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They taught us about different kinds of baptism. They taught us about placing hands on people. They taught us that people will rise from the dead. They taught us that God will judge everyone. And they taught us that what he decides will last forever.
Reference
Greek: διδακτός (didaktós)
(subjectively) instructed, or (objectively) communicated by teaching
Hebrew: mâbôwn
instructing
Greek: ἡμεῖς (hēmeîs)
we (only used when emphatic)
Greek: πρός (prós)
a preposition of direction; forward to, i.e. toward (with the genitive case, the side of, i.e. pertaining to; with the dative case, by the side of, i.e. near to; usually with the accusative case, the place, time, occasion, or respect, which is the destination of the relation, i.e. whither or for which it is predicated)
Hebrew: ʼêl
near, with or among; often in general, to
Greek: βάπτισμα (báptisma)
baptism (technically or figuratively)
Greek: διδακτός (didaktós)
(subjectively) instructed, or (objectively) communicated by teaching
Hebrew: mâbôwn
instructing
Greek: ἡμεῖς (hēmeîs)
we (only used when emphatic)
Greek: πρός (prós)
a preposition of direction; forward to, i.e. toward (with the genitive case, the side of, i.e. pertaining to; with the dative case, by the side of, i.e. near to; usually with the accusative case, the place, time, occasion, or respect, which is the destination of the relation, i.e. whither or for which it is predicated)
Hebrew: ʼêl
near, with or among; often in general, to
Hebrew: ʼÔwn
On, an Israelite
Greek: δῆμος (dēmos)
the public (as bound together socially)
Hebrew: ʻam
{a people (as a congregated unit); specifically, a tribe (as those of Israel); hence (collectively) troops or attendants; figuratively, a flock}
Greek: διδακτός (didaktós)
(subjectively) instructed, or (objectively) communicated by teaching
Hebrew: mâbôwn
instructing
Greek: ἡμεῖς (hēmeîs)
we (only used when emphatic)
Hebrew: zôw
this or that
Greek: δῆμος (dēmos)
the public (as bound together socially)
Hebrew: ʻam
{a people (as a congregated unit); specifically, a tribe (as those of Israel); hence (collectively) troops or attendants; figuratively, a flock}
Greek: θέλησις (thélēsis)
determination (properly, the act), i.e. option
Hebrew: tsᵉbâʼ
to please
Greek: ἐγγύς (engýs)
near
Greek: ὁ (ho)
the (sometimes to be supplied, at others omitted, in English idiom)
Hebrew: ʼillêyn
these
Greek: νεκρός (nekrós)
dead (literally or figuratively; also as noun)
Hebrew: râphâʼ
properly, lax, i.e. (figuratively) a ghost (as dead; in plural only)
Greek: διδακτός (didaktós)
(subjectively) instructed, or (objectively) communicated by teaching
Hebrew: mâbôwn
instructing
Greek: ἡμεῖς (hēmeîs)
we (only used when emphatic)
Hebrew: zôw
this or that
Greek: κύριος (kýrios)
supreme in authority, i.e. (as noun) controller; by implication, Master (as a respectful title)
Hebrew: ʼĕlâhh
God
Greek: θέλησις (thélēsis)
determination (properly, the act), i.e. option
Hebrew: tsᵉbâʼ
to please
Greek: κριτής (kritḗs)
a judge (genitive case or specially)
Hebrew: ʼădargâzêr
a chief diviner, or astrologer
Greek: καίγε (kaíge)
and at least (or even, indeed)
Hebrew: kîy
(by implication) very widely used as a relative conjunction or adverb (as below); often largely modified by other particles annexed
Greek: διδακτός (didaktós)
(subjectively) instructed, or (objectively) communicated by teaching
Hebrew: mâbôwn
instructing
Greek: ἡμεῖς (hēmeîs)
we (only used when emphatic)
Hebrew: zôw
this or that
Hebrew: mân
who or what (properly, interrogatively, hence, also indefinitely and relatively)
Greek: ὅδε (hóde)
the same, i.e. this or that one (plural these or those); often used as a personal pronoun
Hebrew: hûwʼ
he (she or it); only expressed when emphatic or without a verb; also (intensively) self, or (especially with the article) the same; sometimes (as demonstrative) this or that; occasionally (instead of copula) as or are
Greek: θέλησις (thélēsis)
determination (properly, the act), i.e. option
Hebrew: tsᵉbâʼ
to please
Baptism
Acts 2:41
Acts 2:38
Acts 16:33
Acts 10:47
Mark 16:16
Judgment
Acts 16:15
Acts 24:25
Parallel theme
Acts 6:6
Resurrection
Acts 17:18
Acts 23:6
Verse Explanation
The writer lists foundational teachings involving baptisms, laying on of hands, resurrection of the dead, and eternal judgment, showing that these important subjects belonged to the basic foundation upon which deeper Christian understanding was to be built.
History
1st century AD: Baptism, laying on of hands, resurrection, and judgment were established elements of early Christian teaching and practice.