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Acts 8:35 — King James Version← Study notes

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


Acts 8:35Greek Interlinear

Greek · Acts 8:3517 words
GreekMeaning
ἀνοίξαςanoixas
Having openedverbG455
δὲde
thenwordG1161
ho
thearticleG3588
ΦίλιπποςPhilippos
PhilipnounG5376
τὸto
thearticleG3588
στόμαstoma
mouthnounG4750
αὐτοῦautou
of himpronounG846
καὶkai
andwordG2532
ἀρξάμενοςarxamenos
having begunverbG757
ἀπὸapo
fromprepositionG575
τῆςtēs
thearticleG3588
γραφῆςgraphēs
ScripturenounG1124
ταύτηςtautēs
thisdemonstrativeG3778
εὐηγγελίσατοeuēngelisato
he evangelisedverbG2097
αὐτῷautō
to him aboutpronounG846
τὸνton
thearticleG3588
ἸησοῦνIēsoun
JesusnounG2424
Greek text from the SBL Greek New Testament (SBLGNT). Transliteration follows SBL Academic conventions.

Church Fathers on Acts 8:35

And he desired Philip that he would come up and sit with him. The place of the Scripture which he read was this, He was led as a sheep to the slaughter; and like a lamb dumb before his shearer, so opened He not His mouth: in His humiliation His judgment was taken away: and who shall declare His generation? For His life is taken from the earth. And the eunuch answered Philip, and said, I pray you, of whom speaks the prophet this? Of himself, or of some other man? Then Philip…

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