Acts 8:28

was returning from his trip, sitting in his chariot. He was reading out loud from the book of 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 Philip set out, and met an Ethiopian man, a eunuch who had a high position in the service of the Kandake, Queen of Ethiopia. He was her chief treasurer. He had gone to Jerusalem to worship there, and

29The Spirit told Philip, “Go over close to the chariot.”

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Cross References

Deuteronomy 11:18Focus your minds on the words that I'm saying. Tie them on your hands as reminders and put them on your foreheads as well.

Joshua 1:8Keep on reminding the people about the law. Meditate on it day and night, so you can be sure to do what it requires. Then you will be successful and prosper in what you do.

Psalms 119:99In fact I have a better insight than all of my teachers because I spend time concentrating on what you say.

Proverbs 2:1My son, if you accept what I say and value my instructions,

Isaiah 1:1This is the vision that Isaiah, son of Amoz, saw about Judah and Jerusalem in the reigns of Uzziah, Jotham, Ahaz, and Hezekiah, kings of Judah.

Luke 4:17The scroll of the prophet Isaiah was handed to him. Jesus unrolled the scroll and found the place where it's 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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