Living_Oracles(i)
27 And he arose, and took his journey; and, behold, a certain Ethiopian officer, a grandee of Candace, the queen of the Ethiopians, that was over all her treasure, who had come to worship at Jerusalem,
28 was returning, and sat in his chariot, reading the Prophet Isaiah.
29 And the Spirit said to Philip, Approach, and join yourself to this chariot.
30 And Philip, running up, heard him read in the Prophet Isaiah, and said, Do you understand what you are reading?
31 And he said, How can I, unless some one should guide me? And he requested Philip that he would come up and sit with him.
32 Now the passage of scripture which he was reading, was this, "He was brought to the slaughter, as a sheep; and as a lamb before its shearer, is dumb; so he opened not his mouth.
33 In his humiliation his condemnation was extorted; and who shall describe his generation? for his life is cut off from the earth."
34 The officer answering Philip, said, I beseech you, of whom does the prophet say this? -of himself, or of some other person?
35 Then Philip opened his mouth, and beginning from the scripture, told him the glad tidings concerning Jesus.
36 And as they went along the way, they came to a certain water, and the officer said, Behold, water; what hinders my being immersed?
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38 And he ordered the chariot to stop, and they both went down into the water, both Philip and the officer; and he immersed him.
39 And when they were come up out of the water, the Spirit of the Lord suddenly conveyed away Philip, and the officer saw him no more: so he went on his way rejoicing.