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Acts 8:36

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As they went on the way, they came to some water, and the eunuch said, “Behold, here is water. What is keeping me from being baptized?”

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Acts 8:36 in other translations

And as they went on the way, they came unto a certain water; and the eunuch saith, Behold, here is water; what doth hinder me to be baptized?

Acts 8:36 · American Standard Version

Acts 8:36 in context

  1. 34The eunuch answered Philip, “Who is the prophet talking about? About himself, or about someone else?”
  2. 35Philip opened his mouth, and beginning from this Scripture, preached to him about Jesus.
  3. 36As they went on the way, they came to some water, and the eunuch said, “Behold, here is water. What is keeping me from being baptized?”
  4. 38He commanded the chariot to stand still, and they both went down into the water, both Philip and the eunuch, and he baptized him.
  5. 39When they came up out of the water, the Spirit of the Lord caught Philip away, and the eunuch didn’t see him any more, for he went on his way rejoicing.