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.

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

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

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,

28 and on his return was sitting in his chariot reading Isaiah the prophet.

29 The Spirit said to Philip, “Go over to that chariot and stay by it.”

30 So 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.

32 The 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.

33 In 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?”

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

36 As 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?”

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

39 When 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.

40 But 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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Verse 26

Original words

Now δὲ G1161 Conjunction an angel Ἄγγελος G32 Noun - Nominative Masculine Singular of [the] Lord Κυρίου G2962 Noun - Genitive Masculine Singular said ἐλάλησεν G2980 Verb - Aorist Indicative Active - 3rd Person Singular to πρὸς G4314 Preposition Philip Φίλιππον G5376 Noun - Accusative Masculine Singular - λέγων G3004 Verb - Present Participle Active - Nominative Masculine Singular Get up Ἀνάστηθι G450 Verb - Aorist Imperative Active - 2nd Person Singular and καὶ G2532 Conjunction go πορεύου G4198 Verb - Present Imperative Middle or Passive - 2nd Person Singular - κατὰ G2596 Preposition south μεσημβρίαν G3314 Noun - Accusative Feminine Singular to ἐπὶ G1909 Preposition the τὴν G3588 Article - Accusative Feminine Singular - αὕτη G3778 Demonstrative Pronoun - Nominative Feminine Singular - ἐστὶν G1510 Verb - Present Indicative Active - 3rd Person Singular desert ἔρημος G2048 Adjective - Nominative Feminine Singular road ὁδὸν G3598 Noun - Accusative Feminine Singular that τὴν G3588 Article - Accusative Feminine Singular goes down καταβαίνουσαν G2597 Verb - Present Participle Active - Accusative Feminine Singular from ἀπὸ G575 Preposition Jerusalem Ἰερουσαλὴμ G2419 Noun - Genitive Feminine Singular to εἰς G1519 Preposition Gaza Γάζαν G1048 Noun - Accusative Feminine Singular
Verse 27

Original words

[So] καὶ G2532 Conjunction he started out ἀναστὰς G450 Verb - Aorist Participle Active - Nominative Masculine Singular and καὶ G2532 Conjunction on his way ἐπορεύθη G4198 Verb - Aorist Indicative Passive - 3rd Person Singular [he met] ἰδοὺ G2400 Verb - Aorist Imperative Active - 2nd Person Singular vvv ἀνὴρ G435 Noun - Nominative Masculine Singular an Ethiopian Αἰθίοψ G128 Noun - Nominative Masculine Singular eunuch εὐνοῦχος G2135 Noun - Nominative Masculine Singular a court official δυνάστης G1413 Noun - Nominative Masculine Singular - ὃς G3739 Personal / Relative Pronoun - Nominative Masculine Singular - ἦν G1510 Verb - Imperfect Indicative Active - 3rd Person Singular in charge of ἐπὶ G1909 Preposition the entire πάσης G3956 Adjective - Genitive Feminine Singular - αὐτῆς G846 Personal / Possessive Pronoun - Genitive Feminine 3rd Person Singular - τῆς G3588 Article - Genitive Feminine Singular treasury γάζης G1047 Noun - Genitive Feminine Singular of Candace Κανδάκης G2582 Noun - Genitive Feminine Singular queen βασιλίσσης G938 Noun - Genitive Feminine Singular of [the] Ethiopians Αἰθιόπων G128 Noun - Genitive Masculine Plural [He] ὃς G3739 Personal / Relative Pronoun - Nominative Masculine Singular had gone ἐληλύθει G2064 Verb - Pluperfect Indicative Active - 3rd Person Singular to εἰς G1519 Preposition Jerusalem Ἰερουσαλήμ G2419 Noun - Accusative Feminine Singular to worship προσκυνήσων G4352 Verb - Future Participle Active - Nominative Masculine Singular

