Acts 2:37

Bible in Basic English (1941)

Now when these words came to their ears their hearts were troubled, and they said to Peter and the other Apostles, Brothers, what are we to do?

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  • Luke 3:10 : 10 And the people put questions to him, saying, What have we to do?
  • Acts 5:33 : 33 But when these words came to their ears, they were cut to the heart, and had a mind to put them to death.
  • Acts 7:54 : 54 Hearing these things, they were cut to the heart and moved with wrath against him.
  • Acts 9:5-6 : 5 And he said, Who are you, Lord? And he said, I am Jesus, whom you are attacking: 6 But get up, and go into the town, and it will be made clear to you what you have to do.
  • Acts 16:29-31 : 29 And he sent for lights and came rushing in and, shaking with fear, went down on his face before Paul and Silas, 30 And took them out and said, Sirs, what have I to do to get salvation? 31 And they said, Have faith in the Lord Jesus, and you and your family will have salvation.
  • Acts 22:10 : 10 And I said, What have I to do, Lord? And the Lord said to me, Get up, and go into Damascus; and it will be made clear to you what you have to do.
  • Acts 24:25-26 : 25 And while he was talking about righteousness and self-control and the judging which was to come, Felix had great fear and said, Go away for the present, and when the right time comes I will send for you. 26 For he was hoping that Paul would give him money: so he sent for him more frequently and had talk with him.
  • Rom 7:9 : 9 And there was a time when I was living without the law: but when the law gave its orders, sin came to life and put me to death;
  • 1 Cor 14:24-25 : 24 But if all are teaching as prophets, and a man without faith or knowledge comes in, he is tested by all, he is judged by all; 25 The secrets of his heart are made clear; and he will go down on his face and give worship to God, saying that God is truly among you.
  • Heb 4:12-13 : 12 For the word of God is living and full of power, and is sharper than any two-edged sword, cutting through and making a division even of the soul and the spirit, the bones and the muscles, and quick to see the thoughts and purposes of the heart. 13 And there is nothing made which is not completely clear to him; there is nothing covered, but all things are open to the eyes of him with whom we have to do.
  • Luke 3:12 : 12 Then tax-farmers came to him for baptism and said to him, Master, what have we to do?
  • Luke 3:14 : 14 And men of the army put questions to him, saying, And what have we to do? And he said to them, Do no violent acts to any man, and do not take anything without right, and let your payment be enough for you.
  • John 8:9 : 9 And when his words came to their ears, they went out one by one, starting with the oldest even to the last, because they were conscious of what was in their hearts: and Jesus was there by himself with the woman before him.
  • John 16:8-9 : 8 And he, when he comes, will make the world conscious of sin, and of righteousness, and of being judged: 9 Of sin, because they have not faith in me; 10 Of righteousness, because I go to the Father and you will see me no more; 11 Of being judged, because the ruler of this world has been judged.
  • Acts 1:16 : 16 My brothers, the word of God had to be put into effect, which the Holy Spirit had said before, by the mouth of David, about Judas, who was guide to those who took Jesus,
  • Ezek 7:16 : 16 And those of them who get away safely will go and be in the secret places like the doves of the valleys, all of them will come to death, every one in his sin.
  • Zech 12:10 : 10 And I will send down on the family of David and on the people of Jerusalem the spirit of grace and of prayer; and their eyes will be turned to the one who was wounded by their hands: and they will be weeping for him as for an only son, and their grief for him will be bitter, like the grief of one sorrowing for his oldest son.

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  • 38And Peter said, Let your hearts be changed, every one of you, and have baptism in the name of Jesus Christ, for the forgiveness of your sins; and you will have the Holy Spirit given to you.

  • 33But when these words came to their ears, they were cut to the heart, and had a mind to put them to death.

  • 14But Peter, getting up, with the eleven, said in a loud voice, O men of Judaea, and all you who are living in Jerusalem, take note of this and give ear to my words.

  • 36For this reason, let all Israel be certain that this Jesus, whom you put to death on the cross, God has made Lord and Christ.

  • Acts 4:7-9
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    7Then sending for Peter and John, they said, By what power and in whose name have you done this?

    8Then Peter, being full of the Holy Spirit, said to them, O you rulers of the people and men of authority,

    9If we are questioned today about a good work done to a man who was ill, as to how he has been made well,

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    44While Peter was saying these words, the Holy Spirit came on all those who were hearing the word.

