Then Philip began with this very Scripture and told him the good news about Jesus.
Parallel translations
- WEB Philip opened his mouth, and beginning from this Scripture, preached to him about Jesus.
- KJV Then Philip opened his mouth, and began at the same scripture, and preached unto him Jesus.
- NKJV Then Philip opened his mouth, and beginning at this Scripture, preached Jesus to him.
- NASB Then Philip opened his mouth, and beginning from this Scripture he preached Jesus to him.
- NLT So beginning with this same Scripture, Philip told him the Good News about Jesus.
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Quick answer
Beginning from Isaiah 53, Philip preached Jesus to him. The whole of Scripture finds its center in Christ.
Overview
Philip uses the very passage the eunuch was reading as the launching point to proclaim the good news of Jesus. This models how the Old Testament prophecies are fulfilled in Christ and how faithful preaching connects the Scriptures to him. The Servant who was slaughtered is the crucified and risen Lord who saves all who believe.
Cross-references & the web
Cross-references · 19
- Luke 24:27And beginning with Moses and all the Prophets, He explained to them what was written in all the Scriptures about Himself.
- Acts 18:28For he powerfully refuted the Jews in public debate, proving from the Scriptures that Jesus is the Christ.
- Acts 28:23So they set a day to meet with Paul, and many people came to the place he was staying. He expounded to them from morning to evening, testifying about the kingdom of God and persuading them about Jesus from the Law of Moses and the Prophets.
- Matt 5:2and He began to teach them, saying:
- 1 Cor 2:2For I resolved to know nothing while I was with you except Jesus Christ and Him crucified.
- Acts 5:42Every day, in the temple courts and from house to house, they did not stop teaching and proclaiming the good news that Jesus is the Christ.
- Eph 4:21Surely you heard of Him and were taught in Him—in keeping with the truth that is in Jesus—
- 1 Pet 1:11–12trying to determine the time and setting to which the Spirit of Christ in them was pointing when He predicted the sufferings of Christ and the glories to follow.
- Luke 24:44–47Jesus said to them, “These are the words I spoke to you while I was still with you: Everything must be fulfilled that is written about Me in the Law of Moses, the Prophets, and the Psalms.”
- Acts 9:20Saul promptly began to proclaim Jesus in the synagogues, declaring, “He is the Son of God.”
- 2 Cor 6:11We have spoken freely to you, Corinthians. Our hearts are open wide.
- Acts 3:20that times of refreshing may come from the presence of the Lord, and that He may send Jesus, the Christ, who has been appointed for you.
- Acts 19:13Now there were some itinerant Jewish exorcists who tried to invoke the name of the Lord Jesus over those with evil spirits. They would say, “I bind you by Jesus, whom Paul proclaims.”
- Acts 17:2–3As was his custom, Paul went into the synagogue, and on three Sabbaths he reasoned with them from the Scriptures,
- Acts 10:34Then Peter began to speak: “I now truly understand that God does not show favoritism,
- Acts 26:22–23But I have had God’s help to this day, and I stand here to testify to small and great alike. I am saying nothing beyond what the prophets and Moses said would happen:
- 1 Cor 1:23but we preach Christ crucified, a stumbling block to Jews and foolishness to Gentiles,
- Acts 11:20But some of them, men from Cyprus and Cyrene, went to Antioch and began speaking to the Greeks as well, proclaiming the good news about the Lord Jesus.
- Acts 17:18Some Epicurean and Stoic philosophers also began to debate with him. Some of them asked, “What is this babbler trying to say?” Others said, “He seems to be advocating foreign gods.” They said this because Paul was proclaiming the good news of Jesus and the resurrection.
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