Acts 8:38

So he ordered the carriage to stop, and they went down into the water – both Philip and the Treasurer – and Philip baptized him.

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In The King James Version

And he commanded the chariot to stand still: and they went down both into the water, both Philip and the eunuch; and he baptized him.

In Context

39But, when they came up out of the water, the Spirit of the Lord caught Philip away, and the Treasurer saw no more of him; for he continued his journey with a joyful heart.

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Cross References

John 4:1Now, when the Master heard that the Pharisees had been told that he was making and baptizing more disciples than John

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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