Translation Comparison

Acts 8:36

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The verse Acts 8:36 varies across translations. For example, the KJV emphasizes certain traditional terms, while the ASV offers a more literal rendering. This page provides a side-by-side comparison of all available translations to highlight these nuances.

Bible verse Acts 8:36 comparison across 10 translations
Translation	Verse Text	Copy
King James BibleKJV	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 VersionASV	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?
Douay Rheims BibleDRB	And as they went on their way, they came to a certain water; and the eunuch said: See, here is water: what doth hinder me from being baptized?
Darby Bible TranslationDBT	And as they went along the way, they came upon a certain water, and the eunuch says, Behold water; what hinders my being baptised?
English Revised VersionERV	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?
Webster Bible TranslationWBT	And as they went on their way, they came to a certain water: and the eunuch said, See, here is water; what doth hinder me to be baptized?
World English BibleWEB	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?\|
Young's Literal TranslationYLT	And as they were going on the way, they came upon a certain water, and the eunuch said, 'Lo, water; what doth hinder me to be baptized?'
American King James VersionAKJV	And as they went on their way, they came to a certain water: and the eunuch said, See, here is water; what does hinder me to be baptized?
Weymouth New TestamentWNT	So they proceeded on their way till they came to some water; and the eunuch exclaimed, \|See, here is water; what is there to prevent my being baptized?\|

King James Bible

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?

Douay Rheims Bible

DRB

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

Darby Bible Translation

DBT

And as they went along the way, they came upon a certain water, and the eunuch says, Behold water; what hinders my being baptised?

English Revised Version

ERV

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?

Webster Bible Translation

WBT

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

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 doth hinder me to be baptized?'

American King James Version

AKJV

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

Weymouth New Testament

WNT

So they proceeded on their way till they came to some water; and the eunuch exclaimed, |See, here is water; what is there to prevent my being baptized?|

King James Bible

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?

Douay Rheims Bible

DRB

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

Darby Bible Translation

DBT

And as they went along the way, they came upon a certain water, and the eunuch says, Behold water; what hinders my being baptised?

English Revised Version

ERV

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?

Webster Bible Translation

WBT

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

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 doth hinder me to be baptized?'

American King James Version

AKJV

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

Weymouth New Testament

WNT

So they proceeded on their way till they came to some water; and the eunuch exclaimed, |See, here is water; what is there to prevent my being baptized?|