Acts 8:36 Meaning and Explanation
“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?”
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What Does Acts 8:36 Mean?
Philip's preaching of Jesus plainly included what those who receive Him do, for at the first sight of water the eunuch asks for baptism. His question — 'what doth hinder me?' — comes from a man long accustomed to hindrances.
A foreigner and a eunuch, kept from the heart of the assembly all his life (Deuteronomy 23:1), he asks whether one more barrier awaits. The gospel's glorious answer is: none. Isaiah's promise to the eunuch who takes hold of the covenant (Isaiah 56:4-5) rolls toward fulfillment beside a desert pool. Nothing hinders the soul that comes to Christ.
Acts 8:36 in the Original Language
kolyo (κωλύω), 'hinder' -- to prevent or forbid.
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What does Acts 8:36 mean?
Coming to water along the way, the eunuch asks what hinders him from being baptized.