“And Philip ran thither to him, and heard him read the prophet Esaias, and said, Understandest thou what thou readest?”
Then Philip ran up to the chariot and heard the man reading Isaiah the prophet. 'Do you understand what you are reading?' Philip asked - Philip 'ran up' (protheon, ran forward) with urgency. His question is pedagogical: 'Do you understand what you are reading?' (ara ginōskeis ha anaginōskeis;). Understanding Scripture is not guaranteed by reading; it requires interpretive guidance. Philip positions himself as teacher.
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