Acts 8:34
32 The eunuch was reading this passage of Scripture: “He was led like a sheep to the slaughter, and as a lamb before the shearer is silent, so He did not open His mouth.
33 In His humiliation He was deprived of justice. Who can recount His descendants? For His life was removed from the earth.”
“Tell me,” said the eunuch, “who is the prophet talking about, himself or someone else?”
35 Then Philip began with this very Scripture and told him the good news about Jesus.
36 As they traveled along the road and came to some water, the eunuch said, “Look, here is water! What is there to prevent me from being baptized?”
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
- “Tell me,” said the eunuch, “who is the prophet talking about, himself or someone else?”
- KJV
- And the eunuch answered Philip, and said, I pray thee, of whom speaketh the prophet this? of himself, or of some other man?
- WEB
- The eunuch answered Philip, “Who is the prophet talking about? About himself, or about someone else?”
- ASV
- And the eunuch answered Philip, and said, I pray thee, of whom speaketh the prophet this? of himself, or of some other?
- DARBY
- And the eunuch answering Philip said, I pray thee, concerning whom does the prophet say this? of himself or of some other?
- BLB
- And the eunuch, answering, said to Philip, “I beseech you, about whom does the prophet say this? About himself, or about some other?”
- ÅB
- Hoffmannen tok da til orde og sa til Filip: Jeg ber deg: om hvem sier profeten dette? om seg selv eller om noen annen?
- OTB
- Evnukken spurte Filip: "Vær så snill å fortelle meg, hvem sier profeten dette om? Seg selv, eller en annen?"
- B1930
- Hoffmannen tok da til orde og sa til Filip: Jeg ber dig: om hvem sier profeten dette? om sig selv eller om nogen annen?
Study notes (Tyndale)
Original text and word study
Cross references
Matthew 15:15
Peter said to Him, “Explain this parable to us.”
Read in contextMatthew 13:36
Then Jesus dismissed the crowds and went into the house. His disciples came to Him and said, “Explain to us the parable of the weeds in the field.”
Read in contextMatthew 2:2–4
asking, “Where is the One who has been born King of the Jews? We saw His star in the east and have come to worship Him.”
Read in context