Acts 8:28

he was also returning, and is sitting on his chariot, and he was reading the prophet Isaiah.

Young's Literal Translation

In The King James Version

Was returning, and sitting in his chariot read Esaias the prophet.

In Context

27And having arisen, he went on, and lo, a man of Ethiopia, a eunuch, a man of rank, of Candace the queen of the Ethiopians, who was over all her treasure, who had come to worship to Jerusalem;

29And the Spirit said to Philip, 'Go near, and be joined to this chariot;'

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Cross References

Deuteronomy 11:18'And ye have placed these my words on your heart, and on your soul, and have bound them for a sign on your hand, and they have been for frontlets between your eyes;

Joshua 1:8the book of this law doth not depart out of thy mouth, and thou hast meditated in it by day and by night, so that thou dost observe to do according to all that is written in it, for then thou dost cause thy way to prosper, and then thou dost act wisely.

Psalms 119:99Above all my teachers I have acted wisely. For Thy testimonies [are] my meditation.

Proverbs 2:1My son, if thou dost accept my sayings, And my commands dost lay up with thee,

Isaiah 1:1The Visions of Isaiah son of Amoz, that he hath seen concerning Judah and Jerusalem, in the days of Uzziah, Jotham, Ahaz, Hezekiah, kings of Judah.

Luke 4:17and there was given over to him a roll of Isaiah the prophet, and having unfolded the roll, he found the place where it hath been 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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