Acts 8:30

The Passion Translation

So Philip ran to catch up. As he drew closer he overheard the man reading from the scroll of Isaiah the prophet. Philip asked him, “Sir, do you understand what you’re reading?”

Cross References

Psalm 119:32

I will run after you with delight in my heart, for you will make me obedient to your instructions.

Matthew 13:19

“What was sown along the path represents the one who listens to the message of the kingdom but doesn’t understand it. The Adversary then comes and snatches away what was sown into his heart.

Matthew 13:23

“But what was sown on good, rich soil represents the one who hears and fully embraces the message of the kingdom. Their lives bear good fruit—some yield a harvest of thirty, sixty, even one hundred times as much as was sown.”

Matthew 13:51

Now do you understand all this?” “Yes,” they replied.

Matthew 15:10

Then Jesus turned to the crowd and said, “Come, listen and open your heart to understand.

Matthew 24:15

“When you witness what Daniel prophesied, ‘the disgusting destroyer,’ taking its stand in the Holy Place [let the reader learn],

Mark 13:14

“When you witness what Daniel prophesied, ‘the disgusting destroyer,’ standing where it must not be [Let the reader learn what it means], then those in the land of Judah must escape to higher ground.

John 4:34

To clarify, Jesus spoke up and said, “My food is to do the will of him who sent me and bring it to completion.”

John 5:39

“You are busy analyzing the Scriptures, poring over them hoping to gain eternal life. Everything you read points to me,

Acts 8:27

He left immediately on his assignment. Along the way he encountered an Ethiopian who believed in the God of the Jews, who was the minister of finance for Candace, queen of Ethiopia. He was on his way home from worshiping God in Jerusalem.

Acts 8:29

The Holy Spirit said to Philip, “Go and walk alongside the chariot.”

Acts 8:31

The man answered, “How can I possibly make sense of this without someone explaining it to me?” So he invited Philip up into his chariot to sit with him.

Acts 8:5

Philip traveled to a Samaritan city and preached to them the wonderful news of the Anointed One.

1 Corinthians 14:19

but in the church setting I would rather speak five words that can be understood than ten thousand exotic words in a tongue. That way I could have a role in teaching others.

Ephesians 5:17

And don’t live foolishly for then you will have discernment to fully understand God’s will.

Revelation 13:18

This will require wisdom to understand: Let the one with insight interpret the number of the wild beast, for it is humanity’s number —666.