Then Jesus left the people and went into the house. His followers came to him and said, “Explain to us the meaning of the story about the weeds in the field.”
Acts 8:34 - Easy To Read Version The officer said to Philip, “Please, tell me, who is the prophet {\cf2\super [178]} talking about? Is he talking about himself or about someone else?” Tuilleadh leaganachaKing James Version (Oxford) 1769 And the eunuch answered Philip, and said, I pray thee, of whom speaketh the prophet this? of himself, or of some other man? Amplified Bible - Classic Edition And the eunuch said to Philip, I beg of you, tell me about whom does the prophet say this, about himself or about someone else? American Standard Version (1901) And the eunuch answered Philip, and said, I pray thee, of whom speaketh the prophet this? of himself, or of some other? Common English Bible The eunuch asked Philip, “Tell me, about whom does the prophet say this? Is he talking about himself or someone else?” Catholic Public Domain Version Then the eunuch responded to Philip, saying: "I beg you, about whom is the prophet saying this? About himself, or about someone else?" Douay-Rheims version of The Bible - 1752 version And the eunuch answering Philip, said: I beseech thee, of whom doth the prophet speak this? of himself, or of some other man? |
Then Jesus left the people and went into the house. His followers came to him and said, “Explain to us the meaning of the story about the weeds in the field.”
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.
He was shamed, and all his rights\par were taken away.\par His life on earth was ended.\par There will be no story\par about his family (descendants).”\par \i (Isaiah 53:7-8)\i0 \par
Philip began to speak. He started with this same Scripture and told the man the Good News {\cf2\super [179]} about Jesus.