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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. |
Subject: WHY? |
Bible Note: Greetings Grace and Truth! There isn't any doubt that 'eis' can sometimes be used to indicate result. My previous post specified that there is evidence however that it can be, and is, used in a causual sense. In others words, as the basis for an action. Which is it in Acts 2:38? It could be either. Therefore, your intepretation of Acts 2:38 is not obvious, but simply one of two options. However, you did not respond to my first and primary point. The number of the verbs and pronouns used in Acts 2:38 indicate that the entire phrase about baptism is parenthetical and cannot be associated with the 'eis' clause, simply because the baptism phrase is singular, while the 'eis' clause is plural. The 'eis' clause is associated with the command to repent, which is plural as well. Therefore, repentance leads to forgiveness of sins - not repentance and baptism. Your Brother in Christ, Tim Moran |