Acts 8:12

Treasury of Scripture Knowledge

Summary

But when they believed Philip preaching the things concerning the kingdom of God, and the name of Jesus Christ, they were baptized, both men and women.

They believed

1 Peter 3:21

Concerning

Luke 9:2

Both

Acts 5:14

1 Corinthians 11:11

Galatians 3:28

General references

Acts 10:47

Bible References

They believed

Then Philip opening his mouth, and beginning from that scripture, preached to him Jesus.

Then Peter said unto them, Repent, and be baptised every one of you into the name of Jesus Christ for the remission of sins, and ye shall receive the gift of the Holy Ghost.

And a certain woman, Lydia by name, a seller of purple, from the city of Thyatira, a worshipper of God, hearkened: whose heart the Lord thoroughly opened, to attend to the words spoken by Paul.

Go therefore, make disciples among all nations, baptising them in the name of the Father, and of the Son, and of the Holy Ghost:

And he said unto them, Go into all the world, and preach the gospel to every creature.

For with the heart faith is exercised unto righteousness; and with the mouth is confession made unto salvation.

The antitype to which baptism now saveth us (not the mere removal of filth from the flesh, but the engagement of a good conscience to God), by the resurrection of Jesus Christ:

Concerning

to whom also he had shewed himself alive, after he had suffered, by many infallible proofs, during forty days being frequently seen by them, and speaking of the things which relate to the kingdom of God:

And some of them were men of Cyprus and Cyrene, who, when they arrived at Antioch, spake to the Grecian proselytes, preaching the Lord Jesus.

repeatedly urging both on Jews and Greeks repentance towards God, and faith towards our Lord Jesus Christ.

preaching the kingdom of God, and teaching the things which concern the Lord Jesus Christ with all freedom of discourse, and without the least interruption.

And he sent them to preach the kingdom of God, and to heal the sick.

Both

But believers on the Lord were abundantly added to them, multitudes, both of men and women.)

Nevertheless neither is the man without the woman, nor the woman without the man in the Lord.

There is no more Jew or Gentile, there is no more slave or freeman, there is no more male or female: but ye are all one in Christ Jesus.

General references

Can any one forbid the water for baptising these persons, who have received the Holy Ghost as well as we?