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This man had gone to Jerusalem to worship, <a href="/nlt/acts/8.htm">New Living Translation</a> So he started out, and he met the treasurer of Ethiopia, a eunuch of great authority under the Kandake, the queen of Ethiopia. The eunuch had gone to Jerusalem to worship, <a href="/esv/acts/8.htm">English Standard Version</a> And he rose and went. And there was an Ethiopian, a eunuch, a court official of Candace, queen of the Ethiopians, who was in charge of all her treasure. He had come to Jerusalem to worship <a href="/bsb/acts/8.htm">Berean Standard Bible</a> So he started out, and on his way he met an Ethiopian eunuch, a court official in charge of the entire treasury of Candace, queen of the Ethiopians. He had gone to Jerusalem to worship, <a href="/blb/acts/8.htm">Berean Literal Bible</a> And having risen up, he went. And behold, an Ethiopian eunuch, a potentate of Candace queen of the Ethiopians, who was over all her treasure, who had come to Jerusalem to worship. <a href="/kjv/acts/8.htm">King James Bible</a> And he arose and went: and, behold, a man of Ethiopia, an eunuch of great authority under Candace queen of the Ethiopians, who had the charge of all her treasure, and had come to Jerusalem for to worship, <a href="/nkjv/acts/8.htm">New King James Version</a> So he arose and went. And behold, a man of Ethiopia, a eunuch of great authority under Candace the queen of the Ethiopians, who had charge of all her treasury, and had come to Jerusalem to worship, <a href="/nasb_/acts/8.htm">New American Standard Bible</a> So he got ready and went; and there was an Ethiopian eunuch, a court official of Candace, queen of the Ethiopians, who was in charge of all her treasure; and he had come to Jerusalem to worship, <a href="/nasb/acts/8.htm">NASB 1995</a> So he got up and went; and there was an Ethiopian eunuch, a court official of Candace, queen of the Ethiopians, who was in charge of all her treasure; and he had come to Jerusalem to worship, <a href="/nasb77/acts/8.htm">NASB 1977 </a> And he arose and went; and behold, there was an Ethiopian eunuch, a court official of Candace, queen of the Ethiopians, who was in charge of all her treasure; and he had come to Jerusalem to worship. <a href="/lsb/acts/8.htm">Legacy Standard Bible </a> So he rose up and went; and behold, there was an Ethiopian eunuch, a court official of Candace, queen of the Ethiopians, who was in charge of all her treasure; and he had come to Jerusalem to worship, <a href="/amp/acts/8.htm">Amplified Bible</a> So he got up and went; and there was an Ethiopian eunuch [a man of great authority], a court official of Candace, queen of the Ethiopians, who was in charge of all her treasure. He had come to Jerusalem to worship, <a href="/csb/acts/8.htm">Christian Standard Bible</a> So he got up and went. There was an Ethiopian man, a eunuch and high official of Candace, queen of the Ethiopians, who was in charge of her entire treasury. He had come to worship in Jerusalem <a href="/hcsb/acts/8.htm">Holman Christian Standard Bible</a> So he got up and went. There was an Ethiopian man, a eunuch and high official of Candace, queen of the Ethiopians, who was in charge of her entire treasury. He had come to worship in Jerusalem <a href="/asv/acts/8.htm">American Standard Version</a> And he arose and went: and behold, a man of Ethiopia, a eunuch of great authority under Candace, queen of the Ethiopians, who was over all her treasure, who had come to Jerusalem to worship; <a href="/cev/acts/8.htm">Contemporary English Version</a> So Philip left. An important Ethiopian official happened to be going along that road in his chariot. He was the chief treasurer for Candace, the Queen of Ethiopia. The official had gone to Jerusalem to worship <a href="/erv/acts/8.htm">English Revised Version</a> And he arose and went: and behold, a man of Ethiopia, a eunuch of great authority under Candace, queen of the Ethiopians, who was over all her treasure, who had come to Jerusalem for to worship; <a href="/gwt/acts/8.htm">GOD'S WORD® Translation</a> So Philip went. An Ethiopian man who had come to Jerusalem to worship was on his way home. The man was a eunuch, a high-ranking official in charge of all the treasures of Queen Candace of Ethiopia. <a href="/isv/acts/8.htm">International Standard Version</a> So he got up and went. Now there was an Ethiopian eunuch, who was a member of the court of Candace, queen of the Ethiopians. He was in charge of all her treasures and had come up to Jerusalem to worship. <a href="/msb/acts/8.htm">Majority Standard Bible</a> So he started out, and on his way he met an Ethiopian eunuch, a court official in charge of the entire treasury of Candace, queen of the Ethiopians. He had gone to Jerusalem to worship, <a href="/net/acts/8.htm">NET Bible</a> So he got up and went. There he met an Ethiopian eunuch, a court official of Candace, queen of the Ethiopians, who was in charge of all her treasury. He had come to Jerusalem to worship, <a href="/nheb/acts/8.htm">New Heart