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Philip supporting the Ethiopian official as he rises in the water.
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Acts 8:36-38

They Went Down into the Water

Good News on the Road · Acts 8

Story guide: Philip and the official go down into the water, and Philip baptizes him. POB includes verse 37 as a secondary textual witness. The water setting, clothing and supporting posture are reconstruction.

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36And as they were going along the road, they came to some water, and the eunuch says, “Look, water! What prevents me from being baptized?”

37And Philip said, “If you believe with all your heart, you may.” And he answered and said, “I believe that Jesus is the Messiah, the Son of God.”

38And he ordered the chariot to stop, and both Philip and the eunuch went down into the water, and he baptized him.

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