Verse (Click for Chapter) New International Version “How can I,” he said, “unless someone explains it to me?” So he invited Philip to come up and sit with him. New Living Translation The man replied, “How can I, unless someone instructs me?” And he urged Philip to come up into the carriage and sit with him. English Standard Version And he said, “How can I, unless someone guides me?” And he invited Philip to come up and sit with him. Berean Standard Bible “How can I,” he said, “unless someone guides me?” And he invited Philip to come up and sit with him. Berean Literal Bible And he said, "How indeed could I be able, unless someone will guide me?" And he invited Philip, having come up, to sit with him. King James Bible And he said, How can I, except some man should guide me? And he desired Philip that he would come up and sit with him. New King James Version And he said, “How can I, unless someone guides me?” And he asked Philip to come up and sit with him. New American Standard Bible And he said, “Well, how could I, unless someone guides me?” And he invited Philip to come up and sit with him. NASB 1995 And he said, “Well, how could I, unless someone guides me?” And he invited Philip to come up and sit with him. NASB 1977 And he said, “Well, how could I, unless someone guides me?” And he invited Philip to come up and sit with him. Legacy Standard Bible And he said, “Well, how could I, unless someone guides me?” And he invited Philip to come up and sit with him. Amplified Bible And he said, “Well, how could I [understand] unless someone guides me [correctly]?” And he invited Philip to come up and sit with him. Christian Standard Bible “How can I,” he said, “unless someone guides me? ” So he invited Philip to come up and sit with him. Holman Christian Standard Bible How can I,” he said, “unless someone guides me?” So he invited Philip to come up and sit with him. American Standard Version And he said, How can I, except some one shall guide me? And he besought Philip to come up and sit with him. Contemporary English Version The official answered, "How can I understand unless someone helps me?" He then invited Philip to come up and sit beside him. English Revised Version And he said, How can I, except some one shall guide me? And he besought Philip to come up and sit with him. GOD'S WORD® Translation The official answered, "How can I understand unless someone guides me?" So he invited Philip to sit with him in his carriage. Good News Translation The official replied, "How can I understand unless someone explains it to me?" And he invited Philip to climb up and sit in the carriage with him. International Standard Version The man replied, "How can I unless someone guides me?" So he invited Philip to get in and sit with him. Majority Standard Bible “How can I,” he said, “unless someone guides me?” And he invited Philip to come up and sit with him. NET Bible The man replied, "How in the world can I, unless someone guides me?" So he invited Philip to come up and sit with him. New Heart English Bible He said, "How can I, unless someone explains it to me?" So he invited Philip to come up and sit with him. Webster's Bible Translation And he said, How can I, except some man should guide me? And he desired Philip that he would come up, and sit with him. Weymouth New Testament "Why, how can I," replied the eunuch, "unless some one explains it to me?" And he earnestly invited Philip to come up and sit with him. World English Bible He said, “How can I, unless someone explains it to me?” He begged Philip to come up and sit with him. Literal Translations Literal Standard VersionAnd he said, “Why, how am I able, if someone may not guide me?” He called Philip also, having come up, to sit with him. Berean Literal Bible And he said, "How indeed could I be able, unless someone will guide me?" And he invited Philip, having come up, to sit with him. Young's Literal Translation and he said, 'Why, how am I able, if some one may not guide me?' he called Philip also, having come up, to sit with him. Smith's Literal Translation And he said, How can I, except somebody guide me? And he called upon Philip coming up to sit with him. Catholic Translations Douay-Rheims BibleWho said: And how can I, unless some man shew me? And he desired Philip that he would come up and sit with him. Catholic Public Domain Version And he said, “But how can I, unless someone will have revealed it to me?” And he asked Philip to climb up and sit with him. New American Bible He replied, “How can I, unless someone instructs me?” So he invited Philip to get in and sit with him. New Revised Standard Version He replied, “How can I, unless someone guides me?” And he invited Philip to get in and sit beside him. Translations from Aramaic Lamsa BibleAnd the E-thi-o’pi-an said, How can I understand unless some one teach me? and he invited Philip to come up and sit with him. Aramaic Bible in Plain English And he said, “How can I understand