Your first study, step by step
- Choose one question. For example: why does Acts 8:37 appear in the KJB but in a footnote in the NIV?
- Read the whole scene. Read Acts 8:26–40. Notice what the Ethiopian asks in verse 36 and what happens in verse 38.
- Write down the difference. Copy the KJB confession in verse 37. Open the named modern edition and read its footnote too. Record the edition and date you checked.
- Follow the evidence. The linked study shows an early Christian quotation and the manuscript challenge. Ask what each source actually establishes; an old quotation and an old manuscript answer different questions.
- Reach a careful answer. Explain why you accept the KJB reading, name the strongest objection, and record anything unresolved. Use the study’s notebook to save your work on this browser.
The KJB places a confession of faith immediately before baptism. The NIV places the verse in a footnote. That observation is the beginning of the study. Next ask how early the confession was known, what the surviving copies show, and why the editions weigh those records differently.
Work through Acts 8:37 →Allow 15–20 minutes for a first pass. You can return to the sources later, or use the four-session group course for a deeper study.
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