Acts 8:36

As they went on the road, they came to some water and the eunuch said, “Look, there is water here. What prevents me from being baptized?”

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And as they went on their way, they came unto a certain water: and the eunuch said, See, here is water; what doth hinder me to be baptized?

In Context

35Philip began to speak, and beginning with this scripture he proclaimed the good news about Jesus to him.

37+ 8:37 The best ancient copies omit Acts 8:37, Philip said, “If you believe with all your heart, you may be baptized.” The Ethiopian answered, “I believe that Jesus Christ is the Son of God” .

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Cross References

John 3:5Jesus replied, “Truly, truly, unless someone is born of water and the Spirit, he cannot enter into the kingdom of God.

Acts 10:47“Can anyone keep water from these people so they should not be baptized, these people who have received the Holy Spirit as well as we?”

1 John 5:6This is the one who came by water and blood: Jesus Christ. He came not only by water, but also by water and blood.

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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