Acts 8:30

New International Reader's Version

So Philip ran up to the chariot. He heard the man reading Isaiah the prophet. “Do you understand what you’re reading?” Philip asked.

Cross References

Psalm 119:32

I am quick to follow your commands, because you have added to my understanding.

Ecclesiastes 9:10

No matter what you do, work at it with all your might. Remember, you are going to the place of the dead. And there isn’t any work or planning or knowledge or wisdom there.

Matthew 13:19

People hear the message about the kingdom but do not understand it. Then the evil one comes. He steals what was planted in their hearts. Those people are like the seed planted on a path.

Matthew 13:23

But the seed that fell on good soil is like those who hear the message and understand it. They produce a crop 100, 60 or 30 times more than the farmer planted.”

Matthew 13:51

“Do you understand all these things?” Jesus asked. “Yes,” they replied.

Matthew 15:10

Jesus called the crowd to him. He said, “Listen and understand.

Matthew 24:15

“The prophet Daniel spoke about ‘the hated thing that destroys.’ (Daniel 9:27; 11:31; 12:11) Someday you will see it standing in the holy place. The reader should understand this.

Mark 13:14

“You will see ‘the hated thing that destroys.’ (Daniel 9:27; 11:31; 12:11) It will stand where it does not belong. The reader should understand this. Then those who are in Judea should escape to the mountains.

John 4:34

Jesus said, “My food is to do what my Father sent me to do. My food is to finish his work.

John 5:39

You study the Scriptures carefully. You study them because you think they will give you eternal life. The Scriptures you study are a witness about me.

Acts 8:27

So Philip started out. On his way he met an Ethiopian official. The man had an important position in charge of all the wealth of the Kandake. Kandake means queen of Ethiopia. This official had gone to Jerusalem to worship.

Acts 8:29

The Holy Spirit told Philip, “Go to that chariot. Stay near it.”

Acts 8:31

“How can I?” he said. “I need someone to explain it to me.” So he invited Philip to come up and sit with him.

Acts 8:5

Philip went down to a city in Samaria. There he preached about the Messiah.

1 Corinthians 14:19

In the church, I wouldn’t want to speak 10,000 words in an unfamiliar language. I’d rather speak five words in a language people could understand. Then I would be teaching others.

Ephesians 5:17

So don’t be foolish. Instead, understand what the Lord wants.

Revelation 13:18

This problem requires wisdom. Anyone who is wise should figure out what the beast’s number means. It is the number of a man. And that number is 666.