Acts 8:30

King James Version 1611 (Original)

And Philip ran thither to him, and heard him read the prophet Esaias, 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 the grave, whither thou goest.
  • Matt 13:19 : 19 When any one heareth the word of the kingdom, and understandeth it not, then cometh the wicked one, and catcheth away that which was sown in his heart. This is he which received seed by the way side.
  • Matt 13:23 : 23 But he that received seed into the good ground is he that heareth the word, and understandeth it; which also beareth fruit, and bringeth forth, some an hundredfold, some sixty, some thirty.
  • Matt 13:51 : 51 Jesus saith unto them, Have ye understood all these things? They say unto him, Yea, Lord.
  • Matt 15:10 : 10 And he called the multitude, and said unto them, Hear, and understand:
  • Matt 24:15 : 15 When ye therefore shall see the abomination of desolation, spoken of by Daniel the prophet, stand in the holy place, (whoso readeth, let him understand:)
  • Mark 13:14 : 14 But when ye shall see the abomination of desolation, spoken of by Daniel the prophet, standing where it ought not, (let him that readeth understand,) then let them that be in Judaea flee to the mountains:
  • Luke 24:44-45 : 44 And he said unto them, These are the words which I spake unto you, while I was yet with you, that all things must be fulfilled, which were written in the law of Moses, and in the prophets, and in the psalms, concerning me. 45 Then opened he their understanding, 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 finish his work.
  • John 5:39 : 39 Search the scriptures; for in them ye think ye have eternal life: and they are they which testify of me.
  • 1 Cor 14:19 : 19 Yet in the church I had rather speak five words with my understanding, that by my voice I might teach others also, than ten thousand words in an unknown tongue.
  • Eph 5:17 : 17 Wherefore be ye not unwise, but understanding what the will of the Lord is.
  • Rev 13:18 : 18 Here is wisdom. Let him that hath understanding count the number of the beast: for it is the number of a man; and his number is Six hundred threescore and six.
  • Acts 8:27 : 27 And he arose and went: and, behold, a man of Ethiopia, an eunuch of great authority under Candace queen of the Ethiopians, who had the charge of all her treasure, and had come to Jerusalem for to worship,

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  • Acts 8:26-29
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    26 And the angel of the Lord spake unto Philip, saying, Arise, and go toward the south unto the way that goeth down from Jerusalem unto Gaza, which is desert.

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

    28 Was returning, and sitting in his chariot read Esaias the prophet.

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

  • Acts 8:31-40
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    31 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.

    32 The place of the scripture which he read was this, He was led as a sheep to the slaughter; and like a lamb dumb before his shearer, so opened he not his mouth:

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

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

    35 Then Philip opened his mouth, and began at the same scripture, and preached unto him Jesus.

    36 And as they went on their way, they came unto a certain water: and the eunuch said, See, here is water; what doth hinder me to be baptized?

    37 And Philip said, If thou believest with all thine heart, thou mayest. And he answered and said, I believe that Jesus Christ is the Son of God.

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

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

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

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

    6 And the people with one accord gave heed unto those things which Philip spake, hearing and seeing the miracles which he did.

  • John 1:43-46
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    43 The day following Jesus would go forth into Galilee, and findeth Philip, and saith unto him, Follow me.

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

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

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

  • Luke 4:17
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    17 And there was delivered unto him the book of the prophet Esaias. And when he had opened the book, he found the place where it was written,

  • Luke 10:26
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    26 He said unto him, What is written in the law? how readest thou?

  • John 12:21-22
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    21 The same came therefore to Philip, which was of Bethsaida of Galilee, and desired him, saying, Sir, we would see Jesus.

    22 Philip cometh and telleth Andrew: and again Andrew and Philip tell Jesus.

  • Isa 6:9
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    9 And he said, Go, and tell this people, Hear ye indeed, but understand not; and see ye indeed, but perceive not.

  • Acts 28:26
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    26 Saying, Go unto this people, and say, Hearing ye shall hear, and shall not understand; and seeing ye shall see, and not perceive:

  • Neh 8:8
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    8 So they read in the book in the law of God distinctly, and gave the sense, and caused them to understand the reading.

  • John 1:48
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    48 Nathanael saith unto him, Whence knowest thou me? Jesus answered and said unto him, Before that Philip called thee, when thou wast under the fig tree, I saw thee.

  • John 12:41
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    41 These things said Esaias, when he saw his glory, and spake of him.

  • John 6:5
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    5 When Jesus then lifted up his eyes, and saw a great company come unto him, he saith unto Philip, Whence shall we buy bread, that these may eat?

  • John 14:8-9
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    8 Philip saith unto him, Lord, shew us the Father, and it sufficeth us.

    9 Jesus saith unto him, Have I been so long time with you, and yet hast thou not known me, Philip? he that hath seen me hath seen the Father; and how sayest thou then, Shew us the Father?

  • Mark 8:21
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    21 And he said unto them, How is it that ye do not understand?

  • Acts 9:6
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    6 And he trembling and astonished said, Lord, what wilt thou have me to do? And the Lord said unto him, Arise, and go into the city, and it shall be told thee what thou must do.

  • Luke 24:45
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    45 Then opened he their understanding, that they might understand the scriptures,

  • Acts 21:8
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    8 And the next day we that were of Paul's company departed, and came unto Caesarea: and we entered into the house of Philip the evangelist, which was one of the seven; and abode with him.

  • Acts 8:13-14
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    13 Then Simon himself believed also: and when he was baptized, he continued with Philip, and wondered, beholding the miracles and signs which were done.

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

  • Isa 29:12
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    12 And 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
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    14 And in them is fulfilled the prophecy of Esaias, which saith, By hearing ye shall hear, and shall not understand; and seeing ye shall see, and shall not perceive:

  • John 12:38
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    38 That the saying of Esaias 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
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    23 He said, I am the voice of one crying in the wilderness, Make straight the way of the Lord, as said the prophet Esaias.

  • Acts 22:8
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    8 And 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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    37 And the two disciples heard him speak, and they followed Jesus.

  • Acts 13:7
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    7 Which was with the deputy of the country, Sergius Paulus, a prudent man; who called for Barnabas and Saul, and desired to hear the word of God.

  • Luke 24:32
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    32 And they said one to another, Did not our heart burn within us, while he talked with us by the way, and while he opened to us the scriptures?

  • Matt 12:17
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    17 That it might be fulfilled which was spoken by Esaias the prophet, saying,

  • Acts 17:19-20
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    19 And they took him, and brought him unto Areopagus, saying, May we know what this new doctrine, whereof thou speakest, is?

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

  • Luke 18:36
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    36 And hearing the multitude pass by, he asked what it meant.

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