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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: In Lu. 11:13 Jesus says that the Father will give the Holy Spirit to those who ask. Does this mean that we must ask to receive the Spirit? How does this compare with Jo. 3:15 where "whosoever believes...has everlasting life"? |
Bible Answer: Greetings rdupont! Yes we must ask for the Holy spirit. We do this when we ask forgiveness for our sins and ask to be baptized. The Fathers gift at our baptism is the gift of the Holy Spirit. prayon |