Acts 10:48
in Acts 10So he ordered that they be baptized in the name of Jesus Christ. Then they asked him to stay for a few days.
BSB
The same verse in ASV and KJV ▾
ASV
And he commanded them to be baptized in the name of Jesus Christ. Then prayed they him to tarry certain days.
KJV
And he commanded them to be baptized in the name of the Lord. Then prayed they him to tarry certain days.
⋯
This verse in Acts 10
Commentary
8 notes on this verseTo be baptized in the name of the Lord - That is, in the name of Jesus Christ; which implied their taking upon them the public profession of Christianity, and believing on Christ Jesus as their Savior and Sovereign; for, as they were baptized in his name, they professed thereby to be his disciples and followers. Then prayed they him to tarry certain days - They felt the necessity of farther instruction, and prayed him to continue his ministry a little longer among them; and to this he no doubt consented.
The record, by era
The Church Fathers2 voices
"And he commanded them to be baptized in the name of Jesus Christ." After he has cleared himself, then, and not before, he commands them to be baptized: teaching them by the facts themselves. Such was the dislike the Jews had to it! Therefore it is that he first clears himself, although the very facts cry aloud, and then gives the command. "Then prayed they him" - well might they do so - "to tarry certain days:" and with a good courage thenceforth he does tarry.
When they had believed that by baptism there is altogether the remission of sins, then the Spirit descended upon them. This, however, happened by God's ordaining for the great defense of Peter. Nor did the Spirit come in a common way, but they also spoke …
The Medieval Church1 voice
And he ordered them to be baptized in the name of Jesus Christ. And the circumcised believers who had come with Peter were amazed because the gift of the Holy Spirit had been poured out even on the Gentiles. Since the rule of the Church …
The Puritans and the Awakening2 voices
It is not unlikely that some Gentiles might before now have stepped into a synagogue of the Jews, and heard the gospel preached; but the gospel was never yet designedly preached to the Gentiles, nor any of them baptized--Cornelius was the first; and here we have, I. An account given us of this Cornelius, who and what he was, who was the first-born of the Gentiles to Christ.
And he commanded them to be baptized,....
2 more voices on this verse
The Nineteenth Century2 voices
A commentator
Jamieson, Fausset & Brown1802–1910
Commentary Critical and Explanatory on the Whole Bible (1871)
proposed
he commanded them to be baptized--not doing it with his own hands, as neither did Paul, save on rare occasions (1Co 1:14-17; compare Ac 2:38; Joh 4:2). prayed . . . him to tarry certain days--"golden days" [BENGEL], spent, doubtless, in refreshing Christian fellowship, and in imparting and receiving fuller teaching on the several topics of the apostle's discourse.
quarantine:debris (2026-07-29) — starts-lowercase
A commentator
Albert Barnes1798–1870
Notes, Explanatory and Practical, on the Old and New Testaments (1832-1869)
proposed
And he commanded them ... - Why Peter did not himself baptize them is unknown. It might be, perhaps, because he chose to make use of the ministry of the brethren who were with him, to prevent the possibility of future cavil. If they did it themselves, they could not so easily be led by the Jews to find fault with it. It may be added, also, that it seems not to have been the practice of the apostles themselves to baptize very extensively. See 1Co 1:14-17, “Christ sent me not to baptize, but to preach the gospel.”
The words behind it
15 Greek wordsEvery Greek word of this verse in the order it stands, with what it means and the door to its own study. The last column counts the times a word stands in the whole Bible: the rarer the word, the more the places it appears belong together.
| Greek | Sound | Meaning | Word study | In the Bible |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| προσέταξεν | prosetaxen | He commanded | G4367 → | 7 times |
| δὲ | de | now | G1161 → | 2765 times |
| αὐτοὺς | autous | them | G846 → | 5565 times |
| ἐν | en | in | G1722 → | 2738 times |
| τῷ | to | the | G3588 → | 19766 times |
| ὀνόματι | onomati | name | G3686 → | 227 times |
| Ἰησοῦ | iesou | of Jesus | G2424 → | 908 times |
| Χριστοῦ | christou | Christ | G5547 → | 523 times |
| βαπτισθῆναι | baptisthenai | to be baptized | G907 → | 76 times |
| τότε | tote | Then | G5119 → | 160 times |
| ἠρώτησαν | erotesan | they asked | G2065 → | 62 times |
| αὐτὸν | auton | him | G846 → | 5565 times |
| ἐπιμεῖναι | epimeinai | to remain | G1961 → | 15 times |
| ἡμέρας | hemeras | days | G2250 → | 389 times |
| τινάς.¶ | tinas | some. | G5100 → | 528 times |
προσέταξενHe commanded
prosetaxenG4367 →7 times
δὲnow
deG1161 →2765 times
αὐτοὺςthem
autousG846 →5565 times
ἐνin
enG1722 →2738 times
τῷthe
toG3588 →19766 times
ὀνόματιname
onomatiG3686 →227 times
Ἰησοῦof Jesus
iesouG2424 →908 times
ΧριστοῦChrist
christouG5547 →523 times
βαπτισθῆναιto be baptized
baptisthenaiG907 →76 times
τότεThen
toteG5119 →160 times
ἠρώτησανthey asked
erotesanG2065 →62 times
αὐτὸνhim
autonG846 →5565 times
ἐπιμεῖναιto remain
epimeinaiG1961 →15 times
ἡμέραςdays
hemerasG2250 →389 times
τινάς.¶some.
tinasG5100 →528 times
A shaded row is a word that stands 400 times or fewer in the Bible.
The walk
8 stopsEach card is a verse this one points to, and under it the verses that one points to in turn. Where several paths arrive at the same place, that place is listed first: the text keeps returning to it.
Through
Acts 2:38Peter 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.
it leads to
- Acts 22:16
And now what are you waiting for? Get up, be baptized, and wash your sins away, calling on His name.’
- Mark 16:16
Whoever believes and is baptized will be saved, but whoever does not believe will be condemned.
- 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.
- Luke 24:47
and in His name repentance and forgiveness of sins will be proclaimed to all nations, beginning in Jerusalem.
- Acts 3:19
Repent, then, and turn back, so that your sins may be wiped away,
- Acts 22:16
Through
Galatians 3:27For all of you who were baptized into Christ have clothed yourselves with Christ.
it leads to
- Romans 13:14
Instead, clothe yourselves with the Lord Jesus Christ, and make no provision for the desires of the flesh.
- 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.
- Romans 13:14
Through
Acts 8:12But 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.
it leads to
- 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.
Reached by 2 separate paths from here.
- Acts 2:38
Where this verse is studied
On this page
Studies11
On this verse
About Acts
This page draws on Adam Clarke, Commentary on the Bible; Albert Barnes, Notes, Explanatory and Practical, on the Old and New Testaments (1832-1869); Bede, Commentary on Acts; Jamieson, Fausset & Brown, Commentary Critical and Explanatory on the Whole Bible; John Chrysostom, Homily on Acts 24; John Gill, Exposition of the New Testament (1746-1748); Matthew Henry, Commentary on the Whole Bible and Oecumenius, Commentary on Acts.