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


In Context

25 And they, when they had testified and preached the word of the Lord, returned to Jerusalem, and preached the gospel in many villages of the Samaritans.

26 And the angel of the Lord spoke to Philip, saying, Arise, and go towards the south, to the way that goeth down from Jerusalem to Gaza, which is desert.

27 And he arose, and went: and behold, a man of Ethiopia, a eunuch of great authority under Candace queen of the Ethiopians, who had the charge of all her treasure, and had come to Jerusalem to worship,

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

29 Then the Spirit said to Philip, Go near and join thyself to this chariot.

30 And Philip ran thither to him, and heard him reading the prophet Isaiah, and said, Understandest thou what thou readest?

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 New International Version of the Holy Bible

8:28and on his way home was sitting in his chariot reading the book of Isaiah 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 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.