Acts 8:37

And Philip said, If thou believest with all thine heart, thou mayest. And he answered and said, I believe that Jesus Christ is the Son of God.

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Word by word — the Greek

Word	Greek	Strong’s	Meaning
And	δὲ de	G1161	but · conjunction
Philip	Φίλιππος· Philippos	G5376	fond of horses · noun — nominative singular masculine, a proper name
said	εἶπε eipe	G2036	to speak or say (by word or writing) · verb — second aorist active indicative, 3rd person singular
If	εἰ ei	G1487	if · conditional particle
believest	πιστεύεις pisteueis	G4100	to have faith (in · verb — present active indicative, 2nd person singular
with	ἐξ ex	G1537	literal or figurative · preposition
all	ὅλης holēs	G3650	"whole" or "all" · adjective — genitive singular feminine
heart	καρδίας, kardias	G2588	the heart · noun — genitive singular feminine
mayest	ἔξεστιν. exestin	G1832	so also neuter present participle of the same (with or… · verb — present active indicative, 3rd person singular
answered	ἀποκριθεὶς apokritheis	G611	to conclude for oneself · verb — aorist passive deponent participle, nominative singular masculine
and	δὲ de	G1161	but · conjunction
said	εἶπε· eipe	G2036	to speak or say (by word or writing) · verb — second aorist active indicative, 3rd person singular
believe	πιστεύω pisteuō	G4100	to have faith (in · verb — present active indicative, 1st person singular
Jesus	Ἰησοῦν Iēsoun	G2424	Jesus (i.e. Jehoshua) · noun — accusative singular masculine, a proper name
Christ	Χριστόν. Christon	G5547	anointed · noun — accusative singular masculine, a title
is	εἶναι einai	G1511	to exist · verb — present active infinitive
Son	υἱὸν huion	G5207	a "son" (sometimes of animals) · noun — accusative singular masculine
God	θεοῦ theou	G2316	figuratively · noun — genitive singular masculine, a title

Strong's Exhaustive Concordance (James Strong, 1890/1894), public domain; digitized by Open Scriptures (CC BY-SA). KJV word tagging: eBible.org (public domain). Original-language text, parsing and brief lexicon: STEPBible.org data from Tyndale House, Cambridge (CC BY 4.0).

Commentary

Matthew Henry on Acts 8:26–end

We have here the story of the conversion of an Ethiopian eunuch to the faith of Christ, by whom, we have reason to think, the knowledge of Christ was sent into that country where he lived, and that scripture fulfilled, Ethiopia shall soon stretch out her hands (one of the first of the nations) unto God, Psa 68:31. I. Philip the evangelist is directed into the road where he would meet with this Ethiopian, Act 8:26. When the churches in Samaria were settled, and had ministers appointed them, the apostles went back to Jerusalem; but Philip stays, expecting to be employed in breaking up fresh ground in the country. And here we have, 1. Direction given him by an angel (probably in a dream or visi…

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Jamieson-Fausset-Brown on Acts 8:36

See, here is water--more simply, "Behold water!" as if already his mind filled with light and his soul set free, he was eagerly looking out for the first water in which he might seal his reception of the truth and be enrolled among the visible disciples of the Lord Jesus. what doth hinder me to be baptized?--Philip had probably told him that this was the ordained sign and seal of discipleship, but the eunuch's question was likely the first proposal of its application in this case. (Act 8:37 is wanting in the principal manuscripts and most venerable versions of the New Testament. It seems to have been added from the formularies for baptism which came into current use).

Adam Clarke on Acts 8:37

I believe that Jesus Christ is the Son of God - He believed that Jesus, whom Philip preached to him, was The Christ or Messiah, and consequently the Son of God. This whole verse is omitted by ABCG, several others of the first authority, Erpen's edit. of the Arabic, the Syriac, the Coptic, Sahidic, Ethiopic, and some of the Slavonic: almost all the critics declare against it as spurious. Griesbach has left it out of the text; and Professor White in his Crisews says, "Hic versus certissime delendus," this verse, most assuredly, should be blotted out. It is found in E, several others of minor importance, and in the Vulgate and Arabic. In those MSS. where it is extant it exists in a variety of f…

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Dictionary and topics

Baptism, Christian — An ordinance immediately instituted by Christ (Matt. 28:19, 20), and designed to be observed in the church, like that of the Supper, “till he come.” The words “baptize” and “baptism” are simply Greek…
Philip The Evangelist — is first mentioned in the account of the dispute between the Hebrew and Hellenistic disciples in Acts 6. He is one of the deacons appointed to superintend the daily distribution of food and alms, and…
Baptism · Faith necessary to — Faith necessary to
Confession · 1:15-18;9:22-38;12:42,43; — 1:15-18;9:22-38;12:42,43;
Converts · .The eu — .The eu
Ethiopia · Philip — Philip
Faith · Exemplified: Ethiopian — Exemplified: Ethiopian
Gaza · . — .
Heart · .Faith — .Faith
Heart, The · We should: Believe with — We should: Believe with
Philip · .Expounds the Scriptures to the Ethiopian eu — .Expounds the Scriptures to the Ethiopian eu
Preaching · .By Philip — .By Philip

Dictionary: Easton's (1897) and Smith's (1863), public domain. Topics: Nave's Topical Bible (1896) and Torrey's Topical Textbook (1897), public domain. Both as parsed by NEUU (CC BY 4.0).

Acts 8:37

Word by word — the Greek

Commentary

Matthew Henry on Acts 8:26–end

Jamieson-Fausset-Brown on Acts 8:36

Adam Clarke on Acts 8:37

Dictionary and topics

Acts 8:37

Word by word — the Greek

Commentary

Matthew Henry on Acts 8:26–end

Jamieson-Fausset-Brown on Acts 8:36

Adam Clarke on Acts 8:37

Dictionary and topics

John Gill on Acts 8:37

John Calvin on Acts 8:36–end

Tyndale Open Study Notes on Acts 8:32-33