Acts 8:34
New International Version
The eunuch asked Philip, “Tell me, please, who is the prophet talking about, himself or someone else?”

New Living Translation
The eunuch asked Philip, “Tell me, was the prophet talking about himself or someone else?”

English Standard Version
And the eunuch said to Philip, “About whom, I ask you, does the prophet say this, about himself or about someone else?”

Berean Standard Bible
“Tell me,” said the eunuch, “who is the prophet talking about, himself or someone else?”

Berean Literal Bible
And the eunuch answering said to Philip, "I beseech you, concerning whom does the prophet say this? Concerning himself, or concerning some other?"

King James Bible
And the eunuch answered Philip, and said, I pray thee, of whom speaketh the prophet this? of himself, or of some other man?

New King James Version
So the eunuch answered Philip and said, “I ask you, of whom does the prophet say this, of himself or of some other man?”

New American Standard Bible
The eunuch answered Philip and said, “Please tell me, of whom does the prophet say this? Of himself, or of someone else?”

NASB 1995
The eunuch answered Philip and said, “Please tell me, of whom does the prophet say this? Of himself or of someone else?”

NASB 1977
And the eunuch answered Philip and said, “Please tell me, of whom does the prophet say this? Of himself, or of someone else?”

Legacy Standard Bible
And the eunuch answered Philip and said, “I ask you earnestly, of whom does the prophet say this? Of himself or of someone else?”

Amplified Bible
The eunuch replied to Philip, “Please tell me, about whom does the prophet say this? About himself or about someone else?”

Christian Standard Bible
The eunuch said to Philip, “I ask you, who is the prophet saying this about—himself or someone else? ”

Holman Christian Standard Bible
The eunuch replied to Philip, “I ask you, who is the prophet saying this about—himself or another person?”

American Standard Version
And the eunuch answered Philip, and said, I pray thee, of whom speaketh the prophet this? of himself, or of some other?

Aramaic Bible in Plain English
And that Eunuch said to Philippus, “I beg of you, about whom did The Prophet say this, about himself or about another man?”

Contemporary English Version
The official said to Philip, "Tell me, was the prophet talking about himself or about someone else?"

Douay-Rheims Bible
And the eunuch answering Philip, said: I beseech thee, of whom doth the prophet speak this? of himself, or of some other man?

English Revised Version
And the eunuch answered Philip, and said, I pray thee, of whom speaketh the prophet this? of himself, or of some other?

GOD'S WORD® Translation
The official said to Philip, "I would like to know who the prophet is talking about. Is he talking about himself or someone else?"

Good News Translation
The official asked Philip, "Tell me, of whom is the prophet saying this? Of himself or of someone else?"

International Standard Version
The eunuch asked Philip, "I ask you, who is the prophet talking about? Himself? Or someone else?"

Literal Standard Version
And the eunuch answering Philip said, “I beg you, about whom does the prophet say this? About himself, or about some other one?”

Majority Standard Bible
“Tell me,” said the eunuch, “who is the prophet talking about, himself or someone else?”

New American Bible
Then the eunuch said to Philip in reply, “I beg you, about whom is the prophet saying this? About himself, or about someone else?”

NET Bible
Then the eunuch said to Philip, "Please tell me, who is the prophet saying this about--himself or someone else?"

New Revised Standard Version
The eunuch asked Philip, “About whom, may I ask you, does the prophet say this, about himself or about someone else?”

New Heart English Bible
The eunuch answered Philip, "Who is the prophet talking about? About himself, or about someone else?"

Webster's Bible Translation
And the eunuch answered Philip, and said, I pray thee, of whom speaketh the prophet this? of himself, or of some other man?

Weymouth New Testament
"Pray, of whom is the Prophet speaking?" inquired the eunuch; "of himself or of some one else?"

World English Bible
The eunuch answered Philip, “Who is the prophet talking about? About himself, or about someone else?”

Young's Literal Translation
And the eunuch answering Philip said, 'I pray thee, about whom doth the prophet say this? about himself, or about some other one?'

Additional Translations ...
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Context
Philip and the Ethiopian
33In His humiliation He was deprived of justice. Who can recount His descendants? For His life was removed from the earth.” 34“Tell me,” said the eunuch, “who is the prophet talking about, himself or someone else?” 35Then Philip began with this very Scripture and told him the good news about Jesus.…

Cross References
Acts 8:27
So 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,

Acts 8:33
In His humiliation He was deprived of justice. Who can recount His descendants? For His life was removed from the earth."

