Acts 8:30

“And Philip ran thither to him, and heard him read the prophet Esaias, and said, Understandest thou what thou readest?”

King James Version (KJV)

Other Translations for Acts 8:30

And Philip ran thither to him, and heard him reade the Prophet Esaias, and said, Understandest thou what thou readest?
- King James Version (1611) - View 1611 Bible Scan

Philip ran up and heard him reading Isaiah the prophet, and said, "Do you understand what you are reading?"
- New American Standard Version (1995)

And Philip ran to him, and heard him reading Isaiah the prophet, and said, Understandest thou what thou readest?
- American Standard Version (1901)

And Philip, running up to him, saw that he was reading Isaiah the prophet, and said to him, Is the sense of what you are reading clear to you?
- Basic English Bible

So Philip ran up and heard the man reading Isaiah the prophet. "Do you understand what you are reading?" Philip asked.
- Berean Standard Bible Bible

And Philip, running up, heard him reading the prophet Esaias, and said, Dost thou then know what thou art reading of?
- Darby Bible

And Philip running thither, heard him reading the prophet Isaias. And he said: Thinkest thou that thou understandest what thou readest?
- Douay-Rheims Bible

And Philip ran to him, and heard him reading Isaiah the prophet, and said, Understandest thou what thou readest?
- English Revised Version

Philip ran to him, and heard him reading Isaiah the prophet, and said, "Do you understand what you are reading?"
- World English Bible

Bible Commentary for Acts 8:30

Wesley's Notes for Acts 8:30


8:30 And Philip running to him, said, Understandest thou what thou readest? - He did not begin about the weather, news, or the like. In speaking for God, we may frequently come to the point at once, without circumlocution.


View more Acts 8:30 meaning, interpretation, and commentary...

Acts 8:30 meaning