Acts 5:14

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Summary

Acts 5:14

And believers were the more added to the Lord, multitudes both of men and women.)

Believers

Isaiah 55:11

Multitudes

General references

John 13:35

Bible References

Believers

So those who accepted his message were baptized, and that day about three thousand people were added.

But many of those who had listened to the message believed, and the number of the men came to about five thousand.

The word of God continued to spread, the number of disciples in Jerusalem increased greatly, and a large group of priests became obedient to the faith.

Then the church throughout Judea, Galilee, and Samaria experienced peace and thus was strengthened. Living in the fear of the Lord and in the encouragement of the Holy Spirit, the church increased in numbers.

For I will pour water on the parched ground and cause streams to flow on the dry land. I will pour my spirit on your offspring and my blessing on your children.

they will say about me, "Yes, the Lord is a powerful deliverer."'" All who are angry at him will cower before him.

In the same way, the promise that I make does not return to me, having accomplished nothing. No, it is realized as I desire and is fulfilled as I intend."

Multitudes

But Saul was trying to destroy the church; entering one house after another, he dragged off both men and women and put them in prison.

and requested letters from him to the synagogues in Damascus, so that if he found any who belonged to the Way, either men or women, he could bring them as prisoners to Jerusalem.

I persecuted this Way even to the point of death, tying up both men and women and putting them in prison,

They came, men and women alike, all who had willing hearts. They brought brooches, earrings, rings and ornaments, all kinds of gold jewelry, and everyone came who waved a wave offering of gold to the Lord.

your infants, your wives, and the foreigners living in your encampment, those who chop wood and those who carry water --

when all Israel comes to appear before the Lord your God in the place he chooses, you must read this law before them within their hearing.

He then handed out to each member of the entire assembly of Israel, both men and women, a portion of bread, a date cake, and a raisin cake. Then all the people went home.

While Ezra was praying and confessing, weeping and throwing himself to the ground before the temple of God, a very large crowd of Israelites -- men, women, and children alike -- gathered around him. The people wept loudly.

So Ezra the priest brought the law before the assembly which included men and women and all those able to understand what they heard. (This happened on the first day of the seventh month.)

In any case, in the Lord woman is not independent of man, nor is man independent of woman.

There is neither Jew nor Greek, there is neither slave nor free, there is neither male nor female -- for all of you are one in Christ Jesus.

General references

Everyone will know by this that you are my disciples -- if you have love for one another."