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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: jcsav, baptism does not save. |
Bible Note: Greetings Jcsav! Okay, allow me to explain. Your quote tried to argue that 'for the forgiveness of sins' was the 'basis' for both imperative - to repent and to be baptized. The author of your quote then tried to argue that 'for the forgiveness of sins' could not refer to the 'basis' or 'reason' since they would have had already repented to be forgiven. My point was simply that it is a false assumption that 'for the forgiveness of sins' must be associated with both imperatives. It could also only refer to one imperative. Thus, those who choose to translate 'eis' as 'because of' in Acts 2:38 would say that the structure would be as follows: Repent, and then, having done that, be baptized because you have been forgiven. As I have posted several times, I personally don't adopt this position. My view is that 'be baptized' is a parenthetical statment, not associate grammatically to the phrase 'for the forgiveness of sins' at all. Thus the structure would be: Repent, resulting in the forgiveness of sins, and let each one who has repented be baptized. This view is definitely supported by the grammer of Acts 2:38. The commmand to 'be baptized' is singular in number, while every other command and pronoun is plural in number. This is a clear indication that 'be baptized' is a parenthetical statement. So, no one is denying that there are two commands in Acts 2:38 my friend! Your Brother in Christ, Tim Moran |