the early church's expansion.
Parallel translations
WEB
World English Bible · 2000They then that received his word were baptized: and there were added unto them in that day about three thousand souls.
KJV
King James Version · 1611Then they that gladly received his word were baptized: and the same day there were added unto them about three thousand souls.
ASV
American Standard Version · 1901They then that received his word were baptized: and there were added unto them in that day about three thousand souls.
BBE
Bible in Basic English · 1949Then those who gave hearing to his words had baptism: and about three thousand souls were joined to them that day.
YLT
Young's Literal Translation · 1862then those, indeed, who did gladly receive his word were baptized, and there were added on that day, as it were, three thousand souls,
DRA
Douay-Rheims (Challoner) · 1752They therefore that received his word were baptized: and there were added in that day about three thousand souls.
DBY
Darby Bible · 1890Those then who had accepted his word were baptised; and there were added in that day about three thousand souls.
Context
This verse records the astounding and immediate result of Peter's preaching and exhortation. The reception of his word leads directly to baptism and an enormous addition of new believers to the nascent church. This dramatic growth sets the stage for the following description of the early church's practices and way of life.
Cross references
Related passages from across Scripture, drawn from the Treasury of Scripture Knowledge.
- Acts 4:4
But many of them that heard the word believed; and the number of the men came to be about five thousand.
- Acts 1:15
And in these days Peter stood up in the midst of the brethren, and said (and there was a multitude of persons gathered together, about a hundred and twenty),
- Acts 16:31
And they said, Believe on the Lord Jesus, and thou shalt be saved, thou and thy house.
- Galatians 4:14
and that which was a temptation to you in my flesh ye despised not, nor rejected; but ye received me as an angel of God, even as Christ Jesus.
- John 14:12
Verily, verily, I say unto you, He that believeth on me, the works that I do shall he do also; and greater works than these shall he do; because I go unto the Father.
- Psalms 110:3
Thy people offer themselves willingly In the day of thy power, in holy array: Out of the womb of the morning Thou hast the dew of thy youth.
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