English Bible</a> And he arose and went. And look, there was a man from Ethiopia, a eunuch of great authority under Kandake, the queen of the Ethiopians, who was in charge over all her treasure. He had come to Jerusalem to worship, <a href="/wbt/acts/8.htm">Webster's Bible Translation</a> 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, <a href="/wey/acts/8.htm">Weymouth New Testament</a> Upon this he rose and went. Now, as it happened, an Ethiopian eunuch who was in a position of high authority with Candace, queen of the Ethiopians, as her treasurer, had visited Jerusalem to worship there, <a href="/web/acts/8.htm">World English Bible</a> He arose and went; and behold, there was a man of Ethiopia, a eunuch of great authority under Candace, queen of the Ethiopians, who was over all her treasure, who had come to Jerusalem to worship. <div class="vheading2">Literal Translations</div><a href="/lsv/acts/8.htm">Literal Standard Version</a> And having arisen, he went on, and behold, a man of Ethiopia, a eunuch, a man of rank, of Candace the queen of the Ethiopians, who was over all her treasure, who had come to Jerusalem to worship; <a href="/blb/acts/8.htm">Berean Literal Bible</a> And having risen up, he went. And behold, an Ethiopian eunuch, a potentate of Candace queen of the Ethiopians, who was over all her treasure, who had come to Jerusalem to worship. <a href="/ylt/acts/8.htm">Young's Literal Translation</a> And having arisen, he went on, and lo, a man of Ethiopia, a eunuch, a man of rank, of Candace the queen of the Ethiopians, who was over all her treasure, who had come to worship to Jerusalem; <a href="/slt/acts/8.htm">Smith's Literal Translation</a> And having risen, he went: and, behold, an Ethiopian man, an eunuch of great power of Candace queen of the Ethiopians, who was over all her treasure, who had come going to worship in Jerusalem,<div class="vheading2">Catholic Translations</div><a href="/drb/acts/8.htm">Douay-Rheims Bible</a> And rising up, he went. And behold a man of Ethiopia, an eunuch, of great authority under Candace the queen of the Ethiopians, who had charge over all her treasures, had come to Jerusalem to adore. <a href="/cpdv/acts/8.htm">Catholic Public Domain Version</a> And rising up, he went. And behold, an Ethiopian man, a eunuch, powerful under Candace, the queen of the Ethiopians, who was over all her treasures, had arrived in Jerusalem to worship. <a href="/nabre/acts/8.htm">New American Bible</a> So he got up and set out. Now there was an Ethiopian eunuch, a court official of the Candace, that is, the queen of the Ethiopians, in charge of her entire treasury, who had come to Jerusalem to worship, <a href="/nrsvce/acts/8.htm">New Revised Standard Version</a> So he got up and went. Now there was an Ethiopian eunuch, a court official of the Candace, queen of the Ethiopians, in charge of her entire treasury. He had come to Jerusalem to worship<div class="vheading2">Translations from Aramaic</div><a href="/lamsa/acts/8.htm">Lamsa Bible</a> So he arose and went: and he was met by a eunuch, who had come from E-thi-o’pi-a; an official of Can’da-ce, queen of the E-thio’pi- ans, who had the charge of all her treasure, and had come to worship at Jerusalem. <a href="/aramaic-plain-english/acts/8.htm">Aramaic Bible in Plain English</a> And he arose to go and met a certain Eunuch who had come from Kush, an official of Qandiqe, Queen of the Kushites, and he was authorized over all her treasury and had come to worship in Jerusalem.<div class="vheading2">NT Translations</div><a href="/anderson/acts/8.htm">Anderson New Testament</a> And he arose and went. And be hold, a man of Ethiopia, a eunuch of great authority under Candace, the queen of the Ethiopians, who had charge of all her treasure, and had come to Jerusalem to worship, <a href="/godbey/acts/8.htm">Godbey New Testament</a> And rising up, he departed. And, behold, an Ethiopian man, a eunuch, an officer of Candace queen of the Ethiopians, who was over all her treasury, had been to Jerusalem to worship, <a href="/haweis/acts/8.htm">Haweis New Testament</a> And he arose and went: and lo! an Ethiopian man, an eunuch, a person in power under Candace queen of the Ethiopians, who was over all her treasury; he had gone to worship unto Jerusalem, <a href="/mace/acts/8.htm">Mace New Testament</a> accordingly he departed: and met a man of Ethiopia, an eunuch of great authority under Candace queen of the Ethiopians, and was her high-treasurer: he had been at Jerusalem, to perform the duties of a proselyte, <a href="/wey/acts/8.htm">Weymouth New Testament</a> Upon this he rose and went. Now, as it happened, an Ethiopian eunuch who was in a position of high authority with Candace, queen of the Ethiopians, as her treasurer, had visited Jerusalem to worship there, <a href="/worrell/acts/8.htm">Worrell New Testament</a> And, having arisen, he went on; and, behold, a man of Ethiopia, a eunuch, a state-officer of Candace, queen of the Ethiopians, who was over all her treasure, who had come to Jerusalem to worship; <a href="/worsley/acts/8.htm">Worsley New Testament</a> And he arose and went; and behold a man of Ethiopia, an eunuch of great authority under Candace queen of the Ethiopians, and her high-treasurer, who had come to Jerusalem to worship, <a href="/parallel/acts/8-27.htm">Additional Translations ...