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NASB | Acts 16:33 And he took them that very hour of the night and washed their wounds, and immediately he was baptized, he and all his household. |
AMPLIFIED 2015 | Acts 16:33 And he took them that very hour of the night and washed their bloody wounds, and immediately he was baptized, he and all his household. |
Subject: Acts 16:33 and infant baptism. |
Bible Note: Hi, Country Girl! Query: How many hours of preaching were required before baptizing people onto the Faith, several hours, dozens, hundreds? How did the disciples know that all who were preahed to understood and believed? Would there be a distinction on the amount of time required from those who were "slow" learners as opposed to those who were "fast" learners? These questions are not to confound but to enlighten... we must not determine for the Holy Spirit who is spiritually aware and who is dense! Jesus said that many who were last would be first (mostly in reference to the Jews and the Gentiles) but He also made this comparison in reference to those who are as children, trusting and eager to learn, and those who are wise in the ways of the world and can never be taught--they already know all (Masters of the Law, Pharisees, Sadducees...). What Jesus did was innovative so the very first disciples would be grown adults; but Jesus never rejected children as being inmature and unable to receive the Holy Spirit! (Matthew 18:3-4; 19:13-15) God Bless! Angel |