Acts 8:31 - Compare All Versions
Acts 8:31-33 MSG (The Message)
He answered, “How can I without some help?” and invited Philip into the chariot with him. The passage he was reading was this: As a sheep led to slaughter, and quiet as a lamb being sheared, He was silent, saying nothing. He was mocked and put down, never got a fair trial. But who now can count his kin since he’s been taken from the earth?
Acts 8:31 KJV (King James Version)
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.
Acts 8:31 NASB1995 (New American Standard Bible - NASB 1995)
And he said, “Well, how could I, unless someone guides me?” And he invited Philip to come up and sit with him.
Acts 8:31 NCV (New Century Version)
He answered, “How can I understand unless someone explains it to me?” Then he invited Philip to climb in and sit with him.
Acts 8:31 ASV (American Standard Version)
And he said, How can I, except some one shall guide me? And he besought Philip to come up and sit with him.
Acts 8:31 NIV (New International Version)
“How can I,” he said, “unless someone explains it to me?” So he invited Philip to come up and sit with him.
Acts 8:31 NKJV (New King James Version)
And he said, “How can I, unless someone guides me?” And he asked Philip to come up and sit with him.
Acts 8:31 AMP (Amplified Bible)
And he said, “Well, how could I [understand] unless someone guides me [correctly]?” And he invited Philip to come up and sit with him.
Acts 8:31 NLT (New Living Translation)
The man replied, “How can I, unless someone instructs me?” And he urged Philip to come up into the carriage and sit with him.
Acts 8:31 TPT (The Passion Translation)
The man answered, “How can I possibly make sense of this without someone explaining it to me?” So he invited Philip up into his chariot to sit with him.
Acts 8:31 ESV (English Standard Version 2025)
And he said, “How can I, unless someone guides me?” And he invited Philip to come up and sit with him.