</a></div></div></div><div id="centbox"><div class="padcent"><a name="audio" id="audio"></a><div class="vheadingv">Audio Bible</div><iframe width="100%" src="https://www.youtube.com/embed/in5WTRQ9BSQ?start=2556" title="YouTube video player" frameborder="0" allow="accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture; web-share" allowfullscreen></iframe> <div class="vheadingv">Context</div><a href="/bsb/acts/8.htm">Philip and the Ethiopian</a> 26Now an angel of the Lord said to Philip, “Get up and go south to the desert road that goes down from Jerusalem to Gaza.” 27<a href="/greek/2532.htm" title="2532: kai (Conj) -- And, even, also, namely. ">So</a> <a href="/greek/450.htm" title="450: anastas (V-APA-NMS) -- To raise up, set up; I rise from among (the) dead; I arise, appear. From ana and histemi; to stand up.">he started out,</a> <a href="/greek/2532.htm" title="2532: kai (Conj) -- And, even, also, namely. ">and</a> <a href="/greek/4198.htm" title="4198: eporeuthē (V-AIP-3S) -- To travel, journey, go, die. ">on his way</a> <a href="/greek/2400.htm" title="2400: idou (V-AMA-2S) -- See! Lo! Behold! Look! Second person singular imperative middle voice of eido; used as imperative lo!">he met</a> <a href="/greek/435.htm" title="435: anēr (N-NMS) -- A male human being; a man, husband. A primary word; a man."></a> <a href="/greek/128.htm" title="128: Aithiops (N-NMS) -- An Ethiopian, Abyssinian. From aitho and ops; an?Thiopian.">an Ethiopian</a> <a href="/greek/2135.htm" title="2135: eunouchos (N-NMS) -- From eune and echo; a castrated person; by extension an impotent or unmarried man; by implication, a chamberlain.">eunuch,</a> <a href="/greek/1413.htm" title="1413: dynastēs (N-NMS) -- (lit: a man who rules by force), a ruler, potentate; also: courtier, member of the court. From dunamai; a ruler or officer.">a court official</a> <a href="/greek/3739.htm" title="3739: hos (RelPro-NMS) -- Who, which, what, that. "></a> <a href="/greek/1510.htm" title="1510: ēn (V-IIA-3S) -- I am, exist. The first person singular present indicative; a prolonged form of a primary and defective verb; I exist."></a> <a href="/greek/1909.htm" title="1909: epi (Prep) -- On, to, against, on the basis of, at. ">in charge of</a> <a href="/greek/3956.htm" title="3956: pasēs (Adj-GFS) -- All, the whole, every kind of. Including all the forms of declension; apparently a primary word; all, any, every, the whole.">the entire</a> <a href="/greek/846.htm" title="846: autēs (PPro-GF3S) -- He, she, it, they, them, same. From the particle au; the reflexive pronoun self, used of the third person, and of the other persons."></a> <a href="/greek/3588.htm" title="3588: tēs (Art-GFS) -- The, the definite article. Including the feminine he, and the neuter to in all their inflections; the definite article; the."></a> <a href="/greek/1047.htm" title="1047: gazēs (N-GFS) -- Treasure, treasury. Of foreign origin; a treasure.">treasury</a> <a href="/greek/2582.htm" title="2582: Kandakēs (N-GFS) -- Candace, a proper name; the Candace, a dynastic name for queens of the Ethiopians in Abyssinia. Of foreign origin.">of Candace,</a> <a href="/greek/938.htm" title="938: basilissēs (N-GFS) -- A queen. Feminine from basileuo; a queen.">queen</a> <a href="/greek/128.htm" title="128: Aithiopōn (N-GMP) -- An Ethiopian, Abyssinian. From aitho and ops; an?Thiopian.">of the Ethiopians.</a> <a href="/greek/3739.htm" title="3739: hos (RelPro-NMS) -- Who, which, what, that. ">He</a> <a href="/greek/2064.htm" title="2064: elēlythei (V-LIA-3S) -- To come, go. ">had gone</a> <a href="/greek/1519.htm" title="1519: eis (Prep) -- A primary preposition; to or into, of place, time, or purpose; also in adverbial phrases.">to</a> <a href="/greek/2419.htm" title="2419: Ierousalēm (N-AFS) -- Of Hebrew origin; Hierusalem, the capitol of Palestine.">Jerusalem</a> <a href="/greek/4352.htm" title="4352: proskynēsōn (V-FPA-NMS) -- From pros and a probable derivative of kuon; to fawn or crouch to, i.e. prostrate oneself in homage.">to worship,</a> 28and on his return was sitting in his chariot reading Isaiah the prophet.