Rule: Coordinate connectives connect similar grammatical elements, and put them in equal ranks.

In the sentence, "repent and be baptized for the remission of sins," the coordinate conjunction "and" is the connective. The verbs, "repent," and "be baptized," being similar grammatical elements, are put in equal ranks, and thus are related in precisely the same way to that which is affirmed of them -- in this case, "the remission of sins."

A second rule is applicable:

When two or more elements are joined together by the coordinating conjunction "and," and something is predicated of them, they stand related to the predicated of them in exactly the same sense. This may well be seen in the first verse of the Bible: "In the beginning God created the heaven and the earth" (Genesis 1:1). The nouns "heaven," and "earth," are joined by the coordinating conjunction "and." They thus stand related to that affirmed of them in precisely the same way, i.e., God created them. Though the words, "heaven," and "earth," differ greatly in significance, what is affirmed of them in this passage is exactly the same: God created them. Similarly, though "repentance," and "baptism," differ as to the nature of the actions each involves, they are identical in that which is affirmed of them by Peter: they are "for the remission of sins." What repentance is "for," baptism is "for," and Peter so asserts in this passage.

BUT - are they not different in number - repent being plural and baptized being singular?

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