Acts reports that those who received Peter’s word were baptized (Acts 2:41). It says “there were added that day about three thousand souls” (Acts 2:41).
In Acts 2:37–41, the crowd is shaken by Peter’s message and asks what they should do. Peter gives a clear set of actions and promises: turn around, be baptized in Jesus’ name, receive forgiveness and the Holy Spirit. He frames this as a “promise” that reaches beyond the immediate listeners. This scene comes at the end of Peter’s Pentecost address, where he interprets the strange signs of the Spirit and connects Jesus’ death and exaltation to Israel’s Scriptures and to what the crowd has witnessed (see Acts 2:14–36).
Acts 2:37–41 presents a strong cause-and-response moment.
A common mistake is to treat this as trivia. Names, places, numbers, and sequence details often carry memory, covenant identity, or narrative movement in the biblical story.
Start with Acts 2:41, then read the surrounding section so the answer stays connected to the passage's flow.
41Then those who gladly received his word were baptized. There were added that day about three thousand souls.