35 Then Philip opened his mouth, and began at the same Scripture, and preached unto him Jesus.

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

37 [a]And Philip said unto him, If thou believest with all thine heart, thou mayest. Then he answered, and said, [b]I believe that that Jesus Christ is that Son of God.

Read full chapter

Footnotes

  1. Acts 8:37 Profession of faith is requisite in baptizing of them which are of years, and therefore it is evident that we are not then first ingrafted into Christ, when we are baptized, but being already ingrafted are then confirmed.
  2. Acts 8:37 The sum of the confession which is necessary for baptism.

35 Then Philip began(A) with that very passage of Scripture(B) and told him the good news(C) about Jesus.

36 As they traveled along the road, they came to some water and the eunuch said, “Look, here is water. What can stand in the way of my being baptized?”(D) [37] [a]

Read full chapter

Footnotes

  1. Acts 8:37 Some manuscripts include here Philip said, “If you believe with all your heart, you may.” The eunuch answered, “I believe that Jesus Christ is the Son of God.”