The invitation of the Ethiopian official to Philip must frequently be expressed as direct discourse, for example, “he said to Philip, Please come up and sit in the carriage with me.”

In some languages it is important to specify that the carriage continues to go forward, and therefore a term for “sitting” must also imply “riding,” for example, “ride along in the carriage with me.”

Quoted with permission from Newman, Barclay M. and Nida, Eugene A. A Handbook on The Acts of the Apostles. (UBS Handbook Series). New York: UBS, 1972. For this and other handbooks for translators see here .