ACTs 8:12 Parallel Verse View

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Key: khaki:verbs, light-green:nominative/subject, pink:genitive/possessor, cyan:dative/indirect object.
Note: Automatic aligning of the OET-RV to the LV is done by some temporary software, hence the RV alignments are incomplete (and may occasionally be wrong).

ULT But when they believed Philip, proclaiming the gospel about the kingdom of God and the name of Jesus Christ, they were being baptized, both men and women.

UST But then they believed Philip’s message of the good news about how God would rule the lives of people everywhere and about Jesus the Messiah. Philip baptized the men and the women who believed in Jesus.

BSB 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.

BLB But when they believed Philip, proclaiming the gospel concerning the kingdom of God and the name of Jesus Christ, they were baptized, both men and women.

AICNT But when they believed Philip as he preached good news about the kingdom of God and the name of Jesus Christ, they were baptized, both men and women.

OEB However, when they came to believe Philip, as he told them the good news about the kingdom of God and the name of Jesus Christ, they were baptised, both men and women.

WEBBE But when they believed Philip preaching good news concerning God’s Kingdom and the name of Jesus Christ, they were baptised, both men and women.

WMBB But when they believed Philip proclaiming good news concerning God’s Kingdom and the name of Yeshua the Messiah, they were immersed, both men and women.

NET But when they believed Philip as he was proclaiming the good news about the kingdom of God and the name of Jesus Christ, they began to be baptized, both men and women.

LSV And when they believed Philip, proclaiming good news, the things concerning the Kingdom of God and the Name of Jesus Christ, they were immersed—both men and women;

FBV But when they believed in what Philip told them about the good news about the kingdom of God and the name of Jesus Christ, they were baptized, both men and women.

TCNT But when they believed Philip as he preached good news about the kingdom of God and the name of Jesus Christ, they were baptized, both men and women.

T4T But then they believed Philip’s message when he preached to them about how God desires to rule [MET] the lives of people who believe in him, and about Jesus being the Messiah [MTY]. Both the men and the women who believed in Jesus were baptized. {Philip was baptizing both the men and the women who had come to believe in Jesus}.

LEB No LEB ACTs book available

BBE But when they had faith in the good news given by Philip about the kingdom of God and the name of Jesus Christ, a number of men and women had baptism.

Moff No Moff ACTs book available

Wymth But when Philip began to tell the Good News about the Kingdom of God and about the Name of Jesus Christ, and they embraced the faith, they were baptized, men and women alike.

ASV But when they believed Philip preaching good tidings concerning the kingdom of God and the name of Jesus Christ, they were baptized, both men and women.

DRA But when they had believed Philip preaching of the kingdom of God, in the name of Jesus Christ, they were baptized, both men and women.

YLT And when they believed Philip, proclaiming good news, the things concerning the reign of God and the name of Jesus Christ, they were baptized both men and women;

Drby But when they believed Philip announcing the glad tidings concerning the kingdom of [fn]God and the name of Jesus Christ, they were baptised, both men and women.

8.12 Elohim

RV But when they believed Philip preaching good tidings concerning the kingdom of God and the name of Jesus Christ, they were baptized, both men and women.
(But when they believed Philip preaching good tidings/news concerning the kingdom of God and the name of Jesus Christ, they were baptised, both men and women. )

SLT And when they believed Philip announcing the good news of the kingdom of God, and the name of Jesus Christ, they were immersed, both men and women.

Wbstr But when they believed Philip, preaching the things concerning the kingdom of God, and the name of Jesus Christ, they were baptized both men and women.

KJB-1769 But when they believed Philip preaching the things concerning the kingdom of God, and the name of Jesus Christ, they were baptized, both men and women.
(But when they believed Philip preaching the things concerning the kingdom of God, and the name of Jesus Christ, they were baptised, both men and women. )

KJB-1611 But when they beleeued Philip preaching the things concerning the kingdome of God, and the Name of Iesus Christ, they were baptized, both men and women.
(Modernised spelling is same as from KJB-1769 above, apart from capitalisation)

Bshps No Bshps ACTs book available

Gnva But assoone as they beleeued Philip, which preached the thinges that concerned the kingdome of God, and the Name of Iesus Christ, they were baptized both men and women.
(But as soon as they believed Philip, which preached the things that concerned the kingdom of God, and the Name of Yesus/Yeshua Christ, they were baptised both men and women. )

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TNT But assone as they beleved Philippes preachynge of the kyngdome of God and of the name of Iesu Christ they were baptised bothe men and wemen.
(But as soon as they believed Philips preaching of the kingdom of God and of the name of Yesu Christ they were baptised both men and women. )

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Luth No Luth ACTs book available

ClVg Cum vero credidissent Philippo evangelizanti de regno Dei, in nomine Jesu Christi baptizabantur viri ac mulieres.[fn]
(Since indeed/however credidissent Philippo evangelizanti from/about kingdom of_God, in/into/on by_name Yesu of_Christ baptizabantur men and women. )

8.12 Philippo. RAB. Dicunt quidam istum Philippum fuisse apostolum, et unum de duodecim, sed non videtur verum secundum seriem hujus libri. Jesu Christi. ID. Cujus erant ignari vel (ut prædictum est) in nomine Jesu Trinitatem prædicavit, et qui tantum unam personam de Trinitate perfecte credit, credulitate aliarum duarum carere non potest.