…<div class="cred"><a href="//berean.bible">Berean Standard Bible</a> · <a href="//berean.bible/downloads.htm">Download</a></div> <a name="crossref" id="crossref"></a><div class="vheading">Cross References</div><div id="crf"><a href="/isaiah/56-3.htm">Isaiah 56:3-5</a> Let no foreigner who has joined himself to the LORD say, “The LORD will utterly exclude me from His people.” And let the eunuch not say, “I am but a dry tree.” / For this is what the LORD says: “To the eunuchs who keep My Sabbaths, who choose what pleases Me and hold fast to My covenant— / I will give them, in My house and within My walls, a memorial and a name better than that of sons and daughters. I will give them an everlasting name that will not be cut off. <a href="/psalms/68-31.htm">Psalm 68:31</a> Envoys will arrive from Egypt; Cush will stretch out her hands to God. <a href="/zephaniah/3-10.htm">Zephaniah 3:10</a> From beyond the rivers of Cush My worshipers, My scattered people, will bring Me an offering. <a href="/1_kings/10-1.htm">1 Kings 10:1-2</a> Now when the queen of Sheba heard about the fame of Solomon concerning the name of the LORD, she came to test him with difficult questions. / She arrived in Jerusalem with a very large caravan—with camels bearing spices, gold in great abundance, and precious stones. And she came to Solomon and spoke to him all that was on her mind. <a href="/jeremiah/38-7.htm">Jeremiah 38:7-13</a> Now Ebed-melech the Cushite, a court official in the royal palace, heard that Jeremiah had been put into the cistern. While the king was sitting at the Gate of Benjamin, / Ebed-melech went out from the king’s palace and said to the king, / “My lord the king, these men have acted wickedly in all that they have done to Jeremiah the prophet. They have dropped him into the cistern, where he will starve to death, for there is no more bread in the city.” ... <a href="/2_chronicles/9-1.htm">2 Chronicles 9:1-12</a> Now when the queen of Sheba heard about the fame of Solomon, she came to test him with difficult questions. She arrived in Jerusalem with a very large caravan—with camels bearing spices, gold in abundance, and precious stones. And she came to Solomon and spoke with him about all that was on her mind. / And Solomon answered all her questions; nothing was too difficult for him to explain. / When the queen of Sheba saw the wisdom of Solomon, the palace he had built, ... <a href="/genesis/10-6.htm">Genesis 10:6-7</a> The sons of Ham: Cush, Mizraim, Put, and Canaan. / The sons of Cush: Seba, Havilah, Sabtah, Raamah, and Sabteca. And the sons of Raamah: Sheba and Dedan. <a href="/psalms/87-4.htm">Psalm 87:4</a> “I will mention Rahab and Babylon among those who know Me—along with Philistia, Tyre, and Cush—when I say, ‘This one was born in Zion.’” <a href="/jeremiah/13-23.htm">Jeremiah 13:23</a> Can the Ethiopian change his skin, or the leopard his spots? Neither are you able to do good—you who are accustomed to doing evil. <a href="/matthew/19-12.htm">Matthew 19:12</a> For there are eunuchs who were born that way; others were made that way by men; and still others live like eunuchs for the sake of the kingdom of heaven. The one who can accept this should accept it.” <a href="/john/12-20.htm">John 12:20-21</a> Now there were some Greeks among those who went up to worship at the feast. / They came to Philip, who was from Bethsaida in Galilee, and requested of him, “Sir, we want to see Jesus.” <a href="/matthew/2-1.htm">Matthew 2:1-2</a> After Jesus was born in Bethlehem in Judea, during the time of King Herod, Magi from the east arrived in Jerusalem, / asking, “Where is the One who has been born King of the Jews? We saw His star in the east and have come to worship Him.” <a href="/luke/24-44.htm">Luke 24:44-47</a> Jesus said to them, “These are the words I spoke to you while I was still with you: Everything must be fulfilled that is written about Me in the Law of Moses, the Prophets, and the Psalms.” / Then He opened their minds to understand the Scriptures. / And He told them, “This is what is written: The Christ will suffer and rise from the dead on the third day, ... <a href="/john/4-23.htm">John 4:23-24</a> But a time is coming and has now come when the true worshipers will worship the Father in spirit and in truth, for the Father is seeking such as these to worship Him. / God is Spirit, and His worshipers must worship Him in spirit and in truth.” <a href="/acts/2-5.htm">Acts 2:5-11</a> Now there were dwelling in Jerusalem God-fearing Jews from every nation under heaven. / And when this sound rang out, a crowd came together in bewilderment, because each one heard them speaking his own language. / Astounded and amazed, they asked, “Are not all these who are speaking Galileans? ...</div> <a name="tsk" id="tsk"><div class="vheading">Treasury of Scripture</div>And he arose and went: and, behold, a man of Ethiopia, an eunuch of great authority under Candace queen of the Ethiopians, who had the charge of all her treasure, and had come to Jerusalem for to worship,he arose.<a href="/matthew/21-2.htm">Matthew 21:2-6</a> Saying unto them, Go into the village over against you, and straightway ye shall find an ass tied, and a colt with her: loose them, and bring them unto me… <a href="/mark/14-13.htm">Mark 14:13-16</a> And he sendeth forth two of his disciples, and saith unto them, Go ye into the city, and there shall meet you a man bearing a pitcher of water: follow him… <a href="/john/2-5.htm">John 2:5-8</a> His mother saith unto the servants, Whatsoever he saith unto you, do it… a man.<a href="/psalms/68-31.htm">Psalm 68:31</a> Princes shall come out of Egypt; Ethiopia shall soon stretch out her hands unto God.