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Berean Standard Bible

“praising God and enjoying the favor of all the people. And the Lord added to their number daily those who were being saved.”

Acts 2:47

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Study note

This verse completes Luke's first summary of the church's life after Pentecost. The believers were still a movement within Judaism in Jerusalem, and they had not yet faced the persecution that would soon come in Acts 4.

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Berean Standard Bible (BSB)

praising God and enjoying the favor of all the people. And the Lord added to their number daily those who were being saved.

World English Bible (WEB)

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

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.

American Standard Version (ASV)

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

Bible in Basic English (BBE)

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.

Young's Literal Translation (YLT)

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

Reina-Valera 1909 (RVR 1909)

Alabando á Dios, y teniendo gracia con todo el pueblo. Y el Señor añadía cada día á la iglesia los que habían de ser salvos.

Sagradas Escrituras 1569 (SE 1569)

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Nueva Biblia Viva (NBV)

y alababan a Dios. Todo el mundo simpatizaba con ellos y todos los días el Señor añadía a la comunidad a los que habían de ser salvos.

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