Acts 8:26 “Now an angel of the Lord said to Philip, “Get up and go south to the d…”

Acts 8:26

Now an angel of the Lord said to Philip, “Get up and go south to the desert road that goes down from Jerusalem to Gaza.”

Berean Standard Bible

Other translations

King James Version

And the angel of the Lord spake unto Philip, saying, Arise, and go toward the south unto the way that goeth down from Jerusalem unto Gaza, which is desert.

World English Bible

Then an angel of the Lord spoke to Philip, saying, “Arise, and go toward the south to the way that goes down from Jerusalem to Gaza. This is a desert.”

American Standard Version

But an angel of the Lord spake unto Philip, saying, Arise, and go toward the south unto the way that goeth down from Jerusalem unto Gaza: the same is desert.

Geneva Bible 1599

Then the Angel of the Lord spake vnto Philip, saying, Arise, and goe towarde the South vnto the way that goeth downe from Hierusalem vnto Gaza, which is waste.

Darby Translation

But [the] angel of [the] Lord spoke to Philip, saying, Rise up and go southward on the way which goes down from Jerusalem to Gaza: the same is desert.

Young's Literal Translation

And a messenger of the Lord spake unto Philip, saying, 'Arise, and go on toward the south, on the way that is going down from Jerusalem to Gaza,' — this is desert.

Bible in Basic English

But an angel of the Lord said to Philip, Get up, and go to the south, to the road which goes from Jerusalem to Gaza, through the waste land.

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Cross references

“The angel”

Acts 5:19 2 Kings 1:3 Hebrews 1:14 Acts 27:23 Acts 10:22 Acts 12:23

Acts 5:19 · BSB

But during the night an angel of the Lord opened the doors of the jail and brought them out, saying,

2 Kings 1:3 · BSB

But the angel of the LORD said to Elijah the Tishbite, “Go up to meet the messengers of the king of Samaria and ask them, ‘Is it because there is no God in Israel that you are on your way to inquire of Baal-zebub, the go…

Hebrews 1:14 · BSB

Are not the angels ministering spirits sent to serve those who will inherit salvation?

Acts 27:23 · BSB

For just last night an angel of the God to whom I belong and whom I serve stood beside me

Acts 10:22 · BSB

“Cornelius the centurion has sent us,” they said. “He is a righteous and God-fearing man with a good reputation among the whole Jewish nation. A holy angel instructed him to request your presence in his home so he could…

Acts 12:23 · BSB

Immediately, because Herod did not give glory to God, an angel of the Lord struck him down, and he was eaten by worms and died.

“Arise”

1 Chronicles 22:16 Isaiah 60:1–22

1 Chronicles 22:16 · BSB

in gold and silver, bronze and iron—craftsmen beyond number. Now begin the work, and may the LORD be with you.”

Isaiah 60:1–22 · BSB

Arise, shine, for your light has come, and the glory of the LORD rises upon you.

“Gaza”

Joshua 15:47 Zechariah 9:5 Joshua 13:3

Joshua 15:47 · BSB

Ashdod, with its towns and villages; Gaza, with its towns and villages, as far as the Brook of Egypt and the coastline of the Great Sea.

Zechariah 9:5 · BSB

Ashkelon will see and fear; Gaza will writhe in agony, as will Ekron, for her hope will wither. There will cease to be a king in Gaza, and Ashkelon will be uninhabited.

Joshua 13:3 · BSB

from the Shihor east of Egypt to the territory of Ekron on the north (considered to be Canaanite territory)—that of the five Philistine rulers of Gaza, Ashdod, Ashkelon, Gath, and Ekron, as well as that of the Avvites;

“desert”

Matthew 3:1–3 Luke 3:2–4

Matthew 3:1–3 · BSB

In those days John the Baptist came, preaching in the wilderness of Judea

Luke 3:2–4 · BSB

during the high priesthood of Annas and Caiaphas, the word of God came to John son of Zechariah in the wilderness.

Cross references adapted from OpenBible.info (CC BY 4.0) and the Treasury of Scripture Knowledge.

In context

25And after Peter and John had testified and spoken the word of the Lord, they returned to Jerusalem, preaching the gospel in many of the Samaritan villages.

27So he started out, and on his way he met an Ethiopian eunuch, a court official in charge of the entire treasury of Candace, queen of the Ethiopians. He had gone to Jerusalem to worship,

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