Acts 8:28
26 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,
and on his return was sitting in his chariot reading Isaiah the prophet.
29 The Spirit said to Philip, “Go over to that chariot and stay by it.”
30 So Philip ran up and heard the man reading Isaiah the prophet. “Do you understand what you are reading?” Philip asked.
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.
Compare
- BSB
- and on his return was sitting in his chariot reading Isaiah the prophet.
- KJV
- Was returning, and sitting in his chariot read Esaias the prophet.
- WEB
- He was returning and sitting in his chariot, and was reading the prophet Isaiah.
- ASV
- and he was returning and sitting in his chariot, and was reading the prophet Isaiah.
- DARBY
- was returning and sitting in his chariot: and he was reading the prophet Esaias.
- BLB
- And he was returning and sitting in his chariot, and he was reading the prophet Isaiah.
- ÅB
- og han var nå på hjemveien, og satt på sin vogn og leste profeten Jesaja.
- OTB
- og var på vei tilbake, sittende i sin vogn, og leste profeten Jesaja.
- B1930
- og han var nu på hjemveien, og satt på sin vogn og leste profeten Esaias.
Study notes (Tyndale)
Original text and word study
Cross references
Colossians 3:16
Let the word of Christ richly dwell within you as you teach and admonish one another with all wisdom, and as you sing psalms, hymns, and spiritual songs with gratitude in your hearts to God.
Read in contextIsaiah 1:1
This is the vision concerning Judah and Jerusalem that Isaiah son of Amoz saw during the reigns of Uzziah, Jotham, Ahaz, and Hezekiah, kings of Judah.
Read in contextActs 28:25
They disagreed among themselves and began to leave after Paul had made this final statement: “The Holy Spirit was right when He spoke to your fathers through Isaiah the prophet:
Read in contextProverbs 2:1–6
My son, if you accept my words and hide my commandments within you,
Read in context2 Timothy 3:15–17
From infancy you have known the Holy Scriptures, which are able to make you wise for salvation through faith in Christ Jesus.
Read in contextPsalms 119:99
I have more insight than all my teachers, for Your testimonies are my meditation.
Read in contextDeuteronomy 17:18–19
When he is seated on his royal throne, he must write for himself a copy of this instruction on a scroll in the presence of the Levitical priests.
Read in contextProverbs 8:33–34
Listen to instruction and be wise; do not ignore it.
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