Bible verses about "eunuchs" | Wesley

²⁵ Who changed the truth of God into a lie, and worshiped and served the creature above the creator, who is blessed for ever! ²⁶ Amen. Therefore God gave them up to vile affections; for even their women changed the natural use to that which is against nature: And likewise also the men, ²⁷ leaving the natural use of the women, burned in their lust toward each other, men with men working filthiness, and receiving in themselves the just recompence of their error. ²⁸ And as they were not careful to retain God in their knowledge, God gave them up to an undiscerning mind, to do things not expedient, Filled with all injustice, maliciousness, covetousness, wickedness: ²⁹ full of envy, murder, contention, deceit, malignity:

³⁵ But in every nation, he that feareth him, and worketh righteousness, is accepted by him.

²⁹ But this I say, brethren, the time is short: it remaineth, that even they that have wives, be as if they had none: And they that weep, as if they wept not; ³⁰ and they that rejoice, as if they rejoiced not; ³¹ and they that buy, as if they possessed not; And they that use this world, as not abusing it; for the fashion of this world passeth away: Now I would have you without carefulness. ³² The unmarried man careth for the things of the Lord, how he may please the Lord. ³³ But the married careth for the things of the world, how he may please his wife. ³⁴ There is a difference also between a wife and a virgin. The unmarried woman careth for the things of the Lord, that she may be holy both in body and spirit: but the married careth for the things of the world, how she may please her husband. ³⁵ And this I say for your own profit, not that I may cast a snare upon you, but that ye may decently wait upon the Lord without distraction. ³⁶ But if any think that he acteth indecently toward his virgin, if she be above age, and need so require, let him do what he will, he sinneth not: let them marry. ³⁷ Nevertheless, he that standeth stedfast in his heart, having no necessity, but having power over his own will, and hath determined this in his heart to keep his virgin, doth well. ³⁸ So then he also that giveth in marriage, doth well; but he that giveth not in marriage, doth better. ³⁹ The wife is bound as long as her husband liveth; but if her husband be dead, she is at liberty to marry whom she will; only in the Lord. ⁴⁰ But she is happier, if she continue as she is, in my judgment; and I think that I also have the Spirit of God.

³⁴ Then Peter opening his mouth, said, I perceive of a truth that God is not a respecter of persons: ³⁵ But in every nation, he that feareth him, and worketh righteousness, is accepted by him.

²⁶ And an angel of the Lord spake to Philip, saying, Arise and go toward the south by the way leading down from Jerusalem to Gaza, which is desert. ²⁷ And he arose and went. And lo an Ethiopian, an eunuch of great authority under Candace, queen of the Ethiopians, who was over all her treasure, ²⁸ and had come to Jerusalem to worship, Was returning, and sitting in his chariot, read the prophet Isaiah. ²⁹ Then the Spirit said to Philip, Go near and join thyself to this chariot.

⁹ And I say to you, whosoever shall put away his wife, except for whoredom, and marry another, committeth adultery, and whoso marrieth her that is put away, committeth adultery. ¹⁰ His disciples say to him, If the case of a man with his wife be so, it is not expedient to marry. ¹¹ But he said to them, All men cannot receive this saying, but they to whom it is given. ¹² For there are eunuchs, who were born so from their mother's womb, and there are eunuchs, who were made eunuchs by men; and there are eunuchs, who have made themselves eunuchs for the kingdom of heaven's sake. He that is able to receive it, let him receive it.

²⁶ And an angel of the Lord spake to Philip, saying, Arise and go toward the south by the way leading down from Jerusalem to Gaza, which is desert. ²⁷ And he arose and went. And lo an Ethiopian, an eunuch of great authority under Candace, queen of the Ethiopians, who was over all her treasure, ²⁸ and had come to Jerusalem to worship, Was returning, and sitting in his chariot, read the prophet Isaiah. ²⁹ Then the Spirit said to Philip, Go near and join thyself to this chariot. ³⁰ And Philip running to him, heard him read the prophet Isaiah, and said, Understandest thou what thou readest? ³¹ And he said, How can I, unless some one guide me? ³² And he desired Philip to come up, and sit with him. The portion of scripture which he was reading, was this, He was led as a sheep to the slaughter, and like a lamb dumb before his shearer, so he opened not his mouth. ³³ In his humiliation his judgment was taken away: and who shall declare his generation? For his life is taken from the earth. ³⁴ And the eunuch answering Philip, said, I pray thee, of whom speaketh the prophet this? Of himself, or of some other man? ³⁵ Then Philip opening his mouth, and beginning from this Scripture, preached Jesus to him. ³⁶ And as they went on the way, they came to a certain water. And the eunuch said, Behold water: what hindereth me to be baptized? ³⁷ And Philip said, If thou believest with all thy heart, thou mayst. And he answering said, I believe that Jesus is the Son of God. ³⁸ And he commanded the chariot to stop, and they both went down to the water, both Philip and the eunuch; and he baptized him. ³⁹ And when they were come up out of the water, the Spirit of the Lord caught away Philip, that the eunuch saw him no more; and he went on his way rejoicing.

¹² For there are eunuchs, who were born so from their mother's womb, and there are eunuchs, who were made eunuchs by men; and there are eunuchs, who have made themselves eunuchs for the kingdom of heaven's sake. He that is able to receive it, let him receive it.