John 21:11

He who believes and is baptized will be saved; but he who disbelieves will be condemned.

Go and make disciples of all nations, baptizing them in the name of the Father and of the Son and of the Holy Spirit,

Now when they heard this, they were cut to the heart, and said to Peter and the rest of the apostles, “Brothers, what shall we do?”

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

But many of those who heard the word believed, and the number of the men came to be about five thousand.

Now in those days, when the number of the disciples was multiplying, a complaint arose from the Hellenists against the Hebrews, because their widows were neglected in the daily service.

In all, we were two hundred seventy-six souls on the ship.

The little one will become a thousand, and the small one a strong nation. I, Yahweh, will do this quickly in its time.”

It will happen, that every living creature which swarms, in every place where the rivers come, will live. Then there will be a very great multitude of fish; for these waters have come there, and the waters of the sea will be healed, and everything will live wherever the river comes.

Not for these only do I pray, but for those also who will believe in me through their word,

He said to them, “Cast the net on the right side of the boat, and you will find some.” They cast it therefore, and now they weren’t able to draw it in for the multitude of fish.

In these days, Peter stood up in the middle of the disciples (and the number of names was about one hundred twenty), and said,

But when they believed Philip preaching good news concerning God’s Kingdom and the name of Jesus Christ, they were baptized, both men and women.

As the Gentiles heard this, they were glad, and glorified the word of God. As many as were appointed to eternal life believed.

For this cause we also thank God without ceasing, that when you received from us the word of the message of God, you accepted it not as the word of men, but as it is in truth, the word of God, which also works in you who believe.

Hezekiah and all the people rejoiced, because of that which God had prepared for the people; for the thing was done suddenly.

Your arrows are sharp. The nations fall under you, with arrows in the heart of the king’s enemies.

Abundance of grain shall be throughout the land. Its fruit sways like Lebanon. Let it flourish, thriving like the grass of the field.

Yes, Yahweh will give that which is good. Our land will yield its increase.

Your people offer themselves willingly in the day of your power, in holy array. Out of the womb of the morning, you have the dew of your youth.

Blessed are you who sow beside all waters, who send out the feet of the ox and the donkey.

Also the foreigners who join themselves to Yahweh to serve him, and to love Yahweh’s name, to be his servants, everyone who keeps the Sabbath from profaning it, and holds fast my covenant,

Who has heard of such a thing? Who has seen such things? Shall a land be born in one day? Shall a nation be born at once? For as soon as Zion travailed, she gave birth to her children.

It’s like a grain of mustard seed, which, when it is sown in the earth, though it is less than all the seeds that are on the earth,

When they had done this, they caught a great multitude of fish, and their net was breaking.

It is like a grain of mustard seed which a man took and put in his own garden. It grew and became a large tree, and the birds of the sky live in its branches.”

He hurried, came down, and received him joyfully.

I sent you to reap that for which you haven’t labored. Others have labored, and you have entered into their labor.”

Most certainly I tell you, he who believes in me, the works that I do, he will do also; and he will do greater works than these, because I am going to my Father.

Then those who gladly received his word were baptized. There were added that day about three thousand souls.

More believers were added to the Lord, multitudes of both men and women.

Now when the apostles who were at Jerusalem heard that Samaria had received the word of God, they sent Peter and John to them,

Immediately something like scales fell from his eyes, and he received his sight. He arose and was baptized.

They, when they heard it, glorified God. They said to him, “You see, brother, how many thousands there are among the Jews of those who have believed, and they are all zealous for the law.

Now I declare to you, brothers, the Good News which I preached to you, which also you received, in which you also stand,

You became imitators of us and of the Lord, having received the word in much affliction, with joy of the Holy Spirit,

of the teaching of baptisms, of laying on of hands, of resurrection of the dead, and of eternal judgment.

Jesus therefore said to them, “When you have lifted up the Son of Man, then you will know that I am he, and I do nothing of myself, but as my Father taught me, I say these things.

Now these were more noble than those in Thessalonica, in that they received the word with all readiness of mind, examining the Scriptures daily to see whether these things were so.