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Acts 8:31 — King James Version← Study notes

And he said, How can I, except some man should guide me? And he desired Philip that he would come up and sit with him.


Acts 8:31Greek Interlinear

Greek · Acts 8:3120 words
GreekMeaning
ho
thearticleG3588
δὲde
AndwordG1161
εἶπενeipen
sayverbG3004
ΠῶςPōs
HowadverbG4459
γὰρgar
forwordG1063
ἂνan
maybeparticleG302
δυναίμηνdynaimēn
would I be ableverbG1410
ἐὰνean
onlywordG1437
μή
unlessadverbG3361
τιςtis
someonepronounG5100
ὁδηγήσειhodēgēsei
guide, leadverbG3594
μεme
IpronounG1473
παρεκάλεσένparekalesen
He invitedverbG3870
τεte
thenwordG5037
τὸνton
thearticleG3588
ΦίλιππονPhilippon
PhilipnounG5376
ἀναβάνταanabanta
having come upverbG305
καθίσαιkathisai
to sitverbG2523
σὺνsyn
withprepositionG4862
αὐτῷautō
himpronounG846
Greek text from the SBL Greek New Testament (SBLGNT). Transliteration follows SBL Academic conventions.

Church Fathers on Acts 8:31

sitting in his chariot he read. And, it says, the Spirit said to Philip, Go near, and join yourself to this chariot. And Philip ran there to him, and heard him reading the prophet Esaias, and said, Do you understand what you read? And he said, How can I, except some man should guide me? Acts 8:29-31 Observe again his piety; that though he did not understand, he read, and then after reading, examines.

Chrysostom · 4th century · Homily 19 on Acts
Nicene & Post-Nicene / Ante-Nicene Fathers translations · public domain
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