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Acts 8:28-38
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Acts 8:28-38
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He was riding in a chariot and reading the prophet Isaiah.
29
The Spirit told Philip, "Climb into the chariot."
30
Running up alongside, Philip heard the eunuch reading Isaiah and asked, "Do you understand what you're reading?"
31
He answered, "How can I without some help?" and invited Philip into the chariot with him.
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The passage he was reading was this: As a sheep led to slaughter, and quiet as a lamb being sheared, He was silent, saying nothing.
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He was mocked and put down, never got a fair trial. But who now can count his kin since he's been taken from the earth?
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The eunuch said, "Tell me, who is the prophet talking about: himself or some other?"
35
Philip grabbed his chance. Using this passage as his text, he preached Jesus to him.
36
As they continued down the road, they came to a stream of water. The eunuch said, "Here's water. Why can't I be baptized?"
38
He ordered the chariot to stop. They both went down to the water, and Philip baptized him on the spot.
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