Acts 8
26 And the angel
of the Lord spake unto Philip, saying, Arise, and go
toward the south unto the way that goeth down from
Jerusalem unto Gaza, which is desert.
27 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,
28 Was returning,
and sitting in his chariot read Esaias the prophet.
29 Then the Spirit
said unto Philip, Go near, and join thyself to this
chariot.
30 And Philip ran
thither to him, and heard him read the prophet
Esaias, and said, Understandest thou what thou readest?
31 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.
32 The place of the
scripture which he read was this, He was led as a sheep
to the slaughter; and like a lamb dumb before his
shearer, so opened he not his mouth:
33 In his
humiliation his judgment was taken away: and who shall
declare his generation? for his life is taken from the
earth.
34 And the eunuch
answered Philip, and said, I pray thee, of whom speaketh
the prophet this? of himself, or of some other man?
35 Then Philip
opened his mouth, and began at the same scripture, and
preached unto him Jesus.
36 And as they went
on their way, they came unto a certain water: and
the eunuch said, See, here is water; what doth
hinder me to be baptized?
37 And Philip said,
If thou believest with all thine heart, thou mayest. And
he answered and said, I believe that Jesus Christ is the
Son of God.
38 And he commanded
the chariot to stand still: and they went down both into
the water, both Philip and the eunuch; and he baptized
him.
39 And when they
were come up out of the water, the Spirit of the Lord
caught away Philip, that the eunuch saw him no more: and
he went on his way rejoicing.
40 But Philip was
found at Azotus: and passing through he preached in all
the cities, till he came to Caesarea.
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