28and on his way home was sitting in his chariot reading the book of Isaiah the prophet.


In Context

25 When they had testified and proclaimed the word of the Lord, Peter and John returned to Jerusalem, preaching the gospel in many Samaritan villages.

26 Now an angel of the Lord said to Philip, "Go south to the road--the desert road-- that goes down from Jerusalem to Gaza."

27 So he started out, and on his way he met an Ethiopian eunuch, an important official in charge of all the treasury of Candace, queen of the Ethiopians. This man had gone to Jerusalem to worship,

28 and on his way home was sitting in his chariot reading the book of Isaiah the prophet.

29 The Spirit told Philip, "Go to that chariot and stay near it."

30 Then Philip ran up to the chariot and heard the man reading Isaiah the prophet. "Do you understand what you are reading?" Philip asked.

Acts 8:28 in Other Translations

The King James Version of the Holy Bible

8:28Was returning, and sitting in his chariot read Esaias the prophet.

The Douay-Rheims Version of the Holy Bible

8:28And he was returning, sitting in this chariot, and reading Isaias the prophet.

The American Standard Version of the Holy Bible

8:28and he was returning and sitting in his chariot, and was reading the prophet Isaiah.

The Darby Bible Translation of the Holy Bible

8:28was returning and sitting in his chariot: and he was reading the prophet Esaias.

The Webster Bible Translation of the Holy Bible

8:28Was returning; and sitting in his chariot, read Isaiah the prophet.

The English Revised Version of the Holy Bible

8:28and he was returning and sitting in his chariot, and was reading the prophet Isaiah.

The World English Bible Translation of the Holy Bible

8:28He was returning and sitting in his chariot, and was reading the prophet Isaiah.

The Young's Literal Translation of the Holy Bible

8:28he was also returning, and is sitting on his chariot, and he was reading the prophet Isaiah.

The American King James Version of the Holy Bible

8:28Was returning, and sitting in his chariot read Esaias the prophet.