Acts 8:29

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

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In The King James Version

Then the Spirit said unto Philip, Go near, and join thyself to this chariot.

In Context

28was returning from his trip, sitting in his chariot. He was reading out loud from the book of the prophet Isaiah.

30So Philip ran over, and heard the man reading from the prophet Isaiah. “Do you understand what you're reading?” Philip asked him.

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Cross References

Isaiah 65:24I will reply even before they ask me. While they are still speaking, I will answer them!

Acts 10:19While Peter was still wondering about the vision, the Spirit said to him, “Look, there are three men looking for you.

Acts 13:2While they were worshiping the Lord and fasting, the Holy Spirit said, “Set apart Barnabas and Saul to do the work I've called them to.”

Acts 20:22Now the Spirit is insisting that I go to Jerusalem, and I have no idea what will happen to me there.

1 Corinthians 12:11But all of these gifts are the work of the one and the same Spirit, sharing with each person as he alone chooses.

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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