Acts 8:27 BSB — MannaFest

Acts 8:27

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,

BSB

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ASV

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;

KJV

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,

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Commentary

2 voices

Irenaeus

Against Heresies Book IV (202)

For this reason, also, Philip, when he had discovered the eunuch of the Ethiopians' queen reading these words which had been written: "He was led as a sheep to the slaughter; and as a lamb is dumb before the shearer, so He opened not His mouth: in His humiliation His judgment was taken away; " and all the rest which the prophet proceeded to relate in regard to His passion and His coming in the flesh, and how He was dishonoured by those who did not believe Him; easily persuaded him to believe on Him, that He was Christ Jesus, who was crucified under Pontius Pilate, and suffered whatsoever the prophet had predicted, and that He was the Son of God, who gives eternal life to men.

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The Nineteenth Century2 voices

Albert Barnes

1798–1870

Notes, Explanatory and Practical, on the Old and New Testaments (1832-1869)

A man of Ethiopia - Gaza was near the confines between Palestine and Egypt. It was in the direct road from Jerusalem to Egypt. “Ethiopia” was one of the great kingdoms of Africa, part of which is now called Abyssinia. It is frequently mentioned in Scripture under the name of “Cush.” But “Cush” comprehended a much larger region, including the southern part of Arabia, and even sometimes the countries adjacent to the Tigris and Euphrates.

Jamieson, Fausset & Brown

1802–1910

Commentary Critical and Explanatory on the Whole Bible (1871)

Candace--the family name of the queens of Upper Egypt, like Pharaoh, Cæsar, &c. (as appears from classic authors). had come to Jerusalem to worship--that is, to keep the recent feast of Pentecost, as a Gentile proselyte to the Jewish faith.

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Original language & word study

24 tagged words

Original	Transliteration	Meaning	Word study
καὶ	kai	And	G2532 →
ἀναστὰς	anastas	having risen up	G450 →
ἐπορεύθη·	eporeuthē	he went;	G4198 →
καὶ	kai	And	G2532 →
ἰδοὺ	idou	behold	G2400 →
ἀνὴρ	anēr	a man	G435 →
Αἰθίοψ	Aithiops	an Ethiopian	G128 →
εὐνοῦχος	eunouchos	a eunuch	G2135 →
δυνάστης	dunastēs	a potentate	G1413 →
Κανδάκης	Kandakēs	of Candace	G2582 →
βασιλίσσης	basilissēs	queen	G938 →
Αἰθιόπων,	Aithiopōn	of Ethiopians,	G128 →
ὃς	hos	who	G3739 →
ἦν	ēn	was	G1510 →
ἐπὶ	epi	over	G1909 →
πάσης	pasēs	all	G3956 →
τῆς	tēs	the	G3588 →
γάζης	gazēs	treasure	G1047 →
αὐτῆς,	autēs	of her,	G846 →
ὃς	hos	who	G3739 →
ἐληλύθει	elēluthei	had come	G2064 →
προσκυνήσων	proskunēsōn	to then worship	G4352 →
εἰς	eis	to	G1519 →
Ἰερουσαλήμ,	Ierousalēm	Jerusalem,	G2419 →

Rare words are the text's own signal of a deliberate thread: the fewer the occurrences, the more the places it appears belong together.

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Where the connections lead

Follow this verse’s cross-references two steps out. Each card is a verse this one points to, and beneath it the verses that one points to in turn. Where several different paths arrive at the same place, that place is listed first: the text keeps returning to it. Every stop shows its own words, and every stop is a page.

Through
Zephaniah 3:10
From beyond the rivers of Cush My worshipers, My scattered people, will bring Me an offering.
leads to
- Psalms 68:31
  Envoys will arrive from Egypt; Cush will stretch out her hands to God.
  Reached by 2 independent paths from here.
- Isaiah 11:11
  On that day the Lord will extend His hand a second time to recover the remnant of His people from Assyria, from Egypt, from Pathros, from Cush, from Elam, from Shinar, from Hamath, and…
Through
Psalms 68:31
Envoys will arrive from Egypt; Cush will stretch out her hands to God.
leads to
- Isaiah 45:14
  This is what the LORD says: “The products of Egypt and the merchandise of Cush, along with the Sabeans, men of stature, will come over to you and will be yours; they will trudge…
- Zephaniah 3:10
  From beyond the rivers of Cush My worshipers, My scattered people, will bring Me an offering.
- Acts 8:27–40
  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…
Through
Psalms 87:4
“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.’”
leads to
- Psalms 45:12
  The Daughter of Tyre will come with a gift; men of wealth will seek your favor.
- Isaiah 19:23–25
  In that day there will be a highway from Egypt to Assyria. The Assyrians will go to Egypt, and the Egyptians to Assyria. The Egyptians and Assyrians will worship together.
Through
Jeremiah 38:7
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,
leads to
- Amos 5:10
  There are those who hate the one who reproves in the gate and despise him who speaks with integrity.

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The record, by era

Where the connections lead

Commentary

Original language & word study

The walk

Related verses

Featured studies on this passage

About Acts