New American Standard Bible 1995
Acts 8:26
26But 1an angel of the Lord spoke to 2Philip saying, “Get up and go south to the road that descends from Jerusalem to 3Gaza.” (4This is a desert road.)
Acts 8:26 in other versions
- King James Version (KJV)And the angel of the Lord spake unto Philip, saying, Arise, and go toward the south unto the way that goeth down from Jerusalem unto Gaza, which is desert.
- New International Version (NIV)Now an angel of the Lord said to Philip, “Go south to the road—the desert road—that goes down from Jerusalem to Gaza.”
- English Standard Version (ESV)Now an angel of the Lord said to Philip, "Rise and go toward the south to the road that goes down from Jerusalem to Gaza." This is a desert place.
- New King James Version (NKJV)Now an angel of the Lord spoke to Philip, saying, “Arise and go toward the south along the road which goes down from Jerusalem to Gaza.” This is desert.
Context of Acts 8:26
24But Simon answered and said, “Pray to the Lord for me yourselves, so that nothing of what you have said may come upon me.” 25So, when they had solemnly testified and spoken the word of the Lord, they started back to Jerusalem, and were preaching the gospel to many villages of the Samaritans. But an angel of the Lord spoke to Philip saying, “Get up and go south to the road that descends from Jerusalem to Gaza.” (This is a desert road.) 27So he got up and went; and there was an Ethiopian eunuch, a court official of Candace, queen of the Ethiopians, who was in charge of all her treasure; and he had come to Jerusalem to worship, 28and he was returning and sitting in his chariot, and was reading the prophet Isaiah.
Read all of Acts 8Acts 8:26 word by word
Ἄγγελος δὲ κυρίου ἐλάλησεν πρὸς Φίλιππον λέγων· ἀνάστηθι καὶ πορεύου κατὰ μεσημβρίαν ἐπὶ τὴν ὁδὸν τὴν καταβαίνουσαν ἀπὸ Ἰερουσαλὴμ εἰς Γάζαν· αὕτη ἐστὶν ἔρημος.Read the interlinear
- an angelἄγγελοςaggelos · angelG32
- of the Lordκύριοςkurios · lord: GodG2962
- spokeλαλέωlaleō · to speakG2980
- PhilipΦίλιπποςPhilippos · PhilipG5376
- sayingλέγωlegō · to sayG3004
- Getἀνίστημιanistēmi · to ariseG450
- up and goπορεύωporeuomai · to travelG4198
- southμεσημβρίαmesēmbria · noon/southG3314
- to the roadὁδόςhodos · roadG3598
- that descendsκαταβαίνωkatabainō · to come/go downG2597
- from JerusalemἹερουσαλήμHierousalēm · JerusalemG2419
- GazaΓάζαGaza · GazaG1048
- Thisοὗτοςhoutos houtoi hautē hautai · this/he/she/itG3778
- is a desertἔρημοςerēmos · desertedG2048
Cross-references for Acts 8:26
- Acts 5:19But during the night an angel of the Lord opened the gates of the prison, and taking them out he said,
- Acts 10:7When the angel who was speaking to him had left, he summoned two of his servants and a devout soldier of those who were his personal attendants,
- Acts 12:8And the angel said to him, “Gird yourself and put on your sandals.” And he did so. And he said to him, “Wrap your cloak around you and follow me.”
- Acts 27:23For this very night an angel of the God to whom I belong and whom I serve stood before me,
- 2 Kings 1:3But the angel of the Lord said to Elijah the Tishbite, “Arise, go up to meet the messengers of the king of Samaria and say to them, ‘Is it because there is no God in Israel that you are going to inquire of Baal-zebub, the god of Ekron?’
- Hebrews 1:14Are they not all ministering spirits, sent out to render service for the sake of those who will inherit salvation?
- 1 Chronicles 22:16Of the gold, the silver and the bronze and the iron there is no limit. Arise and work, and may the Lord be with you.”
- Isaiah 60:1“Arise, shine; for your light has come, And the glory of the Lord has risen upon you.
- Joshua 13:3from the Shihor which is east of Egypt, even as far as the border of Ekron to the north (it is counted as Canaanite); the five lords of the Philistines: the Gazite, the Ashdodite, the Ashkelonite, the Gittite, the Ekronite; and the Avvite
- Joshua 15:47Ashdod, its towns and its villages; Gaza, its towns and its villages; as far as the brook of Egypt and the Great Sea, even its coastline.
- Zechariah 9:5Ashkelon will see it and be afraid. Gaza too will writhe in great pain; Also Ekron, for her expectation has been confounded. Moreover, the king will perish from Gaza, And Ashkelon will not be inhabited.
- Matthew 3:1Now in those days John the Baptist came, preaching in the wilderness of Judea, saying,
- Luke 3:2in the high priesthood of Annas and Caiaphas, the word of God came to John, the son of Zacharias, in the wilderness.
Commentaries on Acts 8:26
- Adam Clarke Bible Commentary · v. 26Arise, and go toward the south - How circumstantially particular are these directions! Every thing is so precisely marked that there is no danger of the apostle missing his way. He is to perform some great duty; but what, he is not informed. The road which he is to take is marked out; but what he is to do in that road, or how far he is to proceed, he is not told! It is God who employs him, and requires of him implicit obedience. If he do his will…Read the comment
- Barnes’ Notes on the Bible · v. 26And the angel of the Lord - The word “angel” is used in the Scriptures in a great variety of significations. See the notes on Matthew 1:20. Here it has been supposed by some to mean literally a celestial messenger sent from God; others have supposed that it means a “dream”; others a “vision,” etc. The word properly means a “messenger”; and all that it can be shown to signify here is, that the Lord sent a “message” to Philip of this kind. It is most…Read the comment
- Matthew Henry Concise Commentary · v. 26-40Verses 26-40 Philip was directed to go to a desert. Sometimes God opens a door of opportunity to his ministers in very unlikely places. We should study to do good to those we come into company with by travelling. We should not be so shy of all strangers as some affect to be. As to those of whom we know nothing else, we know this, that they have souls. It is wisdom for men of business to redeem time for holy duties; to fill up every minute with something…Read the comment
- Tyndale Open Study Notes · v. 26-40Philip obeyed the Holy Spirit and followed the Spirit’s direction. He then took the opportunity to share the message of the gospel with an Ethiopian eunuch (a trusted male official who served a king or queen) on the desert road from Jerusalem to Gaza. This event shows how effective Philip was in explaining and sharing the Christian message. It also shows his strong commitment to bringing the good news to all people, no matter their social position or…Read the comment
- Jamieson–Fausset–Brown Commentary · v. 26-2826-28. the angel of the Lord--rather, "an angel." go ... south, the way that goeth down from Jerusalem to Gaza--There was such a road, across Mount Hebron, which Philip might take without going to Jerusalem (as Von Raumer's'S Palæstina shows). which is desert--that is, the way; not Gaza itself, which was the southernmost city of Palestine, in the territory of the ancient Philistines. To go from a city, where his hands had been full of work, so far away on…Read the comment
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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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