Acts 8:28
“Was returning, and sitting in his charet, read Esaias the Prophet.”
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Acts 8:28 Context
26And the Angel of the Lord spake vnto Philip, saying, Arise, and goe toward the South, vnto the way that goeth downe from Hierusalem vnto Gaza, which is desert. 27And hee arose, and went: and behold, a man of Ethiopia, an Eunuch of great authority vnder Candace queene of the Ethiopians, who had the charge of all her treasure, and had come to Hierusalem for to worship, 28Was returning, and sitting in his charet, read Esaias the Prophet. 29Then the Spirit saide vnto Philip, Goe neere, and ioyne thy selfe to this charet. 30And Philip ran thither to him, and heard him reade the Prophet Esaias, and said, Understandest thou what thou readest?
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Other Translations for Acts 8:28
Was returning, and sitting in his chariot read Esaias the prophet.
- King James Version
and he was returning and sitting in his chariot, and was reading the prophet Isaiah.
- New American Standard Version (1995)
and he was returning and sitting in his chariot, and was reading the prophet Isaiah.
- American Standard Version (1901)
He was going back, seated in his carriage, and was reading the book of the prophet Isaiah.
- Basic English Bible
was returning and sitting in his chariot: and he was reading the prophet Esaias.
- Darby Bible
Was returning; and sitting in his chariot, read Isaiah the prophet.
- Webster's Bible
and was now on his way home; and as he sat in his chariot he was reading the Prophet Isaiah.
- Weymouth Bible
He was returning and sitting in his chariot, and was reading the prophet Isaiah.
- World English Bible
And he turnede ayen, sittinge on his chare, and redinge Isaie, the profete.
- Wycliffe Bible
he was also returning, and is sitting on his chariot, and he was reading the prophet Isaiah.
- Youngs Literal Bible
Wesley's Notes for Acts 8:28
8:28 Sitting in his chariot, he read the Prophet Isaiah - God meeteth those that remember him in his ways. It is good to read, hear, seek information even in a journey. Why should we not redeem all our time?
People's Bible Notes for Acts 8:28
Ac 8:28 Was returning and . . . read Esaias. Reading aloud in the Oriental manner. Perhaps he had heard at Jerusalem of Jesus and the Christians. At any rate, he was reading in Isaiah a prophecy of Christ.