Acts 8:28
New International Version
and on his way home was sitting in his chariot reading the Book of Isaiah the prophet.

New Living Translation
and he was now returning. Seated in his carriage, he was reading aloud from the book of the prophet Isaiah.

English Standard Version
and was returning, seated in his chariot, and he was reading the prophet Isaiah.

Berean Standard Bible
and on his return was sitting in his chariot reading Isaiah the prophet.

Berean Literal Bible
And he was returning and sitting in his chariot, and he was reading the prophet Isaiah.

King James Bible
Was returning, and sitting in his chariot read Esaias the prophet.

New King James Version
was returning. And sitting in his chariot, he was reading Isaiah the prophet.

New American Standard Bible
and he was returning and sitting in his chariot, and was reading Isaiah the prophet.

NASB 1995
and he was returning and sitting in his chariot, and was reading the prophet Isaiah.

NASB 1977
And he was returning and sitting in his chariot, and was reading the prophet Isaiah.

Legacy Standard Bible
and he was returning and sitting in his chariot, and was reading the prophet Isaiah.

Amplified Bible
and he was returning, and sitting in his chariot he was reading [the scroll of] the prophet Isaiah.

Christian Standard Bible
and was sitting in his chariot on his way home, reading the prophet Isaiah aloud.

Holman Christian Standard Bible
and was sitting in his chariot on his way home, reading the prophet Isaiah aloud.

American Standard Version
and he was returning and sitting in his chariot, and was reading the prophet Isaiah.

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

English Revised Version
and he was returning and sitting in his chariot, and was reading the prophet Isaiah.

GOD'S WORD® Translation
As the official rode along in his carriage, he was reading the prophet Isaiah out loud.

International Standard Version
Now he was returning home, seated in his chariot, and reading from the prophet Isaiah.

Majority Standard Bible
and on his return was sitting in his chariot reading Isaiah the prophet.

NET Bible
and was returning home, sitting in his chariot, reading the prophet Isaiah.

New Heart English Bible
and he was returning. And sitting in his chariot, he was reading the prophet Isaiah.

Webster's Bible Translation
Was returning; and sitting in his chariot, read Isaiah the prophet.

Weymouth New Testament
and was now on his way home; and as he sat in his chariot he was reading the Prophet Isaiah.

World English Bible
He was returning and sitting in his chariot, and was reading the prophet Isaiah.
Literal Translations
Literal Standard Version
he was also returning, and is sitting on his chariot, and he was reading the prophet Isaiah.

Berean Literal Bible
And he was returning and sitting in his chariot, and he was reading the prophet Isaiah.

Young's Literal Translation
he was also returning, and is sitting on his chariot, and he was reading the prophet Isaiah.

Smith's Literal Translation
And he was returning, and sitting in his chariot he read the prophet Esaias.
Catholic Translations
Douay-Rheims Bible
And he was returning, sitting in this chariot, and reading Isaias the prophet.

Catholic Public Domain Version
And while returning, he was sitting upon his chariot and reading from the prophet Isaiah.

New American Bible
and was returning home. Seated in his chariot, he was reading the prophet Isaiah.

New Revised Standard Version
and was returning home; seated in his chariot, he was reading the prophet Isaiah.
Translations from Aramaic
Lamsa Bible
While he was returning, sitting in his chariot, he read the book of the prophet Isa’iah.

Aramaic Bible in Plain English
As he turned to go, he sat down on the chariot and was reading in Isaiah The Prophet.
NT Translations
Anderson New Testament
was returning, and, sitting in his chariot, read the prophet Isaiah.

Godbey New Testament
and was returning, and sitting upon his chariot he was reading the prophet Isaiah.

Haweis New Testament
and was returning, and sitting in his chariot, was reading the prophet Isaiah.

Mace New Testament
but was now upon his return, and sat in his chariot, reading the prophet Esaias.

