King James Version
Acts 10:48 in the King James Version says “And he commanded them to be baptized in the name of the Lord. Then prayed they him to tarry certain days.” — study this verse from Acts chapter 10 with commentary, cross-references, and original Greek word analysis.
“And he commanded them to be baptized in the name of the Lord. Then prayed they him to tarry certain days.”
Acts 10:48 · KJV
For they heard them speak with tongues, and magnify God. Then answered Peter,
Can any man forbid water, that these should not be baptized, which have received the Holy Ghost as well as we?
And he commanded them to be baptized in the name of the Lord. Then prayed they him to tarry certain days.
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“him”
G846the reflexive pronoun self, used (alone or in the comparative g1438) of the third person, and (with the proper personal pronoun) of the other persons
“to be baptized”
G907to immerse, submerge; to make whelmed (i.e., fully wet); used only (in the new testament) of ceremonial ablution, especially (technically) of the ordi
“of the Lord”
G2962supreme in authority, i.e., (as noun) controller; by implication, master (as a respectful title)
“Then”
G5119the when, i.e., at the time that (of the past or future, also in consecution)
“him”
G846the reflexive pronoun self, used (alone or in the comparative g1438) of the third person, and (with the proper personal pronoun) of the other persons
“days”
G2250day, i.e., (literally) the time space between dawn and dark, or the whole 24 hours (but several days were usually reckoned by the jews as inclusive of
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