Bible verse
“How can I,” he said, “unless someone guides me?” And he invited Philip to come up and sit with him.
Acts 8:31 · BSB
The verses around it, from Acts 8.
27 So he started out, and on his way he met an Ethiopian eunuch, a court official in charge of the entire treasury of Candace, queen of the Ethiopians. He had gone to Jerusalem to worship,
28 and on his return was sitting in his chariot reading Isaiah the prophet.
29 The Spirit said to Philip, “Go over to that chariot and stay by it.”
30 So Philip ran up and heard the man reading Isaiah the prophet. “Do you understand what you are reading?” Philip asked.
31 “How can I,” he said, “unless someone guides me?” And he invited Philip to come up and sit with him.
32 The eunuch was reading this passage of Scripture: “He was led like a sheep to the slaughter, and as a lamb before the shearer is silent, so He did not open His mouth.
33 In His humiliation He was deprived of justice. Who can recount His descendants? For His life was removed from the earth.”
34 “Tell me,” said the eunuch, “who is the prophet talking about, himself or someone else?”
35 Then Philip began with this very Scripture and told him the good news about Jesus.
KJV
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.
ASV
And he said, How can I, except some one shall guide me? And he besought Philip to come up and sit with him.
ERV
And he said, How can I, except some one shall guide me? And he besought Philip to come up and sit with him.
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