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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: When his listeners asked Peter, "What shall we do? (v37) Why didn't he tell them to "believe in the Lord Jesus, and you will be saved" see Acts 16:30--31. Why didn't they need to believe to be saved? Also, "If Peter's hearers were not baptised, were they still saved? Jesus commanded His disciples to be baptised, see Matt 28:19 |
Bible Answer: Romans 10:9 explains what is necessary to be saved. Below is the King James version. In His service, Tim That if thou shalt confess with thy mouth the Lord Jesus, and shalt believe in thine heart that God hath raised him from the dead, thou shalt be saved. |