Acts 8:30

American Standard Version (1901)

And Philip ran to him, and heard him reading Isaiah the prophet, and said, Understandest thou what thou readest?

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  • Ps 119:32 : 32 I will run the way of thy commandments, When thou shalt enlarge my heart.
  • Eccl 9:10 : 10 Whatsoever thy hand findeth to do, do [it] with thy might; for there is no work, nor device, nor knowledge, nor wisdom, in Sheol, whither thou goest.
  • Matt 13:19 : 19 When any one heareth the word of the kingdom, and understandeth it not, [then] cometh the evil [one], and snatcheth away that which hath been sown in his heart. This is he that was sown by the way side.
  • Matt 13:23 : 23 And he that was sown upon the good ground, this is he that heareth the word, and understandeth it; who verily beareth fruit, and bringeth forth, some a hundredfold, some sixty, some thirty.
  • Matt 13:51 : 51 Have ye understood all these things? They say unto him, Yea.
  • Matt 15:10 : 10 And he called to him the multitude, and said unto them, Hear, and understand:
  • Matt 24:15 : 15 When therefore ye see the abomination of desolation, which was spoken of through Daniel the prophet, standing in the holy place (let him that readeth understand),
  • Mark 13:14 : 14 But when ye see the abomination of desolation standing where he ought not (let him that readeth understand), then let them that are in Judaea flee unto the mountains:
  • Luke 24:44-45 : 44 And he said unto them, These are my words which I spake unto you, while I was yet with you, that all things must needs be fulfilled, which are written in the law of Moses, and the prophets, and the psalms, concerning me. 45 Then opened he their mind, that they might understand the scriptures;
  • John 4:34 : 34 Jesus saith unto them, My meat is to do the will of him that sent me, and to accomplish his work.
  • John 5:39 : 39 Ye search the scriptures, because ye think that in them ye have eternal life; and these are they which bear witness of me;
  • 1 Cor 14:19 : 19 howbeit in the church I had rather speak five words with my understanding, that I might instruct others also, than ten thousand words in a tongue.
  • Eph 5:17 : 17 Wherefore be ye not foolish, but understand what the will of the Lord is.
  • Rev 13:18 : 18 Here is wisdom. He that hath understanding, let him count the number of the beast; for it is the number of a man: and his number is Six hundred and sixty and six.
  • Acts 8:27 : 27 And he arose and went: and behold, a man of Ethiopia, a eunuch of great authority under Candace, queen of the Ethiopians, who was over all her treasure, who had come to Jerusalem to worship;

Similar Verses (AI)

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  • Acts 8:26-29
    4 verses
    89%

    26But an angel of the Lord spake unto Philip, saying, Arise, and go toward the south unto the way that goeth down from Jerusalem unto Gaza: the same is desert.

    27And he arose and went: and behold, a man of Ethiopia, a eunuch of great authority under Candace, queen of the Ethiopians, who was over all her treasure, who had come to Jerusalem to worship;

    28and he was returning and sitting in his chariot, and was reading the prophet Isaiah.

    29And the Spirit said unto Philip, Go near, and join thyself to this chariot.

  • Acts 8:31-40
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    87%

    31And he said, How can I, except some one shall guide me? And he besought Philip to come up and sit with him.

    32Now the passage of the Scripture which he was reading was this, He was led as a sheep to the slaughter; And as a lamb before his shearer is dumb, So he openeth not his mouth:

    33In his humiliation his judgment was taken away: His generation who shall declare? For his life is taken from the earth.

    34And the eunuch answered Philip, and said, I pray thee, of whom speaketh the prophet this? of himself, or of some other?

    35And Philip opened his mouth, and beginning from this Scripture, preached unto him Jesus.

    36And as they went on the way, they came unto a certain water; and the eunuch saith, Behold, [here is] water; what doth hinder me to be baptized?

    37(Ommitted)

    38And he commanded the chariot to stand still: and they both went down into the water, both Philip and the eunuch, and he baptized him.

    39And when they came up out of the water, the Spirit of the Lord caught away Philip; and the eunuch saw him no more, for he went on his way rejoicing.

    40But Philip was found at Azotus: and passing through he preached the gospel to all the cities, till he came to Caesarea.

  • Acts 8:5-6
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    5And Philip went down to the city of Samaria, and proclaimed unto them the Christ.

    6And the multitudes gave heed with one accord unto the things that were spoken by Philip, when they heard, and saw the signs which he did.

  • John 1:43-46
    4 verses
    72%

    43On the morrow he was minded to go forth into Galilee, and he findeth Philip: and Jesus saith unto him, Follow me.

