Acts 8:28

was returning, and, sitting in his chariot, read the prophet Isaiah.

Henry Tompkins Anderson’s 1864 New Testament

In The King James Version

Was returning, and sitting in his chariot read Esaias the prophet.

In Context

27And he arose and went. And behold, a man of Ethiopia, a eunuch of great authority under Candace, the queen of the Ethiopians, who had charge of all her treasure, and had come to Jerusalem to worship,

29And the Spirit said to Philip: Go forward and join yourself to this chariot.

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Cross References

Luke 4:17And the volume of Isaiah the prophet was given to him: and when he had unrolled the volume, he found the place where it was written:

Matthew Henry on Acts 8:27-40

Philip and the Ethiopian. 26 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. 27 And he arose and went: and, behold, a man of Ethiopia, an eunuch of great authority under Candace queen of the Ethiopians, who had the charge of all her treasure, and had come to Jerusalem for to worship, 28 Was returning, and sitting in his chariot read Esaias the prophet. 29 Then the Spirit said unto Philip, Go near, and join… Read the whole commentary →

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