35 Then Philip (A)opened his mouth, and (B)beginning from this Scripture he (C)preached Jesus to him. 36 As they went along the road they came to some water; and the eunuch *said, “Look! Water! (D)What prevents me from being baptized?”[a] 38 And he ordered that the [b]chariot stop; and they both went down into the water, Philip as well as the eunuch, and he baptized him.

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  1. Acts 8:36 Late mss add as v 37: And 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.”
  2. Acts 8:38 Or carriage

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] 38 And he gave orders to stop the chariot. Then both Philip and the eunuch went down into the water and Philip baptized him.

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  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.”