Acts 8:35 BSB — MannaFest

Acts 8:35

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

BSB

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ASV

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

KJV

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

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Commentary

2 voices

John Gill

1697–1771

Exposition of the New Testament (1746-1748)

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.

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The Nineteenth Century2 voices

Albert Barnes

1798–1870

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

Opened his mouth - See Mat 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.

Jamieson, Fausset & Brown

1802–1910

Commentary Critical and Explanatory on the Whole Bible (1871)

And the eunuch answered, I pray thee, &c.--The respect with which he here addresses Philip was prompted by his reverence for one whom he perceived to be his superior in divine things; his own worldly position sinking before this.

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Original language & word study

17 tagged words

Original	Transliteration	Meaning	Word study
ἀνοίξας	anoixas	Having opened	G455 →
δὲ	de	then	G1161 →
ὁ	ho	<the>	G3588 →
Φίλιππος	Philippos	Philip	G5376 →
τὸ	to	the	G3588 →
στόμα	stoma	mouth	G4750 →
αὐτοῦ	autou	of him	G846 →
καὶ	kai	and	G2532 →
ἀρξάμενος	arxamenos	having begun	G757 →
ἀπὸ	apo	from	G575 →
τῆς	tēs	<the>	G3588 →
γραφῆς	graphēs	Scripture	G1124 →
ταύτης	tautēs	this	G3778 →
εὐηγγελίσατο	euēngelisato	he evangelised	G2097 →
αὐτῷ	autō	to him [about]	G846 →
τὸν	ton	<the>	G3588 →
Ἰησοῦν.¶	Iēsoun	Jesus.	G2424 →

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
Luke 24:27
And beginning with Moses and all the Prophets, He explained to them what was written in all the Scriptures about Himself.
leads to
- Luke 24:44
  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,…
  Reached by 2 independent paths from here.
- Isaiah 7:14
  Therefore the Lord Himself will give you a sign: Behold, the virgin will be with child and will give birth to a son, and will call Him Immanuel.
- Deuteronomy 18:15
  The LORD your God will raise up for you a prophet like me from among your brothers. You must listen to him.
- Isaiah 53:1–12
  Who has believed our message? And to whom has the arm of the LORD been revealed?
Through
1 Corinthians 2:2
For I resolved to know nothing while I was with you except Jesus Christ and Him crucified.
leads to
- Galatians 6:14
  But as for me, may I never boast, except in the cross of our Lord Jesus Christ, through which the world has been crucified to me, and I to the world.
- 1 Corinthians 1:22–25
  Jews demand signs and Greeks search for wisdom,
- John 17:3
  Now this is eternal life, that they may know You, the only true God, and Jesus Christ, whom You have sent.
- Philippians 3:8–10
  More than that, I count all things as loss compared to the surpassing excellence of knowing Christ Jesus my Lord, for whom I have lost all things. I consider them rubbish, that I may…

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Where the connections lead

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About Acts