Acts 8:35

Then Philip opened his mouth to speak, and beginning from this Scripture, he told him the good news about Jesus.

Text-Critical English NT

In The King James Version

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

In Context

34The eunuch said to Philip, “I ask yoʋ, who does the prophet say this about? About himself or about someone else?”

36As they were going along the road, they came to some water, and the eunuch said, “Behold, here is water! What prevents me from being baptized?”

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Cross References

Matthew 5:2Then he opened his mouth and taught them, saying,

Luke 24:44Then he said to them, “These are the words I spoke to you while I was still with you, that everything written about me in the Law of Moses, the Prophets, and the Psalms must be fulfilled.”

Acts 5:42And every day, in the temple courts and from house to house, they did not cease teaching and preaching the good news that Jesus is the Christ.

Acts 10:34Then Peter opened his mouth and said, “Now I truly understand that God shows no partiality,

Acts 17:2As was his custom, Paul went in to them, and for three Sabbaths he reasoned with them from the Scriptures,

Acts 18:28for he powerfully refuted the Jews in public, showing by the Scriptures that Jesus is the Christ.

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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