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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?