Acts 8:26 — compare English translations
Compare translationsActs 8:26 in 3 English versions, beneath the original-language interlinear. Each original word links to its lexicon entry, so you can weigh the renderings against the morphology yourself. Full word study →
Ἄγγελος
ángelos
G32
angel
δὲ
dé
G1161
but
κυρίου
kýrios
G2962
Lord
ἐλάλησεν
laléō
G2980
to speak
πρὸς
prós
G4314
to
Φίλιππον
Phílippos
G5376
Philip
λέγων
légō
G3004
to say
ἀνάστηθι
anístēmi
G450
to raise
καὶ
kaí
G2532
and
πορεύου
poreúomai
G4198
to go
κατὰ
katá
G2596
down
μεσημβρίαν
mesēmbría
G3314
noon
ἐπὶ
epí
G1909
upon
τὴν
ho
G3588
the
ὁδὸν
hodós
G3598
way
τὴν
ho
G3588
the
καταβαίνουσαν
katabaínō
G2597
to descend
ἀπὸ
apó
G575
from
Ἱερουσαλὴμ
Hierousalḗm
G2419
Jerusalem
εἰς
eis
G1519
into
Γάζαν
Gáza
G1048
Gaza
αὕτη
hoûtos
G3778
this
ἐστὶν
eimí
G1510
to be
ἔρημος
érēmos
G2048
desolate
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World English Bible Public Domain
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."
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King James Version Public Domain
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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unfoldingWord Literal Text CC BY-SA 4.0
Now an angel of the Lord spoke to Philip, saying, “Arise and go toward the south on the road going down from Jerusalem to Gaza.” (This is desert.)
unfoldingWord Literal Text — © unfoldingWord, licensed CC BY-SA 4.0. Word-aligned USFM3 via Door43 (git.door43.org/unfoldingWord/en_ult).