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Now the passage of Scripturewhich he was reading was this: "1HE 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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"2IN 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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ThenPhilip3opened his mouth, and 4beginning from thisScripture he 5preachedJesus to him.
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As they wentalong the road they came to somewater; and the eunuchsaid, "Look! Water! 6Whatprevents me from being baptized?"
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[And Philipsaid, "If you believe with all your heart, you may." And he answered and said, "I believe that JesusChrist is the Son of God."]
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And he ordered the chariot to stop; and they bothwentdown into the water, Philip as well as the eunuch, and he baptized him.
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When they came up out of the water, 7the Spirit of the LordsnatchedPhilipaway; and the eunuchnolongersaw him, but went on his wayrejoicing.
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But Philipfound himself at 8Azotus, and as he passedthrough he 9kept preaching the gospel to all the citiesuntil he came to 10Caesarea.