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NASB | Luke 23:43 And He said to him, "Truly I say to you, today you shall be with Me in Paradise." |
AMPLIFIED 2015 | Luke 23:43 Jesus said to him, "I assure you and most solemnly say to you, today you will be with Me in Paradise." [2 Cor 12:4; Rev 2:7] |
Subject: why was the thief saved without baptism? |
Bible Note: Greetings J. Elkins! You may have followed English rules perfectly, but Greek handles pronoun agreement a little differently. Greek does not use the same sort of word order that we require in English. Therefore, the 'nearness' of a pronoun to a noun is not the determining factor in deciding if a pronoun is in fact the antecedent of a particular noun. In Greek, the form of the words is the determining factor. A pronoun must agree with it's antecedent in both gender and number. In this case, the 'all' of Acts 2:4 is plural in number and masculine in gender. Therefore, it could be refering to either the disciple of 1:26 or to the 120 brothers of 1:15. That is why I said that a case could be made either way. As far as Joel is concerned, I don't believe that the Apostle's preaching or laying on of hands has anything to do with the reception of the gift of the Holy Spirit. I believe, in accord with Acts 2:38, that everyone who believes will receive the gift of the Holy Spirit - whether or not an Apostle is there at all. :-) p.s. - Before you ask about baptism in Acts 2:38, I have posted many times on this verse that the Greek indicates that the statement about baptism is an apositional phrase and is not required to receive the gift of the Holy Spirit - as is also evidenced by Cornelius. Your Brother in Christ, Tim Moran |