Acts 8:29-39 in English

²⁹ And the Spirit said unto Philip, Go near, and join thyself to this chariot.

³⁰ And Philip ran to him, and heard him reading Isaiah the prophet, and said, Understandest thou what thou readest?

³¹ And he said, How can I, except some one shall guide me? And he besought Philip to come up and sit with him.

³² Now the passage of the scripture which he was reading was this, He was led as a sheep to the slaughter; And as a lamb before his shearer is dumb, So he openeth not his mouth:

³³ In his humiliation his judgment was taken away: His generation who shall declare? For his life is taken from the earth.

³⁴ And the eunuch answered Philip, and said, I pray thee, of whom speaketh the prophet this? of himself, or of some other?

³⁵ And Philip opened his mouth, and beginning from this scripture, preached unto him Jesus.

³⁶ And as they went on the way, they came unto a certain water; and the eunuch saith, Behold, here is water; what doth hinder me to be baptized?

³⁸ And he commanded the chariot to stand still: and they both went down into the water, both Philip and the eunuch; and he baptized him.

³⁹ And when they came up out of the water, the Spirit of the Lord caught away Philip; and the eunuch saw him no more, for he went on his way rejoicing.

²⁹ Then the Spirit said unto Philip, Go near, and join thyself to this chariot.

³⁰ And Philip ran thither to him, and heard him read the prophet Esaias, and said, Understandest thou what thou readest?

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.

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:

³³ In his humiliation his judgment was taken away: and who shall declare his generation? for his life is taken from the earth.

³⁴ And the eunuch answered Philip, and said, I pray thee, of whom speaketh the prophet this? of himself, or of some other man?

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

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?

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.

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.

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.

²⁹ And the Spirit said unto Philip, Go near, and join thyself to this chariot.

³⁰ And Philip ran to him, and heard him reading Isaiah the prophet, and said, Understandest thou what thou readest?

³¹ And he said, How can I, except some one shall guide me? And he besought Philip to come up and sit with him.

³² Now the place of the scripture which he was reading was this, He was led as a sheep to the slaughter; And as a lamb before his shearer is dumb, So he openeth not his mouth:

³³ In his humiliation his judgment was taken away: His generation who shall declare? For his life is taken from the earth.

³⁴ And the eunuch answered Philip, and said, I pray thee, of whom speaketh the prophet this? of himself, or of some other?

³⁵ And Philip opened his mouth, and beginning from this scripture, preached unto him Jesus.

³⁶ And as they went on the way, they came unto a certain water; and the eunuch saith, Behold, here is water; what doth hinder me to be baptized?

³⁸ And he commanded the chariot to stand still: and they both went down into the water, both Philip and the eunuch; and he baptized him.

³⁹ And when they came up out of the water, the Spirit of the Lord caught away Philip; and the eunuch saw him no more, for he went on his way rejoicing.

²⁹ God's Spirit told Philip, “Go near to that chariot and keep walking close to the man who is riding in it!”

³⁰ So Philip ran to the chariot and kept running close to it. Then he heard the official reading what the prophet Isaiah had written. He asked the man, “Do you (sg) understand what you are reading?”

³¹ He answered Philip, “ No! ◄I cannot possibly understand it if there is no one to explain it to me!/How can I understand it if there is no one to explain it to me?► RHQ” Acts 8:31b-35 Then the man said to Philip, “Please come up and sit beside me.” So Philip did that.

³² The part of the Scriptures that the official was reading was this: He will be silent when they lead him away to kill him like when a sheep is led away to be killed. As a young sheep is silent when its wool is being cut off {someone cuts off its wool}, similarly he will not protest MTY when people cause him to suffer.

³³ When he will be humiliated by being accused falsely {people will humiliate him by accusing him falsely}, the rulers ◄will not consider him innocent/will consider him guilty►. No one will possibly be able to tell about his descendants, because he will be killed {people will kill him} without him having any descendants on the earth.

³⁴ The official asked Philip about these words that he was reading, “Tell me, who was the prophet writing about? Was he writing about himself or about someone else?”

³⁵ So Philip began to explain that Scripture passage. He told him the good message about MTY Jesus. So the official understood and believed in Jesus.

