Act 8:27-38 | NASB2020 | STEP | So he got ready 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 ready and went; and ^{▼▼Lit behold, an Ethiopian
,} ^bthere was an Ethiopian eunuch, a court official of ^{▼▼Possibly an Ethiopian title: the Candace}Candace, queen of the Ethiopians, who was in charge of all her treasure; and he ^dhad come to Jerusalem to worship, 28 and he was returning and sitting in his ^{▼▼Or carriage}chariot, and was reading Isaiah the prophet. 29 Then ^fthe 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:

“ ^hHe was led like a sheep to slaughter;
And like a lamb that is silent before its shearer,
So He does not open His mouth.
33 “ ⁱIn humiliation His justice was taken away;
Who will ^{▼▼Or relate}describe His ^{▼▼Or family history}generation?
For His life is taken away 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 ^lopened his mouth, and ^mbeginning from this Scripture he ⁿpreached Jesus to him. 36 As they went along the road they came to some water; and the eunuch *said, “Look! