# Acts 8.37 **Book:** [Acts](/codex/acts/) · NASB95 ## Immediate context (±2 verses) **KJV** ([KJV](/codex/kjv/)) > 35. Then Philip opened his mouth, and began at the same scripture, and preached unto him Jesus. 36. And as they went on their way, they came unto a certain water: and the eunuch said, See, here is water; what doth hinder me to be baptized? > > **37. And Philip said, If thou believest with all thine heart, thou mayest. And he answered and said, I believe that Jesus Christ is the Son of God.** > > 38. And he commanded the chariot to stand still: and they went down both into the water, both Philip and the eunuch; and he baptized him. 39. And when they were come up out of the water, the Spirit of the Lord caught away Philip, that the eunuch saw him no more: and he went on his way rejoicing. (Acts 8:35-39, KJV) **YLT** ([YLT](/codex/ylt/)) > 35. and Philip having opened his mouth, and having begun from this Writing, proclaimed good news to him, Jesus. 36. And as they were going on the way, they came upon a certain water, and the eunuch said, 'Lo, water; what doth hinder me to be baptized?' > > **37. [And Philip said, 'If thou dost believe out of all the heart, it is lawful;' and he answering said, 'I believe Jesus Christ to be the Son of God;']** > > 38. and he commanded the chariot to stand still, and they both went down to the water, both Philip and the eunuch, and he baptized him; 39. and when they came up out of the water, the Spirit of the Lord caught away Philip, and the eunuch saw him no more, for he was going on his way rejoicing; (Acts 8:35-39, YLT) ## Setting - **Speaker:** _TBD_ - **Audience:** _TBD_ - **Location:** _TBD_ - **Time period:** _TBD_ ## Theological reading _Patristic / early-church-father exegesis, to be added._ ## Key words _Theologically-loaded Greek or Hebrew words in this verse may have entries in the lexicon. Curated to roughly 100 contested terms across the corpus, not every word._ - _TBD_ - _TBD_ - _TBD_ - _TBD_ ## Quoted in **Arguments and defeaters:** - [Africans in Scripture Argument](/codex/africans-in-scripture-argument/), via [Acts 8.26-40](/codex/acts-8-26-40/) - [Christian Pre-Colonial African Heritage Argument](/codex/christian-pre-colonial-african-heritage-argument/), via [Acts 8.26-40](/codex/acts-8-26-40/) - [Christianity Is the White Mans Religion Objection Defeater](/codex/christianity-is-the-white-mans-religion-objection-defeater/), via [Acts 8.26-40](/codex/acts-8-26-40/) - [Christianity Stolen From Kemet Objection Defeater](/codex/christianity-stolen-from-kemet-objection-defeater/), via [Acts 8.26-40](/codex/acts-8-26-40/) - [Curse of Ham Objection Defeater](/codex/curse-of-ham-objection-defeater/), via [Acts 8.26-40](/codex/acts-8-26-40/) - [Deuteronomy 28-68 Slave Trade Prophecy Objection Defeater](/codex/deuteronomy-28-68-slave-trade-prophecy-objection-defeater/), via [Acts 8.26-40](/codex/acts-8-26-40/) - [Gentiles Cannot Be Saved Objection Defeater](/codex/gentiles-cannot-be-saved-objection-defeater/), via [Acts 8.26-40](/codex/acts-8-26-40/) - [Israelites Were Black Racial Descriptors Objection Defeater](/codex/israelites-were-black-racial-descriptors-objection-defeater/), via [Acts 8.26-40](/codex/acts-8-26-40/) - [KJV Only Objection Defeater](/codex/kjv-only-objection-defeater/) **Concepts:** - [Baptism](/codex/baptism/), via [Acts 8.26-39](/codex/acts-8-26-39/) - [Black Hebrew Israelite Doctrine](/codex/black-hebrew-israelite-doctrine/), via [Acts 8.26-40](/codex/acts-8-26-40/) - [Ethiopian Orthodox Church](/codex/ethiopian-orthodox-church/), via [Acts 8.26-40](/codex/acts-8-26-40/) - [Evangelist](/codex/evangelist/), via [Acts 8.26-40](/codex/acts-8-26-40/) - [Mission Geography (Acts 1-8)](/codex/mission-geography-acts-1-8/), via [Acts 8.26-40](/codex/acts-8-26-40/) - [Preaching to Non-Believers](/codex/preaching-to-non-believers/), via [Acts 8.26-40](/codex/acts-8-26-40/) - [Seeking God](/codex/seeking-god/), via [Acts 8.26-39](/codex/acts-8-26-39/) ## Notes _Your annotations._ ## Why these four translations ris3n chose ASV, WEB, KJV, and YLT for two reasons together. They are the **most literal English translations available** (formal-equivalence: word-for-word renderings that preserve the Hebrew and Greek grammar rather than smoothing it into modern dynamic-equivalence idiom). And they are in the **public domain in the United States**, which means fair-use quotation at any length requires no publisher license. Modern licensed translations (NASB95, ESV, NIV) restrict volume of quotation under their copyright terms, so they are not used at stub-level coverage here. NASB95 appears only on hand-curated rich passage hubs under Lockman Foundation's fair-use allowance. The four: - **[ASV](/codex/asv/)** (American Standard Version, 1901). The basis of the modern critical-text English tradition. - **[WEB](/codex/web/)** (World English Bible, contemporary). Public-domain revision in the ASV line, in current English. - **[KJV](/codex/kjv/)** (King James Version, 1611). Reformation-era, Textus Receptus base. - **[YLT](/codex/ylt/)** (Young's Literal Translation, Robert Young, 1862). Hyper-literal preservation of Hebrew and Greek grammar; useful for word-study work even where English reads stiff. See [Bibles](/codex/bibles/) for the full per-translation history, translators, textual basis, strengths, and weaknesses.