^47 (A)“Can anyone withhold water for baptizing these people, who have received the Holy Spirit ^(B)just as we have?”

³⁶ And as they were going along the road they came to some water, and the eunuch said, “See, here is water! ^(A)What prevents me from being baptized?”^[a]

^12 (A)For there is no distinction between Jew and Greek; ^(B)for the same Lord is Lord of all, ^(C)bestowing his riches on all who call on him.

¹⁵ As I began to speak, ^(A)the Holy Spirit fell on them ^(B)just as on us at the beginning. ¹⁶ And I remembered the word of the Lord, how he said, ^(C)‘John baptized with water, but you will be baptized with the Holy Spirit.’ ¹⁷ If then ^(D)God gave ^(E)the same gift to them as he gave to us ^(F)when we believed in the Lord Jesus Christ, ^(G)who was I ^(H)that I could stand in God's way?”

⁸ And God, ^(A)who knows the heart, ^(B)bore witness to them, ^(C)by giving them the Holy Spirit just as he did to us, ⁹ and ^(D)he made no distinction between us and them, ^(E)having cleansed their hearts ^(F)by faith.

²⁴ Abraham was ninety-nine years old when he was circumcised in the flesh of his foreskin. ²⁵ And Ishmael his son was thirteen years old when he was circumcised in the flesh of his foreskin. ²⁶ That very day Abraham and his son Ishmael were circumcised.

¹² But when ^(A)they believed Philip as he preached good news ^(B)about the kingdom of God and the name of Jesus Christ, ^(C)they were baptized, both men and women.

⁴ And they were all ^(A)filled with the Holy Spirit and began ^(B)to speak in other tongues ^(C)as the Spirit gave them utterance.

^11 (A)He received the sign of circumcision as a seal of the righteousness that he had by faith while he was still uncircumcised. The purpose was ^(B)to make him the father of all who believe without being circumcised, so that righteousness would be counted to them as well,