unless a man will instruct me?” And he asked Philippus to come up and sit with him. NT Translations Anderson New TestamentHe answered: How can I, unless some one instruct me? And he invited Philip to come up and sit with him. Godbey New Testament And he said, How could I, unless some one shall guide me? And he called upon Philip coming up, to sit with him; Haweis New Testament He replied, How indeed can I, except some person guide me in the way? And he besought Philip to come up and sit with him. Mace New Testament how can I, answer'd he, without some expositor? and he desired Philip to mount, and sit with him. Weymouth New Testament "Why, how can I," replied the eunuch, "unless some one explains it to me?" And he earnestly invited Philip to come up and sit with him. Worrell New Testament But he said, "How, in fact, were I able, unless some one should guide me?" And he besought Philip, having come up, to sit with him. Worsley New Testament And he said, How can I, unless some one guide me? and he desired Philip to come up and sit with him. Additional Translations ... Audio Bible Context Philip and the Ethiopian…30So Philip ran up and heard the man reading Isaiah the prophet. “Do you understand what you are reading?” Philip asked. 31“How can I,” he said, “unless someone guides me?” And he invited Philip to come up and sit with him. 32The eunuch was reading this passage of Scripture: “He was led like a sheep to the slaughter, and as a lamb before the shearer is silent, so He did not open His mouth.… Cross References Isaiah 53:7-8 He was oppressed and afflicted, yet He did not open His mouth. He was led like a lamb to the slaughter, and as a sheep before her shearers is silent, so He did not open His mouth. / By oppression and judgment He was taken away, and who can recount His descendants? For He was cut off from the land of the living; He was stricken for the transgression of My people. Romans 10:14 How then can they call on the One in whom they have not believed? And how can they believe in the One of whom they have not heard? And how can they hear without someone to preach? Luke 24:27 And beginning with Moses and all the Prophets, He explained to them what was written in all the Scriptures about Himself. John 16:13 However, when the Spirit of truth comes, He will guide you into all truth. For He will not speak on His own, but He will speak what He hears, and He will declare to you what is to come. 1 Corinthians 2:14 The natural man does not accept the things that come from the Spirit of God. For they are foolishness to him, and he cannot understand them, because they are spiritually discerned. Matthew 13:13-15 This is why I speak to them in parables: ‘Though seeing, they do not see; though hearing, they do not hear or understand.’ / In them the prophecy of Isaiah is fulfilled: ‘You will be ever hearing but never understanding; you will be ever seeing but never perceiving. / For this people’s heart has grown callous; they hardly hear with their ears, and they have closed their eyes. Otherwise they might see with their eyes, hear with their ears, understand with their hearts, and turn, and I would heal them.’ 2 Timothy 3:15-17 From infancy you have known the Holy Scriptures, which are able to make you wise for salvation through faith in Christ Jesus. / All Scripture is God-breathed and is useful for instruction, for conviction, for correction, and for training in righteousness, / so that the man of God may be complete, fully equipped for every good work. Psalm 119:18 Open my eyes that I may see wondrous things from Your law. Proverbs 4:7 Wisdom is supreme; so acquire wisdom. And whatever you may acquire, gain understanding. Jeremiah 31:33-34 “But this is the covenant I will make with the house of Israel after those days, declares the LORD. I will put My law in their minds and inscribe it on their hearts. And I will be their God, and they will be My people. / No longer will each man teach his neighbor or his brother, saying, ‘Know the LORD,’ because they will all know Me, from the least of them to the greatest, declares the LORD. For I will forgive their iniquities and will remember their sins no more.” 1 John 2:27 And as for you, the anointing you received from Him remains in you, and you do not need anyone to teach you. But just as His true and genuine anointing teaches you about all things, so remain in Him as you have been taught. Nehemiah 8:8 So they read from the Book of the Law of God, explaining it and giving insight, so that the people could understand what was being read. Hosea 14:9 Whoever is wise, let him understand these things; whoever is discerning, let him know them. For the ways of the LORD are right, and the righteous walk in them but the rebellious stumble in them. John 5:39 You pore over the Scriptures because you presume that by them you possess eternal life. These are the very words that testify about Me, 2 Peter 1:20-21 Above all, you must understand