Acts 8:37 Not in Catholic Bibles But Infant Baptism Isn't Justified at All

Acts 8:37 is a verse that has been put into question by many translators. Some Protestant Bibles (such as the NIV and the ESV) put it in the footnotes or none at all. The context of the verse that's missing in many other translations today is the baptism of the Ethiopian eunuch by Philip. The verse Acts 8:37 is often rendered as:

And Philip said, If thou believest with all thine heart, thou mayest. And he answered and said, I believe that Jesus Christ is the Son of God. (KJV)

The verse has been missing in some translations for some reason. Some say it's because it a footnote that was mistakenly added. Yet, one can't deny the context can't support infant baptism. Even the GNT used by many Catholics today doesn't use it as a support for infant baptism. Instead, we read a believer's baptism even without the verse.

34 The official asked Philip, “Tell me, of whom is the prophet saying this? Of himself or of someone else?” 35 Then Philip began to speak; starting from this passage of scripture, he told him the Good News about Jesus. 36 As they traveled down the road, they came to a place where there was some water, and the official said, “Here is some water. What is to keep me from being baptized?” 37 (not in GNT) 38 The official ordered the carriage to stop, and both Philip and the official went down into the water, and Philip baptized him. 39 When they came up out of the water, the Spirit of the Lord took Philip away. The official did not see him again, but continued on his way, full of joy. 40 Philip found himself in Azotus; he went on to Caesarea, and on the way he preached the Good News in every town.

Verse 37 is missing yet we can read in Verse 38 that both Philip and the official went down into the water and was baptized. That doesn't look like baptism by sprinkling. They both came out of the water which means that immersion was really practiced. Yet, Catholicism still insists that biblical baptism is by sprinkling. 

Acts 2:41 in the GNT also says about the people who believed Peter's message during Pentecost:

Many of them believed his message and were baptized, and about three thousand people were added to the group that day.

First, the converts believed, and then they were baptized because they believed. Unfortunately, infants have no sense of right and wrong yet. Psychologically speaking, it's wrong to punish a baby. A child has to be old enough to know right and wrong before they can be punished. It's not child abuse to spank a child for doing wrong because he or she is now at the age of accountability. A baby, however, still has no sense of right and wrong which makes Catholic infant baptism questionable. A baby doesn't need to repent but a child needs to repent before baptism. Children who received Jesus as their Lord and Savior are eligible for baptism. However, infants are still below that age of accountability to be baptized.