Acts 8:36
Now as they were going along the road, they came to some water, and the eunuch said,“Look, there is water! What is to stop me from being baptized?”
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- Acts 10:47 : 47 “No one can withhold the water for these people to be baptized, who have received the Holy Spirit just as we did, can he?”
- Titus 3:5-6 : 5 he saved us not by works of righteousness that we have done but on the basis of his mercy, through the washing of the new birth and the renewing of the Holy Spirit, 6 whom he poured out on us in full measure through Jesus Christ our Savior.
- 1 John 5:6 : 6 Jesus Christ is the one who came by water and blood– not by the water only, but by the water and the blood. And the Spirit is the one who testifies, because the Spirit is the truth.
- Ezek 36:25 : 25 I will sprinkle you with pure water and you will be clean from all your impurities. I will purify you from all your idols.
- John 3:5 : 5 Jesus answered,“I tell you the solemn truth, unless a person is born of water and spirit, he cannot enter the kingdom of God.
- John 3:23 : 23 John was also baptizing at Aenon near Salim, because water was plentiful there, and people were coming to him and being baptized.
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- Acts 8:38-403 verses88%
38 So he ordered the chariot to stop, and both Philip and the eunuch went down into the water, and Philip baptized him.
39 Now when they came up out of the water, the Spirit of the Lord snatched Philip away, and the eunuch did not see him any more, but went on his way rejoicing.
40 Philip, however, found himself at Azotus, and as he passed through the area, he proclaimed the good news to all the towns until he came to Caesarea.
- Acts 8:34-352 verses83%
34 Then the eunuch said to Philip,“Please tell me, who is the prophet saying this about– himself or someone else?”
35 So Philip started speaking, and beginning with this scripture proclaimed the good news about Jesus to him.
- Acts 8:26-327 verses77%
26 Philip and the Ethiopian Eunuch Then an angel of the Lord said to Philip,“Get up and go south on the road that goes down from Jerusalem to Gaza.”(This is a desert road.)
27 So he got up and went. There he met an Ethiopian eunuch, a court official of Candace, queen of the Ethiopians, who was in charge of all her treasury. He had come to Jerusalem to worship,
28 and was returning home, sitting in his chariot, reading the prophet Isaiah.
29 Then the Spirit said to Philip,“Go over and join this chariot.”
30 So Philip ran up to it and heard the man reading the prophet Isaiah. He asked him,“Do you understand what you’re reading?”
31 The man replied,“How in the world can I, unless someone guides me?” So he invited Philip to come up and sit with him.
32 Now the passage of scripture the man was reading was this:“He was led like a sheep to slaughter, and like a lamb before its shearer is silent, so he did not open his mouth.
- Acts 10:47-482 verses77%
47 “No one can withhold the water for these people to be baptized, who have received the Holy Spirit just as we did, can he?”
48 So he gave orders to have them baptized in the name of Jesus Christ. Then they asked him to stay for several days.
- Acts 8:12-132 verses76%
12 But when they believed Philip as he was proclaiming the good news about the kingdom of God and the name of Jesus Christ, they began to be baptized, both men and women.
13 Even Simon himself believed, and after he was baptized, he stayed close to Philip constantly, and when he saw the signs and great miracles that were occurring, he was amazed.
- Acts 19:3-53 verses72%
3 So Paul said,“Into what then were you baptized?”“Into John’s baptism,” they replied.
4 Paul said,“John baptized with a baptism of repentance, telling the people to believe in the one who was to come after him, that is, in Jesus.”
5 When they heard this, they were baptized in the name of the Lord Jesus,
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16 And now what are you waiting for? Get up, be baptized, and have your sins washed away, calling on his name.’
- John 3:22-232 verses71%
22 Further Testimony About Jesus by John the Baptist After this, Jesus and his disciples came into Judean territory, and there he spent time with them and was baptizing.
23 John was also baptizing at Aenon near Salim, because water was plentiful there, and people were coming to him and being baptized.
- Matt 3:13-164 verses70%
13 The Baptism of Jesus Then Jesus came from Galilee to John to be baptized by him in the Jordan River.
14 But John tried to prevent him, saying,“I need to be baptized by you, and yet you come to me?”
15 So Jesus replied to him,“Let it happen now, for it is right for us to fulfill all righteousness.” Then John yielded to him.
16 After Jesus was baptized, just as he was coming up out of the water, the heavens opened and he saw the Spirit of God descending like a dove and coming to rest on him.
- Acts 8:5-62 verses70%
5 Philip went down to the main city of Samaria and began proclaiming the Christ to them.
6 The crowds were paying attention with one mind to what Philip said, as they heard and saw the miraculous signs he was performing.
- Mark 1:8-92 verses70%
8 I baptize you with water, but he will baptize you with the Holy Spirit.”
9 The Baptism and Temptation of Jesus Now in those days Jesus came from Nazareth in Galilee and was baptized by John in the Jordan River.
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26 So they came to John and said to him,“Rabbi, the one who was with you on the other side of the Jordan River, about whom you testified– see, he is baptizing, and everyone is flocking to him!”
- Acts 2:37-382 verses69%
37 The Response to Peter’s Address Now when they heard this, they were acutely distressed and said to Peter and the rest of the apostles,“What should we do, brothers?”
38 Peter said to them,“Repent, and each one of you be baptized in the name of Jesus Christ for the forgiveness of your sins, and you will receive the gift of the Holy Spirit.
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16 And I remembered the word of the Lord, as he used to say,‘John baptized with water, but you will be baptized with the Holy Spirit.’
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16 The one who believes and is baptized will be saved, but the one who does not believe will be condemned.
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33 At that hour of the night he took them and washed their wounds; then he and all his family were baptized right away.
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43 The Calling of More Disciples On the next day Jesus wanted to set out for Galilee. He found Philip and said to him,“Follow me.”
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5 For John baptized with water, but you will be baptized with the Holy Spirit not many days from now.”
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38 let the one who believes in me drink. Just as the scripture says,‘From within him will flow rivers of living water.’”
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28 These things happened in Bethany across the Jordan River where John was baptizing.
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30 Then he brought them outside and asked,“Sirs, what must I do to be saved?”
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18 Immediately something like scales fell from his eyes, and he could see again. He got up and was baptized,
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15 After she and her household were baptized, she urged us,“If you consider me to be a believer in the Lord, come and stay in my house.” And she persuaded us.
- John 1:25-262 verses67%
25 So they asked John,“Why then are you baptizing if you are not the Christ, nor Elijah, nor the Prophet?”
26 John answered them,“I baptize with water. Among you stands one whom you do not recognize,
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39 They said to him,“We are able.” Then Jesus said to them,“You will drink the cup I drink, and you will be baptized with the baptism I experience,
- Acts 8:15-162 verses67%
15 These two went down and prayed for them so that they would receive the Holy Spirit.
16 (For the Spirit had not yet come upon any of them, but they had only been baptized in the name of the Lord Jesus.)
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36 The man replied,“And who is he, sir, that I may believe in him?”