Acts 8:27

King James Version (KJV)

And he arose and went: and, behold, a man of Ethiopia, an eunuch of great authority under Candace queen of the Ethiopians, who had the charge of all her treasure, and had come to Jerusalem for to worship,

Translations

Acts 8:27 - Amplified Bible

So he got up and went. And behold, an Ethiopian, a eunuch of great authority under Candace the queen of the Ethiopians, who was in charge of all her treasure, had come to Jerusalem to worship.

Acts 8:27 - American Standard Version

And he arose and went: and behold, a man of Ethiopia, a eunuch of great authority under Candace, queen of the Ethiopians, who was over all her treasure, who had come to Jerusalem to worship;

Acts 8:27 - Bible in Basic English

And he went and there was a man of Ethiopia, a servant of great authority under Candace, queen of the Ethiopians, and controller of all her property, who had come up to Jerusalem for worship;

Acts 8:27 - Darby Bible

And he rose up and went. And lo, an Ethiopian, a eunuch, a man in power under Candace queen of the Ethiopians, who was over all her treasure, who had come to worship at Jerusalem,

Acts 8:27 - English Standard Version

And he rose and went. And there was an Ethiopian, a eunuch, a court official of Candace, queen of the Ethiopians, who was in charge of all her treasure. He had come to Jerusalem to worship

Acts 8:27 - King James Version

And he arose and went: and, behold, a man of Ethiopia, an eunuch of great authority under Candace queen of the Ethiopians, who had the charge of all her treasure, and had come to Jerusalem for to worship,

Acts 8:27 - La Biblia de las Americas

El se levantò y fue; y he aquì, habìa un eunuco etìope, alto oficial de Candace, reina de los etìopes, el cual estaba encargado de todos sus tesoros, y habìa venido a Jerusalén para adorar.

Acts 8:27 - The Message

Acts 8:27 - New American Standard Bible

So he got up and went; and there was an Ethiopian eunuch, a court official of Candace, queen of the Ethiopians, who was in charge of all her treasure; and he had come to Jerusalem to worship,

Acts 8:27 - Nueva Biblia Latinoamericana de Hoy

El se levantò y fue. Y habìa un eunuco Etìope, alto oficial de Candace, reina de los Etìopes, el cual estaba encargado de todos sus tesoros, que habìa venido a Jerusalén para adorar.

Acts 8:27 - World English Bible

He arose and went. Behold, there was a man of Ethiopia, a eunuch of great authority under Candace, queen of the Ethiopians, who was over all her treasure, who had come to Jerusalem to worship.

Acts 8:27 - Young's Living Translation

And having arisen, he went on, and lo, a man of Ethiopia, a eunuch, a man of rank, of Candace the queen of the Ethiopians, who was over all her treasure, who had come to worship to Jerusalem;

Acts 8:27 - Additional Comments

Philip went without questioning why, or doubting that God could use him in such a barren land.
Ethiopia here is an area covering parts of modern-day Sudan & Ethiopia, the region just south of Egypt. It represented most of the extreme limits of the civilized world to the Greeks & Romans.
The acceptance of the Jewish faith there was prophesied in Psalms 68:31, saying "Ethiopia will quickly stretch out her hands to God". Apparently there was a strong Jewish following there, so it is probable that the eunuch was a Jew from that area. Plus, there probably would have been some mention about that fact, as was done for Cornelius in chapter 10. But, Philip very naturally accepted the fact of the eunuch's faith and need for Jesus.
Eunuchs were castrated men placed in charge of a harem or employed as a chief officer in a palace. This eunuch was a high official of that day, in charge of all the treasure of the queen.

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