Weymouth New Testament
and was now on his way home; and as he sat in his chariot he was reading the Prophet Isaiah.

Worrell New Testament
he was also returning, and, sitting on his chariot, was reading the prophet Isaiah.

Worsley New Testament
was returning, and as he sat in his chariot, was reading the prophet Esaias:

Additional Translations ...
Audio Bible



Context
Philip and the Ethiopian
27So he started out, and on his way he met an Ethiopian eunuch, a court official in charge of the entire treasury of Candace, queen of the Ethiopians. He had gone to Jerusalem to worship, 28and on his return was sitting in his chariot reading Isaiah the prophet. 29The Spirit said to Philip, “Go over to that chariot and stay by it.”…

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.

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 1:45
Philip found Nathanael and told him, “We have found the One Moses wrote about in the Law, the One the prophets foretold—Jesus of Nazareth, the son of Joseph.”

Acts 17:11
Now the Bereans were more noble-minded than the Thessalonians, for they received the message with great eagerness and examined the Scriptures every day to see if these teachings were true.

Romans 15:4
For everything that was written in the past was written for our instruction, so that through endurance and the encouragement of the Scriptures, we might have hope.

2 Timothy 3:15-16
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,

Matthew 13:14-15
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.’

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,

1 Peter 1:10-11
Concerning this salvation, the prophets who foretold the grace to come to you searched and investigated carefully, / trying to determine the time and setting to which the Spirit of Christ in them was pointing when He predicted the sufferings of Christ and the glories to follow.

Hebrews 10:7
Then I said, ‘Here I am, it is written about Me in the scroll: I have come to do Your will, O God.’”

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.

Deuteronomy 17:18-19
When he is seated on his royal throne, he must write for himself a copy of this instruction on a scroll in the presence of the Levitical priests. / It is to remain with him, and he is to read from it all the days of his life, so that he may learn to fear the LORD his God by carefully observing all the words of this instruction and these statutes.

Joshua 1:8
This Book of the Law must not depart from your mouth; meditate on it day and night, so that you may be careful to do everything written in it. For then you will prosper and succeed in all you do.

Psalm 1:2
But his delight is in the Law of the LORD, and on His law he meditates day and night.

Psalm 119:97
Oh, how I love Your law! All day long it is my meditation.


Treasury of Scripture

Was returning, and sitting in his chariot read Esaias the prophet.

and sitting.

Acts 17:11,12
These were more noble than those in Thessalonica, in that they received the word with all readiness of mind, and searched the scriptures daily, whether those things were so…

Deuteronomy 6:6,7
And these words, which I command thee this day, shall be in thine heart: …

Deuteronomy 11:18-20
Therefore shall ye lay up these my words in your heart and in your soul, and bind them for a sign upon your hand, that they may be as frontlets between your eyes…

Esaias.

Acts 28:25
And when they agreed not among themselves, they departed, after that Paul had spoken one word, Well spake the Holy Ghost by Esaias the prophet unto our fathers,

Isaiah 1:1
The vision of Isaiah the son of Amoz, which he saw concerning Judah and Jerusalem in the days of Uzziah, Jotham, Ahaz, and Hezekiah, kings of Judah.

Isaiah.

Luke 3:4
As it is written in the book of the words of Esaias the prophet, saying, The voice of one crying in the wilderness, Prepare ye the way of the Lord, make his paths straight.

