King James Version
What Does Acts 8:29 Mean?
“Then the Spirit said unto Philip, Go near, and join thyself to this chariot.”
Context
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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,
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Was returning, and sitting in his chariot read Esaias the prophet.
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Then the Spirit said unto Philip, Go near, and join thyself to this chariot.
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And Philip ran thither to him, and heard him read the prophet Esaias, and said, Understandest thou what thou readest?
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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.
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Commentary
Ellicott’s Commentary for English Readers(29) **Join thyself to this chariot.**—The act implied is that of laying hold and, as it were, attaching himself to the chariot in which the eunuch rode.
Charles John Ellicott (1819–1905). Public Domain.
Historical Context
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Theological Significance
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