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Acts 2:41

Then they that gladly received his word were baptized: and the same day there were added unto them about three thousand souls.

KJV

οἱ μὲν οὖν ἀποδεξάμενοι τὸν λόγον αὐτοῦ ἐβαπτίσθησαν, καὶ προσετέθησαν ἐν τῇ ἡμέρᾳ ἐκείνῃ ψυχαὶ ὡσεὶ τρισχίλιαι.

Greek NT

Qui ergo receperunt sermonem ejus, baptizati sunt : et appositæ sunt in die illa animæ circiter tria millia.

Vulgate

They then that received his word were baptized: and there were added unto them in that day about three thousand souls.

ASV

They therefore that received his word were baptized: and there were added in that day about three thousand souls.

Douay-Rheims

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In the original Greek

15 distinct Greek words appear in this verse.

αὐτός
autos
pronoun · 5564×
βαπτίζω
baptizo
verb · 77×
καί
kai
conjunction · 8973×
λόγος
logos
noun · 330×
μέν
men
particle · 177×
οὖν
oun
conjunction · 489×
προστίθημι
prostithemi
verb · 18×
τρισχίλιοι
trischilioi
adjective · 1×
ψυχή
psuche
noun · 102×
ἀποδέχομαι
apodechomai
verb · 7×
ἐκεῖνος
ekeinos
demonstrative · 240×
ἐν
en
preposition · 2743×
ἡμέρα
emera
noun · 388×
o
article · 19778×
ὡσεί
osei
adverb · 20×

Textual variants

2 variant units attested by manuscript witnesses and modern critical editions.

notable
SBLGNT: οὖν | WH/Treg/NIV: οὖν | RP: + ἀσμένως
  • οὖνSBLGNT
  • οὖνWestcott-Hort, Tregelles, Reader's GNT (NA27)
  • + ἀσμένωςRobinson-Pierpont
source: sblgnt-apparatus
trivial
SBLGNT: ἐν | WH/Treg/NIV: ἐν
  • ἐνSBLGNT
  • ἐνWestcott-Hort, Tregelles, Reader's GNT (NA27)
source: sblgnt-apparatus

Themes

Doctrines that cite this verse

Historic Christian voices

9 passages from patristic writers, Reformers, and church catechisms citing this verse.

§363In Sacred Scripture the term "soul" often refers to human life or the entire human person.230 But "soul" also refers to the innermost aspect of man, that which is of greatest value in him,231 that by which he is most especially in God's image: "soul" signifies the spiritual principle in man.
§1226From the very day of Pentecost the Church has celebrated and administered holy Baptism. Indeed St. Peter declares to the crowd astounded by his preaching: "Repent, and be baptized every one of you in the name of Jesus Christ for the forgiveness of your sins; and you shall receive the gift of the Holy Spirit."26 The apostles and their collaborators offer Baptism to anyone who be…
The patriarchs and prophets by pointing out the advent of Christ, fortified thereby, as it were, the way of posterity to the faith of Christ; and so the labours of the apostles were lessened inasmuch as they gathered in the fruits of the labours of others. 1. For which reason the Lord declared to the disciples: Behold, I say unto you, Lift up your eyes, and look upon the distri…
2. And as they went out, it is said, behold, they brought unto Him a dumb man possessed with a devil. For the affliction was not natural, but the device of the evil spirit; wherefore also he needs others to bring him. For he could neither make entreaty himself, being speechless, nor supplicate others, when the evil spirit had bound his tongue, and together with his tongue had f…
Source. Translated by J. Walker, J. Sheppard and H. Browne, and revised by George B. Stevens. From Nicene and Post-Nicene Fathers, First Series, Vol. 11. Edited by Philip Schaff. (Buffalo, NY: Christian Literature Publishing Co., 1889.) Revised and edited for New Advent by Kevin Knight. <https://www.newadvent.org/fathers/210218.htm>. Contact information. The editor of New Adven…
Baptism is an ordinance of the New Testament, ordained by Jesus Christ, to be unto the party baptized a sign of his fellowship with Him in His death and resurrection, of his being engrafted into Him, of remission of sins, and of his giving up unto God through Jesus Christ to live and walk in newness of life. Those who do actually profess repentance towards God, faith in, and ob…