<a href="/psalms/87-4.htm">Psalm 87:4</a> I will make mention of Rahab and Babylon to them that know me: behold Philistia, and Tyre, with Ethiopia; this man was born there.<a href="/isaiah/43-6.htm">Isaiah 43:6</a> I will say to the north, Give up; and to the south, Keep not back: bring my sons from far, and my daughters from the ends of the earth;queen.<a href="/1_kings/10-1.htm">1 Kings 10:1</a> And when the queen of Sheba heard of the fame of Solomon concerning the name of the LORD, she came to prove him with hard questions.<a href="/matthew/12-42.htm">Matthew 12:42</a> The queen of the south shall rise up in the judgment with this generation, and shall condemn it: for she came from the uttermost parts of the earth to hear the wisdom of Solomon; and, behold, a greater than Solomon is here.and had.<a href="/1_kings/8-41.htm">1 Kings 8:41-43</a> Moreover concerning a stranger, that is not of thy people Israel, but cometh out of a far country for thy name's sake; … <a href="/2_chronicles/6-32.htm">2 Chronicles 6:32,33</a> Moreover concerning the stranger, which is not of thy people Israel, but is come from a far country for thy great name's sake, and thy mighty hand, and thy stretched out arm; if they come and pray in this house; … <a href="/psalms/68-29.htm">Psalm 68:29</a> Because of thy temple at Jerusalem shall kings bring presents unto thee.<div class="vheading">Jump to Previous</div><a href="/john/7-52.htm">Arisen</a> <a href="/acts/8-19.htm">Authority</a> <a href="/acts/8-25.htm">Charge</a> <a href="/2_chronicles/28-7.htm">Controller</a> <a href="/zephaniah/3-10.htm">Ethiopia</a> <a href="/jeremiah/39-16.htm">Ethiopian</a> <a href="/zephaniah/2-12.htm">Ethiopians</a> <a href="/daniel/1-3.htm">Eunuch</a> <a href="/acts/8-13.htm">Great</a> <a href="/acts/8-10.htm">High</a> <a href="/acts/8-26.htm">Jerusalem</a> <a href="/acts/6-5.htm">Met</a> <a href="/john/12-26.htm">Minister</a> <a href="/acts/1-25.htm">Position</a> <a href="/acts/8-19.htm">Power</a> <a href="/luke/11-31.htm">Queen</a> <a href="/john/1-30.htm">Rank</a> <a href="/acts/7-18.htm">Rose</a> <a href="/acts/4-30.htm">Servant</a> <a href="/acts/8-25.htm">Started</a> <a href="/luke/18-22.htm">Treasure</a> <a href="/isaiah/33-6.htm">Treasurer</a> <a href="/john/19-39.htm">Visited</a> <a href="/acts/8-26.htm">Way</a> <a href="/acts/7-43.htm">Worship</a><div class="vheading2">Jump to Next</div><a href="/hebrews/7-14.htm">Arisen</a> <a href="/acts/9-14.htm">Authority</a> <a href="/acts/11-30.htm">Charge</a> <a href="/1_kings/4-6.htm">Controller</a> <a href="/genesis/2-13.htm">Ethiopia</a> <a href="/acts/8-34.htm">Ethiopian</a> <a href="/2_chronicles/12-3.htm">Ethiopians</a> <a href="/acts/8-30.htm">Eunuch</a> <a href="/acts/9-13.htm">Great</a> <a href="/acts/9-1.htm">High</a> <a href="/acts/9-2.htm">Jerusalem</a> <a href="/acts/10-25.htm">Met</a> <a href="/acts/11-29.htm">Minister</a> <a href="/acts/13-34.htm">Position</a> <a href="/acts/9-22.htm">Power</a> <a href="/revelation/18-7.htm">Queen</a> <a href="/acts/13-50.htm">Rank</a> <a href="/acts/9-8.htm">Rose</a> <a href="/acts/10-18.htm">Servant</a> <a href="/acts/10-23.htm">Started</a> <a href="/2_corinthians/4-7.htm">Treasure</a> <a href="/acts/12-20.htm">Treasurer</a> <a href="/acts/15-14.htm">Visited</a> <a href="/acts/8-28.htm">Way</a> <a href="/acts/9-14.htm">Worship</a><div class="vheading2">Acts 8</div>1. <a href="/acts/8-1.htm">By occasion of the persecution in Jerusalem, the church being planted in Samaria, </a> 4. <a href="/acts/8-4.htm">by Philip the deacon, who preached, did miracles, and baptized many;</a> 9. <a href="/acts/8-9.htm">among the rest Simon the sorcerer, a great seducer of the people;</a> 14. <a href="/acts/8-14.htm">Peter and John come to confirm and enlarge the church; </a> 15. <a href="/acts/8-15.htm">where, by prayer and imposition of hands giving the Holy Spirit;</a> 18. <a href="/acts/8-18.htm">when Simon would have bought the like power of them, </a> 20. <a href="/acts/8-20.htm">Peter sharply reproving his hypocrisy and covetousness, </a> 22. <a href="/acts/8-22.htm">and exhorting him to repentance, </a> 25. <a href="/acts/8-25.htm">together with John preaching the word of the Lord, return to Jerusalem;</a> 26. <a href="/acts/8-26.htm">but the angel sends Philip to teach and baptize the Ethiopian Eunuch.</a> </div></div><div id="mdd"><div align="center"><div class="bot2"><table align="center" width="100%"><tr><td><div align="center"> <script id="3d27ed63fc4348d5b062c4527ae09445"> (new Image()).src = 'https://capi.connatix.com/tr/si?token=51ce25d5-1a8c-424a-8695-4bd48c750f35&cid=3a9f82d0-4344-4f8d-ac0c-e1a0eb43a405'; </script> <script id="b817b7107f1d4a7997da1b3c33457e03"> (new Image()).src = 'https://capi.connatix.com/tr/si?token=cb0edd8b-b416-47eb-8c6d-3cc96561f7e8&cid=3a9f82d0-4344-4f8d-ac0c-e1a0eb43a405'; 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Philip's immediate response highlights the importance of obedience to divine guidance, a theme prevalent throughout Scripture, such as in the call of Abraham (<a href="/genesis/12.htm">Genesis 