    45And the Jews of the faith, who had come with Peter, were full of wonder, because the Holy Spirit was given to the Gentiles,

    46And they were talking in tongues, and giving glory to God. Then Peter said,

    47Will any man say that these may not have baptism who have been given the Holy Spirit as we have?

    48And he gave orders for them to have baptism in the name of Jesus Christ. Then they kept him with them for some days.

  • 12And they were all surprised and in doubt saying to one another, What is the reason of this?

  • 19But Peter and John in answer said to them, It is for you to say if it is right in the eyes of God to give attention to you more than to God:

  • 54Hearing these things, they were cut to the heart and moved with wrath against him.

  • 5And hearing this, they had baptism in the name of the Lord Jesus.

  • 16Saying, What are we to do with these men? for certainly it is clear to all who are living in Jerusalem that a most important sign has been done by them, and it is not possible to say that it is not so.

  • 29But Peter and the Apostles, answering, said, We have to do the orders of God, not of man.

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    30And took them out and said, Sirs, what have I to do to get salvation?

    31And they said, Have faith in the Lord Jesus, and you and your family will have salvation.

  • 8And God, the searcher of hearts, was a witness to them, giving them the Holy Spirit even as he did to us;

  • 12And when Peter saw it he said to the people, You men of Israel, why are you so greatly surprised at this man? or why are you looking at us as if by our power or virtue we had given him the use of his legs?

  • Acts 2:41-43
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    41Then those who gave hearing to his words had baptism: and about three thousand souls were joined to them that day.

    42And they kept their attention fixed on the Apostles' teaching and were united together in the taking of broken bread and in prayer.

    43But fear came on every soul: and all sorts of wonders and signs were done by the Apostles.

  • 6But get up, and go into the town, and it will be made clear to you what you have to do.

  • 15And in those days Peter got up among the brothers (there were about one hundred and twenty of them), and said,

  • 10And the people put questions to him, saying, What have we to do?

  • 22Let your heart be changed, and make prayer to God that you may have forgiveness for your evil thoughts.

  • 2And he said to them, Did you get the Holy Spirit when you had faith? And they said to him, No, we have had no knowledge of the Holy Spirit.

  • 17Then they put their hands on them, and the Holy Spirit came on them.

  • 16And now, why are you waiting? get up, and have baptism, for the washing away of your sins, giving worship to his name.

  • 19So then, let your hearts be changed and be turned to God, so that your sins may be completely taken away, and times of blessing may come from the Lord;

  • 1Now the Apostles and the brothers who were in Judaea had news that the word of God had been given to the Gentiles.

  • Acts 8:14-15
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    14Now when the Apostles at Jerusalem had news that the people of Samaria had taken the word of God into their hearts, they sent to them Peter and John;

    15Who, when they came there, made prayer for them, that the Holy Spirit might be given to them:

  • 14Who will say words to you through which you and all your family may get salvation.

  • 24And Simon, answering, said, Make prayer for me to the Lord, so that these things which you have said may not come on me.

  • 16But Peter went on giving blows on the door: and when it was open and they saw him, they were full of wonder.

  • 18And hearing these things they said nothing more, but gave glory to God, saying, Then to the Gentiles as to us has God given a change of heart, so that they may have life.

  • 13Now when they saw that Peter and John were without fear, though they were men of no education or learning, they were greatly surprised; and they took note of them that they had been with Jesus.

  • 35And all those living in Lydda and Sharon saw him, and were turned to the Lord.

  • 24And hearing it, they all, with one mind, made prayer to God and said, O Lord, maker of heaven and earth and the sea and all things in them:

  • 15Good people, why are you doing these things? We are men with the same feelings as you, and we give you the good news so that you may be turned away from these foolish things to the living God, who made the heaven and the earth and the sea and all things in them:

  • 27And they took them into the Sanhedrin, and the high priest said to them,

  • Acts 2:7-8
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    7And they were full of wonder and said, Are not all these men Galilaeans?

    8And how is it that every one of us is hearing their words in the language which was ours from our birth?

  • 32And all those who were of the faith were one in heart and soul: and not one of them said that any of the things which he had was his property only; but they had all things in common.

  • 23Who, when he came and saw the grace of God, was glad; and he made clear to them the need of keeping near the Lord with all the strength of their hearts:

  • 20But I went about, first to those in Damascus and Jerusalem, and through all the country of Judaea, and then to the Gentiles, preaching a change of heart, so that they, being turned to God, might give, in their works, the fruits of a changed heart.