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NASB | Romans 10:9 that if you confess with your mouth Jesus as Lord, and believe in your heart that God raised Him from the dead, you will be saved; |
AMPLIFIED 2015 | Romans 10:9 because if you acknowledge and confess with your mouth that Jesus is Lord [recognizing His power, authority, and majesty as God], and believe in your heart that God raised Him from the dead, you will be saved. |
Subject: Isn't Baptism neccessary for salvation?? |
Bible Note: Hi Meredith! The terms 'protasis' and 'apodosis' refer to two different kinds of clauses, normally within a conditional statement. The 'protasis' is the conditional statement and the 'apodosis' is the statement made based upon the stated condition. So what the author Searcher quoted was saying was that Acts 2:38 can be read as: "If you repent (protasis), and since you have repented be baptized (apodosis), you will receive forgiveness of sins" (Loose paraphrase). The simplest way to look at this verse is to recognize that Greek is very precise about its usage of person, gender, and number. The first verb (repent) and the last phrase (for the forgiveness of your sins) are both plural in number. Any verb or phrase which is to be associated with these two must also be plural, or it cannot be grammatically associated with these two. However, the command to 'be baptized' is singular, not plural. Thus, it is not grammatically part of the sequence mentioned above. The best way to interpret this verse in English would be something like this: "Repent (oh, and let each one of you be baptized in the name of Jesus)for the forgiveness of your sins." In the above example, the command to be baptized is an interruption to the thought of the passage. In other words, it is repentance, and repentance alone which results in forgiveness of sins - not repentance and baptism. Is this clear? :-) Your Brother in Christ, Tim Moran |