BSB notes

  • Greek Kandakē
Verse 28

Original words

and τε* G5037 Conjunction on his return ὑποστρέφων G5290 Verb - Present Participle Active - Nominative Masculine Singular was ἦν G1510 Verb - Imperfect Indicative Active - 3rd Person Singular - καὶ G2532 Conjunction sitting καθήμενος G2521 Verb - Present Participle Middle or Passive - Nominative Masculine Singular in ἐπὶ G1909 Preposition his αὐτοῦ G846 Personal / Possessive Pronoun - Genitive Masculine 3rd Person Singular - τοῦ G3588 Article - Genitive Neuter Singular chariot ἅρματος G716 Noun - Genitive Neuter Singular - καὶ G2532 Conjunction reading ἀνεγίνωσκεν G314 Verb - Imperfect Indicative Active - 3rd Person Singular Isaiah Ἠσαΐαν G2268 Noun - Accusative Masculine Singular the τὸν G3588 Article - Accusative Masculine Singular prophet προφήτην G4396 Noun - Accusative Masculine Singular
Verse 29

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- δὲ G1161 Conjunction The τὸ G3588 Article - Nominative Neuter Singular Spirit Πνεῦμα G4151 Noun - Nominative Neuter Singular said Εἶπεν G2036 Verb - Aorist Indicative Active - 3rd Person Singular - τῷ G3588 Article - Dative Masculine Singular to Philip Φιλίππῳ G5376 Noun - Dative Masculine Singular Go over Πρόσελθε G4334 Verb - Aorist Imperative Active - 2nd Person Singular to [that] τούτῳ G3778 Demonstrative Pronoun - Dative Neuter Singular - τῷ G3588 Article - Dative Neuter Singular chariot ἅρματι G716 Noun - Dative Neuter Singular and καὶ G2532 Conjunction stay by [it] κολλήθητι G2853 Verb - Aorist Imperative Passive - 2nd Person Singular
Verse 30

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[So] δὲ G1161 Conjunction - G3588 Article - Nominative Masculine Singular Philip Φίλιππος G5376 Noun - Nominative Masculine Singular ran up Προσδραμὼν G4370 Verb - Aorist Participle Active - Nominative Masculine Singular [and] heard ἤκουσεν G191 Verb - Aorist Indicative Active - 3rd Person Singular [the man] αὐτοῦ G846 Personal / Possessive Pronoun - Genitive Masculine 3rd Person Singular reading ἀναγινώσκοντος G314 Verb - Present Participle Active - Genitive Masculine Singular Isaiah Ἠσαΐαν G2268 Noun - Accusative Masculine Singular the τὸν G3588 Article - Accusative Masculine Singular prophet προφήτην G4396 Noun - Accusative Masculine Singular - Ἆρά G686 Conjunction - γε G1065 Particle Do you understand γινώσκεις G1097 Verb - Present Indicative Active - 2nd Person Singular what G3739 Personal / Relative Pronoun - Accusative Neuter Plural you are reading ἀναγινώσκεις G314 Verb - Present Indicative Active - 2nd Person Singular - καὶ G2532 Conjunction [Philip] asked εἶπεν G2036 Verb - Aorist Indicative Active - 3rd Person Singular
Verse 31

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How Πῶς G4459 Adverb - γὰρ G1063 Conjunction vvv ἂν G302 Particle can I δυναίμην G1410 Verb - Present Optative Middle or Passive - 1st Person Singular - δὲ G1161 Conjunction - G3588 Article - Nominative Masculine Singular he said εἶπεν G2036 Verb - Aorist Indicative Active - 3rd Person Singular unless ἐὰν G1437 Conjunction . . . μή G3361 Adverb someone τις G5100 Interrogative / Indefinite Pronoun - Nominative Masculine Singular guides ὁδηγήσει G3594 Verb - Future Indicative Active - 3rd Person Singular me με G1473 Personal / Possessive Pronoun - Accusative 1st Person Singular And τε G5037 Conjunction he invited παρεκάλεσέν G3870 Verb - Aorist Indicative Active - 3rd Person Singular - τὸν G3588 Article - Accusative Masculine Singular Philip Φίλιππον G5376 Noun - Accusative Masculine Singular to come up ἀναβάντα G305 Verb - Aorist Participle Active - Accusative Masculine Singular [and] sit καθίσαι G2523 Verb - Aorist Infinitive Active with σὺν G4862 Preposition him αὐτῷ G846 Personal / Possessive Pronoun - Dative Masculine 3rd Person Singular
Verse 32

