Verse (Click for Chapter) New International Version So he ordered that they be baptized in the name of Jesus Christ. Then they asked Peter to stay with them for a few days. New Living Translation So he gave orders for them to be baptized in the name of Jesus Christ. Afterward Cornelius asked him to stay with them for several days. English Standard Version And he commanded them to be baptized in the name of Jesus Christ. Then they asked him to remain for some days. Berean Standard Bible So he ordered that they be baptized in the name of Jesus Christ. Then they asked him to stay for a few days. Berean Literal Bible And he commanded them to be baptized in the name of Jesus Christ. Then they asked him to remain some days. King James Bible And he commanded them to be baptized in the name of the Lord. Then prayed they him to tarry certain days. New King James Version And he commanded them to be baptized in the name of the Lord. Then they asked him to stay a few days. New American Standard Bible And he ordered them to be baptized in the name of Jesus Christ. Then they asked him to stay on for a few days. NASB 1995 And he ordered them to be baptized in the name of Jesus Christ. Then they asked him to stay on for a few days. NASB 1977 And he ordered them to be baptized in the name of Jesus Christ. Then they asked him to stay on for a few days. Legacy Standard Bible And he ordered them to be baptized in the name of Jesus Christ. Then they asked him to remain for a few days. Amplified Bible And he ordered that they be baptized in the name of Jesus Christ. Then they asked him to stay there for a few days. Christian Standard Bible He commanded them to be baptized in the name of Jesus Christ. Then they asked him to stay for a few days. Holman Christian Standard Bible And he commanded them to be baptized in the name of Jesus Christ. Then they asked him to stay for a few days. American Standard Version And he commanded them to be baptized in the name of Jesus Christ. Then prayed they him to tarry certain days. Contemporary English Version Peter ordered them to be baptized in the name of Jesus Christ, and they asked him to stay on for a few days. English Revised Version And he commanded them to be baptized in the name of Jesus Christ. Then prayed they him to tarry certain days. GOD'S WORD® Translation So Peter ordered that they should be baptized in the name of Jesus Christ. Then they asked Peter to stay with them for several days. Good News Translation So he ordered them to be baptized in the name of Jesus Christ. Then they asked him to stay with them for a few days. International Standard Version So Peter ordered them to be baptized in the name of Jesus the Messiah. Then they asked him to stay there for several days. Majority Standard Bible So he ordered that they be baptized in the name of the Lord. Then they asked him to stay for a few days. NET Bible So he gave orders to have them baptized in the name of Jesus Christ. Then they asked him to stay for several days. New Heart English Bible He commanded them to be baptized in the name of Jesus Christ. Then they asked him to stay some days. Webster's Bible Translation And he commanded them to be baptized in the name of the Lord. Then they requested him to tarry certain days. Weymouth New Testament And he directed that they should be baptized in the name of Jesus Christ. Then they begged him to remain with them for a time. World English Bible He commanded them to be baptized in the name of Jesus Christ. Then they asked him to stay some days. Literal Translations Literal Standard VersionHe commanded them to also be immersed in the Name of the LORD; then they implored him to remain certain days. Berean Literal Bible And he commanded them to be baptized in the name of Jesus Christ. Then they asked him to remain some days. Young's Literal Translation he commanded them also to be baptized in the name of the Lord; then they besought him to remain certain days. Smith's Literal Translation And he commanded them to be immersed in the name of the Lord. Then asked they him to remain certain days. Catholic Translations Douay-Rheims BibleAnd he commanded them to be baptized in the name of the Lord Jesus Christ. Then they desired him to tarry with them some days. Catholic Public Domain Version And he ordered them to be baptized in the name of the Lord Jesus Christ. Then they begged him to remain with them for some days. New American Bible He ordered them to be baptized in the name of Jesus Christ. [49] Then they invited him to stay for a few days. New Revised Standard Version So he ordered them to be baptized in the name of Jesus Christ. Then they invited him to stay for several days. Translations from Aramaic Lamsa BibleAnd he commanded them to be baptized in the name of our LORD Jesus Christ. And they urged him to remain with them a few days. Aramaic Bible in Plain English Then he commanded them to be baptized in the name of our Lord Yeshua The Messiah, and they begged him to stay with them for some days. NT Translations Anderson New TestamentAnd he commanded them to be immersed in the name of the Lord. Then they besought him to remain some days. Godbey New Testament And he commanded them to be baptized in the name of Jesus Christ. Then they asked him to tarry some days. Haweis New Testament So he commanded them to be baptised in the name of the Lord. Then they entreated him to tarry there some days. Mace New Testament so he directed they should be baptized in the name of the Lord, after which they desired him to stay some time with them. Weymouth New Testament And he directed that they should be baptized in the name of Jesus Christ. Then they begged him to remain with them for a time. Worrell New Testament And He commanded that they should be immersed in the name of Jesus Christ. Then they asked him to remain some days. Worsley New Testament And he ordered them to be baptized in the name of the Lord. And they desired him to stay there some days. Additional Translations ... Audio Bible Context The Gentiles Receive the Holy Spirit…47“Can anyone withhold the water to baptize these people? They have received the Holy Spirit just as we have!” 