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 began to speak, and, starting from this Scripture, he told him the good news about Jesus.

Peter answered them, "Every one of you must repent and be baptized in the name of Jesus the Messiah for the forgiveness of your sins. Then you will receive the Holy Spirit as a gift.

A woman named Lydia, from the city of Thyatira, a dealer in purple goods, was listening to us. She was a worshiper of God, and the Lord opened her heart to listen carefully to what was being said by Paul.

Therefore, as you go, disciple people in all nations, baptizing them in the name of the Father, and the Son, and the Holy Spirit,

Then he told them, "As you go into the entire world, proclaim the gospel to everyone.

For one believes with his heart and is justified, and declares with his mouth and is saved.

Baptism, which is symbolized by that water, now saves you also, not by removing dirt from the body, but by asking God for a clear conscience based on the resurrection of Jesus, the Messiah,

Concerning

After he had suffered, he had shown himself alive to them by many convincing proofs, appearing to them during a period of 40 days and telling them about the kingdom of God.

But among them were some men from Cyprus and Cyrene, who came to Antioch and began proclaiming the Lord Jesus even to the Hellenistic Jews.

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

He continued to preach about the kingdom of God and to teach boldly and freely about the Lord Jesus, the Messiah.

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

Both

Nevertheless, believers were being added to the Lord in increasing numbers both men and women.

In the Lord, however, woman is not independent of man, nor is man of woman.

Because all of you are one in the Messiah Jesus, a person is no longer a Jew or a Greek, a slave or a free person, a male or a female.

General references

"No one can stop us from using water to baptize these people who have received the Holy Spirit in the same way that we did, can they?"