Acts 8:26

Updated: June 3, 2025
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But 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.”
World English Bible (WEB)
And{G1161} the angel{G32} of the Lord{G2962} spake{G2980}{(G5656)} unto{G4314} Philip{G5376}, saying{G3004}{(G5723)}, Arise{G450}{(G5628)}, and{G2532} go{G4198}{(G5737)} toward{G2596} the south{G3314} unto{G1909} the way{G3598} that goeth down{G2597}{(G5723)} from{G575} Jerusalem{G2419} unto{G1519} Gaza{G1048}, which{G3778} is{G2076}{(G5748)} desert{G2048}.
KJV with Strongs
(26) Now an angel of יהוה YAHWEH spoke to Philip saying, "Get up and go to the south on the road that descends from Yerushalayim into ‘Azah." This is a wilderness.
The F.O.G
[26] An angel of the Lord spoke to Philip: "Get up and go south to the desert road that leads from Jerusalem to Gaza."
The F.O.G Paraphrase
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.
Young's Literal Translation (YLT)

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