48So he ordered that they be baptized in the name of Jesus Christ. Then they asked him to stay for a few days. Cross References Matthew 28:19 Therefore go and make disciples of all nations, baptizing them in the name of the Father and of the Son and of the Holy Spirit, Acts 2:38 Peter replied, “Repent and be baptized, every one of you, in the name of Jesus Christ for the forgiveness of your sins, and you will receive the gift of the Holy Spirit. Acts 8:12 But when they believed Philip as he preached the gospel of the kingdom of God and the name of Jesus Christ, they were baptized, both men and women. Acts 8:36-38 As they traveled along the road and came to some water, the eunuch said, “Look, here is water! What is there to prevent me from being baptized?” / And Philip said, “If you believe with all your heart, you may be baptized.” The eunuch replied, “I believe that Jesus Christ is the Son of God.” / And he gave orders to stop the chariot. Then both Philip and the eunuch went down into the water, and Philip baptized him. Acts 19:5 On hearing this, they were baptized into the name of the Lord Jesus. Romans 6:3-4 Or aren’t you aware that all of us who were baptized into Christ Jesus were baptized into His death? / We were therefore buried with Him through baptism into death, in order that, just as Christ was raised from the dead through the glory of the Father, we too may walk in newness of life. Galatians 3:27 For all of you who were baptized into Christ have clothed yourselves with Christ. Colossians 2:12 And having been buried with Him in baptism, you were raised with Him through your faith in the power of God, who raised Him from the dead. 1 Peter 3:21 And this water symbolizes the baptism that now saves you also—not the removal of dirt from the body, but the pledge of a clear conscience toward God—through the resurrection of Jesus Christ, Mark 16:16 Whoever believes and is baptized will be saved, but whoever does not believe will be condemned. John 3:5 Jesus answered, “Truly, truly, I tell you, no one can enter the kingdom of God unless he is born of water and the Spirit. 1 Corinthians 12:13 For in one Spirit we were all baptized into one body, whether Jews or Greeks, slave or free, and we were all given one Spirit to drink. Ephesians 4:5 one Lord, one faith, one baptism; Titus 3:5 He saved us, not by the righteous deeds we had done, but according to His mercy, through the washing of new birth and renewal by the Holy Spirit. Isaiah 52:15 so He will sprinkle many nations. Kings will shut their mouths because of Him. For they will see what they have not been told, and they will understand what they have not heard. Treasury of Scripture And he commanded them to be baptized in the name of the Lord. Then prayed they him to tarry certain days. commanded. John 4:2 (Though Jesus himself baptized not, but his disciples,) 1 Corinthians 1:13-17 Is Christ divided? was Paul crucified for you? or were ye baptized in the name of Paul? … Galatians 3:27 For as many of you as have been baptized into Christ have put on Christ. the name. Acts 2:38 Then Peter said unto them, Repent, and be baptized every one of you in the name of Jesus Christ for the remission of sins, and ye shall receive the gift of the Holy Ghost. Acts 8:16 (For as yet he was fallen upon none of them: only they were baptized in the name of the Lord Jesus.) Then. Acts 16:15 And when she was baptized, and her household, she besought us, saying, If ye have judged me to be faithful to the Lord, come into my house, and abide there. And she constrained us. John 4:40 So when the Samaritans were come unto him, they besought him that he would tarry with them: and he abode there two days. Jump to Previous Baptised Baptism Baptized Begged Christ Commanded Directed Few Jesus Kept Ordered Orders Peter Prayed Requested Tarry TimeJump to Next Baptised Baptism Baptized Begged Christ Commanded Directed Few Jesus Kept Ordered Orders Peter Prayed Requested Tarry TimeActs 10 1. Cornelius, a devout man, being commanded by an angel, sends for Peter,11. who by a vision is taught not to despise the Gentiles; 17. and is commanded by the Spirit to go with the messenger to Caesarea. 25. Cornelius shows the occasion of his sending for him. 34. As he preaches Christ to Cornelius and his company, 44. the Holy Spirit falls on them, and they are baptized. So he ordered them The phrase "he ordered them" indicates a directive given with authority. In the context of Acts 10, this authority comes from Peter, an apostle of Jesus Christ, who acts under divine guidance. The Greek word used here is "prosetaxen," which implies a command or instruction. This reflects the apostolic authority bestowed upon Peter by Christ Himself, as seen in Matthew 16:19, where Jesus gives Peter the keys to the kingdom of heaven. This command is not merely a suggestion but a divinely inspired mandate, emphasizing the importance of baptism as an act of obedience and initiation into the Christian faith. to be baptized in the name of Jesus Christ Then they asked him to stay for a few days Then prayed they him to tarry certain days.--The days so spent must have included at least one "first day of the week," and both in the solemn breaking of bread, and in the social intercourse of the other days, Peter must have mingled freely with the new converts, eating and drinking with them (Acts 11:2), without any fear of being thereby defiled. That visit to Caesarea, St. Luke dwells on as one of the great turning-points in the Apostle's life, attesting his essential agreement with St. Paul. We can well understand how he shrank from marring the effect of that attestation by recording the melancholy inconsistency of his subsequent conduct at Antioch (Galatians 2:11-12). Verse 48. - Jesus Christ for the Lord, A.V. and T.R. No one forbidding or objecting, Peter immediately ordered that they should be baptized. He does not appear to have baptized them himself, any more than St. Paul did his converts (1 Corinthians 1:13-17). They prayed him to tarry with them, no doubt that they might receive fuller instruction in the faith of the Lord Jesus Christ, into which they had been baptized. |