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ThenansweredSimon, and said , Prayyeto the Lordforme,that none of these thingswhich ye have spokencomeuponme.
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And they, whenthey had testifiedandpreached the word of the Lord,returnedtoJerusalem,and preached the gospel in manyvillages of the Samaritans.
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And the angel of the LordspakeuntoPhilip,saying , Arise , andgotoward the southunto the way that goeth downfromJerusalemuntoGaza,whichisdesert.
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And he arose and went : and,behold , a man of Ethiopia, an eunuch of great authority under Candacequeen of the Ethiopians,whohad the charge ofallhertreasure,and had cometoJerusalem for to worship ,
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Wasreturning , andsittinginhischariot*readEsaias the prophet.
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Then the Spiritsaid unto Philip, Go near , and join thyself tothischariot.
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AndPhilipran thither to him, and heardhimread the prophetEsaias,andsaid , Understandest thou**what thou readest ?
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And he said , HowcanI* , except some man should guideme?And he desiredPhilip that he would come up and sitwithhim.
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Theplace of the scripturewhich he readwasthis, He was ledas a sheepto the slaughter;andlike a lambdumbbeforehisshearer , so opened henothismouth:
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Inhishumiliationhisjudgment was taken away : andwho shall declarehisgeneration?forhislife is takenfrom the earth.
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And the eunuchansweredPhilip, and said , I praythee,ofwhomspeaketh the prophetthis?ofhimself,orofsome other man?