The baptism of the Ethiopian eunuch

The Bible tells us that Philip and the eunuch “went down into the water” (Acts 8:38) and then “came up out of the water” (Acts 8:39). The Bible does not tell us if they “went down into the water” to the point where the water came up to their ankles, knees, hips, shoulders or heads. We do not have that information because it is not important.

What is important about baptism is that water and the word of God are applied to individuals. There is no command in Scripture how to apply the water in baptism. In no way can the account of the eunuch’s baptism be used to prove the need to baptize by immersion.