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Acts 8:28

Acts 8:28
Was returning, and sitting in his chariot read Esaias the prophet.

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Gill's ExpositionBaptist theologian, 1697–1771

Then the Spirit said unto Philip,.... Not the angel, a ministering Spirit, as in Act 8:26 but the Holy Spirit, as the…

Barnes' NotesPresbyterian pastor, 1798–1870

And, sitting in his chariot - His carriage; his vehicle. The form of the carriage is not known. In some instances the…

Adam ClarkeMethodist theologian, 1762–1832

Sitting in his chariot, read Esaias the prophet - He had gone to Jerusalem to worship: he had profited by his religious…

Matthew HenryNonconformist minister, 1662–1714Acts 8:26-40

We have here the story of the conversion of an Ethiopian eunuch to the faith of Christ, by whom, we have reason to…

Cambridge BibleAcademic commentary, 1882–1921

was returning The original has a conjunction, "andwas returning," i.e. at the termination of the feast.

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