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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: Jesus' name baptism? |
Bible Note: Greetings Kalos! I'm sure you already know the story behind the Comma Johanneum, but for those on the forum who don't, I thought I would share a little about the history. 1 John 5:7 was found in the Vulgate when Erasmus began work on his critical Greek text. However, Erasmus could not find any Greek text which contained the verse. So, he left it out. This infuriated powers that be, so Erasmus promised that he would included it in future editions of his text if he could find even one Greek text which included it. Amazingly, one appeared with the Comma Johanneum written into the margin. Many believe that the Greek manuscript had been produced on demand by a Franciscan friar named Froy at Oxford in 1520. Since that time, many more Greek manuscripts have been found. Thus far, only 3 out of thousands include the verse. Of these three, one is a 12th century manuscript which includes the verse in the margin in a 17th century hand. One is a 16th century manscript. One is a 14th century manuscript. Even the Latin Vulgate does not include the verse before 800 a.d. The oldest known citation of the Comma is in a 4th century Latin work called "Liber apologeticus". Therefore, you are entirely correct. This verse was not part of the orignal text of 1 John! Your Brother in Christ, Tim Moran |