Focused Passage

Acts 8:26-40

The Scattered Church Carries Christ Beyond Jerusalem

Persecution scatters the church beyond Jerusalem, Philip proclaims Christ in Samaria, false spiritual ambition is exposed, and the gospel reaches an Ethiopian official through Scripture fulfilled in Jesus.

Berean Standard Bible, Public Domain - Translation notes - Reference sources

BSB does not include verse 37 in this source text. The available verses in the requested range are shown below.

26Now an angel of the Lord said to Philip, “Get up and go south to the desert road that goes down from Jerusalem to Gaza.”

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.”

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.

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.

36As they traveled along the road and came to some water, the eunuch said, “Look, here is water! What is there to prevent me from being baptized?”

38And he gave orders to stop the chariot. Then both Philip and the eunuch went down into the water, and Philip baptized him.

39When they came up out of the water, the Spirit of the Lord carried Philip away, and the eunuch saw him no more, but went on his way rejoicing.

40But Philip appeared at Azotus and traveled through that region, preaching the gospel in all the towns until he came to Caesarea.

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References and Original Words

Verse 26

Original words

NowδὲG1161Conjunctionan angelἌγγελοςG32Noun - Nominative Masculine Singularof [the] LordΚυρίουG2962Noun - Genitive Masculine SingularsaidἐλάλησενG2980Verb - Aorist Indicative Active - 3rd Person SingulartoπρὸςG4314PrepositionPhilipΦίλιππονG5376Noun - Accusative Masculine Singular-λέγωνG3004Verb - Present Participle Active - Nominative Masculine SingularGet upἈνάστηθιG450Verb - Aorist Imperative Active - 2nd Person SingularandκαὶG2532ConjunctiongoπορεύουG4198Verb - Present Imperative Middle or Passive - 2nd Person Singular-κατὰG2596PrepositionsouthμεσημβρίανG3314Noun - Accusative Feminine SingulartoἐπὶG1909PrepositiontheτὴνG3588Article - Accusative Feminine Singular-αὕτηG3778Demonstrative Pronoun - Nominative Feminine Singular-ἐστὶνG1510Verb - Present Indicative Active - 3rd Person SingulardesertἔρημοςG2048Adjective - Nominative Feminine SingularroadὁδὸνG3598Noun - Accusative Feminine SingularthatτὴνG3588Article - Accusative Feminine Singulargoes downκαταβαίνουσανG2597Verb - Present Participle Active - Accusative Feminine SingularfromἀπὸG575PrepositionJerusalemἸερουσαλὴμG2419Noun - Genitive Feminine SingulartoεἰςG1519PrepositionGazaΓάζανG1048Noun - Accusative Feminine Singular
Verse 27

Original words

[So]καὶG2532Conjunctionhe started outἀναστὰςG450Verb - Aorist Participle Active - Nominative Masculine SingularandκαὶG2532Conjunctionon his wayἐπορεύθηG4198Verb - Aorist Indicative Passive - 3rd Person Singular[he met]ἰδοὺG2400Verb - Aorist Imperative Active - 2nd Person SingularvvvἀνὴρG435Noun - Nominative Masculine Singularan EthiopianΑἰθίοψG128Noun - Nominative Masculine SingulareunuchεὐνοῦχοςG2135Noun - Nominative Masculine Singulara court officialδυνάστηςG1413Noun - Nominative Masculine Singular-ὃςG3739Personal / Relative Pronoun - Nominative Masculine Singular-ἦνG1510Verb - Imperfect Indicative Active - 3rd Person Singularin charge ofἐπὶG1909Prepositionthe entireπάσηςG3956Adjective - Genitive Feminine Singular-αὐτῆςG846Personal / Possessive Pronoun - Genitive Feminine 3rd Person Singular-τῆςG3588Article - Genitive Feminine SingulartreasuryγάζηςG1047Noun - Genitive Feminine Singularof CandaceΚανδάκηςG2582Noun - Genitive Feminine SingularqueenβασιλίσσηςG938Noun - Genitive Feminine Singularof [the] EthiopiansΑἰθιόπωνG128Noun - Genitive Masculine Plural[He]ὃςG3739Personal / Relative Pronoun - Nominative Masculine Singularhad goneἐληλύθειG2064Verb - Pluperfect Indicative Active - 3rd Person SingulartoεἰςG1519PrepositionJerusalemἸερουσαλήμG2419Noun - Accusative Feminine Singularto worshipπροσκυνήσωνG4352Verb - Future Participle Active - Nominative Masculine Singular

