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Acts 8:38

Acts 8:38
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.

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Gill's ExpositionBaptist theologian, 1697–1771

And when they were come up out of the water,.... Which is another circumstance, showing that baptism was then performed…

Barnes' NotesPresbyterian pastor, 1798–1870

And they went down both into the water - This passage has been made the subject of much discussion on the subject of…

Adam ClarkeMethodist theologian, 1762–1832

And they went down - They alighted from the chariot into the water. While Philip was instructing him, and he professed…

Matthew HenryNonconformist minister, 1662–1714Acts 8:26-40

We have here the story of the conversion of an Ethiopian eunuch to the faith of Christ, by whom, we have reason to…

Cambridge BibleAcademic commentary, 1882–1921

And he commanded the chariot to stand still i.e. he ordered the chariot-driver to stop, and of course the whole retinue…

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