人々は、次々にやってきてバプテスマを受けていた。
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English Translation
And people were constantly coming to be baptized.
Furigana
Romanji
Hitobito wa, tsugitsugi ni yattekite baputesuma o uketeita.
Words
人々
(ひとびと、にんにん)
each person; people; men and women; everybody
は
(は)
topic marker particle; indicates contrast with another option (stated or unstated); adds emphasis
次々
(つぎつぎ)
in succession; one by one
に
(に)
at (place, time); in; on; during; to (direction, state); toward; into; for (purpose); because of (reason); for; with; by; from; as (i.e. in the role of); per; in; for; a (e.g. "once a month"); and; in addition to; if; although
やって来る
(やってくる)
to come along; to come around; to turn up; to arrive at the present; to get where one is; to have been doing something (for a period of time)
バプテスマ
(バプテスマ)
baptism
を
(を)
indicates direct object of action; indicates subject of causative expression; indicates an area traversed; indicates time (period) over which action takes place; indicates point of departure or separation of action; indicates object of desire, like, hate, etc.
受ける
(うける)
to receive; to get; to catch (e.g. a ball); to be struck by (wind, waves, sunlight, etc.); to sustain (damage); to incur (a loss); to suffer (an injury); to feel (influence); to undergo (e.g. surgery); to take (a test); to accept (a challenge); to be given (e.g. life, talent); to follow; to succeed; to be descended from; to face (south, etc.); to be modified by; to obtain (a pawned item, etc.) by paying a fee; to be well-received; to become popular; to go down well