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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: To be saved must we be baptised? |
Bible Note: Greetings Disciplerami! Okay, last time! :-) In the clauses, 'each' is the subject. 'Of you' is basically an adjective defining 'each'. But, 'each' is the subject. From that point on, any verb which has 'each' as it's subject must be singular. Any pronoun which has 'each' as it's antecedent must be singular. The second 'of you' is modifying the object of the sentence. To grammatically match the subject (if indeed 'each' were the subject of this clause, which is what I have been denying) the pronoun 'of you' would have to be singular. I have tried patiently to explain the reasoning my friend. I have years of training in Greek and about 17 years of experience in actually translating Greek. So, I'm not just making this stuff up. Consider the other examples where 'each of you' is used. 1) Luke 13:15 - "The Lord answered him, ??You hypocrites! Doesn?t each of you on the Sabbath untie his ox or donkey from the stall and lead it out to give it water?" 'Each' is the subject, and it is modified by the pronoun 'of you' (plural). Notice however, that each pronoun after this, which has each as it's antecedent, is singular. The verse speaks of the 'ox of his'(singular), not the 'ox of yours' (plural). And, every single verb is plural. 2) 1 Cor. 1:12 - "What I mean is this: One of you says, ??I follow Paul?; another, ??I follow Apollos?; another, ??I follow Cephas?; still another, ??I follow Christ.?" This verses says that each (singular) said 'I' (singular), not 'We' (plural). 3) 1 Cor. 16:2 - "On the first day of every week, each one of you should set aside a sum of money in keeping with his income, saving it up, so that when I come no collections will have to be made." Same thing again, 'each' is the subject and all of the pronouns which have 'each' as their antecedent are singular, not plural. I appreciate the dialogue my friend, but I am not going to post anymore on this particular point. I have explained my point, shown the Greek rules of grammar which back it up, and demonstrated it from other examples in the New Testament. If you don't accept it, that is your choice! :-( Your Brother in Christ, Tim Moran |