Acts 8:26-39 — FBV

Read Acts 8:26-39 (Free Bible Version) on maBible, the Bible online. Other reference formats: Acts 8.26-39, Acts 8v26-39, Ac. 8:26-39. An angel of the Lord told Philip, “Get ready and go south to the desert road that leads from Jerusalem to Gaza.” So Philip set out, and met an Ethiopian man, a eunu…

26 An angel of the Lord told Philip, “Get ready and go south to the desert road that leads from Jerusalem to Gaza.”

27 So Philip set out, and met an Ethiopian man, a eunuch who had a high position in the service of the Kandake, Queen of Ethiopia. He was her chief treasurer. He had gone to Jerusalem to worship there, and

28 was returning from his trip, sitting in his chariot. He was reading out loud from the book of the prophet Isaiah.

30 So Philip ran over, and heard the man reading from the prophet Isaiah. “Do you understand what you're reading?” Philip asked him.

31 “How can I, unless someone explains it?” the man replied. He invited Philip to get in and sit beside him.

32 The Scripture passage he was reading was this: “He was led like a sheep to be slaughtered. Like a lamb is silent in front of his shearer, he didn't say a word.

33 He was humiliated and denied justice. No one can speak of his descendants, for his life came to an end.”

34 The eunuch asked Philip, “Tell me, who is the prophet talking about? Is it himself, or someone else?”

35 Philip started explaining, beginning from this Scripture, telling him about Jesus.

36 As they continued on, they came to a stretch of water. The eunuch said, “Look, there's water here—why shouldn't I be baptized?”

38 He ordered that the chariot be stopped. Philip and the eunuch both went down into the water and Philip baptized him.

39 When they came out of the water the Spirit of the Lord took Philip away. The eunuch never saw him again, but he continued on his way full of joy. Philip found himself at Azotus.

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
Believing before baptism — If thou believest with all thine heart
The believer's answer — And he answered and said
Confessing the Son — Jesus Christ is the Son of God

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