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But an angel of the Lord said to Philip, Get up, and go to the south, to the road which goes from Jerusalem to Gaza, through the waste land.
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And he went and there was a man of Ethiopia, a servant of great authority under Candace, queen of the Ethiopians, and controller of all her property, who had come up to Jerusalem for worship;
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He was going back, seated in his carriage, and was reading the book of the prophet Isaiah.
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And the Spirit said to Philip, Go near, and get on his carriage.
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And Philip, running up to him, saw that he was reading Isaiah the prophet, and said to him, Is the sense of what you are reading clear to you?
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And he said, How is that possible when I have no guide? And he made Philip get up by his side.
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Now the place in the book where he was reading was this: He was taken, like a sheep, to be put to death; and as a lamb is quiet when its wool is being cut, so he made no sound:
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Being of low degree, his cause was not given a hearing: who has knowledge of his family? for his life is cut off from the earth.
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And the Ethiopian said to Philip, About whom are these words said by the prophet? about himself, or some other?
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So Philip, starting from this writing, gave him the good news about Jesus.
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And while they were going on their way, they came to some water, and the Ethiopian said, See, here is water; why may I not have baptism?
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And he gave orders for the carriage to be stopped, and the two of them went down into the water, and Philip gave him baptism.
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And when they came up out of the water, the Spirit of the Lord took Philip away; and the Ethiopian saw him no more, for he went on his way full of joy.
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But Philip came to Azotus, and went through all the towns, preaching the good news, till he came to Caesarea.