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, American Standard 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.”
“He said, "How can I, unless someone explains it to me?" He begged Philip to come up and sit with him.”
“The man replied,“How in the world can I, unless someone guides me?” So he invited Philip to come up and sit with him.”
“Who said: And how can I, unless some man shew me? And he desired Philip that he would come up and sit with him.”
“And he said, How is that possible when I have no guide? And he made Philip get up by his side.”
“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.”
and he was returning and sitting in his chariot, and was reading the prophet Isaiah.
And the Spirit said unto Philip, Go near, and join thyself to this chariot.
And Philip ran to him, and heard him reading Isaiah the prophet, and said, Understandest thou what thou readest?
And he said, How can I, except some one shall guide me? And he besought Philip to come up and sit with him.
Now the passage of the scripture which he was reading was this, He was led as a sheep to the slaughter; And as a lamb before his shearer is dumb, So he openeth not his mouth:
In his humiliation his judgment was taken away: His generation who shall declare? For his life is taken from the earth.
And the eunuch answered Philip, and said, I pray thee, of whom speaketh the prophet this? of himself, or of some other?