King James Version

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.

Study

Greek

Tap a word to see its meaning.

The KJV’s Greek text (Textus Receptus) does not include “of the” (τῶν) before sins here. The KJV’s Greek text (Textus Receptus) does not include “of you” (ὑμῶν) before and here.

ΠέτροςpetrosPeterΠέτροςnoun, nominative, singular, masculine — “Peter”, the subject formG4074Peter, a Greek name meaning "rock".Peterδὲdebutδέconjunction — “but”G1161a weak adversative particle, generally placed second in its clause; but, on the other hand, and.This verse uses “but”.πρὸςprosuntoπρόςpreposition — “unto”G4314to, towards, with.untoαὐτούςautousthemαὐτός (autos)personal pronoun, accusative, plural, masculine — “them”, the object formG846he, she, it, they, them, same.This verse uses “them”.themΜετανοήσατεmetanoēsateRepentμετανοέω (metanoeō)verb, aorist active imperative, 2nd person plural — “Repent”, a single actionG3340I repent, change my mind, change the inner man (particularly with reference to acceptance of the will of God), repent.This verse uses “repent”.Repentκαὶkaiandκαίconjunction — “and”G2532and, even, also, namely.This verse uses “and”.andβαπτισθήτωbaptisthētōbe baptizedβαπτίζω (baptizō)verb, aorist passive imperative, 3rd person singular — “be baptized”, a single actionG907lit: I dip, submerge, but specifically of ceremonial dipping; I baptize.be baptizedἕκαστοςhekastosevery oneἕκαστοςadjective, nominative, singular, masculine — “every one”, the subject formG1538each (of more than two), every one.This verse uses “every one”.every oneὑμῶνhumōnof youσύ (su)personal pronoun, genitive, plural — “of you”, the of-formG4771you.of youἐπὶepiinἐπίpreposition — “in”G1909on, to, against, on the basis of, at.inτῷtōtheὁ (ho)article, dative, singular, neuter — “the”, the to- or for-formG3588the, the definite article.ὀνόματιonomatinameὄνομα (onoma)noun, dative, singular, neuter — “name”, the to- or for-formG3686name, character, fame, reputation.This verse uses “name”.the nameἸησοῦiēsouof JesusἸησοῦς (iēsous)noun, genitive, singular, masculine — “of Jesus”, the of-formG2424Jesus; the Greek form of Joshua; Jesus, son of Eliezer; Jesus, surnamed Justus.of JesusΧριστοῦchristouChristΧριστός (christos)noun, genitive, singular, masculine — “Christ”, the of-formG5547anointed; the Messiah, the Christ.Christεἰςeisforεἰςpreposition — “for”G1519into, in, unto, to, upon, towards, for, among.This verse uses “for”.forἄφεσινaphesinremissionἄφεσις (aphesis)noun, accusative, singular, feminine — “remission”, the object formG859a sending away, a letting go, a release, pardon, complete forgiveness.the remissionτῶνtōntheὁ (ho)article, genitive, plural, feminine — “the”, the of-formG3588the, the definite article.ἁμαρτιῶνhamartiōnof sinsἁμαρτία (hamartia)noun, genitive, plural, feminine — “of sins”, the of-formG266prop: missing the mark; hence: (a) guilt, sin, (b) a fault, failure (in an ethical sense), sinful deed.of sinsὑμῶνhumōnyouσύ (su)personal pronoun, genitive, plural — “you”, the of-formG4771you.καὶkaiandκαίconjunction — “and”G2532and, even, also, namely.This verse uses “and”.andλήμψεσθεlēmpsestheye shall receiveλαμβάνω (lambanō)verb, future middle indicative, 2nd person plural — “ye shall receive”, an action still aheadG2983(a) I receive, get, (b) I take, lay hold of.This verse uses “receive”.ye shall receiveτὴνtēntheὁ (ho)article, accusative, singular, feminine — “the”, the object formG3588the, the definite article.δωρεὰνdōreangiftδωρεά (dōrea)noun, accusative, singular, feminine — “gift”, the object formG1431a (free) gift, a gift (without repayment).the giftτοῦtoutheὁ (ho)article, genitive, singular, neuter — “the”, the of-formG3588the, the definite article.ἁγίουhagiouof the Holyἅγιος (hagios)adjective, genitive, singular, neuter — “of the Holy”, the of-formG40set apart by (or for) God, holy, sacred.This verse uses “holy”.of the HolyπνεύματοςpneumatosGhostπνεῦμα (pneuma)noun, genitive, singular, neuter — “Ghost”, the of-formG4151wind, breath, spirit.Ghost

Literal (Young’s Literal Translation)

and Peter said unto them, 'Reform, and be baptized each of you on the name of Jesus Christ, to remission of sins, and ye shall receive the gift of the Holy Spirit,

Compare Public-Domain Translations

The King James Version remains the text of this page and the canonical URL.

American Standard Version (1901)

And Peter said unto them, Repent ye, and be baptized every one of you in the name of Jesus Christ unto the remission of your sins; and ye shall receive the gift of the Holy Spirit.

Young’s Literal Translation

and Peter said unto them, 'Reform, and be baptized each of you on the name of Jesus Christ, to remission of sins, and ye shall receive the gift of the Holy Spirit,

World English Bible

Peter said to them, “Repent and be baptized, every one of you, in the name of Jesus Christ for the forgiveness of sins, and you will receive the gift of the Holy Spirit.

Darby Translation

And Peter said to them, Repent, and be baptised, each one of you, in the name of Jesus Christ, for remission of sins, and ye will receive the gift of the Holy Spirit.

Douay-Rheims

But Peter said to them: Do penance, and be baptized every one of you in the name of Jesus Christ, for the remission of your sins: and you shall receive the gift of the Holy Ghost.

American Standard Version (1901)

Young’s Literal Translation

World English Bible

Darby Translation

Douay-Rheims

See Also

Analytics Cookies