BSB notes

  • Greek Kandakē
Verse 28

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andτε*G5037Conjunctionon his returnὑποστρέφωνG5290Verb - Present Participle Active - Nominative Masculine SingularwasἦνG1510Verb - Imperfect Indicative Active - 3rd Person Singular-καὶG2532ConjunctionsittingκαθήμενοςG2521Verb - Present Participle Middle or Passive - Nominative Masculine SingularinἐπὶG1909PrepositionhisαὐτοῦG846Personal / Possessive Pronoun - Genitive Masculine 3rd Person Singular-τοῦG3588Article - Genitive Neuter SingularchariotἅρματοςG716Noun - Genitive Neuter Singular-καὶG2532ConjunctionreadingἀνεγίνωσκενG314Verb - Imperfect Indicative Active - 3rd Person SingularIsaiahἨσαΐανG2268Noun - Accusative Masculine SingulartheτὸνG3588Article - Accusative Masculine SingularprophetπροφήτηνG4396Noun - Accusative Masculine Singular
Verse 29

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-δὲG1161ConjunctionTheτὸG3588Article - Nominative Neuter SingularSpiritΠνεῦμαG4151Noun - Nominative Neuter SingularsaidΕἶπενG2036Verb - Aorist Indicative Active - 3rd Person Singular-τῷG3588Article - Dative Masculine Singularto PhilipΦιλίππῳG5376Noun - Dative Masculine SingularGo overΠρόσελθεG4334Verb - Aorist Imperative Active - 2nd Person Singularto [that]τούτῳG3778Demonstrative Pronoun - Dative Neuter Singular-τῷG3588Article - Dative Neuter SingularchariotἅρματιG716Noun - Dative Neuter SingularandκαὶG2532Conjunctionstay by [it]κολλήθητιG2853Verb - Aorist Imperative Passive - 2nd Person Singular
Verse 30

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[So]δὲG1161Conjunction-G3588Article - Nominative Masculine SingularPhilipΦίλιπποςG5376Noun - Nominative Masculine Singularran upΠροσδραμὼνG4370Verb - Aorist Participle Active - Nominative Masculine Singular[and] heardἤκουσενG191Verb - Aorist Indicative Active - 3rd Person Singular[the man]αὐτοῦG846Personal / Possessive Pronoun - Genitive Masculine 3rd Person SingularreadingἀναγινώσκοντοςG314Verb - Present Participle Active - Genitive Masculine SingularIsaiahἨσαΐανG2268Noun - Accusative Masculine SingulartheτὸνG3588Article - Accusative Masculine SingularprophetπροφήτηνG4396Noun - Accusative Masculine Singular-ἎράG686Conjunction-γεG1065ParticleDo you understandγινώσκειςG1097Verb - Present Indicative Active - 2nd Person SingularwhatG3739Personal / Relative Pronoun - Accusative Neuter Pluralyou are readingἀναγινώσκειςG314Verb - Present Indicative Active - 2nd Person Singular-καὶG2532Conjunction[Philip] askedεἶπενG2036Verb - Aorist Indicative Active - 3rd Person Singular
Verse 31

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HowΠῶςG4459Adverb-γὰρG1063ConjunctionvvvἂνG302Particlecan IδυναίμηνG1410Verb - Present Optative Middle or Passive - 1st Person Singular-δὲG1161Conjunction-G3588Article - Nominative Masculine Singularhe saidεἶπενG2036Verb - Aorist Indicative Active - 3rd Person SingularunlessἐὰνG1437Conjunction. . .μήG3361AdverbsomeoneτιςG5100Interrogative / Indefinite Pronoun - Nominative Masculine SingularguidesὁδηγήσειG3594Verb - Future Indicative Active - 3rd Person SingularmeμεG1473Personal / Possessive Pronoun - Accusative 1st Person SingularAndτεG5037Conjunctionhe invitedπαρεκάλεσένG3870Verb - Aorist Indicative Active - 3rd Person Singular-τὸνG3588Article - Accusative Masculine SingularPhilipΦίλιππονG5376Noun - Accusative Masculine Singularto come upἀναβάνταG305Verb - Aorist Participle Active - Accusative Masculine Singular[and] sitκαθίσαιG2523Verb - Aorist Infinitive ActivewithσὺνG4862PrepositionhimαὐτῷG846Personal / Possessive Pronoun - Dative Masculine 3rd Person Singular
Verse 32

