Acts 2:47

King James Version (KJV)

Praising God, and having favour with all the people. And the Lord added to the church daily such as should be saved.

Translations

Acts 2:47 - Amplified Bible

Constantly praising God and being in favor {and} goodwill with all the people; and the Lord kept adding [to their number] daily those who were being saved [from spiritual death].

Acts 2:47 - American Standard Version

praising God, and having favor with all the people. And the Lord added to them day by day those that were saved.

Acts 2:47 - Bible in Basic English

Giving praise to God, and having the approval of all the people; and every day the number of those who had salvation was increased by the Lord.

Acts 2:47 - Darby Bible

praising God, and having favour with all the people; and the Lord added [to the assembly] daily those that were to be saved.

Acts 2:47 - English Standard Version

praising God and having favor with all the people. And the Lord added to their number day by day those who were being saved.

Acts 2:47 - King James Version

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 - La Biblia de las Americas

alabando a Dios y hallando favor con todo el pueblo. Y el Señor añadìa cada dìa al nùmero de ellos los que iban siendo salvos.

Acts 2:47 - The Message

Acts 2:47 - New American Standard Bible

praising God and having favor with all the people. And the Lord was adding to their number day by day those who were being saved.

Acts 2:47 - Nueva Biblia Latinoamericana de Hoy

alabando a Dios y hallando favor con todo el pueblo. Y el Señor añadìa cada dìa al nùmero de ellos los que iban siendo salvos.

Acts 2:47 - World English Bible

praising God, and having favor with all the people. The Lord added to the assembly day by day those who were being saved.

Acts 2:47 - Young's Living Translation

praising God, and having favour with all the people, and the Lord was adding those being saved every day to the assembly.

Acts 2:47 - Additional Comments

Wherever they met, in the temple or in the homes, they were continually praising God. They gave God all the credit for activity in their lives - they gave Him the glory.
Because their heart was right, and God was blessing them, they had favor with all those around them. Amazingly, this implies they had favor with their Jewish neighbors. They were doing lifestyle evangelism! The result? Daily people were being saved.
What drew them to the early church? It was not the building or the architecture, it was the hearts of the people.
If you were to read a newspaper article describing a genuine, fellowshipping church in the 21st century, that living out Acts 2:42-47, what would you read about?

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