He commanded them to be baptized in the name of Jesus Christ. Then they asked him to stay some days.
Parallel translations
- KJV And he commanded them to be baptized in the name of the Lord. Then prayed they him to tarry certain days.
- BSB So he ordered that they be baptized in the name of Jesus Christ. Then they asked him to stay for a few days.
- NKJV And he commanded them to be baptized in the name of the Lord. Then they asked him to stay a few days.
- NASB And he ordered them to be baptized in the name of Jesus Christ. Then they asked him to stay on for a few days.
- NLT 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.
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Peter orders them baptized in the name of Jesus Christ, and they ask him to stay several days. The Gentile believers are formally welcomed into the church.
Overview
Baptism in Jesus' name marks the Gentiles' public incorporation into the believing community. Their request that Peter remain shows a hunger for further teaching and fellowship. This event becomes a landmark, later cited to settle disputes about Gentile inclusion (Acts 15:7-9), confirming that the gospel unites all who believe in Christ.
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Cross-references · 9
- Acts 2:38Peter 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.
- Acts 8:16for as yet he had fallen on none of them. They had only been baptized in the name of Christ Jesus.
- Gal 3:27For as many of you as were baptized into Christ have put on Christ.
- John 4:2(although Jesus himself didn’t baptize, but his disciples),
- 1 Cor 1:13–17Is Christ divided? Was Paul crucified for you? Or were you baptized into the name of Paul?
- Acts 19:5When they heard this, they were baptized in the name of the Lord Jesus.
- Acts 8:12But when they believed Philip preaching good news concerning God’s Kingdom and the name of Jesus Christ, they were baptized, both men and women.
- John 4:40So when the Samaritans came to him, they begged him to stay with them. He stayed there two days.
- Acts 16:15When she and her household were baptized, she begged us, saying, “If you have judged me to be faithful to the Lord, come into my house, and stay.” So she persuaded us.
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