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Bible Verses About The Ethiopian Eunuch

Early Christian writers usually treated the Ethiopian eunuch as a real convert in Acts 8 who heard Philip, believed Jesus was the Christ, and was baptized. Irenaeus, Tertullian, the Anonymous Treatise on Re-Baptism, and the Apostolic Constitutions all use him as an example of true faith and baptism, and some also say he later carried the gospel into Ethiopia. The evidence is broad on his conversion and baptism, but thinner on later details like his later ministry, which come mainly from Irenaeus and later writers.

A few Bible passages about Ethiopians or eunuchs give background, but the main early Christian teaching centers on Acts 8 and baptism.

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Acts 8:27 primary

And he arose and went: and, behold, a man of Ethiopia, an eunuch of great authority under Candace queen of the Ethiopians, who had the charge of all her treasure, and had come to Jerusalem for to worship,

Direct Bible context identifying the Ethiopian eunuch

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.

Direct passage for the baptism itself

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?

Direct passage for the eunuch asking to be baptized

And when they were come up out of the water, the Spirit of the Lord caught away Philip, that the eunuch saw him no more: and he went on his way rejoicing.

Direct passage for the eunuch’s rejoicing after baptism

And the eunuch answered Philip, and said, I pray thee, of whom speaketh the prophet this? of himself, or of some other man?

Shows the eunuch asking what the Isaiah passage means

Was returning, and sitting in his chariot read Esaias the prophet.

Direct passage that he was reading Isaiah

And Philip ran thither to him, and heard him read the prophet Esaias, and said, Understandest thou what thou readest?

Direct passage that Philip asked whether he understood what he was reading

Now when Ebedmelech the Ethiopian, one of the eunuchs which was in the king's house, heard that they had put Jeremiah in the dungeon; the king then sitting in the gate of Benjamin;

Scripture passage attached to the early Christian evidence page.

But when they believed Philip preaching the things concerning the kingdom of God, and the name of Jesus Christ, they were baptized, both men and women.

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Then the king commanded Ebedmelech the Ethiopian, saying, Take from hence thirty men with thee, and take up Jeremiah the prophet out of the dungeon, before he die.

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Princes shall come out of Egypt; Ethiopia shall soon stretch out her hands unto God.

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And there came out against them Zerah the Ethiopian with an host of a thousand thousand, and three hundred chariots; and came unto Mareshah.

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Ye Ethiopians also, ye shall be slain by my sword.

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Ethiopia and Egypt were her strength, and it was infinite; Put and Lubim were thy helpers.

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And when he heard say of Tirhakah king of Ethiopia, Behold, he is come out to fight against thee: he sent messengers again unto Hezekiah, saying,

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So shall the king of Assyria lead away the Egyptians prisoners, and the Ethiopians captives, young and old, naked and barefoot, even with their buttocks uncovered, to the shame of Egypt.

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And he heard say concerning Tirhakah king of Ethiopia, He is come forth to make war with thee. And when he heard it, he sent messengers to Hezekiah, saying,

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