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NET Bible
The man replied, "How in the world can I, unless someone guides me?" So he invited Philip to come up and sit with him.
New American Standard Bible
And he said, “Well, how could I, unless someone guides me?” And he invited Philip to come up and sit with him.
King James Version
And he said, How can I, except some man should guide me? And he desired Philip that he would come up and sit with him.
Holman Bible
“How can I,” he said, “unless someone guides me?” So he invited Philip to come up and sit with him.
International Standard Version
The man replied, "How can I unless someone guides me?" So he invited Philip to get in and sit with him.
A Conservative Version
And he said, For how can I unless some man may guide me? And he encouraged Philip, after coming up, to sit with him.
American Standard Version
And he said, How can I, except some one shall guide me? And he besought Philip to come up and sit with him.
Amplified
And he said, “Well, how could I [understand] unless someone guides me [correctly]?” And he invited Philip to come up and sit with him.
An Understandable Version
And the man replied, "How can I, except with someone's guidance?" Then he urged Philip to come and sit with him [in the chariot].
Anderson New Testament
He answered: How can I, unless some one instruct me? And he invited Philip to come up and sit with him.
Bible in Basic English
And he said, How is that possible when I have no guide? And he made Philip get up by his side.
Common New Testament
And he said, "How can I, unless someone guides me?" And he invited Philip to come up and sit with him.
Daniel Mace New Testament
how can I, answer'd he, without some expositor? and he desired Philip to mount, and sit with him.
Darby Translation
And he said, How should I then be able unless some one guide me? And he begged Philip to come up and sit with him.
Godbey New Testament
And he said, How could I, unless some one shall guide me? And he called upon Philip coming up, to sit with him;
Goodspeed New Testament
"Why, how can I," he answered, "unless someone explains it to me?" And he invited Philip to get in and sit beside him.
John Wesley New Testament
And he said, How can I, unless some one guide me?
Julia Smith Translation
And he said, How can I, except somebody guide me? And he called upon Philip coming up to sit with him.
King James 2000
And he said, How can I, except some man should guide me? And he desired Philip that he would come up and sit with him.
Lexham Expanded Bible
And he said, "So how could I, unless someone will guide me?" And he invited Philip to come up [and] sit with him.
Modern King James verseion
And he said, How can I unless some man should guide me? And he asked Philip to come up and sit with him.
Modern Spelling Tyndale-Coverdale
And he said, "How can I, except I had a guide?" And he desired Philip that he would come up and sit with him.
Moffatt New Testament
he asked. "Why, how can I possibly understand it," said the eunuch, "unless some one puts me on the right track?" And he begged Philip to get up and sit beside him.
Montgomery New Testament
The eunuch answered, "Why, how can I unless someone shall show me the way?" And he begged Philip to get up and sit with him.
New Heart English Bible
He said, "How can I, unless someone explains it to me?" He begged Philip to come up and sit with him.
Noyes New Testament
And he said, How can I, unless some one shall guide me? And he invited Philip to come up and sit with him.
Sawyer New Testament
And he said [No]; for how can I unless some one teaches me? And he invited Philip to come up and sit with him.
The Emphasized Bible
And, he, said - How indeed should be able - unless someone shall guide me? And he called upon Philip, to come up and sit with him.
Thomas Haweis New Testament
He replied, How indeed can I, except some person guide me in the way? And he besought Philip to come up and sit with him.
Twentieth Century New Testament
"How can I," the other answered, "unless some one will explain it to me?" and he invited Philip to get up and sit by his side.
Webster
And he said, How can I, except some man should guide me? And he desired Philip that he would come up, and sit with him.
Weymouth New Testament
"Why, how can I," replied the eunuch, "unless some one explains it to me?" And he earnestly invited Philip to come up and sit with him.
Williams New Testament
He answered, "How in the world could I, unless someone teaches me?" And he begged him to get up and sit with him.
World English Bible
He said, "How can I, unless someone explains it to me?" He begged Philip to come up and sit with him.
Worrell New Testament
But he said, "How, in fact, were I able, unless some one should guide me?" And he besought Philip, having come up, to sit with him.
Worsley New Testament
And he said, How can I, unless some one guide me? and he desired Philip to come up and sit with him.
Youngs Literal Translation
and he said, 'Why, how am I able, if some one may not guide me?' he called Philip also, having come up, to sit with him.
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Word Count of 37 Translations in Acts 8:31
Verse Info
Context Readings
Philip And The Ethiopian Eunuch
30 So Philip ran up to it and heard the man reading Isaiah the prophet. He asked him, "Do you understand what you're reading?" 31 The man replied, "How in the world can I, unless someone guides me?" So he invited Philip to come up and sit with him. 32 Now the passage of scripture the man was reading was this: "He was led like a sheep to slaughter, and like a lamb before its shearer is silent, so he did not open his mouth.
Cross References
Romans 10:14
How are they to call on one they have not believed in? And how are they to believe in one they have not heard of? And how are they to hear without someone preaching to them?
2 Kings 5:9
So Naaman came with his horses and chariots and stood in the doorway of Elisha's house.
2 Kings 5:26
Elisha replied, "I was there in spirit when a man turned and got down from his chariot to meet you. This is not the proper time to accept silver or to accept clothes, olive groves, vineyards, sheep, cattle, and male and female servants.
2 Kings 10:15-16
When he left there, he met Jehonadab, son of Rekab, who had been looking for him. Jehu greeted him and asked, "Are you as committed to me as I am to you?" Jehonadab answered, "I am!" Jehu replied, "If so, give me your hand." So he offered his hand and Jehu pulled him up into the chariot.
Psalm 25:8-9
The Lord is both kind and fair; that is why he teaches sinners the right way to live.
Psalm 73:16-17
When I tried to make sense of this, it was troubling to me.
Psalm 73:22
I was ignorant and lacked insight; I was as senseless as an animal before you.
Proverbs 30:2-3
Surely I am more brutish than any other human being, and I do not have human understanding;
Isaiah 29:18-19
At that time the deaf will be able to hear words read from a scroll, and the eyes of the blind will be able to see through deep darkness.
Isaiah 35:8
A thoroughfare will be there -- it will be called the Way of Holiness. The unclean will not travel on it; it is reserved for those authorized to use it -- fools will not stray into it.
Matthew 18:3-4
and said, "I tell you the truth, unless you turn around and become like little children, you will never enter the kingdom of heaven!
Mark 10:15
I tell you the truth, whoever does not receive the kingdom of God like a child will never enter it."
1 Corinthians 3:18
Guard against self-deception, each of you. If someone among you thinks he is wise in this age, let him become foolish so that he can become wise.
1 Corinthians 8:2
If someone thinks he knows something, he does not yet know to the degree that he needs to know.
1 Corinthians 14:36-37
Did the word of God begin with you, or did it come to you alone?
James 1:10
But the rich person's pride should be in his humiliation, because he will pass away like a wildflower in the meadow.
James 1:21
So put away all filth and evil excess and humbly welcome the message implanted within you, which is able to save your souls.
1 Peter 2:1-2
So get rid of all evil and all deceit and hypocrisy and envy and all slander.