³⁶ While they were traveling along the road, they came to a place where there was a pond of water near the road. Then the official said to Philip, “Look, there is a pond of water! ◄I would like you to baptize me, because I do not know of anything that would prevent me from being baptized {prevent you from baptizing me.}/Do you know of anything that would prevent me from being baptized {prevent you from baptizing me}?► RHQ”

³⁸ So the official told the driver to stop the chariot. Then both Philip and the official went down into the pond of water, and Philip baptized him.

³⁹ When they came up out of the water, suddenly God's Spirit took Philip away. The official never saw Philip again. But although he never saw Philip again, the official continued going along the road, very happy that God had saved him.

²⁹ The Spirit said to Philip, “Go near, and join yourself to this chariot.”

³⁰ Philip ran to him, and heard him reading Isaiah the prophet, and said, “Do you understand what you are reading?”

³¹ He said, “How can I, unless someone explains it to me?” He begged Philip to come up and sit with him.

³² Now the passage of the Scripture which he was reading was this, “He was led as a sheep to the slaughter. As a lamb before his shearer is silent, so he doesn’t open his mouth.

³³ In his humiliation, his judgment was taken away. Who will declare His generation? For his life is taken from the earth.”

³⁴ The eunuch answered Philip, “Who is the prophet talking about? About himself, or about someone else?”

³⁵ Philip opened his mouth, and beginning from this Scripture, preached to him about Jesus.

³⁶ As they went on the way, they came to some water; and the eunuch said, “Behold, here is water. What is keeping me from being baptized?”

³⁸ He commanded the chariot to stand still, and they both went down into the water, both Philip and the eunuch, and he baptized him.

³⁹ When they came up out of the water, the Spirit of the Lord caught Philip away, and the eunuch didn’t see him any more, for he went on his way rejoicing.

²⁹ The Spirit said to Philip, “Go near, and join yourself to this chariot.”

³⁰ Philip ran to him, and heard him reading Isaiah the prophet, and said, “Do you understand what you are reading?”

³¹ He said, “How can I, unless someone explains it to me?” He begged Philip to come up and sit with him.

³² Now the passage of the Scripture which he was reading was this, “He was led as a sheep to the slaughter. As a lamb before his shearer is silent, so he doesn’t open his mouth.

³³ In his humiliation, his judgment was taken away. Who will declare His generation? For his life is taken from the earth.”

³⁴ The eunuch answered Philip, “Who is the prophet talking about? About himself, or about someone else?”

³⁵ Philip opened his mouth, and beginning from this Scripture, preached to him about Jesus.

³⁶ As they went on the way, they came to some water; and the eunuch said, “Behold, here is water. What is keeping me from being baptized?”

³⁸ He commanded the chariot to stand still, and they both went down into the water, both Philip and the eunuch, and he baptized him.

³⁹ When they came up out of the water, the Spirit of the Lord caught Philip away, and the eunuch didn’t see him any more, for he went on his way rejoicing.

²⁹ The Spirit said to Philip, “Go near, and join yourself to this chariot.”

³⁰ Philip ran to him, and heard him reading Isaiah the prophet, and said, “Do you understand what you are reading?”

³¹ He said, “How can I, unless someone explains it to me?” He begged Philip to come up and sit with him.

³² Now the passage of the Scripture which he was reading was this, “He was led as a sheep to the slaughter. As a lamb before his shearer is silent, so he doesn’t open his mouth.

³³ In his humiliation, his judgement was taken away. Who will declare His generation? For his life is taken from the earth.”

³⁴ The eunuch answered Philip, “Who is the prophet talking about? About himself, or about someone else?”

³⁵ Philip opened his mouth, and beginning from this Scripture, preached to him about Jesus.

³⁶ As they went on the way, they came to some water; and the eunuch said, “Behold, here is water. What is keeping me from being baptised?”

³⁸ He commanded the chariot to stand still, and they both went down into the water, both Philip and the eunuch, and he baptised him.

³⁹ When they came up out of the water, the Spirit of the Lord caught Philip away, and the eunuch didn’t see him any more, for he went on his way rejoicing.

²⁹ And the Spirit said to Philip, Go near, and get on his carriage.

³⁰ And Philip, running up to him, saw that he was reading Isaiah the prophet, and said to him, Is the sense of what you are reading clear to you?

³¹ And he said, How is that possible when I have no guide? And he made Philip get up by his side.

³² Now the place in the book where he was reading was this: He was taken, like a sheep, to be put to death; and as a lamb is quiet when its wool is being cut, so he made no sound:

³³ Being of low degree, his cause was not given a hearing: who has knowledge of his family? for his life is cut off from the earth.

