Daniel Whedon

Whedon's Commentary on the Bible - Acts 10:48

48. Commanded He performed not, it seems, the baptism himself, but gave direction that others, namely, the Christians from Joppa, should perform it, as an inferior office seldom performed by apostles. So Jesus baptized not, but his disciples, and Paul seldom himself performed the rite. (1 Corinthians 1:17.) The relation of the baptismal consecration, as to Christ, is stated with different prepositions in the Greek. Into the name of Father, Son, etc., Matthew 28:19. Into my own name, 1... read more