Acts 8:26 — Bible Verse (KJV)
“And the angel of the Lord spake unto Philip, saying, Arise, and go toward the south unto the way that goeth down from Jerusalem unto Gaza, which is desert.”
Acts 8:26 — King James Version (KJV), 1611
Acts 8:26 in 6 Bible Translations
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Acts 8:26 WEB — World English Bible (2000)
“Then an angel of the Lord spoke to Philip, saying, “Arise, and go toward the south to the way that goes down from Jerusalem to Gaza. This is a desert.””
Acts 8:26 — World English Bible
Acts 8:26 ASV — American Standard Version (1901)
“But an angel of the Lord spake unto Philip, saying, Arise, and go toward the south unto the way that goeth down from Jerusalem unto Gaza: the same is desert. ”
Acts 8:26 — American Standard Version
Acts 8:26 YLT — Young's Literal Translation (1862)
“And a messenger of the Lord spake unto Philip, saying, `Arise, and go on toward the south, on the way that is going down from Jerusalem to Gaza,' --this is desert.”
Acts 8:26 — Young's Literal Translation
Acts 8:26 DBY — Darby Translation (1890)
“But [the] angel of [the] Lord spoke to Philip, saying, Rise up and go southward on the way which goes down from Jerusalem to Gaza: the same is desert. ”
Acts 8:26 — Darby Translation
Acts 8:26 GEN — Geneva Bible (1599)
“Then the Angel of the Lord spake vnto Philip, saying, Arise, and goe towarde the South vnto the way that goeth downe from Hierusalem vnto Gaza, which is waste.”
Acts 8:26 — Geneva Bible
Acts 8:26 in Context — Acts 8
24 Then answered Simon, and said, Pray ye to the Lord for me, that none of these things which ye have spoken come upon me.
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 spake unto Philip, saying, Arise, and go toward the south unto the way that goeth down from Jerusalem unto Gaza, which is desert.
27 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,
28 Was returning, and sitting in his chariot read Esaias the prophet.
What Does Acts 8:26 Mean?
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