³⁴ And the Ethiopian said to Philip, About whom are these words said by the prophet? about himself, or some other?

³⁵ So Philip, starting from this writing, gave him the good news about Jesus.

³⁶ And while they were going on their way, they came to some water, and the Ethiopian said, See, here is water; why may I not have baptism?

³⁸ And he gave orders for the carriage to be stopped, and the two of them went down into the water, and Philip gave him baptism.

³⁹ And when they came up out of the water, the Spirit of the Lord took Philip away; and the Ethiopian saw him no more, for he went on his way full of joy.

²⁹ And the Spirit said to Philip, Approach and join this chariot.

³⁰ And Philip, running up, heard him reading the prophet Esaias, and said, Dost thou then know what thou art reading of?

³¹ And he said, How should I then be able unless some one guide me? And he begged Philip to come up and sit with him.

³² And the passage of the scripture which he read was this: He was led as a sheep to slaughter, and as a lamb is dumb in presence of him that shears him, thus he opens not his mouth.

³³ In his humiliation his judgment has been taken away, and who shall declare his generation? for his life is taken from the earth.

³⁴ And the eunuch answering Philip said, I pray thee, concerning whom does the prophet say this? of himself or of some other?

³⁵ And Philip, opening his mouth and beginning from that scripture, announced the glad tidings of Jesus to him.

³⁶ And as they went along the way, they came upon a certain water, and the eunuch says, Behold water; what hinders my being baptised?

³⁸ And he commanded the chariot to stop. And they went down both to the water, both Philip and the eunuch, and he baptised him.

³⁹ But when they came up out of the water the Spirit of the Lord caught away Philip, and the eunuch saw him no longer, for he went on his way rejoicing.

²⁹ And the Spirit said to Philip: Go near, and join thyself to this chariot.

³⁰ And Philip running thither, heard him reading the prophet Isaias. And he said: Thinkest thou that thou understandest what thou readest?

³¹ Who said: And how can I, unless some man shew me? And he desired Philip that he would come up and sit with him.

³² And the place of the scripture which he was reading was this: He was led as a sheep to the slaughter; and like a lamb without voice before his shearer, so openeth he not his mouth.

³³ In humility his judgment was taken away. His generation who shall declare, for his life shall be taken from the earth?

³⁴ And the eunuch answering Philip, said: I beseech thee, of whom doth the prophet speak this? of himself, or of some other man?

³⁵ Then Philip, opening his mouth, and beginning at this scripture, preached unto him Jesus.

³⁶ And as they went on their way, they came to a certain water; and the eunuch said: See, here is water: what doth hinder me from being baptized?

³⁷ And Philip said: If thou believest with all thy heart, thou mayest. And he answering, said: I believe that Jesus Christ is the Son of God.

³⁸ And he commanded the chariot to stand still; and they went down into the water, both Philip and the eunuch: and he baptized him.

³⁹ And when they were come up out of the water, the Spirit of the Lord took away Philip; and the eunuch saw him no more. And he went on his way rejoicing.

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

³⁰ And Phillip, running up to it, heard him reading the prophet Isaiah, and said, “Do you understand what you are reading?”

³¹ And he said, “How can I, unless someone helps me?” And he urged Philip to come up and sit with him.

³² Now the portion of the Scripture which he was reading was this: “He was led as a sheep to the slaughter; and as a lamb before its shearer is silent, so He opened not His mouth.

³³ In His humiliation His justice was taken away, and who will recount His generation? For His life is taken away from the earth.”

³⁴ So the eunuch answered Philip and said, “Please tell me, of whom does the prophet say this; of himself, or of someone else?”

³⁵ And Philip, opening his mouth, and beginning from this Scripture, preached the good news about Jesus to him.

³⁶ Now as they were going down the road, they came upon some water. And the eunuch said, “Behold, here is water: what prevents me from being baptized?”

³⁸ And he ordered the chariot to stop, and they both went down into the water, both Phillip and the eunuch, and he baptized him.

³⁹ Now when they came up out of the water, the Spirit of the Lord caught up Philip, and the eunuch did not see him any longer; and he went on his way rejoicing.

²⁹ And the Spirit said to Philip, “Go forward and join this chariot.”

³⁰ So running up Philip heard him reading the prophet Isaiah and said, “Do you really understand what you are reading?”

