Acts 8:35

Christian Standard Bible ®

Philip proceeded to tell him the good news about Jesus, beginning with that Scripture.

Parallel Translations

King James Version (1611)
Then Philip opened his mouth, and began at the same Scripture, and preached vnto him Iesus.

King James Version
Then Philip opened his mouth, and began at the same scripture, and preached unto him Jesus.

English Standard Version
Then Philip opened his mouth, and beginning with this Scripture he told him the good news about Jesus.

New American Standard Bible
Then Philip opened his mouth, and beginning from this Scripture he preached Jesus to him.

New Century Version
Philip began to speak, and starting with this same Scripture, he told the man the Good News about Jesus.

Amplified Bible
Then Philip spoke and beginning with this Scripture he preached Jesus to him [explaining that He is the promised Messiah and the source of salvation].

New American Standard Bible (1995)
Then Philip opened his mouth, and beginning from this Scripture he preached Jesus to him.

Legacy Standard Bible
Then Philip opened his mouth, and beginning from this Scripture he proclaimed the good news about Jesus to him.

Berean Standard Bible
Then Philip began with this very Scripture and told him the good news about Jesus.

Contemporary English Version
So Philip began at this place in the Scriptures and explained the good news about Jesus.

Complete Jewish Bible
Then Philip started to speak — beginning with that passage, he went on to tell him the Good News about Yeshua.

Darby Translation
And Philip, opening his mouth and beginning from that scripture, announced the glad tidings of Jesus to him.

Easy-to-Read Version
Philip began to speak. He started with this same Scripture and told the man the Good News about Jesus.

Geneva Bible (1587)
Then Philip opened his mouth, and began at the same Scripture, & preached vnto him Iesus.

George Lamsa Translation
Then Philip opened his mouth and began at that same scripture and preached to him concerning our LORD Jesus.

Good News Translation
Then Philip began to speak; starting from this passage of scripture, he told him the Good News about Jesus.

Lexham English Bible
So Philip opened his mouth and beginning from this scripture, proclaimed the good news to him about Jesus.

Literal Translation
And opening his mouth, and beginning from this Scripture, Philip announced the gospel to him, Jesus.

American Standard Version
And Philip opened his mouth, and beginning from this scripture, preached unto him Jesus.

Bible in Basic English
So Philip, starting from this writing, gave him the good news about Jesus.

Hebrew Names Version
Pilipos opened his mouth, and beginning from this Scripture, preached to him Yeshua.

International Standard Version
Then Philip opened his mouth and, starting from this Scripture, told him the good news about Jesus.Luke 24:27; Acts 18:28;">[xr]

Etheridge Translation
Then Philipos opened his mouth and began, from that very scripture, preaching to him concerning our Lord Jeshu.

Murdock Translation
Then Philip opened his mouth and, from that scripture, began to preach to him concerning our Lord Jesus.

Bishop's Bible (1568)
Then Philip opened his mouth, and began at the same scripture, and preached vnto hym Iesus.

English Revised Version
And Philip opened his mouth, and beginning from this scripture, preached unto him Jesus.

World English Bible
Philip opened his mouth, and beginning from this Scripture, preached to him Jesus.

Wesley's New Testament (1755)
Then Philip opening his mouth, and beginning from this Scripture, preached Jesus to him.

Weymouth's New Testament
Then Philip began to speak, and, commencing with that same portion of Scripture, told him the Good News about Jesus.

Wycliffe Bible (1395)
And Filip openyde his mouth, and bigan at this scripture, and prechide to him Jhesu.

Update Bible Version
And Philip opened his mouth, and beginning from this Scripture, preached to him Jesus.

Webster's Bible Translation
Then Philip opened his mouth, and began at the same scripture, and preached to him Jesus.

New English Translation
So Philip started speaking, and beginning with this scripture proclaimed the good news about Jesus to him.

New King James Version
Then Philip opened his mouth, and beginning at this Scripture, preached Jesus to him.

New Living Translation
So beginning with this same Scripture, Philip told him the Good News about Jesus.

New Life Bible
So Philip started with this part of the Holy Writings and preached the Good News of Jesus to him.

New Revised Standard
Then Philip began to speak, and starting with this scripture, he proclaimed to him the good news about Jesus.

J.B. Rotherham Emphasized Bible
And Philip, opening his mouth, and beginning from this scripture, told him the glad tidings of Jesus.

Douay-Rheims Bible
Then Philip, opening his mouth and beginning at this scripture, preached unto him Jesus.

Revised Standard Version
Then Philip opened his mouth, and beginning with this scripture he told him the good news of Jesus.

Tyndale New Testament (1525)
And Philip opened his mouth and beganne at ye same scripture and preached vnto him Iesus.