12:1-4</a>) and the commissioning of the disciples (<a href="/matthew/28-19.htm">Matthew 28:19-20</a>).and on his way he met an Ethiopian eunuch The Ethiopian eunuch represents a significant figure in the narrative, as he is a Gentile and a high-ranking official. Ethiopia, in biblical times, referred to the region south of Egypt, often associated with the ancient kingdom of Cush. Eunuchs were often employed in royal courts due to their perceived trustworthiness and inability to establish a competing dynasty. This encounter signifies the expanding reach of the Gospel beyond Jewish boundaries, aligning with the prophecy in <a href="/isaiah/56-3.htm">Isaiah 56:3-5</a> about eunuchs being included in God's people.a court official in charge of the entire treasury of Candace, queen of the Ethiopians The title "Candace" was not a personal name but a dynastic title for the queen mothers of Ethiopia, similar to "Pharaoh" in Egypt. The eunuch's role as a treasurer indicates his high status and influence. This detail underscores the fulfillment of the Great Commission (<a href="/acts/1-8.htm">Acts 1:8</a>), as the Gospel begins to reach the ends of the earth, symbolized by Ethiopia, considered a distant land.He had gone to Jerusalem to worship This phrase suggests that the eunuch was a God-fearer or a proselyte, someone who revered the God of Israel and followed certain Jewish practices. His journey to Jerusalem for worship indicates a deep spiritual hunger and devotion, despite the limitations he would have faced in the temple due to his status as a eunuch (<a href="/deuteronomy/23.htm">Deuteronomy 23:1</a>). This moment foreshadows the breaking down of barriers between Jews and Gentiles, as seen in <a href="/ephesians/2-14.htm">Ephesians 2:14-18</a>, where Christ is described as our peace, who has made the two groups one.<div class="vheading2">Persons / Places / Events</div>1. <a href="/topical/p/philip.htm">Philip</a> A deacon and evangelist in the early church, guided by the Holy Spirit to meet the Ethiopian eunuch. 2. <a href="/topical/e/ethiopian_eunuch.htm">Ethiopian Eunuch</a> A high-ranking official in charge of the treasury of Candace, queen of the Ethiopians. He is a God-fearer who traveled to Jerusalem to worship. 3. <a href="/topical/c/candace,_queen_of_the_ethiopians.htm">Candace, Queen of the Ethiopians</a> A title for the queen mother of the kingdom of Kush (modern-day Sudan), indicating a matriarchal leadership structure. 4. <a href="/topical/j/jerusalem.htm">Jerusalem</a> The spiritual center for Jews and God-fearers, where the eunuch had gone to worship. 5. <a href="/topical/t/the_road_from_jerusalem_to_gaza.htm">The Road from Jerusalem to Gaza</a> A desert road where Philip encounters the Ethiopian eunuch, symbolizing divine appointments in unexpected places.<div class="vheading2">Teaching Points</div><a href="/topical/d/divine_appointments.htm">Divine Appointments</a> God orchestrates encounters for His purposes. Be open to the Spirit's leading in unexpected places. <a href="/topical/i/inclusivity_of_the_gospel.htm">Inclusivity of the Gospel</a> The Gospel transcends ethnic, social, and geographical boundaries. Embrace and share the message with all people. <a href="/topical/s/seeking_god.htm">Seeking God</a> The Ethiopian eunuch's journey to Jerusalem shows a heart seeking after God. Cultivate a desire to know and worship God more deeply. <a href="/topical/r/role_of_scripture.htm">Role of Scripture</a> The eunuch was reading Isaiah, showing the importance of Scripture in understanding God's will. Engage with the Bible regularly for guidance and growth. <a href="/topical/o/obedience_to_the_spirit.htm">Obedience to the Spirit</a> Philip's immediate response to the Spirit's prompting is a model of obedience. Listen and act when God calls.<div class="vheading2">Lists and Questions</div><a href="/top10/lessons_from_acts_8.htm">Top 10 Lessons from Acts 8</a> <a href="/q/who's_the_ethiopian_eunuch.htm">Who is the Ethiopian eunuch in the Bible?</a> <a href="/q/was_jesus_of_african_descent.htm">Was Jesus of African descent?</a> <a href="/q/does_song_1_5-6_show_cultural_inconsistencies.htm">Song of Solomon 1:5–6 emphasizes the speaker’s dark complexion and social status. Does this suggest cultural or ethnic inconsistencies with known historical contexts? </a> <a href="/q/is_christianity_only_for_white_people.htm">Is Christianity exclusively a white man's religion?</a><a name="commentary" id="commentary"></a><div class="vheading2"><a href="/commentaries/ellicott/acts/8.htm">Ellicott's Commentary for English Readers</a></div>(27) A man of Ethiopia, an eunuch of great authority.