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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: Part 3 of 3 English Standard Version (ESV) 29Otherwise, what do people mean by being baptized on behalf of the dead? If the dead are not raised at all, why are people baptized on their behalf? Contemporary English Version (CEV) 29If the dead are not going to be raised to life, what will people do who are being baptized for them? Why are they being baptized for those dead people? New King James Version (NKJV) 29 Otherwise, what will they do who are baptized for the dead, if the dead do not rise at all? Why then are they baptized for the dead? 21st Century King James Version (KJ21) 29 Else, what shall they do who are baptized for the dead, if the dead rise not at all? Why are they then baptized for the dead? American Standard Version (ASV) 29 Else what shall they do that are baptized for the dead? If the dead are not raised at all, why then are they baptized for them? Worldwide English (New Testament) (WE) 29 Another thing, what good is it for people to be baptized for dead people? If dead people are not raised, why are some people baptized for them? Young's Literal Translation (YLT) 29 Seeing what shall they do who are baptized for the dead, if the dead do not rise at all? why also are they baptized for the dead? Darby Translation (DARBY) 29 Since what shall the baptised for the dead do if [those that are] dead rise not at all? why also are they baptised for them? New International Reader's Version (NIRV) 29 Suppose no one rises from the dead. Then what will people do who are baptized for the dead? Suppose the dead are not raised at all. Then why are people baptized for them? New International Version - UK (NIV-UK) 29 Now if there is no resurrection, what will those do who are baptised for the dead? If the dead are not raised at all, why are people baptised for them? I am not a linguist nor do I have access to copies the original text (scrolls), but from reading 1 Corinthians 15:29 (which ever version you prefer) I can only conclude that there were believers being baptized on the behalf of their dead loved ones; and, again from this verse, I surmise that the Apostles were not only aware of this particular practice but they did not prohibit the performance of these baptisms since the Biblical passage speaks on the assertion of the resurrection and not against the practice of baptism on behalf of the dead! God Bless! Angel |