Luke 4:17
And there was delivered unto him the book of the prophet Esaias. And when he had opened the book, he found the place where it was written,

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Acts 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.














and on his return
This phrase indicates a journey back from Jerusalem, where the Ethiopian eunuch had gone to worship. The act of returning suggests a pilgrimage, a common practice for devout Jews and God-fearing Gentiles of the time. Historically, this reflects the widespread influence of Judaism and the presence of God-fearers in various regions, including Ethiopia. The return journey symbolizes a spiritual quest, a search for truth and understanding, which is a central theme in the book of Acts.

was sitting in his chariot
The chariot signifies the eunuch's status and wealth, as chariots were not common modes of transport for ordinary people. This detail highlights the reach of the Gospel beyond social and economic boundaries, emphasizing that the message of Christ is for all people, regardless of their status. The act of sitting suggests a posture of contemplation and readiness to receive divine revelation, a theme that resonates throughout the Scriptures.

reading Isaiah the prophet
The choice of Isaiah is significant, as this prophetic book contains numerous messianic prophecies that point to Jesus Christ. The Greek word for "reading" (ἀναγινώσκων) implies a public or audible reading, which was customary in ancient times. This practice underscores the communal aspect of Scripture, meant to be shared and discussed. Isaiah's prophecies, particularly those concerning the suffering servant, provide a direct link to the Gospel message, foreshadowing the redemptive work of Christ. The eunuch's engagement with Isaiah reflects a divine orchestration, preparing his heart for the encounter with Philip and the subsequent revelation of Jesus as the Messiah.

(28) Sitting in his chariot read Esaias the prophet.--After the manner of most Eastern nations, to whom silent reading is almost unknown, the eunuch was reading aloud. Philip heard him, and so gained an opening for conversation. Was the roll of Isaiah a new-found treasure? Had he bought the MS. in Jerusalem, and was he reading the wonderful utterances for the first time? The whole narrative implies that he was reading the LXX. version.

Verse 28. - And he was for was, A.V. ; was reading for read, A.V.; Isaiah for Esaias, A.V., the Hebrew for the Greek form. The diffusion of the Holy Scriptures among the Gentiles by means of the Jewish dispersion and the facility given to Gentiles for reading the Scriptures by their translation into Greek at Alexandria, and by the universal use of the Greek language through the conquests of Alexander the Great, are striking instances of the providence of God working all things after the counsel of his own will.

Parallel Commentaries ...


Greek
and
τε (te)
Conjunction
Strong's 5037: And, both. A primary particle of connection or addition; both or also.

on his return
ὑποστρέφων (hypostrephōn)
Verb - Present Participle Active - Nominative Masculine Singular
Strong's 5290: To turn back, return. From hupo and strepho; to turn under, i.e. To return.

was
ἦν (ēn)
Verb - Imperfect Indicative Active - 3rd Person Singular
Strong's 1510: I am, exist. The first person singular present indicative; a prolonged form of a primary and defective verb; I exist.

sitting
καθήμενος (kathēmenos)
Verb - Present Participle Middle or Passive - Nominative Masculine Singular
Strong's 2521: To sit, be seated, enthroned; I dwell, reside. From kata; and hemai; to sit down; figuratively, to remain, reside.

in
ἐπὶ (epi)
Preposition
Strong's 1909: On, to, against, on the basis of, at.

his
αὐτοῦ (autou)
Personal / Possessive Pronoun - Genitive 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.

chariot,
ἅρματος (harmatos)
Noun - Genitive Neuter Singular
Strong's 716: A chariot, vehicle. Probably from airo (as a particle of union) prefixed); a chariot (compare harmos).

reading
ἀνεγίνωσκεν (aneginōsken)
Verb - Imperfect Indicative Active - 3rd Person Singular
Strong's 314: To read, know again, know certainly, recognize, discern. From ana and ginosko; to know again, i.e. to read.

Isaiah
Ἠσαΐαν (Ēsaian)
Noun - Accusative Masculine Singular
Strong's 2268: Isaiah, the prophet. Of Hebrew origin; Hesaias, an Israelite.

the
τὸν (ton)
Article - Accusative Masculine Singular
Strong's 3588: The, the definite article. Including the feminine he, and the neuter to in all their inflections; the definite article; the.

prophet.
προφήτην (prophētēn)
Noun - Accusative Masculine Singular
Strong's 4396: From a compound of pro and phemi; a foreteller; by analogy, an inspired speaker; by extension, a poet.


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