‘And my heart didn’t go , when the man got down from his chariot to meet you,’ Elisha said. ‘Is this a time to accept silver and clothing, olive orchards and vineyards, flocks and herds, and male and female slaves?
Acts 8:31 - Christian Standard Bible Anglicised ‘How can I,’ he said, ‘unless someone guides me? ’ So he invited Philip to come up and sit with him. Tuilleadh leaganachaKing James Version (Oxford) 1769 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. Amplified Bible - Classic Edition And he said, How is it possible for me to do so unless someone explains it to me and guides me [in the right way]? And he earnestly requested Philip to come up and sit beside him. American Standard Version (1901) And he said, How can I, except some one shall guide me? And he besought Philip to come up and sit with him. Common English Bible The man replied, “Without someone to guide me, how could I?” Then he invited Philip to climb up and sit with him. Catholic Public Domain Version And he said, "But how can I, unless someone will have revealed it to me?" And he asked Philip to climb up and sit with him. Douay-Rheims version of The Bible - 1752 version Who said: And how can I, unless some man shew me? And he desired Philip that he would come up and sit with him. |
‘And my heart didn’t go , when the man got down from his chariot to meet you,’ Elisha said. ‘Is this a time to accept silver and clothing, olive orchards and vineyards, flocks and herds, and male and female slaves?
So Naaman came with his horses and chariots and stood at the door of Elisha’s house.
A road will be there and a way; it will be called the Holy Way. The unclean will not travel on it, but it will be for the one who walks the path. Fools will not wander on it.
Truly I tell you, whoever does not receive , the kingdom of God like a little child will never enter it.’
When Philip ran up to it, he heard him reading the prophet Isaiah, and said, ‘Do you understand what you’re reading? ’
Now the Scripture passage he was reading was this: He was led like a sheep to the slaughter, and as a lamb is silent before its shearer, so he does not open his mouth.
How, then, can they call on him they have not believed in? And how can they believe without hearing about him? And how can they hear without a preacher?
Let no one deceive himself. If anyone among you thinks he is wise in this age, let him become a fool so that he can become wise.
If anyone thinks he knows anything, he does not yet know it as he ought to know it.
but let the rich boast in his humiliation because he will pass away like a flower of the field.
Therefore, ridding yourselves of all moral filth and the evil that is so prevalent, humbly receive the implanted word, which is able to save your souls.