Hechos 8:31

31 El hombre contestó:
—¿Y cómo puedo entenderlo, a menos que alguien me explique?
Y le rogó a Felipe que subiera al carruaje y se sentara junto a él.

Hechos 8:31 Meaning and Commentary

Acts 8:31

And he said, how can I, except some man should guide me?
&c.] Which shows that he was of an excellent spirit and temper; since instead of answering in a haughty and disdainful manner, as great men are too apt to do; and instead of charging Philip with, impertinence and insolence, in interrupting him whilst reading, and putting such a question to him, he expresses himself with great and uncommon modesty; with a sense and confession of his ignorance and incapacity and of the necessity and usefulness of the instructions of men, appointed of God to open and explain the Scriptures: and though he wanted such a guide, and could have been glad of one, yet he was willing to use all diligence himself in reading, that he, might, if possible, come at some knowledge of the truth; which was very commendable in him; and no doubt but the spirit he was in was much owing to his reading the word, and to the Spirit of God disposing his mind in this manner:

and he desired Philip that he would come up and sit with him;
which is an instance of his great humanity and courteousness, and of his meekness and condescension, as well as of his vehement thirst after the knowledge of the Scriptures; he concluding, or at least hoping by Philip's question, and by the air and look of the man, that he was one that might be useful to him this way.

Hechos 8:31 In-Context

29 El Espíritu Santo le dijo a Felipe: «Acércate y camina junto al carruaje».

30 Felipe se acercó corriendo y oyó que el hombre leía al profeta Isaías. Felipe le preguntó:
—¿Entiendes lo que estás leyendo?

31 El hombre contestó:
—¿Y cómo puedo entenderlo, a menos que alguien me explique?
Y le rogó a Felipe que subiera al carruaje y se sentara junto a él.

32 El pasaje de la Escritura que leía era el siguiente:
«Como oveja fue llevado al matadero.
Y, como cordero en silencio ante sus trasquiladores,
no abrió su boca.

33 Fue humillado y no le hicieron justicia.
¿Quién puede hablar de sus descendientes?
Pues su vida fue quitada de la tierra»
.