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-δὲG1161Conjunction[The eunuch] was readingἀνεγίνωσκενG314Verb - Imperfect Indicative Active - 3rd Person Singular. . .ἦνG1510Verb - Imperfect Indicative Active - 3rd Person SingularthisαὕτηG3778Demonstrative Pronoun - Nominative Feminine Singular-G3588Article - Nominative Feminine SingularpassageπεριοχὴG4042Noun - Nominative Feminine SingularofτῆςG3588Article - Genitive Feminine SingularScriptureγραφῆςG1124Noun - Genitive Feminine Singular-ἣνG3739Personal / Relative Pronoun - Accusative Feminine SingularHe was ledἤχθηG71Verb - Aorist Indicative Passive - 3rd Person SingularlikeὩςG5613Adverba sheepπρόβατονG4263Noun - Nominative Neuter SingulartoἐπὶG1909Preposition[the] slaughterσφαγὴνG4967Noun - Accusative Feminine SingularandκαὶG2532ConjunctionasὡςG5613Adverba lambἀμνὸςG286Noun - Nominative Masculine SingularbeforeἐναντίονG1726PrepositiontheτοῦG3588Article - Genitive Masculine Singularshearerκείραντος*G2751Verb - Aorist Participle Active - Genitive Masculine Singular. . .αὐτὸνG846Personal / Possessive Pronoun - Accusative Masculine 3rd Person Singular[is] silentἄφωνοςG880Adjective - Nominative Masculine SingularsoοὕτωςG3779AdverbvvvοὐκG3756AdverbHe did not openἀνοίγειG455Verb - Present Indicative Active - 3rd Person SingularHisαὐτοῦG846Personal / Possessive Pronoun - Genitive Masculine 3rd Person Singular-τὸG3588Article - Accusative Neuter SingularmouthστόμαG4750Noun - Accusative Neuter Singular
Verse 33

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InἘνG1722Preposition-τῇG3588Article - Dative Feminine SingularHisαὐτοῦG846Personal / Possessive Pronoun - Genitive Masculine 3rd Person SingularhumiliationταπεινώσειG5014Noun - Dative Feminine Singular-G3588Article - Nominative Feminine SingularHeαὐτοῦG846Personal / Possessive Pronoun - Genitive Masculine 3rd Person Singularwas deprivedἤρθηG142Verb - Aorist Indicative Passive - 3rd Person Singularof justiceκρίσιςG2920Noun - Nominative Feminine SingularWhoτίςG5101Interrogative / Indefinite Pronoun - Nominative Masculine Singularcan recountδιηγήσεταιG1334Verb - Future Indicative Middle - 3rd Person SingularHisαὐτοῦG846Personal / Possessive Pronoun - Genitive Masculine 3rd Person Singular-τὴνG3588Article - Accusative Feminine SingulardescendantsγενεὰνG1074Noun - Accusative Feminine SingularForὅτιG3754ConjunctionHisαὐτοῦG846Personal / Possessive Pronoun - Genitive Masculine 3rd Person Singular-G3588Article - Nominative Feminine SingularlifeζωὴG2222Noun - Nominative Feminine Singularwas removedαἴρεταιG142Verb - Present Indicative Middle or Passive - 3rd Person SingularfromἀπὸG575PrepositiontheτῆςG3588Article - Genitive Feminine SingularearthγῆςG1093Noun - Genitive Feminine Singular

