Acts 8:30
And being near, he heard that he read in Eshaia the prophet; and he said to him, Understandest thou what thou readest?
The Peschito Syriac New Testament: Translated into English by John Wesley Etheridge
In The King James Version
In Context
29And the Spirit of Holiness said to Philipos, Approach, and join the chariot.
Cross References
Matthew 13:19(When) any one who heareth the doctrine of the kingdom doth not understand it, there cometh the evil (one), and snatcheth away the doctrine that was sown in his heart: this is what by the road-side was sown.
Matthew 13:51Jeshu said to them, Have you understood all these? They say to him, Yes, our Lord.
Matthew 24:15But when you see the unclean sign of desolation which was spoken of by Daniel the prophet, that it standeth in the holy place;-he who readeth let him understand!-
Luke 24:44And he said to them, These are the words that I spoke with you while I was with you, that every thing must be fulfilled which is written in the law of Musha, and in the Prophets, and in the Psalms, concerning me.
John 5:39Investigate the scriptures; for in them you think you have the life that is eternal, and they testify of me.
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 →