Act 8:27-38 | NASB1995 | STEP | So he got up and went ; and there was an Ethiopian eunuch , a court official of Candace , queen of the Ethiopians , who was in charge of all her treasure ; and he had come to Jerusalem to worship ,

Acts 8:27-38

27 So he got up and went; and ^athere was an Ethiopian eunuch, a court official of Candace, queen of the Ethiopians, who was in charge of all her treasure; and he ^bhad come to Jerusalem to worship, 28 and he was returning and sitting in his ^{▼▼ Or carriage}chariot, and was reading the prophet Isaiah. 29 Then ^dthe Spirit said to Philip, “Go up and join this ^{▼▼ Or carriage}chariot.” 30 Philip ran up and heard him reading Isaiah the prophet, and said, “Do you understand what you are reading?” 31 And he said, “Well, how could I, unless someone guides me?” And he invited Philip to come up and sit with him. 32 Now the passage of Scripture which he was reading was this: ^f“He was led as a sheep to slaughter;
And as a lamb before its shearer is silent,
So He does not open His mouth.
33 ^g“In humiliation His judgment was taken away;
Who will ^{▼▼ Or describe} relate His ^{▼▼ Or family or origin} generation?
For His life is removed from the earth.”

34 The eunuch answered Philip and said, “Please tell me, of whom does the prophet say this? Of himself or of someone else?” 35 Then Philip ^jopened his mouth, and ^kbeginning from this Scripture he ^lpreached Jesus to him. 36 As they went along the road they came to some water; and the eunuch said, “Look! Water! ^mWhat prevents me from being baptized?” 37 [ ^{▼▼ Early mss do not contain this v}And Philip said, “If you believe with all your heart, you may.” And he answered and said, “I believe that Jesus Christ is the Son of God.”] 38 And he ordered the ^{▼▼ Or carriage}chariot to stop; and they both went down into the water, Philip as well as the eunuch, and he baptized him.