Acts 8:26-40
New King James Version
Christ Is Preached to an Ethiopian(A)
26 Now an angel of the Lord spoke to (B)Philip, saying, “Arise and go toward the south along the road which goes down from Jerusalem to Gaza.” This is [a]desert. 27 So he arose and went. And behold, (C)a man of Ethiopia, a eunuch of great authority under Candace the queen of the Ethiopians, who had charge of all her treasury, and (D)had come to Jerusalem to worship, 28 was returning. And sitting in his chariot, he was reading Isaiah the prophet. 29 Then the Spirit said to Philip, “Go near and overtake this chariot.”
30 So Philip ran to him, and heard him reading the prophet Isaiah, and said, “Do you understand what you are reading?”
31 And he said, “How can I, unless someone guides me?” And he asked Philip to come up and sit with him. 32 The place in the Scripture which he read was this:
(E)“He was led as a sheep to the slaughter;
And as a lamb before its shearer is silent,
(F)So He opened not His mouth.
33 In His humiliation His (G)justice was taken away,
And who will declare His generation?
For His life is (H)taken from the earth.”
34 So the eunuch answered Philip and said, “I ask you, of whom does the prophet say this, of himself or of some other man?” 35 Then Philip opened his mouth, (I)and beginning at this Scripture, preached Jesus to him. 36 Now as they went down the road, they came to some water. And the eunuch said, “See, here is water. (J)What hinders me from being baptized?”
37 [b]Then Philip said, (K)“If you believe with all your heart, you may.”
And he answered and said, (L)“I believe that Jesus Christ is the Son of God.”
38 So he commanded the chariot to stand still. And both Philip and the eunuch went down into the water, and he baptized him. 39 Now when they came up out of the water, (M)the Spirit of the Lord caught Philip away, so that the eunuch saw him no more; and he went on his way rejoicing. 40 But Philip was found at [c]Azotus. And passing through, he preached in all the cities till he came to (N)Caesarea.
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Arabic Bible: Easy-to-Read Version
فِيلِبُّسُ وَالرَّجُلُ الحَبَشِيّ
26 وَكَلَّمَ مَلَاكٌ مِنْ عِندِ الرَّبِّ فِيلِبُّسَ فَقَالَ: «قُمْ وَاذْهَبْ جَنُوبًا إلَى الطَّرِيقِ الصَّحرَاوِيَّةِ النَّازِلَةِ مِنَ القُدْسِ إلَى غَزَّةَ.»
27 فَاسْتَعَدَّ وَذَهَبَ. وَكَانَ هُنَاكَ رَجُلٌ حَبَشِيٌّ هُوَ أحَدُ الخِصْيَانِ[a] المَسؤُولِينَ لَدَى المَلِكَةِ كَندَاكَةَ مَلِكَةِ الحَبَشَةِ. كَانَ مَسؤُولًا عَنْ خَزنَتِهَا كُلِّهَا، وَقَدْ ذَهَبَ إلَى القُدْسِ لِيَعْبُدَ اللهَ. 28 وَكَانَ فِي طَرِيقِ عَودَتِهِ جَالِسًا فِي عَرَبَتِهِ يَقْرَأُ كِتَابَ النَّبِيِّ إشَعْيَاءَ.
29 فَقَالَ الرُّوحُ لِفِيلِبُّسَ: «اذْهَبْ إلَى تِلْكَ العَرَبَةِ وَلَازِمْهَا.» 30 وَعِنْدَمَا رَكَضَ فِيلِبُّسُ إلَى العَرَبَةِ، سَمِعَ الرَّجُلَ يَقْرَأُ كِتَابَ النَّبِيِّ إشَعْيَاءَ. فَقَالَ لَهُ فِيلِبُّسُ: «أتَفْهَمُ مَا تَقْرَأُهُ؟»
31 فَقَالَ: «وَكَيْفَ يُمكِنُنِي أنْ أفهَمَ إنْ لَمْ يُفَسِّرْهُ لِي أحَدٌ؟» وَدَعَا فِيلِبُّسَ أنْ يَصْعَدَ وَيَجْلِسَ مَعَهُ. 32 وَأمَّا الفَقَرَةُ الَّتِي كَانَ يَقْرَأُهَا فَكَانَتْ:
«كَخَرُوفٍ يُسَاقُ إلَى الذَّبْحِ،
وَكَحَمَلٍ صَامِتٍ أمَامَ الَّذِينَ يَجُزُّونَ صُوفَهُ،
فَلَا يَفْتَحُ فَمَهُ.
33 تَذَلَّلَ وَسُلِبَتْ حُقُوقُهُ.
وَلَنْ يَذْكُرَ لَهُ أحَدٌ نَسْلًا،
لِأنَّ حَيَاتَهُ انتُزِعَتْ مِنَ الأرْضِ.»[b]
34 فَقَالَ الرَّجُلُ لِفِيلِبُّسَ: «قُلْ لِي، أرْجُوكَ، عَمَّنْ يَتَحَدَّثُ النَّبِيُّ هُنَا؟ هَلْ يَتَحَدَّثُ عَنْ نَفْسِهِ أمْ عَنْ شَخْصٍ آخَرَ؟» 35 فَبَدَأ فِيلِبُّسُ يَتَحَدَّثُ، وَبَشَّرَهُ بِيَسُوعَ، مُبتَدِئًا مِنْ تِلْكَ الفَقْرَةِ.
