Acts 8:29

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Then the Spirit said to Philip,“Go over and join this chariot.”

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Referenced Verses

  • Acts 10:19 : 19 While Peter was still thinking seriously about the vision, the Spirit said to him,“Look! Three men are looking for you.
  • Acts 11:12 : 12 The Spirit told me to accompany them without hesitation. These six brothers also went with me, and we entered the man’s house.
  • Acts 16:6-7 : 6 Paul’s Vision of the Macedonian Man They went through the region of Phrygia and Galatia, having been prevented by the Holy Spirit from speaking the message in the province of Asia. 7 When they came to Mysia, they attempted to go into Bithynia, but the Spirit of Jesus did not allow them to do this,
  • Acts 20:22-23 : 22 And now, compelled by the Spirit, I am going to Jerusalem without knowing what will happen to me there, 23 except that the Holy Spirit warns me in town after town that imprisonment and persecutions are waiting for me.
  • Acts 21:11 : 11 He came to us, took Paul’s belt, tied his own hands and feet with it, and said,“The Holy Spirit says this:‘This is the way the Jews in Jerusalem will tie up the man whose belt this is, and will hand him over to the Gentiles.’”
  • 1 Cor 12:11 : 11 It is one and the same Spirit, distributing as he decides to each person, who produces all these things.
  • 1 Tim 4:1 : 1 Timothy’s Ministry in the Later Times Now the Spirit explicitly says that in the later times some will desert the faith and occupy themselves with deceiving spirits and demonic teachings,
  • Acts 13:2-4 : 2 While they were serving the Lord and fasting, the Holy Spirit said,“Set apart for me Barnabas and Saul for the work to which I have called them.” 3 Then, after they had fasted and prayed and placed their hands on them, they sent them off. 4 Paul and Barnabas Preach in Cyprus So Barnabas and Saul, sent out by the Holy Spirit, went down to Seleucia, and from there they sailed to Cyprus.
  • Isa 65:24 : 24 Before they even call out, I will respond; while they are still speaking, I will hear.
  • Hos 6:3 : 3 So let us search for him! Let us seek to know the LORD! He will come to our rescue as certainly as the appearance of the dawn, as certainly as the winter rain comes, as certainly as the spring rain that waters the land.”

Similar Verses (AI)

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  • Acts 8:30-32
    3 verses
    89%

    30So Philip ran up to it and heard the man reading the prophet Isaiah. He asked him,“Do you understand what you’re reading?”

    31The man replied,“How in the world can I, unless someone guides me?” So he invited Philip to come up and sit with him.

    32Now 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.

  • Acts 8:24-28
    5 verses
    84%

    24But Simon replied,“You pray to the Lord for me so that nothing of what you have said may happen to me.”

    25So after Peter and John had solemnly testified and spoken the word of the Lord, they started back to Jerusalem, proclaiming the good news to many Samaritan villages as they went.

    26Philip and the Ethiopian Eunuch Then an angel of the Lord said to Philip,“Get up and go south on 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 eunuch, a court official of Candace, queen of the Ethiopians, who was in charge of all her treasury. He had come to Jerusalem to worship,

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

  • Acts 8:38-40
    3 verses
    82%

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

    39Now when they came up out of the water, the Spirit of the Lord snatched Philip away, and the eunuch did not see him any more, but went on his way rejoicing.

    40Philip, however, found himself at Azotus, and as he passed through the area, he proclaimed the good news to all the towns until he came to Caesarea.

  • Acts 8:34-36
    3 verses
    81%

    34Then the eunuch said to Philip,“Please tell me, who is the prophet saying this about– himself or someone else?”

    35So Philip started speaking, and beginning with this scripture proclaimed the good news about Jesus to him.

    36Now as they were going along the road, they came to some water, and the eunuch said,“Look, there is water! What is to stop me from being baptized?”

  • Acts 8:4-8
    5 verses
    77%

    4Philip Preaches in Samaria Now those who had been forced to scatter went around proclaiming the good news of the word.

    5Philip went down to the main city of Samaria and began proclaiming the Christ to them.

    6The crowds were paying attention with one mind to what Philip said, as they heard and saw the miraculous signs he was performing.