³¹ So he said, “Well how can I, unless someone guides me?” And he urged Philip to come up and sit with him.

³² Now the portion of the Scripture that he was reading was this: “He was led as a sheep to the slaughter; and as a lamb before its shearer is silent, so He does not open His mouth.

³³ In His humiliation His justice was removed, and who will recount His generation? Because His life is removed from the earth.”

³⁴ So continuing the eunuch said to Philip, “I ask you, about whom does the prophet say this, about himself or about someone else?”

³⁵ So opening his mouth and beginning from this Scripture, Philip preached Jesus to him.

³⁶ Now as they were going down the road they came upon some water, and the eunuch said: “Look, water! What is keeping me from being baptized?”

³⁸ So he ordered the chariot to stop, and they both went down into the water, both Philip and the eunuch, and he baptized him.

³⁹ Now when they came up out of the water, Spirit of the Lord snatched Philip away, and the eunuch did not see him any more, because he went on his way rejoicing.

²⁹ The Spirit told Philip, “Go over close to the chariot.”

³⁰ So Philip ran over, and heard the man reading from the prophet Isaiah. “Do you understand what you're reading?” Philip asked him.

³¹ “How can I, unless someone explains it?” the man replied. He invited Philip to get in and sit beside him.

³² The Scripture passage he was reading was this: “He was led like a sheep to be slaughtered. Like a lamb is silent in front of his shearer, he didn't say a word.

³³ He was humiliated and denied justice. No one can speak of his descendants, for his life came to an end.”

³⁴ The eunuch asked Philip, “Tell me, who is the prophet talking about? Is it himself, or someone else?”

³⁵ Philip started explaining, beginning from this Scripture, telling him about Jesus.

³⁶ As they continued on, they came to a stretch of water. The eunuch said, “Look, there's water here—why shouldn't I be baptized?”

³⁸ He ordered that the chariot be stopped. Philip and the eunuch both went down into the water and Philip baptized him.

³⁹ When they came out of the water the Spirit of the Lord took Philip away. The eunuch never saw him again, but he continued on his way full of joy. Philip found himself at Azotus.

²⁹ Then the Spirit said vnto Philip, Goe neere and ioyne thy selfe to yonder charet.

³⁰ And Philip ranne thither, and heard him reade the Prophet Esaias, and said, But vnderstandest thou what thou readest?

³¹ And he saide, Howe can I, except I had a guide? And he desired Philip, that he would come vp and sit with him.

³² Nowe the place of the Scripture which he read, was this, Hee was lead as a sheepe to the slaughter: and like a lambe domme before his shearer, so opened he not his mouth.

³³ In his humilitie his iudgement hath bene exalted: but who shall declare his generation? for his life is taken from the earth.

³⁴ Then the Eunuche answered Philippe, and saide, I pray thee of whome speaketh the Prophet this? of himselfe, or of some other man?

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

³⁶ And as they went on their way, they came vnto a certaine water, and the Eunuche said, See, here is water: what doeth let me to be baptized?

³⁷ And Philippe said vnto him, If thou beleeuest with all thine heart, thou mayest. Then he answered, and saide, I beleeue that that Iesus Christ is that Sonne of God.

³⁸ Then he commanded the charet to stand stil: and they went downe both into the water, both Philip and the Eunuche, and he baptized him.

³⁹ And assoone as they were come vp out of the water, the Spirit of the Lord caught away Philip, that the Eunuche sawe him no more: so he went on his way reioycing.

²⁹ Then the Spirit said unto Philip, Go near, and join thyself to this chariot.

³⁰ And Philip ran thither to him, and heard him read the prophet Esaias, and said, Understandest thou what thou readest?

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.

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:

³³ in his humiliation his judgment was taken away: and who shall declare his generation? for his life is taken from the earth.

³⁴ And the eunuch answered Philip, and said, I pray thee, of whom speaketh the prophet this? of himself, or of some other man?

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

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?

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.

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.

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.

²⁹ And the Spirit said to Philip, Go near and join thyself to this chariot.

³⁰ And Philip ran up, and heard him reading Isaiah the prophet, and said, Well, but dost thou understand what thou art reading?

³¹ And he said, How can I, unless some one shall guide me? And he invited Philip to come up and sit with him.

³² And the passage of the scripture which he was reading was this: “He was led as a sheep to the slaughter; and like a lamb dumb before his shearer, so he openeth not his mouth.

