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So he got up and went. On his way, he caught sight of an Ethiopian, a eunuch who was minister in charge of all the treasure of the Kandake, or queen, of Ethiopia. He had been to Yerushalayim to worship;
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and now, as he was returning home, he was sitting in his chariot, reading the prophet Yesha'yahu.
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The Spirit said to Philip, "Go over to this chariot, and stay close to it."
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As Philip ran up, he heard the Ethiopian reading from Yesha'yahu the prophet. "Do you understand what you're reading?" he asked.
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"How can I," he said, "unless someone explains it to me?" And he invited Philip to climb up and sit with him.
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Now the portion of the Tanakh that he was reading was this: "He was like a sheep led to be slaughtered; like a lamb silent before the shearer, he does not open his mouth.
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He was humiliated and denied justice. Who will tell about his descendants, since his life has been taken from the earth?"i
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The eunuch said to Philip, "Here's my question to you - is the prophet talking about himself or someone else?"
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Then Philip started to speak - beginning with that passage, he went on to tell him the Good News about Yeshua.
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As they were going down the road, they came to some water; and the eunuch said, "Look! Here's some water! Is there any reason why I shouldn't be immersed?"