Acts 8:37

And Philip said: If thou believest with all thy heart, it is allowable. And he answered, and said: I believe that Jesus Messiah is the Son of God.

James Murdock's Translation of the Syriac Peshitta

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 proceeded on the way, they came to a certain place in which there was water. And the eunuch said: Lo, here is water; what doth forbid, that I should be baptized?

38And he commanded the chariot to stop; and they both went down to the water, and Philip baptized the eunuch.

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Cross References

Matthew 28:19Go ye, therefore, and instruct all nations; and baptize them in the name of the Father, and of the Son, and of the Holy Spirit.

John 6:68Simon Cephas replied, and said: My Lord, to whom shall we go? The words of life eternal are with thee.

John 11:27She said to him: Yes, my Lord; I believe, that thou art the Messiah, the Son of God, that cometh into the world.

Acts 2:38Simon said to them: Repent, and be baptized every one of you, in the name of the Lord Jesus, for the remission of sins; so that ye may receive the gift of the Holy Spirit.

Acts 8:21Thou hast no part nor lot in this faith; because thy heart is not right before God.

Romans 10:10For the heart that believeth in him, is justified; and the mouth that confesseth him, is restored to life.

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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