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But 1an angel of the Lordspoke to 2Philipsaying, "Get up and gosouth to the road that descends from Jerusalem to 3Gaza." (This is a desert road. )
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So he got up and went; and 4there was an Ethiopianeunuch, a courtofficial of Candace, queen of the Ethiopians, who was in charge of all her treasure; and he 5had come to Jerusalem to worship,
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and he was returning and sitting in his chariot, and was reading the prophetIsaiah.
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Then6the Spiritsaid to Philip, "Go up and jointhischariot."
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Philipran up and heard him readingIsaiah the prophet, and said, "Do you understandwhat you are reading?"
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And he said, "Well, howcould I, unless*someoneguides me?" And he invitedPhilip to come up and sit with him.
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Now the passage of Scripturewhich he was reading was this: "7HE WAS LED AS A SHEEP TO SLAUGHTER; AND AS A LAMBBEFORE ITS SHEARER IS SILENT, SO HE DOES NOT OPEN HIS MOUTH.
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"8IN HUMILIATION HIS JUDGMENT WAS TAKENAWAY; WHO WILL RELATE HIS GENERATION? FOR HIS LIFE IS REMOVED FROM THE EARTH."
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The eunuchansweredPhilip and said, "Please tell me, of whom does the prophetsaythis? Of himselfor of someoneelse?"
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ThenPhilip9opened his mouth, and 10beginning from thisScripture he 11preachedJesus to him.
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As they wentalong the road they came to somewater; and the eunuchsaid, "Look! Water! 12Whatprevents me from being baptized?"