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- δὲ G1161 Conjunction [The eunuch] was reading ἀνεγίνωσκεν G314 Verb - Imperfect Indicative Active - 3rd Person Singular . . . ἦν G1510 Verb - Imperfect Indicative Active - 3rd Person Singular this αὕτη G3778 Demonstrative Pronoun - Nominative Feminine Singular - G3588 Article - Nominative Feminine Singular passage περιοχὴ G4042 Noun - Nominative Feminine Singular of τῆς G3588 Article - Genitive Feminine Singular Scripture γραφῆς G1124 Noun - Genitive Feminine Singular - ἣν G3739 Personal / Relative Pronoun - Accusative Feminine Singular He was led ἤχθη G71 Verb - Aorist Indicative Passive - 3rd Person Singular like Ὡς G5613 Adverb a sheep πρόβατον G4263 Noun - Nominative Neuter Singular to ἐπὶ G1909 Preposition [the] slaughter σφαγὴν G4967 Noun - Accusative Feminine Singular and καὶ G2532 Conjunction as ὡς G5613 Adverb a lamb ἀμνὸς G286 Noun - Nominative Masculine Singular before ἐναντίον G1726 Preposition the τοῦ G3588 Article - Genitive Masculine Singular shearer κείραντος* G2751 Verb - Aorist Participle Active - Genitive Masculine Singular . . . αὐτὸν G846 Personal / Possessive Pronoun - Accusative Masculine 3rd Person Singular [is] silent ἄφωνος G880 Adjective - Nominative Masculine Singular so οὕτως G3779 Adverb vvv οὐκ G3756 Adverb He did not open ἀνοίγει G455 Verb - Present Indicative Active - 3rd Person Singular His αὐτοῦ G846 Personal / Possessive Pronoun - Genitive Masculine 3rd Person Singular - τὸ G3588 Article - Accusative Neuter Singular mouth στόμα G4750 Noun - Accusative Neuter Singular
Verse 33

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In Ἐν G1722 Preposition - τῇ G3588 Article - Dative Feminine Singular His αὐτοῦ G846 Personal / Possessive Pronoun - Genitive Masculine 3rd Person Singular humiliation ταπεινώσει G5014 Noun - Dative Feminine Singular - G3588 Article - Nominative Feminine Singular He αὐτοῦ G846 Personal / Possessive Pronoun - Genitive Masculine 3rd Person Singular was deprived ἤρθη G142 Verb - Aorist Indicative Passive - 3rd Person Singular of justice κρίσις G2920 Noun - Nominative Feminine Singular Who τίς G5101 Interrogative / Indefinite Pronoun - Nominative Masculine Singular can recount διηγήσεται G1334 Verb - Future Indicative Middle - 3rd Person Singular His αὐτοῦ G846 Personal / Possessive Pronoun - Genitive Masculine 3rd Person Singular - τὴν G3588 Article - Accusative Feminine Singular descendants γενεὰν G1074 Noun - Accusative Feminine Singular For ὅτι G3754 Conjunction His αὐτοῦ G846 Personal / Possessive Pronoun - Genitive Masculine 3rd Person Singular - G3588 Article - Nominative Feminine Singular life ζωὴ G2222 Noun - Nominative Feminine Singular was removed αἴρεται G142 Verb - Present Indicative Middle or Passive - 3rd Person Singular from ἀπὸ G575 Preposition the τῆς G3588 Article - Genitive Feminine Singular earth γῆς G1093 Noun - Genitive Feminine Singular