³³ In his humiliation judgment was refused him; and who shall describe his generation? for his life is taken away from the earth.”

³⁴ And the eunuch answering said, I pray thee, of whom doth the prophet say this? Of himself, or of some other man?

³⁵ And Philip opened his mouth, and beginning with this scripture declared to him the glad tidings concerning Jesus.

³⁶ And as they went along the road, they came to a certain water; and the eunuch saith, See, here is water; what is there to hinder my being baptized?

³⁸ And he commanded that the chariot should stop; and they both went down into the water, both Philip and the eunuch; and he baptized him.

³⁹ But when they had come up out of the water, the Spirit of the Lord caught away Philip; and the eunuch saw him no more, for he went on his way rejoicing.

²⁹ The Spirit said to Philip, “Go up to the carriage over there and keep close to it.”

³⁰ So Philip ran up, and he heard the Abyssinian reading the prophet Isaiah. “Do you understand what you are reading?” he asked.

³¹ “How can I,” the other answered, “unless someone will explain it to me?” and he invited Philip to get up and sit by his side.

³² The passage of scripture which he was reading was this — ‘Like a sheep, he was led away to slaughter, and as a lamb is dumb in the hands of its shearer, so he refrains from opening his lips.

³³ He was humiliated and justice was denied him. Who will tell the story of his generation? For his life is cut off from earth.’

³⁴ “Now,” said the Treasurer, addressing Philip, “tell me, of whom is the prophet speaking? Of himself, or of someone else?”

³⁵ Then Philip began, and, taking this passage as his text, told him the good news about Jesus.

³⁶ Presently, as they were going along the road, they came to some water, and the Treasurer exclaimed, “Look! Here is water; what is to prevent my being baptised?”

³⁸ So he ordered the carriage to stop, and they went down into the water — both Philip and the Treasurer — and Philip baptised him.

³⁹ But, when they came up out of the water, the Spirit of the Lord caught Philip away, and the Treasurer saw no more of him; for he continued his journey with a joyful heart.

²⁹ The Spirit said to Philip, “Go up to the carriage over there and keep close to it.”

³⁰ So Philip ran up, and he heard the Abyssinian reading the prophet Isaiah. “Do you understand what you are reading?” he asked.

³¹ “How can I,” the other answered, “unless someone will explain it to me?” and he invited Philip to get up and sit by his side.

³² The passage of scripture which he was reading was this — ‘Like a sheep, he was led away to slaughter, and as a lamb is dumb in the hands of its shearer, so he refrains from opening his lips.

³³ He was humiliated and justice was denied him. Who will tell the story of his generation? For his life is cut off from earth.’

³⁴ “Now,” said the Treasurer, addressing Philip, “tell me, of whom is the prophet speaking? Of himself, or of someone else?”

³⁵ Then Philip began, and, taking this passage as his text, told him the good news about Jesus.

³⁶ Presently, as they were going along the road, they came to some water, and the Treasurer exclaimed, “Look! Here is water; what is to prevent my being baptized?”

³⁸ So he ordered the carriage to stop, and they went down into the water — both Philip and the Treasurer — and Philip baptized him.

³⁹ But, when they came up out of the water, the Spirit of the Lord caught Philip away, and the Treasurer saw no more of him; for he continued his journey with a joyful heart.

²⁹ Then the Holy Spirit said to Philip, “Catch up with that wagon and walk along beside it.”

³⁰ So Philip ran up close to the wagon and he heard that man reading from Isaiah’s book. Philip asked him, “Can you understand that book you are reading?”

³¹ The Ethiopian man said, “No, I don’t understand it. I need somebody to help me.” Then he asked Philip to climb up into the wagon and sit beside him.

³² He was reading this part of God’s book, “Some people led him away to kill him, just like men lead a sheep away to kill it, but he was quiet and didn’t say anything. You know the way a sheep is quiet and doesn’t make a noise while men cut off all its wool, well, he was quiet, just like that.

³³ Men shamed him, and they didn’t give him a proper trial in court. Then they killed him, so he can’t have any kids.”

³⁴ And the Ethiopian man said to Philip, “Who was Isaiah talking about? Was he talking about himself or somebody else?”

³⁵ Then Philip told him the meaning of those words in God’s book. And from there he kept on talking and told that Ethiopian man the good news about Jesus.

