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Acts 8:26

Acts 8:26
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.

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Baptist theologian, 1697–1771

Gill's Exposition

And he arose and went,.... As soon as he had his orders, he immediately obeyed them; he made no dispute about the matter, though he was directed only part of his way, and had no account of what he…

Presbyterian pastor, 1798–1870

Barnes' Notes

And the angel of the Lord - The word “angel” is used in the Scriptures in a great variety of significations. See the notes on Mat 1:20. Here it has been supposed by some to mean literally a celestial…

Methodist theologian, 1762–1832

Adam Clarke

Arise, and go toward the south - How circumstantially particular are these directions! Every thing is so precisely marked that there is no danger of the apostle missing his way. He is to perform some…

Nonconformist minister, 1662–1714

Matthew Henry

Acts 8:26-40

We have here the story of the conversion of an Ethiopian eunuch to the faith of Christ, by whom, we have reason to think, the knowledge of Christ was sent into that country where he lived, and that…

Academic commentary, 1882–1921

Cambridge Bible

Philip baptizes an Ethiopian Eunuch

26. And the angel of the Lord The Gk. has an angel. While Peter and John were carrying on the work of Philip in Samaria, God directs the Evangelist to a new scene…