BSB notes

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

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Tell me Δέομαί G1189 Verb - Present Indicative Middle or Passive - 1st Person Singular . . . σου G4771 Personal / Possessive Pronoun - Genitive 2nd Person Singular - δὲ G1161 Conjunction - Ἀποκριθεὶς G611 Verb - Aorist Participle Passive - Nominative Masculine Singular said εἶπεν G2036 Verb - Aorist Indicative Active - 3rd Person Singular - τῷ G3588 Article - Dative Masculine Singular - Φιλίππῳ G5376 Noun - Dative Masculine Singular the G3588 Article - Nominative Masculine Singular eunuch εὐνοῦχος G2135 Noun - Nominative Masculine Singular who τίνος G5101 Interrogative / Indefinite Pronoun - Genitive Masculine Singular {is} the G3588 Article - Nominative Masculine Singular prophet προφήτης G4396 Noun - Nominative Masculine Singular talking λέγει G3004 Verb - Present Indicative Active - 3rd Person Singular . . . τοῦτο G3778 Demonstrative Pronoun - Accusative Neuter Singular about περὶ G4012 Preposition - περὶ G4012 Preposition himself ἑαυτοῦ G1438 Reflexive Pronoun - Genitive Masculine 3rd Person Singular or G2228 Conjunction - περὶ G4012 Preposition someone τινός G5100 Interrogative / Indefinite Pronoun - Genitive Masculine Singular else ἑτέρου G2087 Adjective - Genitive Masculine Singular
Verse 35

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Then δὲ G1161 Conjunction - G3588 Article - Nominative Masculine Singular Philip Φίλιππος G5376 Noun - Nominative Masculine Singular vvv Ἀνοίξας G455 Verb - Aorist Participle Active - Nominative Masculine Singular began ἀρξάμενος G756 Verb - Aorist Participle Middle - Nominative Masculine Singular with ἀπὸ G575 Preposition this very ταύτης G3778 Demonstrative Pronoun - Genitive Feminine Singular - τῆς G3588 Article - Genitive Feminine Singular Scripture γραφῆς G1124 Noun - Genitive Feminine Singular and καὶ G2532 Conjunction - αὐτοῦ G846 Personal / Possessive Pronoun - Genitive Masculine 3rd Person Singular - τὸ G3588 Article - Accusative Neuter Singular - στόμα G4750 Noun - Accusative Neuter Singular told him the good news about εὐηγγελίσατο G2097 Verb - Aorist Indicative Middle - 3rd Person Singular . . . αὐτῷ G846 Personal / Possessive Pronoun - Dative Masculine 3rd Person Singular - τὸν G3588 Article - Accusative Masculine Singular Jesus Ἰησοῦν G2424 Noun - Accusative Masculine Singular
Verse 36

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- δὲ G1161 Conjunction As Ὡς G5613 Adverb they traveled ἐπορεύοντο G4198 Verb - Imperfect Indicative Middle or Passive - 3rd Person Plural along κατὰ G2596 Preposition the τὴν G3588 Article - Accusative Feminine Singular road ὁδόν G3598 Noun - Accusative Feminine Singular [and] came ἦλθον G2064 Verb - Aorist Indicative Active - 3rd Person Plural to ἐπί G1909 Preposition some τι G5100 Interrogative / Indefinite Pronoun - Accusative Neuter Singular water ὕδωρ G5204 Noun - Accusative Neuter Singular - καί G2532 Conjunction the G3588 Article - Nominative Masculine Singular eunuch εὐνοῦχος G2135 Noun - Nominative Masculine Singular said φησιν G5346 Verb - Present Indicative Active - 3rd Person Singular Look Ἰδοὺ G2400 Verb - Aorist Imperative Active - 2nd Person Singular [here is] water ὕδωρ G5204 Noun - Nominative Neuter Singular What τί G5101 Interrogative / Indefinite Pronoun - Nominative Neuter Singular is [there] to prevent κωλύει G2967 Verb - Present Indicative Active - 3rd Person Singular me με G1473 Personal / Possessive Pronoun - Accusative 1st Person Singular [from] being baptized βαπτισθῆναι G907 Verb - 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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And καὶ G2532 Conjunction he gave orders ἐκέλευσεν G2753 Verb - Aorist Indicative Active - 3rd Person Singular to stop στῆναι G2476 Verb - Aorist Infinitive Active the τὸ G3588 Article - Accusative Neuter Singular chariot ἅρμα G716 Noun - Accusative Neuter Singular Then καὶ G2532 Conjunction both ἀμφότεροι G297 Adjective - Nominative Masculine Plural - G3588 Article - Nominative Masculine Singular - τε G5037 Conjunction Philip Φίλιππος G5376 Noun - Nominative Masculine Singular and καὶ G2532 Conjunction the G3588 Article - Nominative Masculine Singular eunuch εὐνοῦχος G2135 Noun - Nominative Masculine Singular went down κατέβησαν G2597 Verb - Aorist Indicative Active - 3rd Person Plural into εἰς G1519 Preposition the τὸ G3588 Article - Accusative Neuter Singular water ὕδωρ G5204 Noun - Accusative Neuter Singular and καὶ G2532 Conjunction [Philip] baptized ἐβάπτισεν G907 Verb - Aorist Indicative Active - 3rd Person Singular him αὐτόν G846 Personal / Possessive Pronoun - Accusative Masculine 3rd Person Singular
Verse 39

