14 Bible Verses about Religious Awakenings

And the multitudes asked him, saying, What then shall we do?

Now many of the Samaritans of that city believed on him, on the report of the woman, who said, That he told me all things I ever had done.

They therefore who gladly received his discourse were baptised: and there were added to them that day about three thousand souls.

And the multitudes with united minds were very attentive to the things spoken by Philip, when they heard him, and saw the miracles which he did.

And all who dwelt at Lydda and Saron saw him, and they turned to the Lord.

And the hand of the Lord was with them: and a vast multitude believing, turned to the Lord.

Now when the Gentiles heard this, they rejoiced, and glorified the word of the Lord: and they believed, even as many as were ordained to life eternal.

But Crispus, the ruler of the synagogue, believed in the Lord with all his house: and many of the Corinthians hearing, believed, and were baptised.

And many of those who believed came, confessing and declaring their practices.

when Annas and Caiaphas were high-priests, the word of God came to John the son of Zacharias in the wilderness; and he came into all the country on the confines of Jordan, preaching the baptism of repentance for the remission of sins; as it is written in the book of the words of the prophet Isaiah, saying, "The voice of one crying in the wilderness, Prepare ye the way of the Lord, make his paths strait:read more.
every valley shall be filled up, and every mountain and hill shall be levelled, and the crooked ways made strait, and the rough roads smooth: and all flesh shall see the salvation of God." He said, therefore, to the multitudes who came out to be baptised by him, Ye broods of vipers, who hath warned you to fly from the approaching wrath? Produce then fruits worthy of repentance, and begin not to say in yourselves, We have a father, even Abraham; for I say unto you, That God is able out of these stones to raise up children to Abraham. But now is the ax laid even to the root of the trees; every tree therefore that produceth not good fruit, is cut down and cast into the fire. And the multitudes asked him, saying, What then shall we do? And he answering said to them, He that hath two coats, let him give to him that hath none; and he that hath provisions, let him do in like manner. Then came also the farmers of the taxes to be baptised, and they said unto him, Master, what shall we do? He said unto them, Exact nothing more than is appointed for you. And the military men also asked him, And what shall we do? And he said unto them, Extort nothing by force; nor turn informers; and be content with your pay.

Then the woman left her pitcher, and went into the city, and said to the men, Come with me; behold a man, who told me all things that I ever did: is not this the Messiah? Then they went out of the city, and came unto him.read more.
In the mean time his disciples invited him, saying, Rabbi, eat. But he said to them, I have meat to eat that ye know not of. Then said his disciples to each other, Hath any person brought him ought to eat? Jesus saith unto them, My meat is to do the will of him that sent me, and to finish his work. Do ye not say, That yet there are four months, and then the harvest cometh? behold, I tell you, lift up your eyes, and look upon the fields; for they are now white for harvest. And he that reapeth receiveth wages, and gathereth fruit unto life eternal: that both he that soweth and he that reapeth may rejoice together. For herein is the saying true, That one soweth and another reapeth. I have sent you to reap that on which ye have bestowed no labour: others have laboured, and ye have entered into their labour. Now many of the Samaritans of that city believed on him, on the report of the woman, who said, That he told me all things I ever had done. So on this the Samaritans came to him, and besought him to abide with them: and he tarried there two days. And many more believed because of his own word; and said to the woman, Now we believe, not merely on account of thy relation: for we ourselves have heard, and know that this is of a certainty the Saviour of the world, the Messiah.

