Acts:8:26-40

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* 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 . * 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 , * Was returning , and sitting in his chariot read Esaias the prophet . * Then the Spirit said unto Philip , Go near , and join thyself to this chariot . * And Philip ran thither to him , and heard him read the prophet Esaias , and said , Understandest thou what thou readest ? * 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 . * 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 : * In his humiliation his judgment was taken away : and who shall declare his generation ? 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 man ? * Then Philip opened his mouth , and began at the same scripture , and preached unto him Jesus . * 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 ? * 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 . * 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 . * 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 . * But Philip was found at Azotus : and passing through he preached in all the cities , till he came to Caesarea .

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