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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: Those who call shall be saved |
Bible Note: Greetings, 1Peter 3:21 tells us that baptism saves because through this act of faith we APPEAL TO GOD FOR A CLEAN CONSCIENCE. This is very similar to what Ananias said to Saul in Acts 22:16, "arise and be baptized and wash away thy sins, CALLING ON HIS NAME.' Romans 10:14 also cites the infamous Joel passage, "Whoever shall call on the name of the Lord shall be saved." As Sniper points out, Acts 2:37 says that the people were pierced to the heart and asked for a remedy. Peter didn't say, "I already answered you, weren't you hearing? Just 'call on the name of the Lord.'" No, instead, Peter replied to them, "Repent all of you, and let each and every one of you submit to an immersion in the name of Jesus Christ with a view to remission of sins, and you shall receive the gift of the Holy Spirit." Acts 2:38; 22;16; 1 Peter 3:21 all talk about Baptism, and they all tell us how to CALL on God for salvation. Good day to you, Disciplerami |