New Testament in a Year

²⁶ Then the Angel of the Lord spoke to Philip, saying, “Arise, and go towards the south to the way that goes down from Jerusalem to Gaza, which is a wasteland.”

²⁷ And he arose and went on. And behold, a certain eunuch of Ethiopia (Candace the Queen of the Ethiopians’ Chief Governor, who had the rule over all her treasure) who came to Jerusalem to worship,

²⁸ was returning. And sitting in his chariot, he read Isaiah the Prophet.

²⁹ Then the Spirit said to Philip, “Go near and enjoin this chariot.”

³⁰ And Philip ran there, and heard him read the Prophet Isaiah, and said, “But do you understand what you read?”

³¹ And he said, “How can I unless I have a guide?” And he asked Philip to come up and sit with him.

³² Now the place of the Scripture which he read was this, “He was led as a sheep to the slaughter. And like a lamb, mute before his shearer, so also did He not open His mouth.

³³ “In His humility, His judgment has been exalted. But who shall declare His generation? For His life is taken from the Earth.”

³⁴ And the eunuch answered Philip, and said, “I ask you, of Whom does the Prophet say this, of himself, or of some other Man?”

³⁵ Then Philip opened his mouth, and began at the same Scripture, and preached Jesus to him.

³⁶ And as they went on their way, they came to some water. And the eunuch said, “See, here is water. What must I do to be baptized?”

³⁷ And Philip said to him, “If you believe with all your heart, you may.” Then he answered, and said, “I believe Jesus Christ is the Son of God.”

³⁸ Then he commanded the chariot to stop. And both Philip and the eunuch went down into the water. And he baptized him.

³⁹ And as soon as they had come up out of the water, the Spirit of the Lord snatched Philip away, so that the eunuch saw him no more. So, he went on his way, rejoicing.

⁴⁰ But Philip was found at Azotus. And he walked to and fro, preaching in all the cities, until he came to Caesarea.