BSB notes

  • Isaiah 53:7–8 (see also LXX)
Verse 34

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Tell meΔέομαίG1189Verb - Present Indicative Middle or Passive - 1st Person Singular. . .σουG4771Personal / Possessive Pronoun - Genitive 2nd Person Singular-δὲG1161Conjunction-ἈποκριθεὶςG611Verb - Aorist Participle Passive - Nominative Masculine SingularsaidεἶπενG2036Verb - Aorist Indicative Active - 3rd Person Singular-τῷG3588Article - Dative Masculine Singular-ΦιλίππῳG5376Noun - Dative Masculine SingulartheG3588Article - Nominative Masculine SingulareunuchεὐνοῦχοςG2135Noun - Nominative Masculine SingularwhoτίνοςG5101Interrogative / Indefinite Pronoun - Genitive Masculine Singular{is} theG3588Article - Nominative Masculine SingularprophetπροφήτηςG4396Noun - Nominative Masculine SingulartalkingλέγειG3004Verb - Present Indicative Active - 3rd Person Singular. . .τοῦτοG3778Demonstrative Pronoun - Accusative Neuter SingularaboutπερὶG4012Preposition-περὶG4012PrepositionhimselfἑαυτοῦG1438Reflexive Pronoun - Genitive Masculine 3rd Person SingularorG2228Conjunction-περὶG4012PrepositionsomeoneτινόςG5100Interrogative / Indefinite Pronoun - Genitive Masculine SingularelseἑτέρουG2087Adjective - Genitive Masculine Singular
Verse 35

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ThenδὲG1161Conjunction-G3588Article - Nominative Masculine SingularPhilipΦίλιπποςG5376Noun - Nominative Masculine SingularvvvἈνοίξαςG455Verb - Aorist Participle Active - Nominative Masculine SingularbeganἀρξάμενοςG756Verb - Aorist Participle Middle - Nominative Masculine SingularwithἀπὸG575Prepositionthis veryταύτηςG3778Demonstrative Pronoun - Genitive Feminine Singular-τῆςG3588Article - Genitive Feminine SingularScriptureγραφῆςG1124Noun - Genitive Feminine SingularandκαὶG2532Conjunction-αὐτοῦG846Personal / Possessive Pronoun - Genitive Masculine 3rd Person Singular-τὸG3588Article - Accusative Neuter Singular-στόμαG4750Noun - Accusative Neuter Singulartold him the good news aboutεὐηγγελίσατοG2097Verb - Aorist Indicative Middle - 3rd Person Singular. . .αὐτῷG846Personal / Possessive Pronoun - Dative Masculine 3rd Person Singular-τὸνG3588Article - Accusative Masculine SingularJesusἸησοῦνG2424Noun - Accusative Masculine Singular
Verse 36

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-δὲG1161ConjunctionAsὩςG5613Adverbthey traveledἐπορεύοντοG4198Verb - Imperfect Indicative Middle or Passive - 3rd Person PluralalongκατὰG2596PrepositiontheτὴνG3588Article - Accusative Feminine SingularroadὁδόνG3598Noun - Accusative Feminine Singular[and] cameἦλθονG2064Verb - Aorist Indicative Active - 3rd Person PluraltoἐπίG1909PrepositionsomeτιG5100Interrogative / Indefinite Pronoun - Accusative Neuter SingularwaterὕδωρG5204Noun - Accusative Neuter Singular-καίG2532ConjunctiontheG3588Article - Nominative Masculine SingulareunuchεὐνοῦχοςG2135Noun - Nominative Masculine SingularsaidφησινG5346Verb - Present Indicative Active - 3rd Person SingularLookἸδοὺG2400Verb - Aorist Imperative Active - 2nd Person Singular[here is] waterὕδωρG5204Noun - Nominative Neuter SingularWhatτίG5101Interrogative / Indefinite Pronoun - Nominative Neuter Singularis [there] to preventκωλύειG2967Verb - Present Indicative Active - 3rd Person SingularmeμεG1473Personal / Possessive Pronoun - Accusative 1st Person Singular[from] being baptizedβαπτισθῆναιG907Verb - Aorist Infinitive Passive

BSB notes

  • TR includes 37And Philip said, “If you believe with all your heart, you may be baptized.” The eunuch replied, “I believe that Jesus Christ is the Son of God.”
Verse 38

