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 this Scripture, preached Jesus to him.

And Peter said, Repent, and be baptized every one of you, in the name of Jesus, for the remission of sins, and ye shall receive the gift of the Holy Ghost.

And a certain woman named Lydia, a seller of purple, of the city of Thyatira, a worshiper of God, heard; whose heart the Lord opened to assent to the things which were spoken by Paul.

Go ye and disciple all nations, baptizing them in the name of the Father, and of the Son, and of the Holy Ghost.

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

For with the heart man believeth to righteousness, and with the mouth confession is made to salvation.

The antitype whereof, baptism, now saveth us, (not the putting away the filth of the flesh, but the answer of a good conscience toward God) by the resurrection of Jesus Christ,

Concerning

To whom also he presented himself alive after his passion, by many infallible proofs, being seen by them forty days, and speaking of the things pertaining to the kingdom of God.

And some of them were men of Cyprus and Cyrene, who coming into Antioch, spake to the Greeks, preaching the Lord Jesus.

Testifying both to Jews and Greeks repentance towards God and faith in our Lord Jesus Christ.

Preaching the kingdom of God, and teaching the things that relate to the Lord Jesus Christ, with all freedom of speech, no man forbidding him.

And he sent them to preach the gospel of the kingdom, and to heal the sick. And said to them, Take nothing for your journey,

Both

And multitudes both of men and women believing were the more added to the Lord:)

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

There is neither Jew nor Greek, there is neither bond nor free, there is neither male nor female; for ye are all one in Christ Jesus.

General references

Then Peter answered, Can any man forbid water, that these should not be baptized, who have received the Holy Ghost, even as we?