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But an angel of the Lord spoke to Philip ,
saying , "
Arise ,
and go toward the south to the way that goes down from Jerusalem to Gaza .
This is a desert ."
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He arose and went ;
and behold ,
there was a man of Ethiopia ,
a eunuch of great authority under Candace ,
queen of the Ethiopians ,
who was over all her treasure ,
who had come to Jerusalem to worship .
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He was returning and sitting in his chariot ,
and was reading the prophet Isaiah .
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The Spirit said to Philip , "
Go near ,
and join yourself to this chariot ."
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Philip ran to him ,
and heard him reading Isaiah the prophet ,
and said , "
Do you understand what you are reading ?"
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He said , "
How can I ,
unless someone explains it to me ?"
He begged Philip to come up and sit with him .
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Now the passage of the Scripture which he was reading was this , "
He was led as a sheep to the slaughter .
As a lamb before his shearer is silent ,
so he doesn '
t open his mouth .
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In his humiliation ,
his judgment was taken away .
Who will declare His generation ?
For his life is taken from the earth ." {
Isaiah strkjv @
53:7 ,
8 }
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The eunuch answered Philip , "
Who is the prophet talking about ?
About himself ,
or about someone else ?"
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Philip opened his mouth ,
and beginning from this Scripture ,
preached to him Jesus .
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As they went on the way ,
they came to some water ,
and the eunuch said , "
Behold ,
here is water .
What is keeping me from being baptized ?"
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TR adds "
Philip said , '
If you believe with all your heart ,
you may .'
He answered , '
I believe that Jesus Christ is the Son of God .'"}
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He commanded the chariot to stand still ,
and they both went down into the water ,
both Philip and the eunuch ,
and he baptized him .
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When they came up out of the water ,
the Spirit of the Lord caught Philip away ,
and the eunuch didn '
t see him any more ,
for he went on his way rejoicing .
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But Philip was found at Azotus .
Passing through ,
he preached the Good News to all the cities ,
until he came to Caesarea .