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Berean Standard Bible

“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?””

Acts 8:36-37

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Philip has been led by an angel and the Spirit to a desert road south of Jerusalem, where an Ethiopian official, treasurer of the queen, is riding in his chariot reading the prophet Isaiah. Philip explains the passage about the suffering servant and tells him the good news about Jesus.

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Berean Standard Bible (BSB)

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?”

World English Bible (WEB)

As they went on the way, they came to some water, and the eunuch said, “Behold, here is water. What is keeping me from being baptized?”

King James Version (KJV)

And as they went on their way, they came unto a certain water: and the eunuch said, See, here is water; what doth hinder me to be baptized?

American Standard Version (ASV)

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?

Bible in Basic English (BBE)

And while they were going on their way, they came to some water, and the Ethiopian said, See, here is water; why may I not have baptism?

Young's Literal Translation (YLT)

And as they were going on the way, they came upon a certain water, and the eunuch said, 'Lo, water; what does hinder me to be baptized?'

Reina-Valera 1909 (RVR 1909)

Y yendo por el camino, llegaron á cierta agua; y dijo el eunuco: He aquí agua; ¿qué impide que yo sea bautizado?

Sagradas Escrituras 1569 (SE 1569)

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Nueva Biblia Viva (NBV)

A un lado del camino encontraron agua. ―¡Mira! ¡Aquí hay agua! —exclamó el funcionario—. ¿Por qué no me bautizas?

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