Parallel Verses
Sawyer New Testament
And Philip running forward heard him reading the prophet Isaiah, and he said, Do you really understand what you read?
New American Standard Bible
Philip ran up and heard him reading Isaiah the prophet, and said, “Do you understand what you are reading?”
King James Version
And Philip ran thither to him, and heard him read the prophet Esaias, and said, Understandest thou what thou readest?
Holman Bible
When Philip ran up to it, he heard him reading the prophet Isaiah, and said, “Do you understand what you’re reading?”
International Standard Version
So Philip ran up to it and heard him reading the prophet Isaiah out loud. Philip asked, "Do you understand what you're reading?"
A Conservative Version
And after running near, Philip heard him reading the prophet Isaiah. And he said, Do thou also really understand the things that thou read?
American Standard Version
And Philip ran to him, and heard him reading Isaiah the prophet, and said, Understandest thou what thou readest?
Amplified
Philip ran up and heard the man reading the prophet Isaiah, and asked, “Do you understand what you are reading?”
An Understandable Version
So, Philip ran over to it and [when he got near enough] he heard the Ethiopian eunuch reading from Isaiah the prophet and asked him, "Do you understand what you are reading?"
Anderson New Testament
And Philip ran forward, and heard him reading the prophet Isaiah; and he said: Do you understand what you are reading?
Bible in Basic English
And Philip, running up to him, saw that he was reading Isaiah the prophet, and said to him, Is the sense of what you are reading clear to you?
Common New Testament
So Philip ran up to him, and heard him reading Isaiah the prophet, and asked, "Do you understand what you are reading?"
Daniel Mace New Testament
Philip ran to him, and hearing him read the prophet Esaias, said, do you understand what you read?
Darby Translation
And Philip, running up, heard him reading the prophet Esaias, and said, Dost thou then know what thou art reading of?
Godbey New Testament
And Philip running forth, heard him reading Isaiah the prophet, and said; Whether do you understand what you are reading?
Goodspeed New Testament
Philip ran up and heard him reading the prophet Isaiah, and he said to him, "Do you understand what you are reading?"
John Wesley New Testament
And Philip running to him, heard him read the prophet Isaiah, and said, Understandest thou what thou readest?
Julia Smith Translation
And Philip running near, heard him reading the prophet Esaias, and he said, Truly knowest thou what thou readest?
King James 2000
And Philip ran to him, and heard him read the prophet Isaiah, and said, Do you understand what you read?
Lexham Expanded Bible
So Philip ran up to [it] [and] heard him reading aloud Isaiah the prophet and said, "So then, do you understand what you are reading?"
Modern King James verseion
And Philip ran there to him and heard him read the prophet Isaiah, and said, Do you indeed understand what you are reading?
Modern Spelling Tyndale-Coverdale
And Philip ran to him, and heard him read Isaiah the prophet, and said, "Understandest thou what thou readest?"
Moffatt New Testament
When Philip ran up, he heard him reading the prophet Isaiah. "Do you really understand what you are reading?"
Montgomery New Testament
So Philip ran up, and heard him reading Isaiah the Prophet, and said to him. "Do you understand what you are reading?"
NET Bible
So Philip ran up to it and heard the man reading Isaiah the prophet. He asked him, "Do you understand what you're reading?"
New Heart English Bible
Philip ran to him, and heard him reading Isaiah the prophet, and said, "Do you understand what you are reading?"
Noyes New Testament
And Philip ran up, and heard him reading Isaiah the prophet, and said, Well, but dost thou understand what thou art reading?
The Emphasized Bible
And, running near, Philip heard him reading Isaiah the prophet, and said - Dost thou, then, understand what thou art reading?
Thomas Haweis New Testament
Then Philip running up to him, heard him reading the prophet Isaiah; and he said, Well! but dost thou understand what thou art reading?
Twentieth Century New Testament
So Philip ran up, and he heard the Abyssinian reading the Prophet Isaiah. "Do you understand what you are reading?" he asked.
Webster
And Philip ran thither to him, and heard him reading the prophet Isaiah, and said, Understandest thou what thou readest?
Weymouth New Testament
So Philip ran up and heard the eunuch reading the Prophet Isaiah. "Do you understand what you are reading?" he asked.
Williams New Testament
Then Philip ran up and listened to him reading the prophet Isaiah, and he asked, "Do you understand what you are reading?"
World English Bible
Philip ran to him, and heard him reading Isaiah the prophet, and said, "Do you understand what you are reading?"
Worrell New Testament
And Philip, having run near, heard him reading Isaiah the prophet, and said, "Do you, then, understand what you are reading?"
Worsley New Testament
heard him reading the prophet Esaias, and said, Dost thou understand what thou readest?
Youngs Literal Translation
and Philip having run near, heard him reading the prophet Isaiah, and said, 'Dost thou then know what thou dost read?'
Interlinear
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References
Word Count of 37 Translations in Acts 8:30
Verse Info
Context Readings
Philip And The Ethiopian Eunuch
29 And the Spirit said to Philip, Go forward and join yourself to his chariot. 30 And Philip running forward heard him reading the prophet Isaiah, and he said, Do you really understand what you read? 31 And he said [No]; for how can I unless some one teaches me? And he invited Philip to come up and sit with him.
Cross References
Matthew 13:19
When any one hears the word of the kingdom and does not understand it, the evil one comes and takes away the seed sown in his heart. This is he that received seed by the way.
Matthew 13:23
But he that received the seed in the good ground is he that hears the word, and understands it, who also bears fruit, and produces some one hundred, and some sixty, and some thirty-fold.
Matthew 13:51
Have you understood all these thing? They said to him, Yes, Lord.
Matthew 15:10
And having called the multitude, he said, Hear and understand.
Matthew 24:15
When, therefore, you see the abomination of desolation, spoken of by Daniel the prophet, standing in a holy place??et him that reads understand,??16 then let those in Judea flee to the mountains.
Mark 13:14
And when you see the abomination of desolation standing where it ought not, let him that reads understand, then let those in Judea flee to the mountains;
Luke 24:44-45
And he said to them, These are my words which I spoke to you while I was yet with you, that all things written in the law of Moses, and Prophets, and Psalms, concerning me, must be fully accomplished.
John 4:34
Jesus said to them, My food is to do the will of him that sent me, and to finish his work.
John 5:39
You search the Scriptures, because you think by them to have eternal life; and they testify of me;
Acts 8:27
And he arose and went. And behold a man, an Ethiopian eunuch, an officer of Candace queen of the Ethiopians, who was over all her treasures, who had come to Jerusalem to worship,
1 Corinthians 14:19
but in an assembly I had rather speak five words with my understanding, that I may also teach others, than ten thousand words in a tongue.
Ephesians 5:17
Be not foolish therefore, but understand what the will of the Lord is.
Revelation 13:18
Here is wisdom. Let him that has a mind count the number of the beast; for the number is man's. And his number is six hundred and sixty-six.