Act_8:26, And the angel of the Lord spake unto Philip,
saying, Arise, and go toward the south unto the way that goeth down from
Jerusalem unto Gaza, which is desert.
Act_8:27, And he
arose and went: and, behold, a man of Ethiopia, an eunuch of great authority
under Candace queen of the Ethiopians, who had the charge of all her treasure,
and had come to Jerusalem for to worship,
Act_8:28, Was
returning, and sitting in his chariot read Esaias the prophet.
Act_8:29, Then the Spirit said unto Philip, Go near, and
join thyself to this chariot.
Act_8:30, And Philip ran
thither to him, and heard him read the prophet Esaias, and said, Understandest
thou what thou readest?
Act_8:31, And he said, How can I,
except some man should guide me? And he desired Philip that he would come up and
sit with him.
Act_8:32, The place of the scripture which
he read was this, He was led as a sheep to the slaughter; and like a lamb dumb
before his shearer, so opened he not his mouth:
Act_8:33,
In his humiliation his judgment was taken away: and who shall declare his
generation? for his life is taken from the earth.
Act_8:34, And the eunuch answered Philip, and said, I pray thee, of whom
speaketh the prophet this? of himself, or of some other man?
Act_8:35, Then Philip opened his mouth, and began at the
same scripture, and preached unto him Jesus.
Act_8:36,
And as they went on their way, they came unto a certain water: and the eunuch
said, See, here is water; what doth hinder me to be baptized?
Act_8:37, And Philip said, If thou believest with all
thine heart, thou mayest. And he answered and said, I believe that Jesus Christ
is the Son of God.
Act_8:38, And he commanded the chariot
to stand still: and they went down both into the water, both Philip and the
eunuch; and he baptized him.
Act_8:39, And when they were
come up out of the water, the Spirit of the Lord caught away Philip, that the
eunuch saw him no more: and he went on his way rejoicing.