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NASB | Acts 2:38 Peter said to them, "Repent, and each of you be baptized in the name of Jesus Christ for the forgiveness of your sins; and you will receive the gift of the Holy Spirit. |
AMPLIFIED 2015 | Acts 2:38 And Peter said to them, "Repent [change your old way of thinking, turn from your sinful ways, accept and follow Jesus as the Messiah] and be baptized, each of you, in the name of Jesus Christ because of the forgiveness of your sins; and you will receive the gift of the Holy Spirit. |
Bible Question:
Now you and I have taken the time to break all of this down, from a simple statement "repent and be baptized for the remission of sins". Do you think the people in the first centry had to go through this to understand the command? "Repent (plural) and be baptized (plural) for the forgiveness of your (plural) sins..." Luke did write the exact words in Acts 2:38. If someone pickup the bible for the first time and read Acts 2:38 and wanted to do just what it says without knowing the tense of the verse can they be saved? I believe they can! Remember God is the author not Luke! What does God want us to do? The text is talking to a goup of people so it would be plural and baptism is singular for each one, and forgiveness is for all. Listen to what you are saying! |
Bible Answer: Greetings Grace and Truth! No, I don't think they would have to break it down simply because Greek was their natural language. Just like, we don't have to think too much to distinguish between I, We, They, ect... But, would they have had to follow the rules of Grammar? Yes, they would have! Your Brother in Christ, Tim Moran |