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AndκαὶG2532Conjunctionhe gave ordersἐκέλευσενG2753Verb - Aorist Indicative Active - 3rd Person Singularto stopστῆναιG2476Verb - Aorist Infinitive ActivetheτὸG3588Article - Accusative Neuter SingularchariotἅρμαG716Noun - Accusative Neuter SingularThenκαὶG2532ConjunctionbothἀμφότεροιG297Adjective - Nominative Masculine Plural-G3588Article - Nominative Masculine Singular-τεG5037ConjunctionPhilipΦίλιπποςG5376Noun - Nominative Masculine SingularandκαὶG2532ConjunctiontheG3588Article - Nominative Masculine SingulareunuchεὐνοῦχοςG2135Noun - Nominative Masculine Singularwent downκατέβησανG2597Verb - Aorist Indicative Active - 3rd Person PluralintoεἰςG1519PrepositiontheτὸG3588Article - Accusative Neuter SingularwaterὕδωρG5204Noun - Accusative Neuter SingularandκαὶG2532Conjunction[Philip] baptizedἐβάπτισενG907Verb - Aorist Indicative Active - 3rd Person SingularhimαὐτόνG846Personal / Possessive Pronoun - Accusative Masculine 3rd Person Singular
Verse 39

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-δὲG1161ConjunctionWhenὍτεG3753Adverbthey came upἀνέβησανG305Verb - Aorist Indicative Active - 3rd Person Pluralout ofἐκG1537PrepositiontheτοῦG3588Article - Genitive Neuter SingularwaterὕδατοςG5204Noun - Genitive Neuter Singular[the] SpiritΠνεῦμαG4151Noun - Nominative Neuter Singularof [the] LordΚυρίουG2962Noun - Genitive Masculine SingularcarriedἥρπασενG726Verb - Aorist Indicative Active - 3rd Person Singular-τὸνG3588Article - Accusative Masculine SingularPhilip {away}ΦίλιππονG5376Noun - Accusative Masculine SingularandκαὶG2532ConjunctiontheG3588Article - Nominative Masculine SingulareunuchεὐνοῦχοςG2135Noun - Nominative Masculine SingularsawεἶδενG3708Verb - Aorist Indicative Active - 3rd Person SingularhimαὐτὸνG846Personal / Possessive Pronoun - Accusative Masculine 3rd Person SingularvvvοὐκG3756Adverbno moreοὐκέτιG3765Adverb[but]γὰρG1063ConjunctionwentἐπορεύετοG4198Verb - Imperfect Indicative Middle or Passive - 3rd Person Singularon hisαὐτοῦG846Personal / Possessive Pronoun - Genitive Masculine 3rd Person Singular-τὴνG3588Article - Accusative Feminine SingularwayὁδὸνG3598Noun - Accusative Feminine SingularrejoicingχαίρωνG5463Verb - Present Participle Active - Nominative Masculine Singular
Verse 40

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ButδὲG1161ConjunctionPhilipΦίλιπποςG5376Noun - Nominative Masculine SingularappearedεὑρέθηG2147Verb - Aorist Indicative Passive - 3rd Person SingularatεἰςG1519PrepositionAzotusἌζωτονG108Noun - Accusative Feminine SingularandκαὶG2532Conjunctiontraveled through [that region]διερχόμενοςG1330Verb - Present Participle Middle or Passive - Nominative Masculine Singularpreaching the gospelεὐηγγελίζετοG2097Verb - Imperfect Indicative Middle - 3rd Person Singularin allπάσαςG3956Adjective - Accusative Feminine PluraltheτὰςG3588Article - Accusative Feminine PluraltownsπόλειςG4172Noun - Accusative Feminine PluraluntilἕωςG2193PrepositionheαὐτὸνG846Personal / Possessive Pronoun - Accusative Masculine 3rd Person Singular-τοῦG3588Article - Genitive Neuter SingularcameἐλθεῖνG2064Verb - Aorist Infinitive ActivetoεἰςG1519PrepositionCaesareaΚαισάρειανG2542Noun - Accusative Feminine Singular

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