    44Now Philip was from Bethsaida, of the city of Andrew and Peter.

    45Philip findeth Nathanael, and saith unto him, We have found him, of whom Moses in the law, and the prophets, wrote, Jesus of Nazareth, the son of Joseph.

    46And Nathanael said unto him, Can any good thing come out of Nazareth? Philip saith unto him, Come and see.

  • Luke 4:17
    72%

    17And there was delivered unto him the book of the prophet Isaiah. And he opened the book, and found the place where it was written,

  • Luke 10:26
    71%

    26And he said unto him, What is written in the law? how readest thou?

  • John 12:21-22
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    71%

    21these therefore came to Philip, who was of Bethsaida of Galilee, and asked him, saying, Sir, we would see Jesus.

    22Philip cometh and telleth Andrew: Andrew cometh, and Philip, and they tell Jesus.

  • Isa 6:9
    70%

    9And he said, Go, and tell this people, Hear ye indeed, but understand not; and see ye indeed, but perceive not.

  • Acts 28:26
    69%

    26saying, Go thou unto this people, and say, By hearing ye shall hear, and shall in no wise understand; And seeing ye shall see, and shall in no wise perceive:

  • Neh 8:8
    69%

    8And they read in the book, in the law of God, distinctly; and they gave the sense, so that they understood the reading.

  • John 1:48
    69%

    48Nathanael saith unto him, Whence knowest thou me? Jesus answered and said unto him, Before Philip called thee, when thou wast under the fig tree, I saw thee.

  • John 12:41
    69%

    41These things said Isaiah, because he saw his glory; and he spake of him.

  • John 6:5
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    5Jesus therefore lifting up his eyes, and seeing that a great multitude cometh unto him, saith unto Philip, Whence are we to buy bread, that these may eat?

  • John 14:8-9
    2 verses
    68%

    8Philip saith unto him, Lord, show us the Father, and it sufficeth us.

    9Jesus saith unto him, Have I been so long time with you, and dost thou not know me, Philip? he that hath seen me hath seen the Father; how sayest thou, Show us the Father?

  • Mark 8:21
    68%

    21And he said unto them, Do ye not yet understand?

  • Acts 9:6
    68%

    6but rise, and enter into the city, and it shall be told thee what thou must do.

  • Luke 24:45
    68%

    45Then opened he their mind, that they might understand the scriptures;

  • Acts 21:8
    68%

    8And on the morrow we departed, and came unto Caesarea: and entering into the house of Philip the evangelist, who was one of the seven, we abode with him.

  • Acts 8:13-14
    2 verses
    68%

    13And Simon also himself believed: and being baptized, he continued with Philip; and beholding signs and great miracles wrought, he was amazed.

    14Now when the apostles that were at Jerusalem heard that Samaria had received the word of God, they sent unto them Peter and John:

  • Isa 29:12
    68%

    12and the book is delivered to him that is not learned, saying, Read this, I pray thee; and he saith, I am not learned.

  • Matt 13:14
    68%

    14And unto them is fulfilled the prophecy of Isaiah, which saith, By hearing ye shall hear, and shall in no wise understand; And seeing ye shall see, and shall in no wise perceive:

  • John 12:38
    67%

    38that the word of Isaiah the prophet might be fulfilled, which he spake, Lord, who hath believed our report? And to whom hath the arm of the Lord been revealed?

  • John 1:23
    67%

    23He said, I am the voice of one crying in the wilderness, Make straight the way of the Lord, as said Isaiah the prophet.

  • Acts 22:8
    67%

    8And I answered, Who art thou, Lord? And he said unto me, I am Jesus of Nazareth, whom thou persecutest.

  • John 1:37
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    37And the two disciples heard him speak, and they followed Jesus.

  • Acts 13:7
    67%

    7who was with the proconsul, Sergius Paulus, a man of understanding. The same called unto him Barnabas and Saul, and sought to hear the word of God.

  • Luke 24:32
    67%

    32And they said one to another, Was not our heart burning within us, while he spake to us in the way, while he opened to us the scriptures?

  • Matt 12:17
    67%

    17that it might be fulfilled which was spoken through Isaiah the prophet, saying,

  • Acts 17:19-20
    2 verses
    67%

    19And they took hold of him, and brought him unto the Areopagus, saying, May we know what this new teaching is, which is spoken by thee?

    20For thou bringest certain strange things to our ears: we would know therefore what these things mean.

  • Luke 18:36
    67%

    36and hearing a multitude going by, he inquired what this meant.