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- δὲ G1161 Conjunction When Ὅτε G3753 Adverb they came up ἀνέβησαν G305 Verb - Aorist Indicative Active - 3rd Person Plural out of ἐκ G1537 Preposition the τοῦ G3588 Article - Genitive Neuter Singular water ὕδατος G5204 Noun - Genitive Neuter Singular [the] Spirit Πνεῦμα G4151 Noun - Nominative Neuter Singular of [the] Lord Κυρίου G2962 Noun - Genitive Masculine Singular carried ἥρπασεν G726 Verb - Aorist Indicative Active - 3rd Person Singular - τὸν G3588 Article - Accusative Masculine Singular Philip {away} Φίλιππον G5376 Noun - Accusative Masculine Singular and καὶ G2532 Conjunction the G3588 Article - Nominative Masculine Singular eunuch εὐνοῦχος G2135 Noun - Nominative Masculine Singular saw εἶδεν G3708 Verb - Aorist Indicative Active - 3rd Person Singular him αὐτὸν G846 Personal / Possessive Pronoun - Accusative Masculine 3rd Person Singular vvv οὐκ G3756 Adverb no more οὐκέτι G3765 Adverb [but] γὰρ G1063 Conjunction went ἐπορεύετο G4198 Verb - Imperfect Indicative Middle or Passive - 3rd Person Singular on his αὐτοῦ G846 Personal / Possessive Pronoun - Genitive Masculine 3rd Person Singular - τὴν G3588 Article - Accusative Feminine Singular way ὁδὸν G3598 Noun - Accusative Feminine Singular rejoicing χαίρων G5463 Verb - Present Participle Active - Nominative Masculine Singular
Verse 40

Original words

But δὲ G1161 Conjunction Philip Φίλιππος G5376 Noun - Nominative Masculine Singular appeared εὑρέθη G2147 Verb - Aorist Indicative Passive - 3rd Person Singular at εἰς G1519 Preposition Azotus Ἄζωτον G108 Noun - Accusative Feminine Singular and καὶ G2532 Conjunction traveled through [that region] διερχόμενος G1330 Verb - Present Participle Middle or Passive - Nominative Masculine Singular preaching the gospel εὐηγγελίζετο G2097 Verb - Imperfect Indicative Middle - 3rd Person Singular in all πάσας G3956 Adjective - Accusative Feminine Plural the τὰς G3588 Article - Accusative Feminine Plural towns πόλεις G4172 Noun - Accusative Feminine Plural until ἕως G2193 Preposition he αὐτὸν G846 Personal / Possessive Pronoun - Accusative Masculine 3rd Person Singular - τοῦ G3588 Article - Genitive Neuter Singular came ἐλθεῖν G2064 Verb - Aorist Infinitive Active to εἰς G1519 Preposition Caesarea Καισάρειαν G2542 Noun - Accusative Feminine Singular

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