Acts 8:12

8:12 But when they believed Philip as he was proclaiming the good news about the kingdom of God ¹  and the name of Jesus Christ, ²  they began to be baptized, ³  both men and women.

Acts 8:16

8:16 (For the Spirit ⁴  had not yet come upon ⁵  any of them, but they had only been baptized in the name of the Lord Jesus.) ⁶ 

¹ sn The kingdom of God is also what Jesus preached: Acts 1:3. The term reappears in 14:22; 19:8; 28:23, 31.

² tn Or “Messiah”; both “Christ” (Greek) and “Messiah” (Hebrew and Aramaic) mean “one who has been anointed.”

³ tn The imperfect verb ἐβαπτίζοντο (ebaptizonto) has been translated as an ingressive imperfect.

⁴ tn Grk “For he”; the referent (the Spirit) has been specified in the translation for clarity.

⁵ tn Or “fallen on.”

⁶ sn This is a parenthetical note by the author.