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26 But an angel of the Lord spoke to Philip saying, "Get up and go south to the road that descends from Jerusalem to Gaza." (This is a desert road. )
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Now an angel of the Lord said to Philip, “Go south to the road—the desert road—that goes down from Jerusalem to Gaza.”
27 So he got up and went; and there was an Ethiopian eunuch, a court official of Candace, queen of the Ethiopians, who was in charge of all her treasure; and he had come to Jerusalem to worship,
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So he started out, and on his way he met an Ethiopian eunuch, an important official in charge of all the treasury of the Kandake (which means “queen of the Ethiopians”). This man had gone to Jerusalem to worship,
28 and he was returning and sitting in his chariot, and was reading the prophet Isaiah.
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and on his way home was sitting in his chariot reading the Book of Isaiah the prophet.
29 Then the Spirit said to Philip, "Go up and join this chariot."
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The Spirit told Philip, “Go to that chariot and stay near it.”
30 Philip ran up and heard him reading Isaiah the prophet, and said, "Do you understand what you are reading?"
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Then Philip ran up to the chariot and heard the man reading Isaiah the prophet. “Do you understand what you are reading?” Philip asked.
31 And he said, "Well, how could I, unless someone guides me?" And he invited Philip to come up and sit with him.
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“How can I,” he said, “unless someone explains it to me?” So he invited Philip to come up and sit with him.
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