“And he commanded the chariot to stand still: and they went down both into the water, both Philip and the eunuch; and he baptized him.”
King James Version (KJV)
8:38 And they both went down - Out of the chariot. It does not follow that he was baptized by immersion. The text neither affirms nor intimates any thing concerning it.
Ac 8:38 They both went down into the water. Abbott states: ``The original undoubtedly implies a going, not to, but into, the water.'' And Ripley says: ``No sufficient reason can be given why the parties went down into the water, but for the sake of the immersion of the new convert.''
And he commanded the charet to stand still: and they went downe both into the water, both Philip, and the Eunuch, and he baptized him.
- King James Version (1611) - View 1611 Bible Scan
And he ordered the chariot to stop; and they both went down into the water, Philip as well as the eunuch, and he baptized him.
- New American Standard Version (1995)
And he commanded the chariot to stand still: and they both went down into the water, both Philip and the eunuch, and he baptized him.
- American Standard Version (1901)
And he gave orders for the carriage to be stopped, and the two of them went down into the water, and Philip gave him baptism.
- Basic English Bible
And he commanded the chariot to stop. And they went down both to the water, both Philip and the eunuch, and he baptised him.
- Darby Bible
And he commanded the chariot to stand still: and they both went down into the water, both Philip and the eunuch; and he baptized him.
- Webster's Bible
So he stopped the chariot; and both of them--Philip and the eunuch--went down into the water, and Philip baptized him.
- Weymouth Bible
He commanded the chariot to stand still, and they both went down into the water, both Philip and the eunuch, and he baptized him.
- World English Bible
And he comaundide the chare to stonde stille. And thei wenten doun bothe into the watir, Filip and the gelding, and Filip baptiside hym.
- Wycliffe Bible
and he commanded the chariot to stand still, and they both went down to the water, both Philip and the eunuch, and he baptized him;
- Youngs Literal Bible