Acts 8:37

[[And Philip said, “If you believe out of all the heart, it is lawful”; and he answering said, “I believe Jesus Christ to be the Son of God”;]]

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In The King James Version

And Philip said, If thou believest with all thine heart, thou mayest. And he answered and said, I believe that Jesus Christ is the Son of God.

In Context

36And as they were going on the way, they came on some water, and the eunuch said, “Behold, water; what hinders me to be immersed?”

38and he commanded the chariot to stand still, and they both went down to the water, both Philip and the eunuch, and he immersed him;

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Cross References

Matthew 28:19having gone, then, disciple all the nations, immersing them into the Name of the Father, and of the Son, and of the Holy Spirit,

John 6:68Simon Peter, therefore, answered Him, “Lord, to whom will we go? You have sayings of continuous life;

John 11:27do you believe this?” She says to Him, “Yes, Lord, I have believed that You are the Christ, the Son of God, who is coming into the world.”

Acts 2:38And Peter said to them, “Convert, and each of you be immersed on the Name of Jesus Christ, for forgiveness of sins, and you will receive the gift of the Holy Spirit,

Acts 8:21you have neither part nor lot in this thing, for your heart is not right before God;

Romans 10:10for with the heart [one] believes to righteousness, and with the mouth is confession made to salvation;

Matthew Henry on Acts 8:27-40

Philip and the Ethiopian. 26 And the angel of the Lord spake unto Philip, saying, Arise, and go toward the south unto the way that goeth down from Jerusalem unto Gaza, which is desert. 27 And he arose and went: and, behold, a man of Ethiopia, an eunuch of great authority under Candace queen of the Ethiopians, who had the charge of all her treasure, and had come to Jerusalem for to worship, 28 Was returning, and sitting in his chariot read Esaias the prophet. 29 Then the Spirit said unto Philip, Go near, and join… Read the whole commentary →

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