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Berean Standard Bible

“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,”

Acts 8:27

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After Stephen's death, the church scatters, and Philip goes to Samaria, where many believe. Then an angel tells him to go south on the desert road from Jerusalem to Gaza.

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Berean Standard Bible (BSB)

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,

World English Bible (WEB)

He arose and went; and 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.

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,

American Standard Version (ASV)

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;

Bible in Basic English (BBE)

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;

Young's Literal Translation (YLT)

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;

Reina-Valera 1909 (RVR 1909)

Entonces él se levantó, y fué: y he aquí un Etiope, eunuco, gobernador de Candace, reina de los Etiopes, el cual era puesto sobre todos sus tesoros, y había venido á adorar á Jerusalem,

Sagradas Escrituras 1569 (SE 1569)

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Nueva Biblia Viva (NBV)

Así lo hizo. Y por el camino se encontró con un etíope eunuco, el tesorero de Etiopía, funcionario poderoso de la reina Candace. El etíope había ido a Jerusalén a adorar en el templo.

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