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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: Why is it that we no longer baptize in the name of Jesus as the disciples did? Is there a difference in the trinity and Jesus name baptism? |
Bible Answer: Hi, Quest... Some denominations find this heavily significant. Most baptize according to the prescription found in Matthew 28:19, "Go ye therefore, and teach all nations, baptizing them in the name of the Father, and of the Son, and of the Holy Ghost." I do not find sufficient evidence to suggest that Peter was trying to make a distinction. In Him, Doc |