36 وَبَيْنَمَا كَانَا نَازِلَينِ فِي الطَّرِيقِ، وَصَلَا إلَى بُقعَةٍ فِيهَا مَاءٌ. فَقَالَ الرَّجُلُ: «انْظُرْ! يُوجَدُ مَاءٌ هُنَا! فَهَلْ هُنَاكَ مَانِعٌ مِنْ أنْ أتَعَمَّدَ؟» 37 فَأجَابَ فِيلِبُّسُ: «إنْ كُنْتَ قَدْ آمَنْتَ مِنْ كُلِّ قَلْبِكَ، يُمْكِنُ أنْ تَتَعَمَّدَ.» فَقَالَ الرَّجُلُ: «أنَا أومِنُ بِأنَّ يَسُوعَ هُوَ ابْنُ اللهِ.» 38 وَأمَرَ أنْ تَقِفَ العَرَبَةُ. فَنَزَلَ فِيلِبُّسُ وَالرَّجُلُ مَعًا إلَى المَاءِ، وَعَمَّدَهُ فِيلِبُّسُ. 39 وَعِنْدَمَا خَرَجَا مِنَ المَاءِ، نَقَلَ رُوحُ الرَّبِّ فِيلِبُّسَ بَعِيدًا، فَلَمْ يَعُدِ الرَّجُلُ يَرَاهُ، لَكِنَّهُ تَابَعَ طَرِيقَهُ مُبتَهِجًا. 40 وَأمَّا فِيلِبُّسُ، فَوَجَدَ نَفْسَهُ فِي مَدِينَةِ أشدُودَ. وَارتَحَلَ عَبْرَ كُلِّ البَلدَاتِ مُبَشِّرًا، حَتَّى وَصَلَ إلَى مَدِينَةِ قَيصَرِيَّةَ.
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Acts 8:26-40
Christian Standard Bible
The Conversion of the Ethiopian Official
26 An angel of the Lord spoke to Philip: “Get up and go south to the road that goes down from Jerusalem to Gaza.” (This is the desert road.[a](A)) 27 So he got up and went. There was an Ethiopian man, a eunuch(B) and high official of Candace, queen of the Ethiopians, who was in charge of her entire treasury. He had come to worship in Jerusalem(C) 28 and was sitting in his chariot on his way home, reading the prophet Isaiah aloud.
29 The Spirit told Philip, “Go and join that chariot.”(D)
30 When Philip ran up to it, he heard him reading the prophet Isaiah, and said, “Do you understand what you’re reading?”
31 “How can I,” he said, “unless someone guides me?” So he invited Philip to come up and sit with him. 32 Now the Scripture passage he was reading was this:
He was led like a sheep to the slaughter,
and as a lamb is silent before its shearer,
so he does not open his mouth.
33 In his humiliation justice was denied him.
Who will describe his generation?
For his life is taken from the earth.[b](E)
34 The eunuch said to Philip, “I ask you, who is the prophet saying this about—himself or someone else?” 35 Philip proceeded to tell him the good news about Jesus, beginning with that Scripture.(F)
36 As they were traveling down the road, they came to some water. The eunuch said, “Look, there’s water. What would keep me from being baptized?” [c] 38 So he ordered the chariot to stop, and both Philip and the eunuch went down into the water, and he baptized him. 39 When they came up out of the water, the Spirit of the Lord(G) carried Philip away, and the eunuch did not see him any longer but went on his way rejoicing. 40 Philip appeared in[d] Azotus,[e] and he was traveling and preaching the gospel in all the towns until he came to Caesarea.(H)
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Acts 8:26-40
New Living Translation
Philip and the Ethiopian Eunuch
26 As for Philip, an angel of the Lord said to him, “Go south[a] down the desert road that runs from Jerusalem to Gaza.” 27 So he started out, and he met the treasurer of Ethiopia, a eunuch of great authority under the Kandake, the queen of Ethiopia. The eunuch had gone to Jerusalem to worship, 28 and he was now returning. Seated in his carriage, he was reading aloud from the book of the prophet Isaiah.
29 The Holy Spirit said to Philip, “Go over and walk along beside the carriage.”
30 Philip ran over and heard the man reading from the prophet Isaiah. Philip asked, “Do you understand what you are reading?”
31 The man replied, “How can I, unless someone instructs me?” And he urged Philip to come up into the carriage and sit with him.
32 The passage of Scripture he had been reading was this:
“He was led like a sheep to the slaughter.
And as a lamb is silent before the shearers,
he did not open his mouth.
33 He was humiliated and received no justice.
Who can speak of his descendants?
For his life was taken from the earth.”[b]
34 The eunuch asked Philip, “Tell me, was the prophet talking about himself or someone else?” 35 So beginning with this same Scripture, Philip told him the Good News about Jesus.
36 As they rode along, they came to some water, and the eunuch said, “Look! There’s some water! Why can’t I be baptized?”[c] 38 He ordered the carriage to stop, and they went down into the water, and Philip baptized him.
39 When they came up out of the water, the Spirit of the Lord snatched Philip away. The eunuch never saw him again but went on his way rejoicing. 40 Meanwhile, Philip found himself farther north at the town of Azotus. He preached the Good News there and in every town along the way until he came to Caesarea.
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- 8:26 Or Go at noon.
- 8:32-33 Isa 53:7-8 (Greek version).
- 8:36 Some manuscripts add verse 37, “You can,” Philip answered, “if you believe with all your heart.” And the eunuch replied, “I believe that Jesus Christ is the Son of God.”
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