Then those who gladly received his word were baptized; and that day about three thousand souls were added [to them.]

praising God and having favor with all the people. And the Lord added to the church daily those who were being saved.

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

Then the word of God spread, and the number of the disciples multiplied greatly in Jerusalem, and a great many of the priests were obedient to the faith.

Then the churches throughout all Judea, Galilee, and Samaria had peace and were edified. And walking in the fear of the Lord and in the comfort of the Holy Spirit, they were multiplied.

So all who dwelt at Lydda and Sharon saw him and turned to the Lord.

And it became known throughout all Joppa, and many believed on the Lord.

For I will pour water on him who is thirsty, And floods on the dry ground; I will pour My Spirit on your descendants, And My blessing on your offspring;

One will say, 'I [am] the LORD's'; Another will call [himself] by the name of Jacob; Another will write [with] his hand, 'The LORD's,' And name [himself] by the name of Israel.

He shall say, 'Surely in the LORD I have righteousness and strength. To Him [men] shall come, And all shall be ashamed Who are incensed against Him.

So shall My word be that goes forth from My mouth; It shall not return to Me void, But it shall accomplish what I please, And it shall prosper [in the thing] for which I sent it.

Instead of the thorn shall come up the cypress tree, And instead of the brier shall come up the myrtle tree; And it shall be to the LORD for a name, For an everlasting sign [that] shall not be cut off."

As for Saul, he made havoc of the church, entering every house, and dragging off men and women, committing [them] to prison.

But when they believed Philip as he preached the things concerning the kingdom of God and the name of Jesus Christ, both men and women were baptized.

and asked letters from him to the synagogues of Damascus, so that if he found any who were of the Way, whether men or women, he might bring them bound to Jerusalem.

"I persecuted this Way to the death, binding and delivering into prisons both men and women,

They came, both men and women, as many as had a willing heart, [and] brought earrings and nose rings, rings and necklaces, all jewelry of gold, that is, every man who [made] an offering of gold to the LORD.

"your little ones and your wives -- also the stranger who [is] in your camp, from the one who cuts your wood to the one who draws your water --

"that you may enter into covenant with the LORD your God, and into His oath, which the LORD your God makes with you today,

"when all Israel comes to appear before the LORD your God in the place which He chooses, you shall read this law before all Israel in their hearing.

"Gather the people together, men and women and little ones, and the stranger who [is] within your gates, that they may hear and that they may learn to fear the LORD your God and carefully observe all the words of this law,

Then he distributed among all the people, among the whole multitude of Israel, both the women and the men, to everyone a loaf of bread, a piece [of meat,] and a cake of raisins. So all the people departed, everyone to his house.

Now while Ezra was praying, and while he was confessing, weeping, and bowing down before the house of God, a very large assembly of men, women, and children gathered to him from Israel; for the people wept very bitterly.

So Ezra the priest brought the Law before the assembly of men and women and all who [could] hear with understanding on the first day of the seventh month.

Nevertheless, neither [is] man independent of woman, nor woman independent of man, in the Lord.

For as woman [came] from man, even so man also [comes] through woman; but all things are from God.

There is neither Jew nor Greek, there is neither slave nor free, there is neither male nor female; for you are all one in Christ Jesus.