³⁶ They kept going along the road and came to some water. The Ethiopian man said, “Look. There is some water. Can you baptise me now?”

³⁸ So he told the driver of the wagon to stop. That man and Philip went down into the water, and Philip baptised him.

³⁹ After they came up out of the water the Holy Spirit quickly took Philip away. The Ethiopian man never saw him again, but he was really happy and he kept going on his way home.

²⁹ Then the sprete sayde vnto Phillip: Goo neare and ioyne thy selfe to yonder charet.

³⁰ And Philip ranne to him and hearde him rede the prophet Esayas and sayde: Vnderstondest thou what thou redest?

³¹ And he sayd: how can I except I had a gyde? And he desyred Philip that he wold come vp and sit with him.

³² The tenoure of the scripture which he redde was this. He was ledde as a shepe to be slayne: and lyke a lambe dome before his sherer so opened he not his mouth.

³³ Because of his humblenes he was not estemed: who shall declare his generacion? for his lyfe is taken from the erthe.

³⁴ The chamberlayne answered Philip and sayde: I praye the of whom speaketh the Prophet this? of him selfe or of some other man?

³⁵ And Philip opened his mouth and beganne at the same scripture and preached vnto him Iesus.

³⁶ And as they went on their waye they came vnto a certayne water and the chamberlayne sayde: Se here is water what shall let me to be baptised?

³⁷ Philip sayde vnto him: Yf thou beleve with all thyne hert thou mayst. He answered and sayde: I beleve that Iesus Christe is the sonne of God.

³⁸ And he commaunded the charet to stonde still. And they went doune bothe into the water: bothe Philip and also the chamberlayne and he baptised him.

³⁹ And assone as they were come out of the water the sprete of the lorde caught awaye Philip that the chamberlayne sawe him no moore. And he wet on his waye reioysinge:

²⁹ The Spirit said to Philip, “Go over and stay close to this chariot.”

³⁰ So Philip ran to him, and heard him reading Isaiah the prophet, and said, “Do you understand what you are reading?”

³¹ The Cushite said, “How can I, unless someone guides me?” He begged Philip to come up into the chariot and sit with him.

³² Now the passage of the scripture which the Ethiopian was reading was this, “He was led like a sheep to the slaughter, and like a lamb before his shearer is silent, so he did not open his mouth.

³³ In his humiliation justice was taken away from him. Who can fully describe his descendants? For his life was taken from the earth.”

³⁴ So the eunuch asked Philip, and said, “I beg you, who is the prophet speaking about, himself, or someone else?”

³⁵ Philip began to speak, and beginning with this scripture he proclaimed the good news about Jesus to him.

³⁶ As they went on the road, they came to some water and the eunuch said, “Look, there is water here. What prevents me from being baptized?”

³⁸ So the Ethiopian commanded the chariot to stop. They went down into the water, both Philip and the eunuch, and Philip baptized him.

³⁹ When they came up out of the water, the Spirit of the Lord took Philip away, and the eunuch saw him no more, but went on his way rejoicing.

²⁹ The Spirit said to Philip, “Go near, and join yourself to this chariot.”

³⁰ Philip ran to him, and heard him reading Isaiah the prophet, and said, “Do you understand what you are reading?”

³¹ He said, “How can I, unless someone explains it to me?” He begged Philip to come up and sit with him.

³² Now the passage of the Scripture which he was reading was this, “He was led as a sheep to the slaughter. As a lamb before his shearer is silent, so he doesn’t open his mouth.

³³ In his humiliation, his judgment was taken away. Who will declare His generation? For his life is taken from the earth.”

³⁴ The eunuch answered Philip, “Who is the prophet talking about? About himself, or about someone else?”

³⁵ Philip opened his mouth, and beginning from this Scripture, preached to him about Jesus.

³⁶ As they went on the way, they came to some water; and the eunuch said, “Behold, here is water. What is keeping me from being baptized?”

³⁸ He commanded the chariot to stand still, and they both went down into the water, both Philip and the eunuch, and he baptized him.

³⁹ When they came up out of the water, the Spirit of the Lord caught Philip away, and the eunuch didn’t see him any more, for he went on his way rejoicing.

²⁹ The Spirit said to Philip, “Go near, and join yourself to this chariot.”

³⁰ Philip ran to him, and heard him reading Isaiah the prophet, and said, “Do you understand what you are reading?”

