Acts 8:28 — compare English translations
Compare translationsActs 8:28 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 →
ἦν
eimí
G1510
to be
τε
té
G5037
and
ὑποστρέφων
hypostréphō
G5290
to turn back
καὶ
kaí
G2532
and
καθήμενος
káthēmai
G2521
to sit down
ἐπὶ
epí
G1909
upon
τοῦ
ho
G3588
the
ἅρματος
hárma
G716
chariot
αὐτοῦ
autós
G846
he
ἀνεγίνωσκεν
anaginṓskō
G314
to recognize
τὸν
ho
G3588
the
προφήτην
prophḗtēs
G4396
prophet
Ἠσαΐαν
Hēsaḯas
G2268
Isaiah
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World English Bible Public Domain
He was returning and sitting in his chariot, and was reading the prophet Isaiah.
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King James Version Public Domain
Was returning, and sitting in his chariot read Esaias the prophet.
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unfoldingWord Literal Text CC BY-SA 4.0
and he was returning and sitting in his chariot, and he was reading the prophet Isaiah.
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