Bible verses about "eunuchs" | Murdock

²⁵ And they changed the truth of God into a lie; and worshipped and served the created things, much more than the Creator of them, to whom belong glory and blessing, for ever and ever: Amen. ²⁶ For this cause, God gave them up to vile passions: for their females changed the use of their natures, and employed that which is unnatural. ²⁷ And so also their males forsook the use of females, which is natural, and burned with lust toward one another; and, male with male, they did what is shameful, and received in themselves the just recompense of their error. ²⁸ And as they did not determine with themselves to know God, God gave them over to a vain mind; that they might do what they ought not, ²⁹ being full of all iniquity, and lewdness, and bitterness, and malice, and covetousness, and envy, and slaughter, and strife, and guile, and evil machinations,

³⁵ but, among all the nations, he who feareth him, and worketh righteousness, is acceptable with him.

²⁹ And this I say, my Brethren, that the time to come is short; so that they who have wives, should be as if they had none; ³⁰ and they who weep, as if they wept not; and they who rejoice, as if they rejoiced not; and they who buy, as if they acquired not; ³¹ and those occupied with this world, not going beyond the just using: for the fashion of this world is passing away. ³² And therefore I wish you to be without solicitude. For he who hath not a wife, considereth the thing of his Lord, how he may please his Lord. ³³ And he who hath a wife, is anxious about the world, how he may please his wife. ³⁴ There is a difference also between a wife and a maiden. She who is without a husband, thinketh of things pertaining to her Lord, that she may be holy in her body and in her spirit. But she who hath a husband, thinketh of things pertaining to the world, how she may please her husband. ³⁵ And this I say for your advantage; I am not laying a snare for you; but that ye may be faithful towards your Lord, in a suitable manner, while not minding worldly things. ³⁶ But if any one thinketh that there is reproach, on account of his maiden daughter, because she hath passed her time, and he hath not presented her to a husband, and it be fitting that he present her; let him do what he desireth, he sinneth not; let her be married. ³⁷ But he who hath firmly determined in his own mind, and nothing compelleth him, and he can act his own pleasure, and he so judgeth in his heart, that he keep his maiden daughter, he doeth commendably. ³⁸ And therefore, he who presenteth his maiden daughter, doeth commendably; and he who presenteth not his maiden daughter, doeth very commendably. ³⁹ A woman, while her husband liveth, is bound by the law; but if her husband sleepeth in death, she is free to marry whom she pleaseth, yet only in the Lord. ⁴⁰ But she is happier, in my opinion, if she remain so: and I think also, that I have the Spirit of God.

³⁴ And Simon opened his mouth, and said: Truly I discover that God is no respecter of persons. ³⁵ but, among all the nations, he who feareth him, and worketh righteousness, is acceptable with him.

²⁶ And the angel of the Lord spake with Philip, and said to him: Arise, go to the south, along the desert way that leadeth down from Jerusalem to Gaza. ²⁷ And he arose and went. And there met him a eunuch, who had come from Cush, an officer of Candace, queen of the Cushites, who had charge of all her treasure; and he had come to worship at Jerusalem. ²⁸ And as he turned to go, he was sitting in his chariot, and was reading in Isaiah the prophet. ²⁹ And the Holy Spirit said to Philip: Go near, and join thyself to the chariot.

⁹ And I say to you, That whoever leaveth his wife not being an adulteress, and taketh another, committeth adultery. And whoever taketh her that is divorced, committeth adultery. ¹⁰ His disciples say to him: If such is the case between man and wife, it is not expedient to take a wife. ¹¹ But he said to them: Not every one is capable of that thing, but he only to whom it is given. ¹² For there are some eunuchs, born so from their mother's womb; and there are some eunuchs, who were made eunuchs by men; and there are some eunuchs who have made themselves eunuchs for the sake of the kingdom of heaven. He that can be contented let him be contented.

²⁶ And the angel of the Lord spake with Philip, and said to him: Arise, go to the south, along the desert way that leadeth down from Jerusalem to Gaza. ²⁷ And he arose and went. And there met him a eunuch, who had come from Cush, an officer of Candace, queen of the Cushites, who had charge of all her treasure; and he had come to worship at Jerusalem. ²⁸ And as he turned to go, he was sitting in his chariot, and was reading in Isaiah the prophet. ²⁹ And the Holy Spirit said to Philip: Go near, and join thyself to the chariot. ³⁰ And when he came near, he heard him reading in Isaiah the prophet; and he said to him: Understandest thou what thou readest? ³¹ And he said: How can I understand, unless some one instruct me? And he requested of Philip, that he would come up and sit with him. ³² And the section of scripture in which he was reading, was this: As a lamb to the slaughter he was led away, and as a sheep before the shearer is silent, so also he in his humility opened not his mouth. ³³ From prison and from judgment he was carried: and his generation, who will declare? for his life is taken away from the earth. ³⁴ And the eunuch said to Philip: I pray thee, of whom speaketh the prophet this? of himself, or of some other person? ³⁵ Then Philip opened his mouth and, from that scripture, began to preach to him concerning our Lord Jesus. ³⁶ And as they proceeded on the way, they came to a certain place in which there was water. And the eunuch said: Lo, here is water; what doth forbid, that I should be baptized? ³⁷ And Philip said: If thou believest with all thy heart, it is allowable. And he answered, and said: I believe that Jesus Messiah is the Son of God. ³⁸ And he commanded the chariot to stop; and they both went down to the water, and Philip baptized the eunuch. ³⁹ And when they came up from the water, the Spirit of the Lord caught away Philip; and the eunuch saw him no more; but he went on his way rejoicing.

¹² For there are some eunuchs, born so from their mother's womb; and there are some eunuchs, who were made eunuchs by men; and there are some eunuchs who have made themselves eunuchs for the sake of the kingdom of heaven. He that can be contented let him be contented.