    7For unclean spirits, crying with loud shrieks, were coming out of many who were possessed, and many paralyzed and lame people were healed.

    8So there was great joy in that city.

  • John 1:43-44
    2 verses
    73%

    43The Calling of More Disciples On the next day Jesus wanted to set out for Galilee. He found Philip and said to him,“Follow me.”

    44(Now Philip was from Bethsaida, the town of Andrew and Peter.)

  • Acts 21:8
    69%

    8On the next day we left and came to Caesarea, and entered the house of Philip the evangelist, who was one of the seven, and stayed with him.

  • John 12:22
    69%

    22Philip went and told Andrew, and they both went and told Jesus.

  • Acts 8:12-15
    4 verses
    69%

    12But when they believed Philip as he was proclaiming the good news about the kingdom of God and the name of Jesus Christ, they began to be baptized, both men and women.

    13Even Simon himself believed, and after he was baptized, he stayed close to Philip constantly, and when he saw the signs and great miracles that were occurring, he was amazed.

    14Now when the apostles in Jerusalem heard that Samaria had accepted the word of God, they sent Peter and John to them.

    15These two went down and prayed for them so that they would receive the Holy Spirit.

  • 2 Kgs 10:16
    68%

    16Jehu said,“Come with me and see how zealous I am for the LORD’s cause.” So he took him along in his chariot.

  • Acts 9:6
    68%

    6But stand up and enter the city and you will be told what you must do.”

  • 2 Kgs 2:11
    67%

    11As they were walking along and talking, suddenly a fiery chariot pulled by fiery horses appeared. They went between Elijah and Elisha, and Elijah went up to heaven in a windstorm.

  • Acts 11:12
    67%

    12The Spirit told me to accompany them without hesitation. These six brothers also went with me, and we entered the man’s house.

  • Luke 24:15
    67%

    15While they were talking and debating these things, Jesus himself approached and began to accompany them

  • Acts 12:8
    67%

    8The angel said to him,“Fasten your belt and put on your sandals.” Peter did so. Then the angel said to him,“Put on your cloak and follow me.”

  • Acts 1:8
    67%

    8But you will receive power when the Holy Spirit has come upon you, and you will be my witnesses in Jerusalem, and in all Judea and Samaria, and to the farthest parts of the earth.”

  • Acts 22:10
    66%

    10So I asked,‘What should I do, Lord?’ The Lord said to me,‘Get up and go to Damascus; there you will be told about everything that you have been designated to do.’

  • Acts 10:27
    66%

    27Peter continued talking with him as he went in, and he found many people gathered together.

  • John 6:5
    66%

    5Then Jesus, when he looked up and saw that a large crowd was coming to him, said to Philip,“Where can we buy bread so that these people may eat?”

  • Ezek 1:20
    66%

    20Wherever the spirit would go, they would go, and the wheels would rise up beside them because the spirit of the living being was in the wheel.

  • Luke 12:12
    65%

    12for the Holy Spirit will teach you at that moment what you must say.”

  • Ezek 10:6
    65%

    6When the LORD commanded the man dressed in linen,“Take fire from within the wheelwork, from among the cherubim,” the man went in and stood by one of the wheels.

  • Mark 1:36
    65%

    36Simon and his companions searched for him.

  • John 14:8
    65%

    8Philip said,“Lord, show us the Father, and we will be content.”

  • 2 Kgs 5:26
    65%

    26Elisha 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.

  • Ps 139:7
    65%

    7Where can I go to escape your Spirit? Where can I flee to escape your presence?

  • Acts 9:4
    65%

    4He fell to the ground and heard a voice saying to him,“Saul, Saul, why are you persecuting me?”

  • 1 Sam 10:6
    65%

    6Then the Spirit of the LORD will rush upon you and you will prophesy with them. You will be changed into a different person.

  • John 1:37
    65%

    37When John’s two disciples heard him say this, they followed Jesus.

  • Acts 20:22
    65%

    22And now, compelled by the Spirit, I am going to Jerusalem without knowing what will happen to me there,

  • Exod 14:6
    65%

    6Then he prepared his chariots and took his army with him.