Acts 8:35

And Philip, opening his mouth, and beginning from this Scripture, preached the good news about Jesus to him.

English Majority Text (NT)

In The King James Version

Then Philip opened his mouth, and began at the same scripture, and preached unto him Jesus.

In Context

34So the eunuch answered Philip and said, “Please tell me, of whom does the prophet say this; of himself, or of someone else?”

36Now as they were going down the road, they came upon some water. And the eunuch said, “Behold, here is water: what prevents me from being baptized?”

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Cross References

Matthew 5:2And opening His mouth, He began to teach them, saying:

Luke 24:44Then He said to them, “These are the words which I spoke to you while I was still with you, that all things must be fulfilled which were written in the Law of Moses and the Prophets and the Psalms concerning Me.”

Acts 5:42And daily in the temple, and from house to house, they did not cease teaching and proclaiming the gospel of Jesus the Christ.

Acts 10:34And Peter, opening his mouth, said: “In truth I comprehend that God is not One to show partiality.

Acts 17:2And according to Paul's custom, he went in to them, and for three Sabbaths he reasoned with them from the Scriptures,

Acts 18:28for he was powerfully refuting the Jews publicly, demonstrating by the Scriptures that Jesus was the Messiah.

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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