I will gladly obey your commands.\par Lord, your commands make me happy.\par
Acts 8:30 - Easy To Read Version 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?” Tuilleadh leaganachaKing James Version (Oxford) 1769 And Philip ran thither to him, and heard him read the prophet Esaias, and said, Understandest thou what thou readest? Amplified Bible - Classic Edition Accordingly Philip, running up to him, heard [the man] reading the prophet Isaiah and asked, Do you really understand what you are reading? American Standard Version (1901) And Philip ran to him, and heard him reading Isaiah the prophet, and said, Understandest thou what thou readest? Common English Bible Running up to the carriage, Philip heard the man reading the prophet Isaiah. He asked, “Do you really understand what you are reading?” Catholic Public Domain Version And Philip, hurrying, heard him reading from the prophet Isaiah, and he said, "Do you think that you understand what you are reading?" Douay-Rheims version of The Bible - 1752 version And Philip running thither, heard him reading the prophet Isaias. And he said: Thinkest thou that thou understandest what thou readest? |
I will gladly obey your commands.\par Lord, your commands make me happy.\par
Every time you find work to do, do it the best you can. In the grave there is no work. There is no thinking, no knowledge, and there is no wisdom. And we are all going to that \{place of death\}.
What is the seed that fell by the path? That seed is like the person that hears the teaching about the kingdom but does not understand it. The Evil One (the devil) comes and takes away the things that were planted in that person’s heart.
But what is the seed that fell on the good ground? That seed is like the person that hears the teaching and understands it. That person grows and makes fruit, sometimes 100 times more, sometimes 60 times more, and sometimes 30 times more.”
\{Then Jesus asked his followers,\} “Do you understand all these things?”
Jesus called the people to him. Jesus said, “Listen and understand what I am saying.
“Daniel the prophet {\cf2\super [368]} spoke about ‘the terrible thing that causes destruction.’ {\cf2\super [369]} You will see this terrible thing standing in the holy place (the temple).” (You that read this should understand what it means.)
“You will see ‘the terrible thing that causes destruction.’ {\cf2\super [185]} You will see this thing standing in the place where it should not be.” (You that read this should understand what it means.) “At that time, the people in Judea should run away to the mountains.
Jesus said, “My food is to do what the One (God) who sent me wants me to do. My food is to finish the work that he gave me to do.
You carefully study the Scriptures. {\cf2\super [82]} You think that those Scriptures give you life forever. Those same Scriptures tell about me!
So Philip got ready and went. On the road he saw a man from Ethiopia. This man was a eunuch. {\cf2\super [173]} He was an important officer in the service of Candace, the queen of the Ethiopians. He was responsible for taking care of all her money. This man had gone to Jerusalem to worship.
The Spirit {\cf2\super [176]} said to Philip, “Go to that chariot and stay near it.”
The man said, “How can I understand? I need some person to explain it to me!” Then he invited Philip to climb in and sit with him.
Philip {\cf2\super [156]} went to the city of Samaria. He told people about the Christ. {\cf2\super [157]}
But in the church meetings I would rather speak five words that I understand than thousands of words in a \{different\} language. I would rather speak with my understanding, so that I can teach other people.
So don’t be foolish with your lives. But learn what the Lord wants you to do.
A person that has understanding can find the meaning of the animal’s number. This requires wisdom. This number is the number of a man. It is 666.