Acts 8:28

—he was returning, sitting in his chariot and reading aloud the prophet Isaiah.

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In The King James Version

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

In Context

27So he got up and went; and there, a man, an Ethiopian, a eunuch, a court-official of Candace the queen of the Ethiopians, who was over all her treasury, who had come worshiping to Jerusalem

29And the Spirit said to Philip, “Go forward and join this chariot.”

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Cross References

Luke 4:17The book of the prophet Isaiah was handed to him, so unrolling the scroll 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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