Acts 8:38
So he ordered the chariot to stop, and both Philip and the eunuch went down into the water, and Philip baptized him.
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- John 4:1 : 1 Departure From Judea Now when Jesus knew that the Pharisees had heard that he was winning and baptizing more disciples than John
- John 3:22-23 : 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.
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- Acts 8:34-363 verses88%
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.
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?”
- Acts 8:39-402 verses87%
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 8:25-328 verses82%
25 So after Peter and John had solemnly testified and spoken the word of the Lord, they started back to Jerusalem, proclaiming the good news to many Samaritan villages as they went.
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 8:12-176 verses79%
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.
14 Now when the apostles in Jerusalem heard that Samaria had accepted the word of God, they sent Peter and John to them.
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.)
17 Then Peter and John placed their hands on the Samaritans, and they received the Holy Spirit.
- Acts 8:5-62 verses75%
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.
- Acts 10:47-482 verses73%
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.
- Mark 1:8-103 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.
10 And just as Jesus was coming up out of the water, he saw the heavens splitting apart and the Spirit descending on him like a dove.
- Acts 2:37-382 verses70%
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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5 When they heard this, they were baptized in the name of the Lord Jesus,
- John 3:22-232 verses70%
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.
- John 1:43-442 verses69%
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.”
44 (Now Philip was from Bethsaida, the town of Andrew and Peter.)
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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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3 So Paul said,“Into what then were you baptized?”“Into John’s baptism,” they replied.
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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.’
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13 The Baptism of Jesus Then Jesus came from Galilee to John to be baptized by him in the Jordan River.
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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.
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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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8 Elijah took his cloak, folded it up, and hit the water with it. The water divided, and the two of them crossed over on dry ground.
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11 As they were walking along and talking, suddenly a fiery chariot pulled by fiery horses appeared. They went between Elijah and Elisha, and Elijah went up to heaven in a windstorm.
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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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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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8 On the next day we left and came to Caesarea, and entered the house of Philip the evangelist, who was one of the seven, and stayed with him.
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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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28 These things happened in Bethany across the Jordan River where John was baptizing.
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8 So there was great joy in that city.
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19 Therefore go and make disciples of all nations, baptizing them in the name of the Father and the Son and the Holy Spirit,
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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!”