Cross-references

  • 1Cor 15:1 — Moreover, brethren, I declare unto you the gospel which I preached unto you, which also ye have received, and wherein ye stand;
  • 1Thess 2:13 — For this cause also thank we God without ceasing, because, when ye received the word of God which ye heard of us, ye received it not as the word of men, but as it is in truth, the word of God, which e
  • Acts 1:15 — And in those days Peter stood up in the midst of the disciples, and said, (the number of names together were about an hundred and twenty,)
  • Acts 2:37 — Now when they heard this, they were pricked in their heart, and said unto Peter and to the rest of the apostles, Men and brethren, what shall we do?
  • Acts 2:47 — Praising God, and having favour with all the people. And the Lord added to the church daily such as should be saved.
  • Acts 2:47 — Praising God, and having favour with all the people. And the Lord added to the church daily such as should be saved.
  • Acts 4:4 — Howbeit many of them which heard the word believed; and the number of the men was about five thousand.
  • Acts 4:4 — Howbeit many of them which heard the word believed; and the number of the men was about five thousand.
  • Acts 5:14 — And believers were the more added to the Lord, multitudes both of men and women.)
  • Acts 6:1 — And in those days, when the number of the disciples was multiplied, there arose a murmuring of the Grecians against the Hebrews, because their widows were neglected in the daily ministration.
  • Acts 8:6 — And the people with one accord gave heed unto those things which Philip spake, hearing and seeing the miracles which he did.
  • Acts 8:12 — But when they believed Philip preaching the things concerning the kingdom of God, and the name of Jesus Christ, they were baptized, both men and women.
  • Acts 13:48 — And when the Gentiles heard this, they were glad, and glorified the word of the Lord: and as many as were ordained to eternal life believed.
  • Acts 13:48 — And when the Gentiles heard this, they were glad, and glorified the word of the Lord: and as many as were ordained to eternal life believed.
  • Acts 16:31 — And they said, Believe on the Lord Jesus Christ, and thou shalt be saved, and thy house.
  • Acts 17:11 — These were more noble than those in Thessalonica, in that they received the word with all readiness of mind, and searched the scriptures daily, whether those things were so.
  • Acts 27:37 — And we were in all in the ship two hundred threescore and sixteen souls.
  • Ezek 47:9 — And it shall come to pass, that every thing that liveth, which moveth, whithersoever the rivers shall come, shall live: and there shall be a very great multitude of fish, because these waters shall co
  • Heb 6:2 — Of the doctrine of baptisms, and of laying on of hands, and of resurrection of the dead, and of eternal judgment.
  • Isa 44:4 — And they shall spring up as among the grass, as willows by the water courses.
  • Isa 51:11 — Therefore the redeemed of the LORD shall return, and come with singing unto Zion; and everlasting joy shall be upon their head: they shall obtain gladness and joy; and sorrow and mourning shall flee a
  • Isa 56:6 — Also the sons of the stranger, that join themselves to the LORD, to serve him, and to love the name of the LORD, to be his servants, every one that keepeth the sabbath from polluting it, and taketh ho
  • Isa 60:22 — A little one shall become a thousand, and a small one a strong nation: I the LORD will hasten it in his time.
  • 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 my Father.
  • 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 my Father.
  • John 17:20 — Neither pray I for these alone, but for them also which shall believe on me through their word;
  • John 21:6 — And he said unto them, Cast the net on the right side of the ship, and ye shall find. They cast therefore, and now they were not able to draw it for the multitude of fishes.
  • Luke 5:5 — And Simon answering said unto him, Master, we have toiled all the night, and have taken nothing: nevertheless at thy word I will let down the net.
  • Luke 13:19 — It is like a grain of mustard seed, which a man took, and cast into his garden; and it grew, and waxed a great tree; and the fowls of the air lodged in the branches of it.
  • Mark 16:16 — He that believeth and is baptized shall be saved; but he that believeth not shall be damned.
  • Matt 13:44 — Again, the kingdom of heaven is like unto treasure hid in a field; the which when a man hath found, he hideth, and for joy thereof goeth and selleth all that he hath, and buyeth that field.
  • Matt 28:19 — Go ye therefore, and teach all nations, baptizing them in the name of the Father, and of the Son, and of the Holy Ghost:
  • Ps 72:16 — There shall be an handful of corn in the earth upon the top of the mountains; the fruit thereof shall shake like Lebanon: and they of the city shall flourish like grass of the earth.
  • Ps 110:3 — Thy people shall be willing in the day of thy power, in the beauties of holiness from the womb of the morning: thou hast the dew of thy youth.
  • Ps 119:14 — I have rejoiced in the way of thy testimonies, as much as in all riches.