--Literally, a eunuch, a potentate. The Ethiopia from which the traveller came was the region so named by the geographers of St. Luke's time in the upper valley of the Nile. Its connection with the Jewish people presents many points of interest. There seems reason to believe that in the time of Manasseh, who (according to the statement in the narrative of Aristeas as to the LXX. translation) formed an alliance with Psammetichus king of Egypt, a considerable body of Jews were sent off to protect the outposts of his kingdom, and it is in reference, probably, to these that Zephaniah speaks of the suppliants of "the daughter of my dispersed beyond the rivers of Ethiopia" (<a href="/zephaniah/3-10.htm" title="From beyond the rivers of Ethiopia my suppliants, even the daughter of my dispersed, shall bring my offering.">Zephaniah 3:10</a>). Jewish influences had accordingly been at work there for some centuries. They may probably be traced in the piety of the Ethiopian eunuch, Ebed-melech, in the time of Jeremiah (<a href="/context/jeremiah/38-7.htm" title="Now when Ebedmelech the Ethiopian, one of the eunuchs which was in the king's house, heard that they had put Jeremiah in the dungeon; the king then sitting in the gate of Benjamin;">Jeremiah 38:7-13</a>; <a href="/context/jeremiah/39-16.htm" title="Go and speak to Ebedmelech the Ethiopian, saying, Thus said the LORD of hosts, the God of Israel; Behold, I will bring my words on this city for evil, and not for good; and they shall be accomplished in that day before you.">Jeremiah 39:16-18</a>). Even at an earlier period the hopes of Israel had looked forward to, perhaps had actually seen, the admission of Ethiopians among the citizens of Zion (<a href="/psalms/87-4.htm" title="I will make mention of Rahab and Babylon to them that know me: behold Philistia, and Tyre, with Ethiopia; this man was born there.">Psalm 87:4</a>), Ethiopia stretching forth her hands unto God (<a href="/psalms/68-31.htm" title="Princes shall come out of Egypt; Ethiopia shall soon stretch out her hands to God.">Psalm 68:31</a>). The fact that the traveller had come as a pilgrim or a proselyte, shows (if, as the narrative implies, the latter) that he was a circumcised "proselyte of righteousness." His baptism was not, like that of Cornelius, the admission of a Gentile as such. The word "eunuch" has been taken by some commentators as meaning only "chamberlain," which is, indeed, the strict etymological sense of the word. Its use in <a href="/matthew/19-12.htm" title="For there are some eunuchs, which were so born from their mother's womb: and there are some eunuchs, which were made eunuchs of men: and there be eunuchs, which have made themselves eunuchs for the kingdom of heaven's sake. He that is able to receive it, let him receive it.">Matthew 19:12</a>, and indeed in later Greek writers generally, is, however, in favour of the literal sense of the word. The strict letter of <a href="/deuteronomy/23-1.htm" title="He that is wounded in the stones, or has his privy member cut off, shall not enter into the congregation of the LORD.">Deuteronomy 23:1</a>, forbidding the admission of such persons into the congregation of the Lord, had been already modified (probably on the assumption that the state was not one which they had brought about by their own act) in favour of the sons of the stranger, the eunuchs "who keep my Sabbaths," by Isaiah (<a href="/isaiah/56-4.htm" title="For thus said the LORD to the eunuchs that keep my sabbaths, and choose the things that please me, and take hold of my covenant;">Isaiah 56:4</a>); and we may well think of St. Luke, as glad to record a proof that the discipline of the Church of Christ was as liberal on this point as the teaching of the Evangelical prophet. It is interesting to note that the first act of the first (Ecumenical Council was to formulate a like rule in dealing with such cases of the kind as then presented themselves (Conc. Nic. Song of Solomon 1), admitting those who were not self-mutilated even into the ranks of the clergy. . . . <div class="vheading2"><a href="/commentaries/pulpit/acts/8.htm">Pulpit Commentary</a></div>Verse 27. - Was over for had the charge of, A.V. ; who for and, A.V. Candace. According to Pithy, the queens of Ethiopia, who reigned at Meroc, were so named through a long course of years ('Nat. Hist.,' 6:2,5-37). Dion Cassius speaks of a warlike Queen of Ethiopia of that name, who was brought to terms by Caius Petronius in the year A.U.C. 732 (54:5, 4). Eusebius ('Eccl. Hist.,' lib. it. cap. 1.) says that the custom still continued in his day of the Ethiopians being governed by a queen. Had come to Jerusalem, etc. He was doubtless a proselyte of the gate. Eusebius, in the place above cited, speaks of him as the first Gentile convert, and as the first fruits of the faithful in the whole world. He adds, as Irenaeus before him had hinted (3. 12:8), that he is reported to have preached the gospel to the Ethiopians, by which the prophecy of <a href="/psalms/68-31.htm">Psalm 68:31</a> was fulfilled. Later traditions speak of Candace as baptized by him. <a href="/commentaries/acts/8-27.htm">Parallel Commentaries ...