Parallel Verses New International Version Then Philip ran up to the chariot and heard the man reading Isaiah the prophet. "Do you understand what you are reading?" Philip asked. King James Bible And Philip ran thither to him, and heard him read the prophet Esaias, and said, Understandest thou what thou readest? Darby Bible Translation And Philip, running up, heard him reading the prophet Esaias, and said, Dost thou then know what thou art reading of? World English Bible Philip ran to him, and heard him reading Isaiah the prophet, and said, "Do you understand what you are reading?" Young's Literal Translation and Philip having run near, heard him reading the prophet Isaiah, and said, 'Dost thou then know what thou dost read?' Acts 8:30 Parallel Commentary Clarke's Commentary on the BibleHeard him read the Prophet Esaias - The eunuch, it seems, was reading aloud, and apparently in Greek, for that was the common language in Egypt; and, indeed, almost in every place it was understood. And it appears that it was the Greek version of the Septuagint that he was reading, as the quotation below is from that version. Treasury of Scripture Knowledge ran thither. Psalm 119:32 I will run the way of your commandments, when you shall enlarge my heart. John 4:34 Jesus said to them, My meat is to do the will of him that sent me, and to finish his work. Understandest. Matthew 15:10 And he called the multitude, and said to them, Hear, and understand: Ephesians 5:17 Why be you not unwise, but understanding what the will of the Lord is. Library Simon the Sorcerer'Thou hast neither part nor lot in this matter: for thy heart is not right in the sight of God.'--ACTS viii. 21. The era of the birth of Christianity was one of fermenting opinion and decaying faith. Then, as now, men's minds were seething and unsettled, and that unrest which is the precursor of great changes in intellectual and spiritual habitudes affected the civilised world. Such a period is ever one of predisposition to superstition. The one true bond which unites God and man being obscured, … Alexander Maclaren—Expositions of Holy Scripture: The Acts A Meeting in the Desert Whether the Imposition of the Priest's Hands is Necessary for this Sacrament? Whether Penance is a Sacrament? Cross References Acts 8:5 Philip went down to a city in Samaria and proclaimed the Messiah there. Acts 8:29 The Spirit told Philip, "Go to that chariot and stay near it." Acts 8:31 "How can I," he said, "unless someone explains it to me?" So he invited Philip to come up and sit with him. Jump to Previous Chariot Clear Esaias Eunuch Heard Isaiah Philip Prophet Ran Read Readest Reading Run Running Sense Thither Thou Understand UnderstandestJump to Next Chariot Clear Esaias Eunuch Heard Isaiah Philip Prophet Ran Read Readest Reading Run Running Sense Thither Thou Understand UnderstandestLinks Acts 8:30 NIVActs 8:30 NLT Acts 8:30 ESV Acts 8:30 NASB Acts 8:30 KJV Acts 8:30 Bible Apps Acts 8:30 Biblia Paralela Acts 8:30 Chinese Bible Acts 8:30 French Bible Acts 8:30 German Bible Acts 8:30 Commentaries THE HOLY BIBLE, NEW INTERNATIONAL VERSION®, NIV® Copyright © 1973, 1978, 1984, 2011 by Biblica®. Bible Hub |