Parallel Verses
Bible in Basic English
He was going back, seated in his carriage, and was reading the book of the prophet Isaiah.
New American Standard Bible
and he was returning and sitting in his
King James Version
Was returning, and sitting in his chariot read Esaias the prophet.
Holman Bible
and was sitting in his chariot on his way home, reading the prophet Isaiah aloud.
International Standard Version
Now he was returning home, seated in his chariot, and reading from the prophet Isaiah.
A Conservative Version
And he was returning, and sitting in his chariot, and reading the prophet Isaiah.
American Standard Version
and he was returning and sitting in his chariot, and was reading the prophet Isaiah.
Amplified
and he was returning, and sitting in his chariot he was reading [the scroll of] the prophet Isaiah.
An Understandable Version
He was returning [to his home in Ethiopia] and was sitting in his chariot [Note: Chariots were stopped on long journeys occasionally for resting, eating, reading, etc.] reading [a scroll of] the prophet Isaiah.
Anderson New Testament
was returning, and, sitting in his chariot, read the prophet Isaiah.
Common New Testament
and he was returning and sitting in his chariot, and was reading the prophet Isaiah.
Daniel Mace New Testament
but was now upon his return, and sat in his chariot, reading the prophet Esaias.
Darby Translation
was returning and sitting in his chariot: and he was reading the prophet Esaias.
Godbey New Testament
and was returning, and sitting upon his chariot he was reading the prophet Isaiah.
Goodspeed New Testament
and was on his way home. He was sitting in his car, reading the prophet Isaiah.
John Wesley New Testament
and had come to Jerusalem to worship, Was returning, and sitting in his chariot, read the prophet Isaiah.
Julia Smith Translation
And he was returning, and sitting in his chariot he read the prophet Esaias.
King James 2000
Was returning, and sitting in his chariot read Isaiah the prophet.
Lexham Expanded Bible
and was returning and sitting in his chariot, and reading aloud the prophet Isaiah.
Modern King James verseion
was returning. And sitting in his chariot he read Isaiah the prophet.
Modern Spelling Tyndale-Coverdale
And as he returned home again, sitting in his chariot, he read Isaiah the prophet.
Moffatt New Testament
and was on his way home. He was sitting in his chariot, reading the prophet Isaiah.
Montgomery New Testament
Was now on his way home, and was reading the Prophet Isaiah as he sat in his chariot.
NET Bible
and was returning home, sitting in his chariot, reading the prophet Isaiah.
New Heart English Bible
He was returning and sitting in his chariot, and was reading the prophet Isaiah.
Noyes New Testament
was returning and sitting in his chariot; and he was reading the prophet Isaiah.
Sawyer New Testament
and he was returning and sitting in his chariot reading the prophet Isaiah.
The Emphasized Bible
And was returning, and, sitting in his chariot, and was reading the prophet Isaiah.
Thomas Haweis New Testament
and was returning, and sitting in his chariot, was reading the prophet Isaiah.
Twentieth Century New Testament
And was now on his way home, sitting in his carriage and reading the Prophet Isaiah.
Webster
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.
Williams New Testament
and now was on his way home. He was seated in his chariot, reading the prophet Isaiah.
World English Bible
He was returning and sitting in his chariot, and 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:
Youngs Literal Translation
he was also returning, and is sitting on his chariot, and he was reading the prophet Isaiah.
Themes
Eunuch » Baptism of the ethiopian
Gaza » Also called azzah » Desert of
Interlinear
Hupostrepho
References
Easton
Fausets
Hastings
Word Count of 37 Translations in Acts 8:28
Verse Info
Context Readings
Philip And The Ethiopian Eunuch
27 And he went and there was a man of Ethiopia, a servant of great authority under Candace, queen of the Ethiopians, and controller of all her property, who had come up to Jerusalem for worship; 28 He was going back, seated in his carriage, and was reading the book of the prophet Isaiah. 29 And the Spirit said to Philip, Go near, and get on his carriage.
Cross References
Deuteronomy 6:6-7
Keep these words, which I say to you this day, deep in your hearts;
Deuteronomy 11:18-20
So keep these words deep in your heart and in your soul, and have them fixed on your hand for a sign and marked on your brow;
Deuteronomy 17:18-19
And when he has taken his place on the seat of his kingdom, he is to make in a book a copy of this law, from that which the priests, the Levites, have in their care:
Joshua 1:8
Let this book of the law be ever on your lips and in your thoughts day and night, so that you may keep with care everything in it; then a blessing will be on all your way, and you will do well.
Psalm 1:2-3
But whose delight is in the law of the Lord, and whose mind is on his law day and night.
Psalm 119:99
I have more knowledge than all my teachers, because I give thought to your unchanging word.
Psalm 119:111
I have taken your unchanging word as an eternal heritage; for it is the joy of my heart.
Proverbs 2:1-6
My son, if you will take my words to your heart, storing up my laws in your mind;
Proverbs 8:33-34
Take my teaching and be wise; do not let it go.
Isaiah 1:1
The vision of Isaiah, the son of Amoz, which he saw about Judah and Jerusalem, in the days of Uzziah, Jotham, Ahaz, and Hezekiah, kings of Judah.
Luke 3:4
As it says in the book of the words of Isaiah the prophet, The voice of one crying in the waste land, Make ready the way of the Lord, make his roads straight.
Luke 4:17
And the book of the prophet Isaiah was given to him and, opening the book, he came on the place where it is said,
John 5:39-40
You make search in the holy Writings, in the belief that through them you get eternal life; and it is those Writings which give witness about me.
Acts 17:11-12
Now these were more noble than the Jews of Thessalonica, for they gave serious attention to the word, searching in the holy Writings every day, to see if these things were so.
Acts 28:25
And they went away, for there was a division among them after Paul had said this one thing: Well did the Holy Spirit say by the prophet Isaiah to your fathers,
Colossians 3:16
Let the word of Christ be in you in all wealth of wisdom; teaching and helping one another with songs of praise and holy words, making melody to God with grace in your hearts.
2 Timothy 3:15-17
And that from the time when you were a child, you have had knowledge of the holy Writings, which are able to make you wise to salvation, through faith in Christ Jesus.