Acts:8:26-40
noyes@Acts:8:26 @ But an angel of the Lord spoke to Philip, saying, Arise, and go towards the south, to the way that goeth down from Jerusalem to Gaza. This is a desert way.
noyes@Acts:8:27 @ And he arose and went; and lo! a man of Ethiopia, a eunuch, a high officer of Candace queen of the Ethiopians, who had the charge of all her treasure, and had come to Jerusalem to worship,
noyes@Acts:8:28 @ was returning and sitting in his chariot; and he was reading the prophet Isaiah.
noyes@Acts:8:29 @ And the Spirit said to Philip, Go near and join thyself to this chariot.
noyes@Acts:8:30 @ And Philip ran up, and heard him reading Isaiah the prophet, and said, Well, but dost thou understand what thou art reading?
noyes@Acts:8:31 @ And he said, How can I, unless some one shall guide me? And he invited Philip to come up and sit with him.
noyes@Acts:8:32 @ And the passage of the scripture which he was reading was this: "He was led as a sheep to the slaughter; and like a lamb dumb before his shearer, so he openeth not his mouth.
noyes@Acts:8:33 @ In his humiliation judgment was refused him; and who shall describe his generation? for his life is taken away from the earth."
noyes@Acts:8:34 @ And the eunuch answering said, I pray thee, of whom doth the prophet say this? Of himself, or of some other man?
noyes@Acts:8:35 @ And Philip opened his mouth, and beginning with this scripture declared to him the glad tidings concerning Jesus.
noyes@Acts:8:36 @ And as they went along the road, they came to a certain water; and the eunuch saith, See, here is water; what is there to hinder my being baptized?
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noyes@Acts:8:38 @ And he commanded that the chariot should stop; and they both went down into the water, both Philip and the eunuch; and he baptized him.
noyes@Acts:8:39 @ But when they had come up out of the water, the Spirit of the Lord caught away Philip; and the eunuch saw him no more, for he went on his way rejoicing.
noyes@Acts:8:40 @ But Philip was found at Azotus; and passing through, he published the glad tidings in all the cities, till he came to Caesarea.
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