SO when the day of Pentecost was fully come, they were all with unanimity assembled together. And there came suddenly from heaven a sound as it were of a rushing mighty wind, and it filled the whole house where they were sitting. And there was an appearance to them of divided tongues, as of fire, and it rested on every one of them.read more.
And they were all filled with the Holy Ghost, and they began to speak with other tongues, as the Spirit gave them power to express themselves. Now there were dwelling at Jerusalem, Jews, men of piety, from every nation under heaven. And when this report spread, the multitude collected around them, and were overwhelmed with astonishment, because they heard them speaking every one in his own peculiar dialect. And they were all amazed, and wondered, saying one to another, Are not all these who are speaking Galileans? And how do we hear every man in our own peculiar dialect, in which from our birth we were brought up? Parthians, and Medes, and Elamites, and they who inhabit Mesopotamia, and Judea, and Cappadocia, Pontus, and Asia, and Phrygia, and Pamphylia, Egypt, and the parts of Lybia adjoining Cyrene, and the sojourners, who are Romans, both Jews and proselytes, Cretans and Arabians, we hear them speaking in our own several tongues the marvellous things of God. And they were all amazed, and much perplexed, and knew not what to think, saying one to another, What can this mean? But others scoffing said, These men are brimful of sweet wine. But Peter, standing up with the eleven, raised his voice, and addressed them; Men of Judea, and all ye who dwell at Jerusalem, let this be known to you, and listen to my words: for these men are not, as ye suppose, drunk, for it is only the third hour of the day. But this is what was spoken by the prophet Joel; "And it shall come to pass in the last days, saith God, I will pour our of my spirit upon all flesh: and your sons and your daughters shall prophesy, your young men shall see visions, and your old men shall dream dreams: and upon my servants and my handmaidens in those days will I pour out of my spirit; and they shall prophesy: and I will perform prodigies in the heaven above, and signs in the earth beneath; blood, and fire, and vapour of smoke. The sun shall be turned into darkness, and the moon into blood, before the great and illustrious day of the Lord come. And it shall come to pass, that whosoever shall call on the Lord shall be saved." Men of Israel, hear these words; Jesus the Nazarean, a man from God, pointed out to you by miracles and wonders and signs, which God did by him in the midst of you, as yourselves also know: him, by the destined counsel and foreknowledge of God delivered up, ye have seized, and by wicked hands have crucified and slain: whom God hath raised up, having loosed the pains of death: forasmuch as it was not possible that he should be held thereby. For David speaketh concerning him, "I have seen the Lord always before me, for he is at my right hand, that I might not be shaken: therefore is my heart full of joy, and my tongue hath exulted; and still shall my flesh also repose in hope, that thou wilt not leave my soul in the mansion of the dead, nor permit that Holy One of thine to see corruption. Thou hast made known to me the ways of life; thou shalt fill me with delight by thy countenance." Men and brethren, permit me to speak with freedom to you concerning the patriarch David, that he hath been both dead and buried, and his sepulchre is with us to this day. Being therefore a prophet, and knowing that God had sworn to him with an oath, that of the fruit of his loins, according to the flesh, he would raise up the Messiah to sit upon his throne; he, foreseeing this, spake of the resurrection of the Messiah, that his soul should not be left in the mansion of the dead, and that his flesh should not see corruption. This very Jesus hath God raised up, of which we all are witnesses. He therefore being exalted at the right hand of God, and having received from the Father the promise of the Holy Spirit, hath poured out this, which ye now see and hear. For David is not ascended into the heavens: for he saith himself, "The Lord said unto my Lord, Sit on my right hand, until I make thine enemies a footstool for thy feet." Let all the house of Israel therefore know assuredly, that God hath made him Lord and Messiah, even that very Jesus whom ye crucified. Now when they heard this, they were cut to the heart, and said unto Peter and the rest of the apostles, Men and brethren, what shall we do? Then Peter said unto them, Repent, and be baptised every one of you into the name of Jesus Christ for the remission of sins, and ye shall receive the gift of the Holy Ghost. For the promise is to you, and to your children, and to all that are afar off; even as many as the Lord our God shall call. And with many other words he testified and exhorted, saying, Be saved from this untoward generation. They therefore who gladly received his discourse were baptised: and there were added to them that day about three thousand souls. And they persevered stedfastly in the doctrine of the apostles, and in communion, and in breaking bread, and in prayers. And on every soul there was an awe: and many miracles and signs were done by the apostles. Now all who believed were together, and had all things common; and sold their possessions and goods, and divided them among all, as every one had need. And daily continuing with one mind at the temple, and breaking bread from house to house, they partook of their food with great joy and simplicity of heart, praising God, and having favour with all the people. And the Lord added the saved ones daily to the church.

But Philip, going down to a city of Samaria, preached Christ unto them. And the multitudes with united minds were very attentive to the things spoken by Philip, when they heard him, and saw the miracles which he did. For the unclean spirits, roaring with great cries, came forth out of many who were possessed: and many who were paralytic and lame were healed.read more.
And there was great joy in that city.

And many of those who believed came, confessing and declaring their practices. And many of those who practised magical arts brought the books, and burned them before all men; and they calculated the prices of them, and found them worth fifty thousand pieces of silver. So mightily did the word of God increase and prevail.