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

So Philip proceeded to tell him the good news about Jesus, beginning from that Scripture.

“Repent,” Peter said to them, “and be baptized, each of you, in the name of Jesus Christ for the forgiveness of your sins, and you will receive the gift of the Holy Spirit.

A woman named Lydia, a dealer in purple cloth from the city of Thyatira, who worshiped God, was listening. The Lord opened her heart to pay attention to what was spoken by Paul.

Go, therefore, and make disciples of all nations, baptizing them in the name of the Father and of the Son and of the Holy Spirit,

Then He said to them, “Go into all the world and preach the gospel to the whole creation.

One believes with the heart, resulting in righteousness, and one confesses with the mouth, resulting in salvation.

Baptism, which corresponds to this, now saves you (not the removal of the filth of the flesh, but the pledge of a good conscience toward God) through the resurrection of Jesus Christ.

Concerning

After He had suffered, He also presented Himself alive to them by many convincing proofs, appearing to them during 40 days and speaking about the kingdom of God.

But there were some of them, Cypriot and Cyrenian men, who came to Antioch and began speaking to the Hellenists,

proclaiming the good news about the Lord Jesus.

I testified to both Jews and Greeks about repentance toward God and faith in our Lord Jesus.

proclaiming the kingdom of God and teaching the things concerning the Lord Jesus Christ with full boldness and without hindrance.

Then He sent them to proclaim the kingdom of God and to heal the sick.

Both

Believers were added to the Lord in increasing numbers—crowds of both men and women.

In the Lord, however, woman is not independent of man, and man is not independent of woman.

There is no Jew or Greek, slave or free, male or female; for you are all one in Christ Jesus.

General references

“Can anyone withhold water and prevent these people from being baptized, who have received the Holy Spirit just as we have?”