Acts 5:14

and more and more believers in the Lord joined them, including great numbers both of men and women--

Weymouth NT (1912)

In The King James Version

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

In Context

13But none of the others dared to attach themselves to them. Yet the people held them in high honour--

15so that they would even bring out their sick friends into the streets and lay them on light couches or mats, in order that when Peter came by, at least his shadow might fall on one or other of them.

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Cross References

Acts 2:41Those, therefore, who joyfully welcomed his Message were baptized; and on that one day about three thousand persons were added to them;

Acts 4:4But 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.

Matthew Henry on Acts 5:13-17

The Progress of the Gospel. 12 And by the hands of the apostles were many signs and wonders wrought among the people; (and they were all with one accord in Solomon's porch. 13 And of the rest durst no man join himself to them: but the people magnified them. 14 And believers were the more added to the Lord, multitudes both of men and women.) 15 Insomuch that they brought forth the sick into the streets, and laid them on beds and couches, that at the least the shadow of Peter passing by might overshadow some of… Read the whole commentary →

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