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Accessions » Accessions to the church » Under paul's preaching
At Iconium the Apostles went together to the Jewish synagogue and preached, with the result that a great number both of Jews and Greeks believed.
So the Churches went on gaining a stronger faith and growing in numbers from day to day.
Some of the people were won over, and attached themselves to Paul and Silas, including many God-fearing Greeks and not a few gentlewomen of high rank.
And Crispus, the Warden of the synagogue, believed in the Lord, and so did all his household; and from time to time many of the Corinthians who heard Paul believed and received baptism.
Accessions » Accessions to the church » Accessions in antioch
The power of the Lord was with them, and there were a vast number who believed and turned to the Lord.
For he was a good man, and was full of the Holy Spirit and of faith; and the number of believers in the Lord greatly increased.
Accessions » Accessions to the church » Priests join the disciples
Meanwhile God's Message continued to spread, and the number of the disciples in Jerusalem very greatly increased, and very many priests obeyed the faith.
The Church, however, throughout the whole of Judaea, Galilee and Samaria, had peace and was spiritually built up; and grew in numbers, living in the fear of the Lord and receiving encouragement from the Holy Spirit.
Accessions » Accessions to the church » Steady growth of the church
and more and more believers in the Lord joined them, including great numbers both of men and women--
Accessions » Accessions to the church » On the day of pentecost
Those, therefore, who joyfully welcomed his Message were baptized; and on that one day about three thousand persons were added to them;
Accessions » Accessions to the church » Daily additions
praising God and being regarded with favour by all the people. Also, day by day, the Lord added to their number those whom He was saving.
Accessions » Accessions to the church » Number increased after pentecost
But many of those who had listened to their preaching believed; and the number of the adult men had now grown to be about 5,000.