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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: What's in a Name? |
Bible Note: Taking information from my friend and brother Tim in post 8756 ... The English can be misleading ... 'Repent' and ereceiveh are an Aorist, Active, Imperative, 2nd Person, Plural. This would indicate a command to do something that would occur at a point in time regardless of the time of the action. I think of it as current. 'Be Baptized' is an Aorist, Passive, Imperative, 3rd Person, Singular. This would indicate a command to allow something to be done to you at a particular point in time regardless of when the action occurs. I think of it as in the future. |