³¹ He said, “How can I, unless someone explains it to me?” He begged Philip to come up and sit with him.

³² Now the passage of the Scripture which he was reading was this, “He was led as a sheep to the slaughter. As a lamb before his shearer is silent, so he doesn’t open his mouth.

³³ In his humiliation, his judgement was taken away. Who will declare His generation? For his life is taken from the earth.”

³⁴ The eunuch answered Philip, “Who is the prophet talking about? About himself, or about someone else?”

³⁵ Philip opened his mouth, and beginning from this Scripture, preached to him about Jesus.

³⁶ As they went on the way, they came to some water; and the eunuch said, “Behold, here is water. What is keeping me from being baptised?”

³⁸ He commanded the chariot to stand still, and they both went down into the water, both Philip and the eunuch, and he baptised him.

³⁹ When they came up out of the water, the Spirit of the Lord caught Philip away, and the eunuch didn’t see him any more, for he went on his way rejoicing.

²⁹ Then the Spirit said to Philip, Go near and join thyself to this chariot.

³⁰ And Philip ran thither to him , and heard him reading the prophet Isaiah, and said, Understandest thou what thou readest?

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.

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 he opened not his mouth:

³³ In his humiliation his judgment was taken away: and who shall declare his generation? for his life is taken from the earth.

³⁴ And the eunuch answered Philip, and said, I pray thee, of whom speaketh the prophet this? of himself, or of some other man?

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

³⁶ And as they went on their way, they came to a certain water: and the eunuch said, See, here is water; what doth hinder me to be baptized?

³⁷ And Philip said, If thou believest with all thy heart, thou mayest. And he answered and said, I believe that Jesus Christ is the Son of God.

³⁸ And he commanded the chariot to stand still: and they both went down into the water, both Philip and the eunuch; and he baptized him.

³⁹ And when they had 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.

²⁹ The Spirit said to Philip, “Go near, and join yourself to this chariot.”

³⁰ Philip ran to him, and heard him reading Isaiah the prophet, and said, “Do you understand what you are reading?”

³¹ He said, “How can I, unless someone explains it to me?” He begged Philip to come up and sit with him.

³² Now the passage of the Scripture which he was reading was this, “He was led as a sheep to the slaughter. As a lamb before his shearer is silent, so he doesn’t open his mouth.

³³ In his humiliation, his judgment was taken away. Who will declare His generation? For his life is taken from the earth.”

³⁴ The eunuch answered Philip, “Who is the prophet talking about? About himself, or about someone else?”

³⁵ Philip opened his mouth, and beginning from this Scripture, preached to him about Yeshua.

³⁶ As they went on the way, they came to some water; and the eunuch said, “Behold, here is water. What is keeping me from being immersed?”

³⁸ He commanded the chariot to stand still, and they both went down into the water, both Philip and the eunuch, and he immersed him.

³⁹ When they came up out of the water, the Spirit of the Lord caught Philip away, and the eunuch didn’t see him any more, for he went on his way rejoicing.

²⁹ The Spirit said to Philip, “Go near, and join yourself to this chariot.”

³⁰ Philip ran to him, and heard him reading Isaiah the prophet, and said, “Do you understand what you are reading?”

³¹ He said, “How can I, unless someone explains it to me?” He begged Philip to come up and sit with him.

³² Now the passage of the Scripture which he was reading was this, “He was led as a sheep to the slaughter. As a lamb before his shearer is silent, so he doesn’t open his mouth.

³³ In his humiliation, his judgement was taken away. Who will declare His generation? For his life is taken from the earth.”

³⁴ The eunuch answered Philip, “Who is the prophet talking about? About himself, or about someone else?”

³⁵ Philip opened his mouth, and beginning from this Scripture, preached to him about Yeshua.

³⁶ As they went on the way, they came to some water; and the eunuch said, “Behold, here is water. What is keeping me from being immersed?”

³⁸ He commanded the chariot to stand still, and they both went down into the water, both Philip and the eunuch, and he immersed him.

³⁹ When they came up out of the water, the Spirit of the Lord caught Philip away, and the eunuch didn’t see him any more, for he went on his way rejoicing.

²⁹ And the Spirit said to Philip, Nigh thou, and join thee to this chariot.

³⁰ And Philip ran to, and heard him reading Isaiah, the prophet. And he said, Guessest thou, whether thou un-derstandest, what things thou readest?

