Acts 8:27

So Philip got ready and went along that road. Suddenly he met a man from Ethiopia. He was an important official who took care of all the funds for the queen of Ethiopia. In his language people called their queen Candace. This man had gone to Jerusalem to worship God,

Translation for Translators

In The King James Version

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,

In Context

26One day an angel whom the Lord God had sent commanded Philip, “Get ready and go south along the road that extends from Jerusalem to Gaza.” That was a road in a desert area.

28and he was returning home and was seated riding in his chariot. As he was riding, he was reading out loud from what the prophet Isaiah had written [MTY] long ago.

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Cross References

Deuteronomy 30:13And they are not on the other side of the sea, with the result that you need to say, ‘◄Who will need to cross the sea for us and bring them back to us, in order that we can hear them and obey them?/Someone will need to cross the sea for us and bring them back to us, in order that we can hear them and obey them.►’ [RHQ]

1 Kings 10:1The queen who ruled the Sheba area heard that Yahweh had caused Solomon to become famous, so she traveled to Jerusalem to ask him questions that were difficult to answer.

Psalms 68:29Show that power from your temple in Jerusalem, where kings bring gifts to you.

Psalms 87:4Some of those who know about God are the people of Egypt and Babylonia, and also the people of Philistia and Tyre and Ethiopia; some day they all will say, “ Although I was not born in Jerusalem, because I belong to Yahweh, it is as though I was born there.”

Isaiah 45:14And this is also what I, Yahweh, say to you, my people: ‘You will rule the people of Egypt and Ethiopia, and the tall people of Seba in Arabia will become your slaves. They will come to you bringing all the things that they sell, and it will all be yours. As prisoners, they will have chains on their arms as they follow you. They will prostrate themselves in front of you and say, “God is with/helping you and he is the only God; there is no other God.” '”

Isaiah 60:3By seeing what he has done for you, people of all people-groups will see that he is very great, and kings will come to see the wonderful things that have happened to you.

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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