Young's Literal Translation
and Philip having opened his mouth, and having begun from this Writing, proclaimed good news to him -- Jesus.

Miles Coverdale Bible (1535)
Philippe opened his mouth, and beganne at this scripture, and preached him the Gospell of Iesus.

Mace New Testament (1729)
then Philip enter'd upon the subject, and show'd how the whole passage was applicable to Jesus.

Simplified Cowboy Version
So, Phil started right there in that passage and told him the good news of Jesus Christ.

Contextual Overview

²⁶An angel of the Lord spoke to Philip: “Get up and go south to the road that goes down from Jerusalem to Gaza.” (This is the desert road.) ²⁷So 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 ²⁸and was sitting in his chariot on his way home, reading the prophet Isaiah aloud. ²⁹The Spirit told Philip, “Go and join that chariot.” ³⁰When Philip ran up to it, he heard him reading the prophet Isaiah, and said, “Do you understand what you’re reading?” ³¹“How can I,” he said, “unless someone guides me?” So he invited Philip to come up and sit with him. ³²Now the Scripture passage he was reading was this: ³³In his humiliation justice was denied him.Who will describe his generation?For his life is taken from the earth. ³⁴The eunuch said to Philip, “I ask you, who is the prophet saying this about—himself or someone else?” ³⁵Philip proceeded to tell him the good news about Jesus, beginning with that Scripture.

Bible Verse Review
  from Treasury of Scripure Knowledge

opened: Acts 10:34, Matthew 5:2, 2 Corinthians 6:11

began: Acts 18:28, Acts 26:22, Acts 26:23, Acts 28:23, Luke 24:27, Luke 24:44-47

preached: Acts 3:20, Acts 9:20, Acts 11:20, Acts 17:3, Acts 17:18, Acts 19:13, 1 Corinthians 1:23, 1 Corinthians 2:2, Ephesians 4:21, 1 Peter 1:11, 1 Peter 1:12

Reciprocal: Acts 5:42 - preach Acts 8:5 - preached Acts 8:12 - they believed Acts 18:8 - hearing Philippians 1:15 - preach Colossians 1:28 - Whom

Gill's Notes on the Bible

Then Philip opened his mouth,.... With freedom and boldness, and spoke clearly and distinctly, and expounded the passage to him. This is a phrase frequently used in Jewish writings, especially in the book of Zohar e, when they give an account of this or the other Rabbi interpreting any place of Scripture; as for instance, R. Eleazar פתח, "opened", and said, "my sabbaths you shall keep", c. Again, R. Aba פתח, "opened", and said, "and Manoah said unto his wife", c. Once more, "R. Simeon opened", and said, "the heavens declare the glory of God", &c. and

began at the same Scripture: "the fifty third of Isaiah": and preached unto him Jesus of Nazareth how that he was the true Messiah, and the person there designed, and that very rightly for the Jews themselves, the ancient ones, have interpreted several passages in that chapter of the Messiah, as has been before observed; he showed him how that he was born of a virgin, made under the law, and yielded perfect obedience to it in his life; and that he suffered and died for the sins of his people, and made satisfaction for them, and brought in an everlasting righteousness to justify them before God, and had obtained eternal redemption for them; that he was risen from the dead, was ascended into heaven, and now sat at the right hand of God, and ever lived to make intercession for transgressors; and would come a second time to judge both quick and dead; and in the mean while had left rules for the gathering, and forming, and governing his churches; and had appointed persons to preach his Gospel, and to administer the ordinances of baptism, and the supper of the Lord, which were to continue till his second coming.

e In Gen. fol. 5. 3. 4. & 6. 1. 3. & 7. 1. 2. 3. & 8. 1. 2. 3. & passim.

Barnes' Notes on the Bible

Opened his mouth - See Matthew 5:2.

At the same scripture - Taking this as a “text” to be illustrated.

Preached unto him Jesus - Showed him that Jesus of Nazareth exactly corresponded to the description of the prophet, and that therefore he referred to the Messiah, and that the Messiah was Jesus of Nazareth. How far Philip detailed the circumstances of the life and death of Christ is unknown. What follows shows also that he stated the design of baptism, and the duty of being baptized.

Clarke's Notes on the Bible

Verse 35. Began at the same scripture — He did not confine himself to this one scripture, but made this his text, and showed, from the general tenor of the sacred writings, that Jesus was the Christ, or Messiah; and that in his person, birth, life, doctrine, miracles, passion, death, and resurrection, the Scriptures of the Old Testament were fulfilled. This preaching had the desired effect, for the eunuch was convinced of the truth of Philip's doctrine, and desired to be baptized in the name of Jesus.