εἰς (eis) in the New Testament

εἰς (eis) in the New Testament — Enhanced Parsing & Usage Table

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Guide to columns:

Greek phrase: Immediate construction with εἰς as it appears in the verse (transliterated in italics).
Parsing (brief): εἰς = preposition with the accusative; points into/unto/for (goal, purpose, result, entry).
Semantic force: Function of εἰς in the verse.
Plain sense in context: Short explanation aligned with the KJV.

#	Verse (KJV)	Greek phrase with εἰς (translit.)	Parsing	Semantic force	Plain sense in context
1	Acts 2:38	εἰς ἄφεσιν ἁμαρτιῶν (eis aphesin hamartiōn)	εἰς + acc.	Purpose/Result (unto)	Baptism and repentance are unto remission of sins.
2	Matthew 26:28	εἰς ἄφεσιν ἁμαρτιῶν	εἰς + acc.	Purpose/Result	Christ's blood was shed unto remission (not because sins already forgiven).
3	Mark 1:4	εἰς ἄφεσιν ἁμαρτιῶν	εἰς + acc.	Purpose/Result	John's baptism unto remission.
4	Luke 3:3	εἰς ἄφεσιν ἁμαρτιῶν	εἰς + acc.	Purpose/Result	Baptism unto remission of sins.
5	Romans 10:10	εἰς δικαιοσύνην (eis dikaiosynēn)	εἰς + acc.	Goal/Entrance	Belief moves a person unto righteousness.
6	Romans 6:3	εἰς Χριστὸν Ἰησοῦν	εἰς + acc.	Motion into/Union	Baptism brings one into union with Christ.
7	Romans 6:3	εἰς τὸν θάνατον αὐτοῦ	εἰς + acc.	Motion into	Baptism unites the sinner into Christ's death.
8	Romans 6:4	εἰς τὸν θάνατον	εἰς + acc.	Result	Baptism identifies us into Christ's death.
9	Galatians 3:27	εἰς Χριστόν	εἰς + acc.	Union	Baptism is the clothing into Christ.
10	1 Corinthians 12:13	εἰς ἓν σῶμα	εἰς + acc.	Entrance	Baptism places believers into the one body (church).
11	1 Corinthians 10:2	εἰς τὸν Μωϋσῆν	εἰς + acc.	Relation	Israel was baptized unto Moses (a type for baptism unto Christ).
12	Acts 19:3	εἰς τὸ Ἰωάννου βάπτισμα	εἰς + acc.	Reference	Baptized unto John's baptism (not yet Christ's).
13	Acts 11:18	μετάνοιαν εἰς ζωήν	εἰς + acc.	Goal	Repentance unto life (not because life already possessed).
14	Acts 20:21	μετάνοιαν εἰς τὸν Θεόν	εἰς + acc.	Direction	Repentance is directed unto God.
15	John 3:16	εἰς αὐτόν	εἰς + acc.	Entrusting	Faith rests into the Son (unto life).
16	Acts 8:16	εἰς τὸ ὄνομα	εἰς + acc.	Authority	Baptism into the name (authority) of Christ.
17	Matthew 28:19	εἰς τὸ ὄνομα	εἰς + acc.	Consecration	Baptism unto the name of the Father, Son, Holy Ghost.
18	1 Thessalonians 4:7*	(Comparandum: εἰς marks moral aim elsewhere)	—	Moral goal	εἰς often marks goal unto holiness (cf. Acts 11:18).
19	1 Peter 2:25	εἰς τὸν ποιμένα	εἰς + acc.	Return into	Conversion returns us unto Christ's shepherding care.
20	1 Peter 1:8–9*	(εἰς used similarly in salvation goal contexts)	—	Goal	Faith presses unto salvation.

Observational Summary (for teaching):

Across salvation texts, εἰς consistently points forward—unto/into a goal, result, or union.
Acts 2:38 matches Matthew 26:28: εἰς ἄφεσιν ἁμαρτιῶν appears identically and means "unto remission."
Repentance + Baptism share the same εἰς phrase; redefining it as "because of" is grammatically absurd.
The KJV preserves this forward-moving sense consistently.

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