Berean Standard Bible
Acts 8:26-40
26NowδὲdeG1161an angelἌγγελοςAngelosG32of the LordκυρίουkuriouG2962saidἐλάλησενelalēsenG2980toπρὸςprosG4314PhilipΦίλιππονPhilipponG5376λέγων·legōnG3004, “Get upἀνάστηθιanastēthiG450andκαὶkaiG2532goπορεύουporeuouG4198κατὰkataG2596southμεσημβρίανmesēmbrianG3314toἐπὶepiG1909theτὴνtēnG3588αὕτηhautēG3778ἐστὶνestinG1510desertἔρημος.erēmosG2048roadὁδὸνhodonG3598thatτὴνtēnG3588goes downκαταβαίνουσανkatabainousanG2597fromἀπὸapoG575JerusalemἸερουσαλὴμIerousalēmG2419toεἰςeisG1519GazaΓάζαν·GazanG1048.”
27SoκαὶkaiG2532he started outἀναστὰςanastasG450,andκαὶkaiG2532on his wayἐπορεύθη·eporeuthēG4198he metἰδοὺidouG2400an Ethiopianἀνὴρ Αἰθίοψanēr AithiopsG435G128eunuchεὐνοῦχοςeunouchosG2135,a court officialδυνάστηςdunastēsG1413ὃςhosG3739ἦνēnG1510in charge ofἐπὶepiG1909the entireπάσηςpasēsG3956αὐτῆς,autēsG846τῆςtēsG3588treasuryγάζηςgazēsG1047of CandaceΚανδάκηςKandakēsG2582,queenβασιλίσσηςbasilissēsG938of the EthiopiansΑἰθιόπων,AithiopōnG128. HeὃςhosG3739had goneἐληλύθειelēlutheiG2064toεἰςeisG1519JerusalemἸερουσαλήμ,IerousalēmG2419to worshipπροσκυνήσωνproskunēsōnG4352,
30SoδὲdeG1161ὁhoG3588PhilipΦίλιπποςPhilipposG5376ran upπροσδραμὼνprosdramōnG4370andheardἤκουσενēkousenG191the manαὐτοῦautouG846readingἀναγινώσκοντοςanaginōskontosG314IsaiahἨσαΐανĒsaianG2268theτὸνtonG3588prophetπροφήτηνprophētēnG4396G686γεgeG1065. “Do you understandγινώσκειςginōskeisG1097whatἃhaG3739you are readingἀναγινώσκεις;anaginōskeisG314καὶkaiG2532?” Philipaskedεἶπεν·eipenG2036.
31“HowπῶςpōsG4459γὰρgarG1063can Iἂν δυναίμην,an dunaimēnG302G1410δὲdeG1161ὁhoG3588,”he saidεἶπεν·eipenG2036, “unlessἐὰν μήean mēG1437G3361someoneτιςtisG5100guidesG3594meG1473?”AndτεteG5037he invitedπαρεκάλεσένparekalesenG3870τὸνtonG3588PhilipΦίλιππονPhilipponG5376to come upἀναβάνταanabantaG305andsitκαθίσαιkathisaiG2523withσὺνsunG4862himαὐτῷ.autōG846.
32δὲdeG1161The eunuchwas readingἀνεγίνωσκεν ἦνaneginōsken ēnG314G1510thisαὕτη·hautēG3778ἡhēG3588passageπεριοχὴperiochēG4042ofτῆςtēsG3588ScriptureγραφῆςgraphēsG1124ἣνhēnG3739: “He was ledἤχθη,ēchthēG71likeὡςhōsG5613a sheepπρόβατονprobatonG4263toἐπὶepiG1909theslaughterσφαγὴνsphagēnG4967,andκαὶkaiG2532asὡςhōsG5613a lambἀμνὸςamnosG286beforeἐναντίονenantionG1726theτοῦtouG3588shearerκείραντος αὐτὸνkeirantos autonG2751G846issilentἄφωνος,aphōnosG880,soοὕτωςhoutōsG3779He did not openοὐκ ἀνοίγειouk anoigeiG3756G455Hisαὐτοῦ.autouG846τὸtoG3588mouthστόμαstomaG4750.
33InἐνenG1722τῇtēaG3588HisαὐτοῦautouG846humiliationταπεινώσειtapeinōseiG5014ἡhēG3588HeαὐτοῦautouG846was deprivedἤρθη,ērthēG142of justiceκρίσιςkrisisG2920.WhoτίςtisG5101can recountδιηγήσεται;diēgēsetaiG1334HisαὐτοῦautouG846τὴνtēnG3588descendantsγενεὰνgeneanG1074?ForὅτιhotiG3754Hisαὐτοῦ.¶autouG846τῆςtēsG3588lifeζωὴzōēG2222was removedαἴρεταιairetaiG142fromἀπὸapoG575theἡhēG3588earthγῆςgēsG1093.”
