Acts 8:27 — Bible Verse (KJV)

“And he arose and went: and, behold, a man of Ethiopia, an eunuch of great authority under Candace queen of the Ethiopians, who had the charge of all her treasure, and had come to Jerusalem for to worship,”

Acts 8:27 — King James Version (KJV), 1611

Acts 8:27 in 6 Bible Translations

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Acts 8:27 WEB — World English Bible (2000)

“He arose and went; and behold, there was a man of Ethiopia, a eunuch of great authority under Candace, queen of the Ethiopians, who was over all her treasure, who had come to Jerusalem to worship.”

Acts 8:27 — World English Bible

Acts 8:27 ASV — American Standard Version (1901)

“And he arose and went: and behold, a man of Ethiopia, a eunuch of great authority under Candace, queen of the Ethiopians, who was over all her treasure, who had come to Jerusalem to worship;”

Acts 8:27 — American Standard Version

Acts 8:27 YLT — Young's Literal Translation (1862)

“And having arisen, he went on, and lo, a man of Ethiopia, a eunuch, a man of rank, of Candace the queen of the Ethiopians, who was over all her treasure, who had come to worship to Jerusalem;”

Acts 8:27 — Young's Literal Translation

Acts 8:27 DBY — Darby Translation (1890)

“And he rose up and went. And lo, an Ethiopian, a eunuch, a man in power under Candace queen of the Ethiopians, who was over all her treasure, who had come to worship at Jerusalem,”

Acts 8:27 — Darby Translation

Acts 8:27 GEN — Geneva Bible (1599)

“And hee arose and went on: and beholde, a certaine Eunuche of Ethiopia, Candaces the Queene of the Ethiopians chiefe Gouernour, who had the rule of all her treasure, and came to Hierusalem to worship:”

Acts 8:27 — Geneva Bible

Acts 8:27 in Context — Acts 8

25 Tendo eles pois dado testemunho e falado a palavra do Senhor, voltaram a Jerusalém, e em muitas aldeias dos samaritanos anunciaram o Evangelho.

26 E um anjo do Senhor falou a Filipe, dizendo: Levanta-te, e vai para o sul, ao caminho que desce de Jerusalém para Gaza, que é deserto.

27 E ele levantou-se, e foi, e eis que um homem etíope, eunuco, administrador [subordinado] a Candace, a rainha dos etíopes, que estava sobre [o controle] de todos os bens dela, tinha vindo a Jerusalém para adorar;

28 E ele estava voltando, sentado em sua carruagem, [e] lia ao profeta Isaías.

29 E o Espírito disse a Filipe: Aproxima-te, e ajunta-te a esta carruagem.

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