I will know what they need\par before they ask.\par And I will help them—\par even before they finish asking.\par
Acts 8:29 - Easy To Read Version The Spirit {\cf2\super [176]} said to Philip, “Go to that chariot and stay near it.” Tuilleadh leaganachaKing James Version (Oxford) 1769 Then the Spirit said unto Philip, Go near, and join thyself to this chariot. Amplified Bible - Classic Edition Then the [Holy] Spirit said to Philip, Go forward and join yourself to this chariot. American Standard Version (1901) And the Spirit said unto Philip, Go near, and join thyself to this chariot. Common English Bible The Spirit told Philip, “Approach this carriage and stay with it.” Catholic Public Domain Version Then the Spirit said to Philip, "Draw near and join yourself to this chariot." Douay-Rheims version of The Bible - 1752 version And the Spirit said to Philip: Go near, and join thyself to this chariot. |
I will know what they need\par before they ask.\par And I will help them—\par even before they finish asking.\par
Let’s learn about the Lord.\par Let’s try very hard to know the Lord.\par We know he is coming,\par like we know the dawn is coming.\par The Lord will come to us like the rain,\par like the spring rain that waters the ground.”\par
Peter was still thinking about the vision. {\cf2\super [206]} But the Spirit {\cf2\super [207]} said to him, “Listen! Three men are looking for you.
The Spirit {\cf2\super [222]} told me to go with them without doubting. These six brothers (believers) here also went with me. We went to the house of Cornelius.
He came to us and borrowed Paul’s belt. Then Agabus used the belt to tie his own hands and feet. Agabus said, “The Holy Spirit {\cf2\super [418]} tells me, ‘This is how the Jews in Jerusalem will tie the man who wears this belt. {\cf2\super [419]} Then they will give him to the non-Jewish people.’”
They had an argument. The Jews were ready to leave, but Paul said one more thing to them: “The Holy Spirit {\cf2\super [528]} spoke the truth to your fathers {\cf2\super [529]} through Isaiah the prophet. {\cf2\super [530]} He said,
An angel of the Lord spoke to Philip. {\cf2\super [172]} The angel said, “Get ready and go south. Go to the road that leads down to Gaza from Jerusalem—the road that goes through the desert.”
Now he was on his way home. He was sitting in his chariot {\cf2\super [174]} and reading from the book of Isaiah, the prophet. {\cf2\super [175]}
So Philip went toward the chariot, and he heard the man reading. He was reading from Isaiah, the prophet. Philip said to him, “Do you understand what you are reading?”
When they came up out of the water, the Spirit {\cf2\super [182]} of the Lord took Philip away; the officer never saw him again. The officer continued on his way home. He was very happy.
One Spirit, the same Spirit, does all these things. The Spirit decides what to give each person.
The Holy Spirit {\cf2\super [16]} clearly says that in the later times some people will stop believing the \{true\} faith (teaching). Those people will obey spirits that tell lies. And those people will follow the teachings of demons. {\cf2\super [17]}