Acts 8:35
Then Philip began with this very Scripture and told him the good news about Jesus.


Treasury of Scripture

And the eunuch answered Philip, and said, I pray you, of whom speaks the prophet this? of himself, or of some other man?

of whom.

Matthew 2:2-4
Saying, Where is he that is born King of the Jews? for we have seen his star in the east, and are come to worship him…

Matthew 13:36
Then Jesus sent the multitude away, and went into the house: and his disciples came unto him, saying, Declare unto us the parable of the tares of the field.

Matthew 15:15
Then answered Peter and said unto him, Declare unto us this parable.

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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.














(34) Of himself, or of some other man?--Later interpreters, some of them ascribing the whole of the second half of Isaiah's prophecies (Acts 40-66) to a great unknown writer living towards the close of the Babylonian Exile, have given very different answers to the question which the eunuch asked. They have seen in the righteous sufferer of Isaiah 53 either the delineation of the character of Jeremiah as the greatest sufferer of all the prophets, or of the righteous few who were sharers in his sufferings. This is not the place to discuss either the authenticity of this part of the writings that bear Isaiah's name, or the primary historical application of this passage. It is enough to remember that here, as with well nigh every other Messianic prophecy cited in the New Testament, there may well have been "springing and germinant accomplishments," end that a primary reference to persons or facts in nearly contemporary history does not exclude a more complete fulfilment in Him who gathered up in Himself all that belonged to the ideal sufferer, as well as to the ideal King, of whom the prophets had spoken, with special reference, we may believe, to the atoning power of His sufferings (Isaiah 53:4-6), and to His silent patience under them (Isaiah 53:7. Comp. 1Peter 2:22-25.)

Verse 34. - Other for other man, A.V. The eunuch's intelligent question gave Philip exactly the opening he required for preaching to him Jesus, the Messiah of whom all the prophets spake by the Holy Ghost (1 Peter 1:10, 11).

Parallel Commentaries ...


Greek
“Tell me,”
Δέομαί (Deomai)
Verb - Present Indicative Middle or Passive - 1st Person Singular
Strong's 1189: To want for myself; I want, need; I beg, request, beseech, pray. Middle voice of deo; to beg, i.e. Petition.

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.

the
(ho)
Article - Nominative 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.

eunuch,
εὐνοῦχος (eunouchos)
Noun - Nominative Masculine Singular
Strong's 2135: From eune and echo; a castrated person; by extension an impotent or unmarried man; by implication, a chamberlain.

“who
τίνος (tinos)
Interrogative / Indefinite Pronoun - Genitive Masculine Singular
Strong's 5101: Who, which, what, why. Probably emphatic of tis; an interrogative pronoun, who, which or what.

{is} the
(ho)
Article - Nominative 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
προφήτης (prophētēs)
Noun - Nominative Masculine Singular
Strong's 4396: From a compound of pro and phemi; a foreteller; by analogy, an inspired speaker; by extension, a poet.

talking
λέγει (legei)
Verb - Present Indicative Active - 3rd Person Singular
Strong's 3004: (a) I say, speak; I mean, mention, tell, (b) I call, name, especially in the pass., (c) I tell, command.

about,
περὶ (peri)
Preposition
Strong's 4012: From the base of peran; properly, through, i.e. Around; figuratively with respect to; used in various applications, of place, cause or time.

himself
ἑαυτοῦ (heautou)
Reflexive Pronoun - Genitive Masculine 3rd Person Singular
Strong's 1438: Himself, herself, itself.

or
(ē)
Conjunction
Strong's 2228: Or, than. A primary particle of distinction between two connected terms; disjunctive, or; comparative, than.

someone
τινός (tinos)
Interrogative / Indefinite Pronoun - Genitive Masculine Singular
Strong's 5100: Any one, some one, a certain one or thing. An enclitic indefinite pronoun; some or any person or object.

else?”
ἑτέρου (heterou)
Adjective - Genitive Masculine Singular
Strong's 2087: (a) of two: another, a second, (b) other, different, (c) one's neighbor. Of uncertain affinity; other or different.


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