Acts 8:31

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The man replied, 'How can I understand unless someone guides me?' And he invited Philip to come up and sit with him.

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  • Rom 10:14 : 14 How then can they call on Him in whom they have not believed? And how can they believe in Him of whom they have not heard? And how can they hear without someone preaching?
  • 1 Cor 3:18 : 18 Let no one deceive themselves. If anyone among you thinks they are wise in this age, let them become foolish so that they may become wise.
  • 1 Cor 8:2 : 2 If anyone thinks they know something, they do not yet know as they ought to know.
  • 1 Cor 14:36-37 : 36 Or did the word of God originate with you? Or are you the only ones it has reached? 37 If anyone considers themselves to be a prophet or spiritually gifted, let them acknowledge that the things I am writing to you are the Lord’s commands.
  • Jas 1:10 : 10 and the rich in his humiliation, because like a flower of the grass he will pass away.
  • Jas 1:21 : 21 Therefore, rid yourselves of all moral filth and the excess of evil, and humbly accept the implanted word, which is able to save your souls.
  • 1 Pet 2:1-2 : 1 Therefore, rid yourselves of all malice, all deceit, hypocrisy, envy, and every kind of slander. 2 Like newborn babies, crave pure spiritual milk so that by it you may grow in your salvation,
  • 2 Kgs 5:9 : 9 So Naaman went with his horses and chariots and stopped at the door of Elisha’s house.
  • 2 Kgs 5:26 : 26 But Elisha said to him, 'Was my spirit not with you when the man got down from his chariot to meet you? Is this the time to take money or accept clothes, olive groves, vineyards, sheep, cattle, male servants, and female servants?'
  • 2 Kgs 10:15-16 : 15 When Jehu left there, he met Jehonadab son of Rechab, who was coming to meet him. Jehu greeted him and said, "Is your heart as true to mine as mine is to yours?" Jehonadab replied, "It is." "If so," Jehu said, "give me your hand." So he gave his hand, and Jehu helped him into the chariot. 16 Then Jehu said, "Come with me and see my zeal for the LORD." So he had him ride in his chariot.
  • Ps 25:8-9 : 8 Good and upright is the LORD; therefore, he guides sinners in the way. 9 He guides the humble in what is right and teaches the humble his way.
  • Ps 73:16-17 : 16 When I tried to understand all this, it troubled me deeply. 17 Until I entered the sanctuary of God; then I understood their final destiny.
  • Ps 73:22 : 22 I was senseless and ignorant; I was like a beast before You.
  • Prov 30:2-3 : 2 Surely I am more ignorant than anyone, and I lack human understanding. 3 I have not learned wisdom, nor do I have knowledge of the Holy One.
  • Isa 29:18-19 : 18 On that day the deaf will hear the words of the scroll, and out of gloom and darkness the eyes of the blind will see. 19 The humble will rejoice in the LORD, and the needy among mankind will rejoice in the Holy One of Israel.
  • Isa 35:8 : 8 And there will be a highway there, called the Way of Holiness. The unclean will not travel on it, but it will be for those who walk in that way—fools shall not wander astray.
  • Matt 18:3-4 : 3 And he said, "Truly, I tell you, unless you turn and become like little children, you will never enter the kingdom of heaven." 4 Therefore, whoever humbles himself like this little child is the greatest in the kingdom of heaven.
  • Mark 10:15 : 15 'Truly I tell you, anyone who will not receive the kingdom of God like a little child will never enter it.'

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  • Acts 8:26-30
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    26Now an angel of the Lord said to Philip, 'Get up and go south to the road that goes down from Jerusalem to Gaza.' (This is a desert road.)

    27So he got up and went. There he met an Ethiopian man, a eunuch and an important official in charge of all the treasury of the queen of the Ethiopians, known as Candace, who had gone to Jerusalem to worship.

    28He was on his way home, sitting in his chariot and reading the book of the prophet Isaiah.

    29The Spirit said to Philip, 'Go up to that chariot and stay near it.'

    30Then Philip ran up to the chariot and heard the man reading Isaiah the prophet. He asked, 'Do you understand what you are reading?'

  • Acts 8:32-40
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    32The passage of Scripture he was reading was this: 'Like a sheep he was led to the slaughter, and like a lamb before its shearer is silent, so he did not open his mouth.'

    33In his humiliation justice was taken away from him. Who can speak of his descendants? For his life was taken from the earth.

    34The eunuch said to Philip, 'I ask you, who is the prophet talking about? Himself or someone else?'

    35Then Philip began to speak, and starting from this Scripture, he preached to him the good news about Jesus.

    36As they traveled along the road, they came to some water, and the eunuch said, 'Look, here is water! What is stopping me from being baptized?'

