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Acts 8:26

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24 Then Simon answered, “Pray to the Lord for me, so that nothing you have said may happen to me.”

25 And after Peter and John had testified and spoken the word of the Lord, they returned to Jerusalem, preaching the gospel in many of the Samaritan villages.

Now an angel of the Lord said to Philip, “Get up and go south to the desert road that goes down from Jerusalem to Gaza.”

27 So he started out, and on his way he met an Ethiopian eunuch, a court official in charge of the entire treasury of Candace, queen of the Ethiopians. He had gone to Jerusalem to worship,

28 and on his return was sitting in his chariot reading Isaiah the prophet.

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Here the Bible tells a story about someone else. Ask yourself what it can say to us today. Do read the surrounding verses too, because the context often says more than a single verse.

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BSB
Now an angel of the Lord said to Philip, “Get up and go south to the desert road that goes down from Jerusalem to Gaza.”
KJV
And the angel of the Lord spake unto Philip, saying, Arise, and go toward the south unto the way that goeth down from Jerusalem unto Gaza, which is desert.
WEB
Then an angel of the Lord spoke to Philip, saying, “Arise, and go toward the south to the way that goes down from Jerusalem to Gaza. This is a desert.”
ASV
But an angel of the Lord spake unto Philip, saying, Arise, and go toward the south unto the way that goeth down from Jerusalem unto Gaza: the same is desert.
DARBY
But [the] angel of [the] Lord spoke to Philip, saying, Rise up and go southward on the way which goes down from Jerusalem to Gaza: the same is desert.
BLB
Now an angel of the Lord spoke to Philip, saying, “Rise up and go toward the south, to the road going down from Jerusalem to Gaza.” (This is desert.)
ÅB
Men en Herrens engel talte til Filip og sa: Stå opp og gå mot syd, på den vei som går ned fra Jerusalem til Gasa! Denne vei er øde.
OTB
En Herrens engel talte til Filip og sa: "Stå opp og gå sørover til veien som går ned fra Jerusalem til Gaza." (Dette er en ørkenvei.)
B1930
Men en Herrens engel talte til Filip og sa: Stå op og gå mot syd, på den vei som går ned fra Jerusalem til Gasa! Denne vei er øde.

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Cross references

  • 2 Kings 1:3

    But the angel of the LORD said to Elijah the Tishbite, “Go up to meet the messengers of the king of Samaria and ask them, ‘Is it because there is no God in Israel that you are on your way to inquire of Baal-zebub, the god of Ekron?’

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  • Acts 5:19

    But during the night an angel of the Lord opened the doors of the jail and brought them out, saying,

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  • Hebrews 1:14

    Are not the angels ministering spirits sent to serve those who will inherit salvation?

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  • Acts 27:23

    For just last night an angel of God, whose I am and whom I serve, stood beside me

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  • Acts 12:23

    Immediately, because Herod did not give glory to God, an angel of the Lord struck him down, and he was eaten by worms and died.

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  • Acts 10:22

    “Cornelius the centurion has sent us,” they said. “He is a righteous and God-fearing man with a good reputation among the whole Jewish nation. A holy angel instructed him to request your presence in his home so he could hear a message from you.”

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  • Acts 10:7

    When the angel who spoke to him had gone, Cornelius called two of his servants and a devout soldier from among his attendants.

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  • Acts 12:8–11

    “Get dressed and put on your sandals,” said the angel. Peter did so, and the angel told him, “Wrap your cloak around you and follow me.”

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