34“Tell meδέομαί σου,deomai souG1189G4771δὲdeG1161ἈποκριθεὶςApokritheisG611,”saidεἶπεν·eipenG2036ὁhoG3588ΦιλίππῳPhilippōG5376theτῷtōG3588eunuchεὐνοῦχοςeunouchosG2135, “whoτίνοςtinosG5101is theὁhoG3588prophetπροφήτηςprophētēsG4396talkingλέγει τοῦτο;legei toutoG3004G3778aboutπερὶperiG4012περὶperiG4012,himselfἑαυτοῦ,he'autouG1438orἢēG2228περὶperiG4012someoneτινός;tinosG5100elseἑτέρουheterouG2087?”
35ThenδὲdeG1161ὁhoG3588PhilipΦίλιπποςPhilipposG5376beganἀνοίξαςanoixasG455G756withἀπὸapoG575this veryταύτηςtautēsG3778τὸtoG3588ScriptureγραφῆςgraphēsG1124andκαὶkaiG2532αὐτοῦautouG846τῆςtēsG3588στόμαstomaG4750told him the good news aboutεὐηγγελίσατο αὐτῷeuēngelisato autōG2097G846τὸνtonG3588JesusἸησοῦν.¶IēsounG2424.
36δὲdeG1161AsὩςHōsG5613they traveledἐπορεύοντοeporeuontoG4198alongκατὰkataG2596theτὴνtēnG3588roadὁδόν,hodonG3598andcameἦλθονēlthonG2064toἐπίepiG1909someτιtiG5100waterὕδωρhudōrG5204καίkaiG2532,theὁhoG3588eunuchεὐνοῦχος·eunouchosG2135saidφησινphēsinG5346, “LookἰδοὺidouG2400, here iswaterὕδωρ·hudōrG5204!WhatτίtiG5101is there to preventκωλύειkōlueiG2967meG1473frombeing baptizedβαπτισθῆναι;baptisthēnaiG907?”
38AndκαὶkaiG2532he gave ordersἐκέλευσενekeleusenG2753to stopστῆναιstēnaiG2476theτὸtoG3588chariotἅρμα,harmaG716.ThenκαὶkaiG2532bothἀμφότεροιamphoteroiG297τὸtoG3588τεteG5037PhilipΦίλιπποςPhilipposG5376andκαὶkaiG2532theὅhoG3588eunuchεὐνοῦχος,eunouchosG2135went downκατέβησανkatebēsanG2597intoεἰςeisG1519theὁhoG3588waterὕδωρ,hudōrG5204,andκαὶkaiG2532PhilipbaptizedἐβάπτισενebaptisenG907himαὐτόν.autonG846.
39δὲdeG1161WhenὅτεhoteG3753they came upἀνέβησανanebēsanG305out ofἐκekG1537theτοῦtouG3588waterὕδατος,hudatosG5204, theSpiritπνεῦμαpneumaG4151of the LordκυρίουkuriouG2962carriedἥρπασενhērpasenG726τὸνtonG3588Philip awayΦίλιππον,PhilipponG5376,andκαὶkaiG2532theὁhoG3588eunuchεὐνοῦχος·eunouchosG2135sawG3708himαὐτὸνautonG846no moreG3756G3765, butγὰρgarG1063wentἐπορεύετοeporeuetoG4198on hisαὐτοῦautouG846τὴνtēnG3588wayὁδὸνhodonG3598rejoicingχαίρων.¶chairōnG5463.
40ButδὲdeG1161PhilipΦίλιπποςPhilipposG5376appearedεὑρέθηheurethēG2147atεἰςeisG1519AzotusἌζωτον,AzōtonG108andκαὶkaiG2532traveled throughδιερχόμενοςdierchomenosG1330that region,preaching the gospelεὐηγγελίζετοeuēngelizetoG2097in allπάσαςpasasG3956theτὰςtasG3588townsπόλειςpoleisG4172untilἕωςhe'ōsG2193heαὐτὸνautonG846τοῦtouG3588cameἐλθεῖνeltheinG2064toεἰςeisG1519CaesareaΚαισάρειαν.¶KaisareianG2542.
Commentaries on Acts 8
- Adam Clarke Bible Commentary
- Barnes’ Notes on the Bible
- Matthew Henry Concise Commentary
- Tyndale Open Study Notes
- Jamieson–Fausset–Brown Commentary
- Calvin’s Commentaries
- John Wesley’s Notes
- Illustrated New Testament
- Burkitt’s Expository Notes
- Darby Translation Notes
- Family Bible Notes
- Geneva Bible Translation Notes
- Kingcomments
- Luther’s Commentary on Selected Bible Passages
- Matthew Henry’s Complete Commentary
- Matthew Henry’s Modern English Commentary
- The People’s New Testament
- Robertson’s Word Pictures
- Scofield Reference Notes, 1917 Edition
- The Fourfold Gospel and Commentary on Acts
- Original Douay–Rheims Annotations
- Seventh-day Adventist Bible Commentary
- EGW Writings
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