Acts 2:41 (ASV)

Passage

They then that received his word were baptized: and there were added [unto them] in that day about three thousand souls.

Nearby Context

Acts 2:39 For to you is the promise, and to your children, and to all that are afar off, [even] as many as the Lord our God shall call unto him.

Acts 2:40 And with many other words he testified, and exhorted them, saying, Save yourselves from this crooked generation.

Acts 2:41 They then that received his word were baptized: and there were added [unto them] in that day about three thousand souls.

Acts 2:42 And they continued stedfastly in the apostles` teaching and fellowship, in the breaking of bread and the prayers.

Acts 2:43 And fear came upon every soul: and many wonders and signs were done through the apostles.

Study Lenses

The verse centers on "received", "word", "baptized", "added", "three", "thousand", and "souls". It is saying that the verse draws attention to "received" and "word", so its meaning should be read from those terms before moving to application.

The nearby context moves from verse 40's "And with many other words he testified..." into verse 42's "And they continued stedfastly in the apostles...", so "received" and "word" belong inside that flow. In Acts context, the local focus is Christ, faith, and discipleship.

A plain takeaway is to answer the verse's own emphasis on "received" and "word" with trust shaped by these words, not by a vague optimism outside the passage.