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


In Context

34 The eunuch asked Philip, "Tell me, please, who is the prophet talking about, himself or someone else?"

35 Then Philip began with that very passage of Scripture and told him the good news about Jesus.

36 As they traveled along the road, they came to some water and the eunuch said, "Look, here is water. Why shouldn't I be baptized?"

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

39 When they came up out of the water, the Spirit of the Lord suddenly took Philip away, and the eunuch did not see him again, but went on his way rejoicing.

40 Philip, however, appeared at Azotus and traveled about, preaching the gospel in all the towns until he reached Caesarea.

Acts 8:38 in Other Translations

The King James Version of the Holy Bible

8:38And he commanded the chariot to stand still: and they went down both into the water, both Philip and the eunuch; and he baptized him.

The Douay-Rheims Version of the Holy Bible

8:38And he commanded the chariot to stand still; and they went down into the water, both Philip and the eunuch: and he baptized him.

The American Standard Version of the Holy Bible

8:38And he commanded the chariot to stand still: and they both went down into the water, both Philip and the eunuch, and he baptized him.

The Darby Bible Translation of the Holy Bible

8:38And he commanded the chariot to stop. And they went down both to the water, both Philip and the eunuch, and he baptised him.

The English Revised Version of the Holy Bible

8:38And he commanded the chariot to stand still: and they both went down into the water, both Philip and the eunuch; and he baptized him.

The Webster Bible Translation of the Holy Bible

8:38And he commanded the chariot to stand still: and they both went down into the water, both Philip and the eunuch; and he baptized him.

The World English Bible Translation of the Holy Bible

8:38He commanded the chariot to stand still, and they both went down into the water, both Philip and the eunuch, and he baptized him.

The Young's Literal Translation of the Holy Bible

8:38and he commanded the chariot to stand still, and they both went down to the water, both Philip and the eunuch, and he baptized him;

The American King James Version of the Holy Bible

8:38And he commanded the chariot to stand still: and they went down both into the water, both Philip and the eunuch; and he baptized him.