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

And Philip, opening his mouth, and, beginning from this Scripture, proclaimed to him the good news of Jesus.

And Peter said to them, "Repent, and be immersed each one of you, in the name of Jesus Christ, unto remission of your sins; and ye shall receive the gift of the Holy Spirit;

And a certain woman, Lydia by name, a seller of purple, of the city of Thyatira, who worshipped God, was listening, whose heart the Lord opened to attend to the things spoken by Paul.

going, therefore, disciple ye all the nations, immersing them into the name of the Father, and of the Son, and of the Holy Spirit;

And He said to them, "Going into all the world, preach the Gospel to the whole creation.

for with the heart man believes unto righteousness; and with the mouth confession is made unto salvation.

which, in its anti-type, immersion, now saves you also (not a putting away of the filth of flesh, but the requirement of a good conscience toward God), through the resurrection of Jesus Christ,

Concerning

to whom He also presented Himself alive, after He suffered, by many proofs; being seen by them during forty days, and speaking the things concerning the Kingdom of God.

And some of them were men of Cyprus and Cyrene; who, indeed, having come to Antioch, were speaking to the Greeks also, publishing the glad tidings of the Lord Jesus.

fully testifying, both to Jews and Greeks, repentance toward God, and faith toward our Lord Jesus.

preaching the Kingdom of God, and teaching the things concerning the Lord Jesus Christ, with all freedom of speech, without hindrance.

and He sent them forth to preach the Kingdom of God, and to heal the sick;

Both

(and the more were believers being added to the Lord, multitudes both of men and women);

Nevertheless, neither is woman apart from man, nor man apart from woman, in the Lord.

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

General references

"Can any one forbid the water, that these should not be immersed, who, indeed, received the Holy Spirit as well as we?"