    37Philip said, 'If you believe with all your heart, you may.' The eunuch answered, 'I believe that Jesus Christ is the Son of God.'

    38He ordered the chariot to stop, and both Philip and the eunuch went down into the water, and Philip baptized him.

    39When they came up out of the water, the Spirit of the Lord took Philip away, and the eunuch did not see him again, but went on his way rejoicing.

    40Philip, however, was found at Azotus, and as he traveled, he preached the good news in all the towns until he reached Caesarea.

  • John 1:43-44
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    43The next day Jesus decided to leave for Galilee. Finding Philip, He said to him, 'Follow Me.'

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

  • John 12:21-22
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    21They came to Philip, who was from Bethsaida in Galilee, and requested of him, "Sir, we want to see Jesus."

    22Philip went and told Andrew; then Andrew and Philip went and told Jesus.

  • John 9:35-37
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    35Jesus heard that they had cast him out, and when He found him, He said, 'Do you believe in the Son of God?'

    36He answered, 'Who is He, Lord, that I may believe in Him?'

    37Jesus said to him, 'You have seen Him, and it is He who is speaking with you.'

  • Acts 9:6-8
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    6Trembling and astonished, he said, "Lord, what do You want me to do?" The Lord said to him, "Get up and go into the city, and it will be told to you what you must do."

    7The men traveling with him stood speechless; they heard the sound but saw no one.

    8Saul got up from the ground, but when he opened his eyes, he could see nothing. So they led him by the hand into Damascus.

  • Acts 8:5-6
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    5Philip went down to a city in Samaria and proclaimed Christ to them.

    6The crowds, united in one mind, paid close attention to what Philip was saying as they heard and saw the miraculous signs he was performing.

  • John 6:5
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    5When Jesus looked up and saw a large crowd coming toward him, he said to Philip, 'Where can we buy bread so that these people may eat?'

  • Acts 8:24
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    24Then Simon answered, 'Pray to the Lord for me, so that nothing you have said may happen to me.'

  • John 14:8-9
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    8Philip said to him, 'Lord, show us the Father, and that will be enough for us.'

    9Jesus said to him, 'Philip, have I been with you so long, and you still do not know me? Whoever has seen me has seen the Father. How can you say, ‘Show us the Father’?'

  • John 1:46
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    46'Can anything good come out of Nazareth?' Nathanael asked. Philip said to him, 'Come and see.'

  • Acts 22:10-11
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    10I asked, ‘What should I do, Lord?’ The Lord told me, ‘Get up and go into Damascus. There you will be told everything that has been assigned for you to do.’

    11Since I could not see because of the brightness of that light, I was led by the hand by those who were with me and went into Damascus.

  • John 4:29
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    29"Come, see a man who told me everything I ever did! Could this be the Christ?"

  • Luke 18:40-41
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    40Jesus stopped and ordered the man to be brought to him. When he came near, Jesus asked him,

    41'What do you want me to do for you?' He said, 'Lord, I want to see.'

  • Luke 10:26
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    26He asked him, 'What is written in the Law? How do you read it?'

  • Acts 8:13
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    13Even Simon himself believed, and after he was baptized, he stayed close to Philip, and he marveled as he watched the signs and miracles that were happening.

  • John 9:26
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    26Then they asked him, 'What did He do to you? How did He open your eyes?'

  • Acts 9:11
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    11The Lord said to him, "Get up and go to the street called Straight, and at the house of Judas, look for a man of Tarsus named Saul. For he is praying.

  • Isa 29:12
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    12Or if the book is handed to someone who cannot read, and they are told, 'Read this, please,' they answer, 'I do not know how to read.'

  • Acts 10:27
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    27While talking with him, Peter went inside and found many people gathered.

  • Mark 8:21
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    21Then he said to them, 'Do you still not understand?'

  • John 1:48
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    48Nathanael asked Him, 'How do you know me?' Jesus replied, 'Before Philip called you, while you were under the fig tree, I saw you.'

  • Acts 16:30
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    30Then he brought them out and said, 'Sirs, what must I do to be saved?'

  • Luke 9:57
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    57As they were traveling along the road, someone said to him, 'I will follow you wherever you go.'

  • John 1:39
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    39He said to them, 'Come, and you will see.' So they went and saw where He was staying, and they stayed with Him that day. It was about the tenth hour.

  • Acts 13:7
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    7He was with the proconsul, Sergius Paulus, an intelligent man. This man summoned Barnabas and Saul, seeking to hear the word of God.

  • Acts 11:14
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    14He will speak words to you by which you and your entire household will be saved.

  • John 6:65
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    65He went on to say, 'This is why I told you that no one can come to me unless it is granted to them by the Father.'