Acts 8:36

KJV1611 – Modern English

Now as they went down the road, they came to some water. And the eunuch said, See, here is water. What prevents me from being baptized?

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  • Acts 10:47 : 47 Can anyone forbid water, that these should not be baptized who have received the Holy Spirit just as we have?
  • Titus 3:5-6 : 5 Not by works of righteousness which we have done, but according to His mercy He saved us, through the washing of regeneration and renewing of the Holy Spirit, 6 Whom He poured out on us abundantly through Jesus Christ our Savior,
  • 1 John 5:6 : 6 This is the One who came by water and blood, Jesus Christ, not by water only, but by water and blood. And it is the Spirit who bears witness, because the Spirit is truth.
  • Ezek 36:25 : 25 Then will I sprinkle clean water upon you, and you shall be clean: from all your filthiness, and from all your idols, will I cleanse you.
  • John 3:5 : 5 Jesus answered, Truly, truly, I say to you, except a man be born of water and of the Spirit, he cannot enter the kingdom of God.
  • John 3:23 : 23 John also was baptizing in Aenon near Salim, because there was much water there, and they came and were baptized.

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    37Then Philip said, If you believe with all your heart, you may. And he answered and said, I believe that Jesus Christ is the Son of God.

    38So he commanded the chariot to stand still. And both Philip and the eunuch went down into the water, and he baptized him.

    39Now when they came up out of the water, the Spirit of the Lord caught Philip away, and the eunuch saw him no more; and he went on his way rejoicing.

    40But Philip was found at Azotus. And passing through, he preached in all the cities till he came to Caesarea.

  • Acts 8:34-35
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    34And the eunuch answered Philip and said, I ask you, of whom does the prophet say this, of himself or of some other man?

    35Then Philip opened his mouth, and beginning at this Scripture, preached Jesus to him.

  • Acts 8:26-32
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    26Now an angel of the Lord spoke to Philip, saying, Arise and go toward the south along the road which goes down from Jerusalem to Gaza. This is desert.

    27And he arose and went. And behold, a man of Ethiopia, a eunuch of great authority under Candace, the queen of the Ethiopians, who had charge of all her treasury, had come to Jerusalem to worship,

    28Was returning; and sitting in his chariot, he was reading Isaiah the prophet.

    29Then the Spirit said to Philip, Go near and join this chariot.

    30So Philip ran to him and heard him reading the prophet Isaiah, and said, Do you understand what you are reading?

    31And he said, How can I, unless someone guides me? And he asked Philip to come up and sit with him.

    32The place in the Scripture which he read was this: He was led as a sheep to the slaughter; and as a lamb silent before its shearer, so He did not open His mouth.

  • Acts 10:47-48
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    47Can anyone forbid water, that these should not be baptized who have received the Holy Spirit just as we have?

    48And he commanded them to be baptized in the name of the Lord. Then they asked him to stay a few days.

  • Acts 8:12-13
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    12But when they believed Philip as he preached the things concerning the kingdom of God and the name of Jesus Christ, both men and women were baptized.

    13Then Simon himself also believed; and when he was baptized, he continued with Philip, and was amazed, seeing the miracles and signs that were done.

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    3And he said to them, Into what then were you baptized? And they said, Into John's baptism.

    4Then said Paul, John truly baptized with the baptism of repentance, saying to the people that they should believe on him who would come after him, that is, on Christ Jesus.

    5When they heard this, they were baptized in the name of the Lord Jesus.

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    16And now why do you delay? Arise, be baptized, and wash away your sins, calling on the name of the Lord.

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    22After these things Jesus and his disciples came into the land of Judea, and there he stayed with them and baptized.

    23John also was baptizing in Aenon near Salim, because there was much water there, and they came and were baptized.

  • Matt 3:13-16
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    13Then Jesus came from Galilee to John at the Jordan, to be baptized by him.

    14But John tried to stop him, saying, I have need to be baptized by you, and you come to me?

    15And Jesus answering said to him, Permit it to be so now: for thus it is fitting for us to fulfill all righteousness. Then he permitted him.

    16And Jesus, when he was baptized, came up immediately out of the water: and behold, the heavens were opened to him, and he saw the Spirit of God descending like a dove and lighting upon him:

  • Acts 8:5-6
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    5Then Philip went down to the city of Samaria, and preached Christ to them.

    6And the people with one accord gave heed to those things which Philip spoke, hearing and seeing the miracles he did.

  • Mark 1:8-9
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    8I indeed have baptized you with water, but he shall baptize you with the Holy Spirit.

    9And it came to pass in those days that Jesus came from Nazareth of Galilee, and was baptized by John in the Jordan.

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    26They came to John and said to him, Rabbi, he who was with you beyond the Jordan, to whom you bore witness, behold, he baptizes, and all men come to him.

  • Acts 2:37-38
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    37Now when they heard this, they were cut to the heart, and said to Peter and the rest of the apostles, 'Men and brethren, what shall we do?'

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    16Then I remembered the word of the Lord, how he said, John indeed baptized with water; but you shall be baptized with the Holy Spirit.

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    16He that believes and is baptized shall be saved; but he that does not believe shall be condemned.

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    33And he took them the same hour of the night and washed their wounds; and immediately he and all his family were baptized.

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    43The following day Jesus wanted to go to Galilee, and he found Philip and said to him, Follow me.

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    5For John truly baptized with water; but you shall be baptized with the Holy Spirit not many days from now.

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    38He who believes in me, as the Scripture has said, out of his heart will flow rivers of living water.

  • John 1:28
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    28These things were done in Bethabara beyond the Jordan, where John was baptizing.

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    30And brought them out and said, Sirs, what must I do to be saved?

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    18And immediately something like scales fell from his eyes, and he received his sight at once, and he arose and was baptized.

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    15When she and her household were baptized, she begged us, saying, If you have judged me to be faithful to the Lord, come to my house and stay. And she persuaded us.

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    25And they asked him, and said to him, Why then do you baptize if you are not the Christ, nor Elijah, nor the Prophet?

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  • Mark 10:39
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    15When they had come down, prayed for them that they might receive the Holy Spirit.

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