Acts 8:27

Contemporary English Version (Anglicised) 2012

So Philip left. An important Ethiopian official happened to be going along that road in his chariot. He was the chief treasurer for Candace, the Queen of Ethiopia. The official had gone to Jerusalem to worship

Cross References

1 Kings 10:1

The Queen of Sheba heard how famous Solomon was, so she went to Jerusalem to test him with difficult questions.

Psalm 68:29

Then kings will bring gifts to your temple in Jerusalem.

Psalm 68:31

Force the Egyptians to bring gifts of bronze; make the Ethiopians hurry to offer presents.

Psalm 87:4

Egypt, Babylonia, Philistia, Phoenicia, and Ethiopia are some of those nations that know you, and their people all say, “I was born in Zion.”

Isaiah 18:7

Those Ethiopians are tall and their skin is smooth. They are feared all over the world, because they are strong and brutal. But at that time they will come from their land divided by rivers, and they will bring gifts to the LORD All-Powerful, who is worshipped on Mount Zion.

Isaiah 43:6

I will say to the north and to the south, “Free my sons and daughters! Let them return from distant lands.

Isaiah 45:14

My people, I, the LORD, promise that the riches of Egypt and the treasures of Ethiopia will belong to you. You will force into slavery those tall people of Seba. They will bow down and say, “The only true God is with you; there are no other gods.”

Isaiah 60:3

Nations and kings will come to the light of your dawning day.

Isaiah 60:6

Your country will be covered with caravans of young camels from Midian and Ephah. The people of Sheba will bring gold and spices in praise of me, the LORD.

Isaiah 66:19

by proving what I can do. I will send the survivors to Tarshish, Pul, Lud, Meshech, Tubal, Javan, and to the distant islands. I will send them to announce my wonderful glory to nations that have never heard about me.

Jeremiah 13:23

Can you ever change and do what's right? Can people change the colour of their skin, or can a leopard remove its spots? If so, then perhaps you can change and learn to do right.

Jeremiah 38:7

Ebedmelech from Ethiopia was an official at the palace, and he heard what they had done to me. So he went to speak with King Zedekiah, who was holding court at Benjamin Gate.

Jeremiah 39:16

to Ebedmelech from Ethiopia: I am the LORD All-Powerful, the God of Israel. I warned everyone that I would bring disaster, not prosperity, to this city. Now very soon I will do what I said, and you will see it happen.

Zephaniah 3:10

From across the rivers of Ethiopia, my scattered people, my true worshippers, will bring offerings to me.

Matthew 12:42

The Queen of the South will also stand there with you and condemn you. She travelled a long way to hear Solomon's wisdom, and yet here is something much greater than Solomon.

John 12:20

Some Greeks had gone to Jerusalem to worship during Passover.

Acts 8:28

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

Deuteronomy 30:13

And you can't say, “How can we obey the LORD's commands? They are across the sea, and someone must go across, then bring them back and explain them to us.”

Hebrews 11:8

Abraham had faith and obeyed God. He was told to go to the land that God had said would be his, and he left for a country he had never seen.