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NASB | Acts 2:41 So then, those who had received his word were baptized; and that day there were added about three thousand souls. |
AMPLIFIED 2015 | Acts 2:41 So then, those who accepted his message were baptized; and on that day about 3,000 souls were added [to the body of believers]. |
Bible Question: Does this event mark the beginning of the church? |
Bible Answer: Dear Hank, Yes! The day is correct, but I think the time was a bit before, when the Holy Spirit came upon those gathered. Note the word 'added' in verse 41. "And when the day of Pentecost had come, they were all together in one place. And suddenly there came from heaven a noise like a violent, rushing wind, and it filled the whole house where they were sitting. And there appeared to them tongues as of fire distributing themselves, and they rested on each one of them. And they were all filled with the Holy Spirit and began to speak with other tongues, as the Spirit was giving them utterance." Acts 2:1-4 NASB Though God has had a chosen people from the beginning, this is the first time His 'called-out saints' were filled with the Spirit as one Body. In Christ Jesus, charis |