that no prophecy of Scripture comes from one’s own interpretation. / For no such prophecy was ever brought forth by the will of man, but men spoke from God as they were carried along by the Holy Spirit. Treasury of Scripture And he said, How can I, except some man should guide me? And he desired Philip that he would come up and sit with him. How. Psalm 25:8,9 Good and upright is the LORD: therefore will he teach sinners in the way… Psalm 73:16,17,22 When I thought to know this, it was too painful for me; … Proverbs 30:2,3 Surely I am more brutish than any man, and have not the understanding of a man… And he. 2 Kings 5:9,26 So Naaman came with his horses and with his chariot, and stood at the door of the house of Elisha… 2 Kings 10:15,16 And when he was departed thence, he lighted on Jehonadab the son of Rechab coming to meet him: and he saluted him, and said to him, Is thine heart right, as my heart is with thy heart? And Jehonadab answered, It is. If it be, give me thine hand. And he gave him his hand; and he took him up to him into the chariot… Jump to Previous Able Begged Besought Desired Earnestly Eunuch Except Guide Guides Invited Me Philip Possible Side Sit Someone UnlessJump to Next Able Begged Besought Desired Earnestly Eunuch Except Guide Guides Invited Me Philip Possible Side Sit Someone UnlessActs 8 1. By occasion of the persecution in Jerusalem, the church being planted in Samaria, 4. by Philip the deacon, who preached, did miracles, and baptized many; 9. among the rest Simon the sorcerer, a great seducer of the people; 14. Peter and John come to confirm and enlarge the church; 15. where, by prayer and imposition of hands giving the Holy Spirit; 18. when Simon would have bought the like power of them, 20. Peter sharply reproving his hypocrisy and covetousness, 22. and exhorting him to repentance, 25. together with John preaching the word of the Lord, return to Jerusalem; 26. but the angel sends Philip to teach and baptize the Ethiopian Eunuch. How can I This phrase reflects a humble acknowledgment of the need for guidance. The Greek word used here is "πῶς" (pōs), which indicates a manner or way. The Ethiopian eunuch's response to Philip's question reveals a heart open to instruction and a recognition of his own limitations in understanding the Scriptures. This humility is a model for all believers, emphasizing the importance of seeking wisdom and guidance from those more knowledgeable in the faith. unless someone guides me? And he invited Philip to come up and sit with him Parallel Commentaries ... Greek “HowΠῶς (Pōs) Adverb Strong's 4459: Adverb from the base of pou; an interrogative particle of manner; in what way?; also as exclamation, how much! can I,” δυναίμην (dynaimēn) Verb - Present Optative Middle or Passive - 1st Person Singular Strong's 1410: (a) I am powerful, have (the) power, (b) I am able, I can. Of uncertain affinity; to be able or possible. he said, εἶπεν (eipen) Verb - Aorist Indicative Active - 3rd Person Singular Strong's 2036: Answer, bid, bring word, command. A primary verb; to speak or say. “unless ἐὰν (ean) Conjunction Strong's 1437: If. From ei and an; a conditional particle; in case that, provided, etc. someone τις (tis) Interrogative / Indefinite Pronoun - Nominative Masculine Singular Strong's 5100: Any one, some one, a certain one or thing. An enclitic indefinite pronoun; some or any person or object. guides ὁδηγήσει (hodēgēsei) Verb - Future Indicative Active - 3rd Person Singular Strong's 3594: To lead, guide; met: I instruct, teach. From hodegos; to show the way (teach). me?” με (me) Personal / Possessive Pronoun - Accusative 1st Person Singular Strong's 1473: I, the first-person pronoun. A primary pronoun of the first person I. And τε (te) Conjunction Strong's 5037: And, both. A primary particle of connection or addition; both or also. he invited παρεκάλεσέν (parekalesen) Verb - Aorist Indicative Active - 3rd Person Singular Strong's 3870: From para and kaleo; to call near, i.e. Invite, invoke. Philip Φίλιππον (Philippon) Noun - Accusative Masculine Singular Strong's 5376: From philos and hippos; fond of horses; Philippus, the name of four Israelites. to come up ἀναβάντα (anabanta) Verb - Aorist Participle Active - Accusative Masculine Singular Strong's 305: To go up, mount, ascend; of things: I rise, spring up, come up. From ana and the base of basis; to go up. [and] sit καθίσαι (kathisai) Verb - Aorist Infinitive Active Strong's 2523: Another form for kathezomai; to seat down, i.e. Set; intransitively, to sit; figuratively, to settle. with σὺν (syn) Preposition Strong's 4862: With. A primary preposition denoting union; with or together. him. αὐτῷ (autō) Personal / Possessive Pronoun - Dative Masculine 3rd Person Singular Strong's 846: He, she, it, they, them, same. From the particle au; the reflexive pronoun self, used of the third person, and of the other persons. 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