Acts 8:26-39 — CEV

Read Acts 8:26-39 (Contemporary English Version) on maBible, the Bible online. Other reference formats: Acts 8.26-39, Acts 8v26-39, Ac. 8:26-39. The Lord's angel said to Philip, “Go south along the desert road that leads from Jerusalem to Gaza.” So Philip left. An important Ethiopian official happe…

26 The Lord's angel said to Philip, “Go south along the desert road that leads from Jerusalem to Gaza.”

27 So Philip left. An important Ethiopian official happened to be going along that road in his chariot. He was the chief treasurer for Candace, the Queen of Ethiopia. The official had gone to Jerusalem to worship

28 and was now on his way home. He was sitting in his chariot, reading the book of the prophet Isaiah.

30 Philip ran up close and heard the man reading aloud from the book of Isaiah. Philip asked him, “Do you understand what you are reading?”

31 The official answered, “How can I understand unless someone helps me?” He then invited Philip to come up and sit beside him.

32 The man was reading the passage that said, “He was led like a sheep on its way to be killed. He was silent as a lamb whose wool is being cut off, and he did not say a word.

33 He was treated like a nobody and did not receive a fair trial. How can he have children, if his life is snatched away?”

34 The official said to Philip, “Tell me, was the prophet talking about himself or about someone else?”

35 So Philip began at this place in the Scriptures and explained the good news about Jesus.

38 He ordered the chariot to stop. Then they both went down into the water, and Philip baptized him.

39 After they had come out of the water, the Lord's Spirit took Philip away. The official never saw him again, but he was very happy as he went on his way.

Passage themes

The guiding angel — the angel of the Lord
The order to go — Arise, and go toward the south
Gaza, Philistine city — from Jerusalem unto Gaza
God speaks in the desert — which is desert
Leaving without delay — And he arose and went
Ethiopia turned to God — a man of Ethiopia, an eunuch
A queen's high official — Candace queen of the Ethiopians
The foreigner who worships — had come to Jerusalem for to worship
Reading the Scriptures — read
The book of Isaiah — Esaias the prophet
The servant's eagerness — And Philip ran thither to him
Grasping the Scriptures — Understandest thou what thou readest?
Understanding the Scriptures — except some man should guide me
Welcoming the messenger — he desired Philip that he would come up and sit with him
The prophecy quoted — He was led
Led to the slaughter — as a sheep to the slaughter
The Lamb of God — like a lamb dumb before his shearer
The silence of Jesus — so opened he not his mouth
The Servant's humiliation — In his humiliation
An unjust trial — his judgment was taken away
A silent generation — who shall declare his generation?
The Messiah's death — his life is taken from the earth
Opening his mouth — Philip opened his mouth
Explaining the Scripture — began at the same scripture
Preaching Jesus himself — preached unto him Jesus
Out of the baptismal waters — they were come up out of the water
The Spirit who carries away — the Spirit of the Lord caught away
The believer's joy — he went on his way rejoicing

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