8.12 Philippo. RAB. Sayunt some that Philippum to_have_been apostolum, and one from/about twelve, but not/no it_seems true after/second seriem of_this books. Yesu of_Christ. ID. Cuyus they_were ignari or (ut aforementioned est) in/into/on by_name Yesu Trinitatem beforedicavit, and who only one personam from/about Trinitate perfecte he_believes, credulitate otherrum duarum carere not/no can.

UGNT ὅτε δὲ ἐπίστευσαν τῷ Φιλίππῳ, εὐαγγελιζομένῳ περὶ τῆς Βασιλείας τοῦ Θεοῦ καὶ τοῦ ὀνόματος Ἰησοῦ Χριστοῦ, ἐβαπτίζοντο ἄνδρες τε καὶ γυναῖκες.
(hote de episteusan tōi Filippōi, euangelizomenōi peri taʸs Basileias tou Theou kai tou onomatos Yaʸsou Ⱪristou, ebaptizonto andres te kai gunaikes.)

SBL-GNT ὅτε δὲ ἐπίστευσαν τῷ Φιλίππῳ εὐαγγελιζομένῳ ⸀περὶ τῆς βασιλείας τοῦ θεοῦ καὶ τοῦ ὀνόματος Ἰησοῦ Χριστοῦ, ἐβαπτίζοντο ἄνδρες τε καὶ γυναῖκες.
(hote de episteusan tōi Filippōi euangelizomenōi ⸀peri taʸs basileias tou theou kai tou onomatos Yaʸsou Ⱪristou, ebaptizonto andres te kai gunaikes.)

RP-GNT Ὅτε δὲ ἐπίστευσαν τῷ Φιλίππῳ εὐαγγελιζομένῳ τὰ περὶ τῆς βασιλείας τοῦ θεοῦ καὶ τοῦ ὀνόματος Ἰησοῦ χριστοῦ, ἐβαπτίζοντο ἄνδρες τε καὶ γυναῖκες.
(Hote de episteusan tōi Filippōi euangelizomenōi ta peri taʸs basileias tou theou kai tou onomatos Yaʸsou ⱪristou, ebaptizonto andres te kai gunaikes.)

TC-GNT Ὅτε δὲ ἐπίστευσαν τῷ Φιλίππῳ εὐαγγελιζομένῳ [fn]τὰ περὶ τῆς βασιλείας τοῦ Θεοῦ καὶ τοῦ ὀνόματος [fn]Ἰησοῦ Χριστοῦ, ἐβαπτίζοντο ἄνδρες τε καὶ γυναῖκες.
(Hote de episteusan tōi Filippōi euangelizomenōi ta peri taʸs basileias tou Theou kai tou onomatos Yaʸsou Ⱪristou, ebaptizonto andres te kai gunaikes. )

8:12 τα ¦ — ECM^† NA SBL TH WH

8:12 ιησου ¦ του ιησου TR

Key for above GNTs: yellow:punctuation differs, red:words differ (from our SR-GNT base).

UTN uW Translation Notes:

Note 1 topic: writing-pronouns

ἐπίστευσαν

˱they˲_believed

The pronoun they refers to the Samaritans. Alternate translation: [the Samaritans believed]

Note 2 topic: figures-of-speech / abstractnouns

εὐαγγελιζομένῳ περὶ τῆς Βασιλείας τοῦ Θεοῦ καὶ τοῦ ὀνόματος Ἰησοῦ Χριστοῦ

gospel_preaching concerning the Kingdom the ˱of˲_God and the name ˱of˲_Jesus Christ

If your language does not use an abstract noun for the idea of a kingdom, you could express the same idea in another way. Alternate translation: [proclaiming the good news that God had begun to rule and that Jesus the Messiah had come]

Note 3 topic: figures-of-speech / metonymy

εὐαγγελιζομένῳ περὶ τῆς Βασιλείας τοῦ Θεοῦ καὶ τοῦ ὀνόματος Ἰησοῦ Χριστοῦ

gospel_preaching concerning the Kingdom the ˱of˲_God and the name ˱of˲_Jesus Christ

Here the name of Jesus represents his authority, specifically as the Messiah, as the title Christ indicates. Alternate translation: [proclaiming the good news that God had begun to rule and that Jesus the Messiah had come]

Note 4 topic: figures-of-speech / infostructure

εὐαγγελιζομένῳ περὶ τῆς Βασιλείας τοῦ Θεοῦ καὶ τοῦ ὀνόματος Ἰησοῦ Χριστοῦ

gospel_preaching concerning the Kingdom the ˱of˲_God and the name ˱of˲_Jesus Christ

Since Jesus inaugurated the kingdom of God when he came to earth, it may be helpful to put the information about Jesus before the information about the kingdom of God. Alternate translation: [proclaiming the gospel about the name of Jesus Christ and the kingdom of God] or [proclaiming the good news that Jesus the Messiah had come and that God had begun to rule]

Note 5 topic: figures-of-speech / activepassive

ἐβαπτίζοντο

˱they˲_˓were_being˒_baptized

If your language does not use this passive form, you could state this in active form. Alternate translation: [Philip was baptizing them]

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