Sermons citing Acts 8:26–40

^8:28 and on his return was sitting in his chariot reading Isaiah the prophet.

^8:29 The Spirit said to Philip, “Go over to that chariot and stay by it.”

^8:30 So Philip ran up and heard the man reading Isaiah the prophet. “Do you understand what you are reading?” Philip asked.

^8:31 “How can I,” he said, “unless someone guides me?” And he invited Philip to come up and sit with him.

^8:32 The eunuch was reading this passage of Scripture: “He was led like a sheep to the slaughter, and as a lamb before the shearer is silent, so He did not open His mouth.

^8:33 In His humiliation He was deprived of justice. Who can recount His descendants? For His life was removed from the earth.”

^8:34 “Tell me,” said the eunuch, “who is the prophet talking about, himself or someone else?”

^8:35 Then Philip began with this very Scripture and told him the good news about Jesus.

^8:36 As they traveled along the road and came to some water, the eunuch said, “Look, here is water! What is there to prevent me from being baptized?”

^8:37 This verse number has no text in the BSB edition.

^8:38 And he gave orders to stop the chariot. Then both Philip and the eunuch went down into the water, and Philip baptized him.

^8:39 When they came up out of the water, the Spirit of the Lord carried Philip away, and the eunuch saw him no more, but went on his way rejoicing.

^8:40 But Philip appeared at Azotus and traveled through that region, preaching the gospel in all the towns until he came to Caesarea.