³¹ And he said, How may I, if no man show to me? And he prayed Philip, that he should come up, and sit with him.

³² And the place of the scripture that he read, was this, As a sheep he was led to slaying, and as a lamb before a man that sheareth him is dumb without voice, so he opened not his mouth.

³³ In meekness his doom was taken up; who shall tell out the generation of him? For his life shall be taken away from the earth.

³⁴ And the gelding answered to Philip, and said, I beseech thee, of what prophet saith he this thing? of himself, or of any other?

³⁵ And Philip opened his mouth, and began at this scripture, and preached or evangelized to him Jesus.

³⁶ And while they went by the way, they came to a water or to some water. And the gelding said, Lo! water; who forbiddeth me to be baptized?

³⁷ And Philip said, If thou believest of all thine heart, it is leaveful. And he answered, and said, I believe that Jesus Christ is the Son of God.

³⁸ And he commanded the chariot to stand still. And they went down both into the water, Philip and the gelding, and Philip baptized him.

³⁹ And when they were come up of the water, the Spirit of the Lord ravished Philip, and the gelding saw him no more; and he went in his way joying.

²⁹ And the Spirit said to Philip, Nigh thou, and join thee to this chariot. (And the Spirit said to Philip, Approach him, and join thyself to this chariot.)

³⁰ And Philip ran to, and heard him reading Esaias, the prophet, (or And Philip ran over, and heard him reading the prophet Isaiah). And he said, Guessest thou, whether thou understandest, what things thou readest?

³¹ And he said, How may I, if no man show to me? And he prayed Philip (or And he beseeched Philip), that he should come up, and sit with him.

³² And the place of the scripture that he read, was this, As a sheep he was led to slaying, and as a lamb before a man that sheareth him is dumb without voice, so he opened not his mouth.

³³ In meekness his doom was taken up; who shall tell out the generation(s) of him? For his life shall be taken away from the earth. (He was humbled, or He was humiliated, and was denied justice; now who can tell out about his descendants? For his life was taken away from the earth.)

³⁴ And the gelding answered to Philip, and said (or And the eunuch said to Philip), I beseech thee, of what prophet saith he this thing? of himself, or of any other?

³⁵ And Philip opened his mouth, and began at this scripture, and preached or evangelized to him (about) Jesus.

³⁶ And while they went by the way, they came to a water or they came to some water. And the gelding said, Lo! water; who forbiddeth me to be baptized?

³⁷ And Philip said, If thou believest of all thine heart, it is leaveful, (or And Philip said, If thou believest with all thine heart, it is lawful). And he answered, and said, I believe that Jesus Christ is the Son of God.

³⁸ And he commanded the chariot to stand still. And they went down both into the water, Philip and the gelding, and Philip baptized him, (or And they both went down into the water, Philip and the eunuch, and Philip baptized him).

³⁹ And when they were come up (out) of the water, the Spirit of the Lord ravished (or snatched up) Philip, and the gelding saw him no more; and he went in his way joying (or and he went on his way rejoicing).

²⁹ And the Spirit said to Philip, 'Go near, and be joined to this chariot;'

³⁰ and Philip having run near, heard him reading the prophet Isaiah, and said, 'Dost thou then know what thou dost read?'

³¹ and he said, 'Why, how am I able, if some one may not guide me?' he called Philip also, having come up, to sit with him.

³² And the contents of the Writing that he was reading was this: 'As a sheep unto slaughter he was led, and as a lamb before his shearer dumb, so he doth not open his mouth;

³³ in his humiliation his judgment was taken away, and his generation — who shall declare? because taken from the earth is his life.'

³⁴ And the eunuch answering Philip said, 'I pray thee, about whom doth the prophet say this? about himself, or about some other one?'

³⁵ and Philip having opened his mouth, and having begun from this Writing, proclaimed good news to him — Jesus.

³⁶ And as they were going on the way, they came upon a certain water, and the eunuch said, 'Lo, water; what doth hinder me to be baptized?'

³⁷ And Philip said, 'If thou dost believe out of all the heart, it is lawful;' and he answering said, 'I believe Jesus Christ to be the Son of God;'

³⁸ and he commanded the chariot to stand still, and they both went down to the water, both Philip and the eunuch, and he baptized him;

³⁹ and when they came up out of the water, the Spirit of the Lord caught away Philip, and the eunuch saw him no more, for he was going on his way rejoicing;