11 translations · Greek
Acts 2:38
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.
Acts 2:38 in 11 translations
- WEB 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.
- KJV King James Version
- 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.
- BSB Berean Standard Bible
- 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.
- ASV American Standard Version
- 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.
- LSV Literal Standard Version
- And Peter said to them, “Convert, and each of you be immersed on the Name of Jesus Christ, for forgiveness of sins, and you will receive the gift of the Holy Spirit,
- FBV Free Bible Version
- “Repent!” Peter told them. “All of you must be baptized in the name of Jesus Christ for the forgiveness of your sins, and you will receive the gift of the Holy Spirit.
- YLT 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,
- DBY 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.
- WBT Webster’s Bible
- Then Peter said to 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 Spirit.
- WEBC World English Bible (Catholic)
- 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.
- DRA Douay-Rheims 1899
- 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.
The Greek words
Each word of the Greek text in order, with its transliteration, the Berean Standard Bible’s English for it, and its Strong’s number and short definition.
| Word | Transliteration | English (BSB) | Strong’s |
|---|---|---|---|
| Πέτρος | Petros | Peter | G4074 Πέτρος Peter |
| δὲ | de | — | G1161 δέ then |
| πρὸς | pros | — | G4314 πρός to/with |
| αὐτούς | autous | — | G846 αὐτός it/s/he |
| Μετανοήσατε | Metanoēsate | Repent | G3340 μετανοέω to repent |
| φησίν | phēsin | replied | G5346 φημί to assert |
| Καὶ | Kai | and | G2532 καί and |
| βαπτισθήτω | baptisthētō | be baptized | G907 βαπτίζω to baptize |
| ἕκαστος | hekastos | every one | G1538 ἕκαστος each |
| ὑμῶν | hymōn | of you | G4771 σύ you |
| ἐπὶ | epi | in | G1909 ἐπί upon/to/against |
| τῷ | tō | the | G3588 ὁ the/this/who |
| ὀνόματι | onomati | name | G3686 ὄνομα name |
| Ἰησοῦ | Iēsou | of Jesus | G2424 Ἰησοῦς Jesus |
| Χριστοῦ | Christou | Christ | G5547 Χριστός Christ |
| εἰς | eis | for the | G1519 εἰς toward |
| ἄφεσιν | aphesin | forgiveness | G859 ἄφεσις forgiveness |
| τῶν | tōn | — | G3588 ὁ the/this/who |
| ἁμαρτιῶν | hamartiōn | sins | G266 ἁμαρτία sin |
| ὑμῶν | hymōn | of your | G4771 σύ you |
| καὶ | kai | and | G2532 καί and |
| λήμψεσθε | lēmpsesthe | you will receive | G2983 λαμβάνω to take |
| τὴν | tēn | the | G3588 ὁ the/this/who |
| δωρεὰν | dōrean | gift | G1431 δωρεά free gift |
| τοῦ | tou | of the | G3588 ὁ the/this/who |
| Ἁγίου | Hagiou | Holy | G40 ἅγιος holy |
| Πνεύματος | Pneumatos | Spirit | G4151 πνεῦμα spirit/breath: spirit |
Related verses
- Acts 22:16
Now why do you wait? Arise, be baptized, and wash away your sins, calling on the name of the Lord.’
- Mark 16:16
He who believes and is baptized will be saved; but he who disbelieves will be condemned.
- Acts 8:12
But when they believed Philip preaching good news concerning God’s Kingdom and the name of Jesus Christ, they were baptized, both men and women.
- Luke 24:47
and that repentance and remission of sins should be preached in his name to all the nations, beginning at Jerusalem.
- Acts 10:48
He commanded them to be baptized in the name of Jesus Christ. Then they asked him to stay some days.
- Acts 3:19
“Repent therefore, and turn again, that your sins may be blotted out, so that there may come times of refreshing from the presence of the Lord,
- 1 Peter 3:21
This is a symbol of baptism, which now saves you—not the putting away of the filth of the flesh, but the answer of a good conscience toward God, through the resurrection of Jesus Christ,
- Acts 10:44–45
While Peter was still speaking these words, the Holy Spirit fell on all those who heard the word. They of the circumcision who believed were amazed, as many as came with Peter, because the gift of the Holy Spirit was also poured out on the Gentiles.
- Romans 6:3
Or don’t you know that all we who were baptized into Christ Jesus were baptized into his death?
- Acts 8:15–17
who, when they had come down, prayed for them, that they might receive the Holy Spirit; for as yet he had fallen on none of them. They had only been baptized in the name of Christ Jesus. Then they laid their hands on them, and they received the Holy Spirit.
Cross references from OpenBible.info, CC BY 4.0, most-voted first; text from the World English Bible.
In context
36 “Let all the house of Israel therefore know certainly that God has made him both Lord and Christ, this Jesus whom you crucified.”
37 Now when they heard this, they were cut to the heart, and said to Peter and the rest of the apostles, “Brothers, what shall we do?”
38 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.
39 For the promise is to you, and to your children, and to all who are far off, even as many as the Lord our God will call to himself.”
40 With many other words he testified, and exhorted them, saying, “Save yourselves from this crooked generation!”
Read all of Acts 2 in the World English Bible.
Edition and source notes
Each translation is shown as its source prints it, in its own verse numbering; where an edition numbers this verse differently, its own reference is given. The World English Bible, King James Version and Berean Standard Bible link to their chapter pages. Edition notes.
Literal Standard Version (2020) © Covenant Press and the Covenant Christian Coalition, Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike 4.0. Imported from the checksum-pinned eBible.org USFX source; the extracted verse text is an adaptation shared under the same license. Free Bible Version (2018) © Dr. Jonathan Gallagher, Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike 4.0. Imported from the checksum-pinned eBible.org USFX source; the extracted verse text is an adaptation shared under the same license.
The original words and their English come from the Berean Standard Bible translation tables (public domain); lemmas and short definitions from STEPBible (CC BY 4.0), with Greek definitions based on Abbott-Smith.
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