Acts 8:37
Study it in the app“And Philip said, “If you believe with all your heart, you may.” And he answered, “I believe that Jesus the Messiah is the Son of God.””
Translation note· on the manuscripts
This verse is not in the oldest manuscripts nor in the Greek text we follow; it is kept in brackets.
The context
36And as they were going along the road, they came to some water; and the eunuch says, “Look, water! What prevents me from being immersed?”
37 · This verse (above)
38And he ordered the chariot to stop, and they both went down into the water, both Philip and the eunuch, and he immersed him.
To study Acts 8 in a group
1. What it says
What is the Ethiopian eunuch reading in his chariot, and what does Philip do when he approaches? (vv. 27-35)
2. What it means
The eunuch asks whom the prophet is speaking about and admits he needs a guide. Why is it valuable to ask? (vv. 30-34)
3. How I live it
Who has helped you understand something difficult? How can you explain patiently to someone who asks you?