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NASB | Acts 2:37 ¶ Now when they heard this, they were pierced to the heart, and said to Peter and the rest of the apostles, "Brethren, what shall we do?" |
AMPLIFIED 2015 | Acts 2:37 ¶ Now when they heard this, they were cut to the heart [with remorse and anxiety], and they said to Peter and the rest of the apostles, "Brothers, what are we to do?" |
Subject: where did this teaching come from? |
Bible Note: Greetings Grace and Truth! Good morning my friend! One of the really neat things about Greek is that it has different forms for the various genders, numbers, and even cases of it's nouns and verbs. Therefore, I'm not guessing when I say that the command to 'repent' is a plural command, while the command to 'be baptized' is a singular command. Here is the parsing information for the two commands and the purpose clause. 1) Repent - Aorist, Active, Imperative, 2nd Person, Plural. 2) Be Baptized - Aorist, Passive, Imperative, 3rd, Singular. 3) Of your sins - Feminine, Genitive, Plural. So, in Greek, this is quite clear. The second command cannot be associate with the phrase 'for the remission of your sins' because that phrase is plural in number. The first command is associated with the phrase because they are both in the same number. The second command is a command, but it is parenthetical, and not associated with the 'remission of sins'. Only repentance leads to the remission of sins. This is why I love Greek, because it is so precise and exact. We don't have to guess (usually) about the meaning. Your Brother in Christ, Tim Moran |