rotherham - Acts:8:26-40

rotherham@Acts:8:26 @ And, a messenger of the Lord, spake unto Philip, saying Arise, and be journeying along southward, unto the way that goeth down from Jerusalem unto Gaza, the same, is desert.

rotherham@Acts:8:27 @ And, arising, he journeyed. And lo! a man of Ethiopia, a eunuch, one in power under Candace queen of the Ethiopians, who was over all her treasure who had come to worship in Jerusalem;

rotherham@Acts:8:28 @ And was returning, and, sitting in his chariot, and was reading the prophet Isaiah.

rotherham@Acts:8:29 @ And the Spirit said unto Philip Go near, and join thyself unto this chariot!

rotherham@Acts:8:30 @ And, running near, Philip heard him reading Isaiah the prophet, and said Dost thou, then, understand what thou art reading?

rotherham@Acts:8:31 @ And, he, said How indeed should be ableunless someone shall guide me? And he called upon Philip, to come up and sit with him.

rotherham@Acts:8:32 @ Now, the passage of Scripture which he was reading, was, this: As a sheep, unto slaughter, was he led, and, as a lamb, before him that sheareth it, is dumb, so, he openeth not his mouth.

rotherham@Acts:8:33 @ In his humiliation, his judgment was taken away, his generation, who shall describe? because, his life, is taken away from the earth.

rotherham@Acts:8:34 @ And the eunuch, making answer unto Philip, said I pray thee! Of whom, is the prophet saying this? of himself, or, of some different person?

rotherham@Acts:8:35 @ And Philip, opening his mouth, and beginning from this scripture, told him the glad tidings of Jesus.

rotherham@Acts:8:36 @ And, as they were journeying along the way, they came unto a certain water, and the eunuch saith Lo! water! What doth hinder my being immersed?

rotherham@Acts:8:38 @ And he commanded the chariot to stand still; and they went down, both, into the water, both Philip and the eunuch, and he immersed him.

rotherham@Acts:8:39 @ But, when they came up out of the water, the Spirit of the Lord caught away Philip, and the eunuch saw him no more; for he was going on his way rejoicing.

rotherham@Acts:8:40 @ Now Philip was found at Azotus; and, passing through, he was telling the glad tidings unto all the cities, until he came unto Caesarea.