Study it in the app“But an angel of the Lord spoke to Philip, saying, “Get up and go toward the south, on the road that goes down from Jerusalem to Gaza; this is desert.””
Butδὲan angelἌγγελοςof the LordκυρίουspokeἐλάλησενtoπρὸςPhilip,Φίλιππονsaying,λέγων“Get upἈνάστηθιandκαὶgoπορεύουtowardκατὰthe south,μεσημβρίανonἐπὶthe roadτὴν ὁδὸνthatτὴνgoes downκαταβαίνουσανfromἀπὸJerusalemἸερουσαλὴμtoεἰςGaza;Γάζανthisαὕτηisἐστὶνdesert.”ἔρημος
angel
A messenger from heaven who serves God.
Where else “Angelos” appearsLord
The Lord: God, whose name is YHWH; also Jesus.
Where else “kyriou” appearsspeak
To use voice and words to communicate with others.
Where else “elalēsen” appearsPhilip
Philip, the name of several men: one of the Twelve; Philip the evangelist (Acts 6:5; 8; 21:8); Philip the tetrarch, son of Herod (Luke 3:1); and the brother of Herod Antipas, Herodias' husband (Mark 6:17).
Where else “Philippon” appearssay
To express something in words to others.
Where else “legōn” appearsget up
To stand up, or set out somewhere.
Where else “Anastēthi” appearsgo
To go somewhere, set out.
Where else “poreuou” appearssouth
The direction where the sun stands at that hour.
Where else “mesēmbrian” appearsroad
The route by which one goes from one place to another, or the trip itself.
Where else “hodon” appearsgo down, come down
Go down, come down, descend.
Where else “katabainousan” appearsJerusalem
See it on the mapWhere else “Ierousalēm” appearsGaza
Gaza, a city on the coast south-west of Jerusalem.
Where else “Gazan” appearsbe
To be: says who or what something is.
Where else “estin” appearswilderness
Land without people or crops.
Where else “erēmos” appearsIt can also be understood “at noon.” “This is desert” may refer to the road or to Gaza.
Jerusalem
Today: Old City of Jerusalem
A city in the hills of Judea, about 22 miles (35 km) west of the Dead Sea and 35 miles (55 km) east of the Mediterranean.
David took it and made it his city (2 Sam 5:7); Solomon built the temple there (1 Kgs 8:1). Jesus was presented there, and the apostles' witness began from it (Luke 2:22; Acts 1:8).
25So they, after testifying solemnly and speaking the word of the Lord, were returning to Jerusalem, and they were announcing the good news in many villages of the Samaritans.
26 · This verse (above)
27And he got up and went. And look, an Ethiopian man, a eunuch, an official of Candace, queen of the Ethiopians, who was over all her treasury, who had come to Jerusalem to worship,
1. What it says
What is the Ethiopian eunuch reading in his chariot, and what does Philip do when he approaches? (vv. 27-35)
2. What it means
The eunuch asks whom the prophet is speaking about and admits he needs a guide. Why is it valuable to ask? (vv. 30-34)
3. How I live it
Who has helped you understand something difficult? How can you explain patiently to someone who asks you?
