Discovery BoxActs 8:12 
Context8:12 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
Context8:16 (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.