</a> <a name="lexicon" id="lexicon"></a><div class="vheading">Greek</div>[So] καὶ (kai) Conjunction <a href="/greek/strongs_2532.htm">Strong's 2532: </a> And, even, also, namely. he started out, ἀναστὰς (anastas) Verb - Aorist Participle Active - Nominative Masculine Singular <a href="/greek/strongs_450.htm">Strong's 450: </a> To raise up, set up; I rise from among (the) dead; I arise, appear. From ana and histemi; to stand up. and καὶ (kai) Conjunction <a href="/greek/strongs_2532.htm">Strong's 2532: </a> And, even, also, namely. on his way ἐπορεύθη (eporeuthē) Verb - Aorist Indicative Passive - 3rd Person Singular <a href="/greek/strongs_4198.htm">Strong's 4198: </a> To travel, journey, go, die. [he met] ἰδοὺ (idou) Verb - Aorist Imperative Active - 2nd Person Singular <a href="/greek/strongs_2400.htm">Strong's 2400: </a> See! Lo! Behold! Look! Second person singular imperative middle voice of eido; used as imperative lo! an Ethiopian Αἰθίοψ (Aithiops) Noun - Nominative Masculine Singular <a href="/greek/strongs_128.htm">Strong's 128: </a> An Ethiopian, Abyssinian. From aitho and ops; an ?Thiopian. eunuch, εὐνοῦχος (eunouchos) Noun - Nominative Masculine Singular <a href="/greek/strongs_2135.htm">Strong's 2135: </a> From eune and echo; a castrated person; by extension an impotent or unmarried man; by implication, a chamberlain. a court official δυνάστης (dynastēs) Noun - Nominative Masculine Singular <a href="/greek/strongs_1413.htm">Strong's 1413: </a> (lit: a man who rules by force), a ruler, potentate; also: courtier, member of the court. From dunamai; a ruler or officer. in charge of ἐπὶ (epi) Preposition <a href="/greek/strongs_1909.htm">Strong's 1909: </a> On, to, against, on the basis of, at. the entire πάσης (pasēs) Adjective - Genitive Feminine Singular <a href="/greek/strongs_3956.htm">Strong's 3956: </a> All, the whole, every kind of. Including all the forms of declension; apparently a primary word; all, any, every, the whole. treasury γάζης (gazēs) Noun - Genitive Feminine Singular <a href="/greek/strongs_1047.htm">Strong's 1047: </a> Treasure, treasury. Of foreign origin; a treasure. of Candace, Κανδάκης (Kandakēs) Noun - Genitive Feminine Singular <a href="/greek/strongs_2582.htm">Strong's 2582: </a> Candace, a proper name; the Candace, a dynastic name for queens of the Ethiopians in Abyssinia. Of foreign origin. queen βασιλίσσης (basilissēs) Noun - Genitive Feminine Singular <a href="/greek/strongs_938.htm">Strong's 938: </a> A queen. Feminine from basileuo; a queen. of [the] Ethiopians. Αἰθιόπων (Aithiopōn) Noun - Genitive Masculine Plural <a href="/greek/strongs_128.htm">Strong's 128: </a> An Ethiopian, Abyssinian. From aitho and ops; an ?Thiopian. [He] ὃς (hos) Personal / Relative Pronoun - Nominative Masculine Singular <a href="/greek/strongs_3739.htm">Strong's 3739: </a> Who, which, what, that. had gone ἐληλύθει (elēlythei) Verb - Pluperfect Indicative Active - 3rd Person Singular <a href="/greek/strongs_2064.htm">Strong's 2064: </a> To come, go. to εἰς (eis) Preposition <a href="/greek/strongs_1519.htm">Strong's 1519: </a> A primary preposition; to or into, of place, time, or purpose; also in adverbial phrases. Jerusalem Ἰερουσαλήμ (Ierousalēm) Noun - Accusative Feminine Singular <a href="/greek/strongs_2419.htm">Strong's 2419: </a> Of Hebrew origin; Hierusalem, the capitol of Palestine. to worship, προσκυνήσων (proskynēsōn) Verb - Future Participle Active - Nominative Masculine Singular <a href="/greek/strongs_4352.htm">Strong's 4352: </a> From pros and a probable derivative of kuon; to fawn or crouch to, i.e. prostrate oneself in homage. <div class="vheading">Links</div><a href="/niv/acts/8-27.htm">Acts 8:27 NIV</a> <a href="/nlt/acts/8-27.htm">Acts 8:27 NLT</a> <a href="/esv/acts/8-27.htm">Acts 8:27 ESV</a> <a href="/nasb/acts/8-27.htm">Acts 8:27 NASB</a> <a href="/kjv/acts/8-27.htm">Acts 8:27 KJV</a> <a href="//bibleapps.com/acts/8-27.htm">Acts 8:27 BibleApps.com</a> <a href="//bibliaparalela.com/acts/8-27.htm">Acts 8:27 Biblia Paralela</a> <a href="//holybible.com.cn/acts/8-27.htm">Acts 8:27 Chinese Bible</a> <a href="//saintebible.com/acts/8-27.htm">Acts 8:27 French Bible</a> <a href="/catholic/acts/8-27.htm">Acts 8:27 Catholic Bible</a> <a href="/acts/8-27.htm">NT Apostles: Acts 8:27 He arose and went (Acts of the Apostles Ac) </a></div></div></td></tr></table></div><div id="left"><a href="/acts/8-26.htm" onmouseover='lft.src="/leftgif.png"' onmouseout='lft.src="/left.png"' title="Acts 8:26"><img src="/left.png" name="lft" border="0" alt="Acts 8:26" /></a></div><div id="right"><a href="/acts/8-28.htm" onmouseover='rght.src="/rightgif.png"' onmouseout='rght.src="/right.png"' title="Acts 8:28"><img src="/right.png" name="rght" border="0" alt="Acts 8:28" /></a></div><div id="botleft"><a href="#" onmouseover='botleft.src="/botleftgif.png"' onmouseout='botleft.src="/botleft.png"' title="Top of Page"><img src="/botleft.png" name="botleft" border="0" alt="Top of Page" /></a></div><div id="botright"><a href="#" onmouseover='botright.src="/botrightgif.png"' onmouseout='botright.src="/botright.png"' title="Top of Page"><img src="/botright.png" name="botright" border="0" alt="Top of Page" /></a></div><div id="bot"><iframe width="100%" height="1500" scrolling="no" src="/botmenubhnew2.htm" frameborder="0"></iframe></div></td></tr></table></div></body></html>