Verse 36
Acts 8:36
American Standard Version Byzantine Text
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And as they went on the way, they came unto a certain water; and the eunuch saith, Behold, here is water; what doth hinder me to be baptized?
Original Language Text
greek
ὡς δὲ ἐπορεύοντο κατὰ τὴν ὁδόν, ἦλθον ἐπί τι ὕδωρ, καί φησιν ὁ εὐνοῦχος· Ἰδοὺ ὕδωρ, τί κωλύει με ⸀βαπτισθῆναι;
English Translation
As they were going along the way, they came to some water, and the eunuch said, "Look, here is water; what prevents me from being baptized?"
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