25So, when they had solemnly1testified and spoken2the word of the Lord, they startedback to Jerusalem, and were 3preaching the gospel to manyvillages of the 4Samaritans.
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But 5an angel of the Lordspoke to 6Philipsaying, "Get up and gosouth to the road that descends from Jerusalem to 7Gaza." (This is a desert road. )
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So he got up and went; and 8there was an Ethiopianeunuch, a courtofficial of Candace, queen of the Ethiopians, who was in charge of all her treasure; and he 9had 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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Then10the 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: "11HE 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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"12IN 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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ThenPhilip13opened his mouth, and 14beginning from thisScripture he 15preachedJesus to him.
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As they wentalong the road they came to somewater; and the eunuchsaid, "Look! Water! 16Whatprevents 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, 17the Spirit of the LordsnatchedPhilipaway; and the eunuchnolongersaw him, but went on his wayrejoicing.
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But Philipfound himself at 18Azotus, and as he passedthrough he 19kept preaching the gospel to all the citiesuntil he came to 20Caesarea.