Acts 8:36

And while they went by the way, they came to a water [or they came to some water]. And the gelding said, Lo! water; who forbiddeth me to be baptized?

Wycliffe Modern Spelling

In The King James Version

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

35And Philip opened his mouth, and began at this scripture, and preached [or evangelized] to him (about) Jesus.

37And Philip said, If thou believest of all thine heart, it is leaveful, (or And Philip said, If thou believest with all thine heart, it is lawful). And he answered, and said, I believe that Jesus Christ is the Son of God.

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Cross References

John 3:5Jesus answered, Truly, truly, I say to thee, [no] but a man be born again of water, and of the Holy Ghost, he may not enter into the kingdom of God. (Jesus answered, Truly, I tell thee the truth, unless a man be born again from water, and from the Holy Spirit, he cannot enter into the Kingdom of God.)

Acts 10:47Whether any man may forbid water, that these be not baptized, that have also received the Holy Ghost as we? (Would anyone forbid the water, with which these people can be baptized, yea, they who have also received the Holy Spirit like we have?)

1 John 5:6This is Jesus Christ, that came by water and blood; not in water only, but in water and blood. And the Spirit is he that witnesseth, that Christ is [the] truth, (or And the Spirit is he who testifieth, that the Messiah is the truth).

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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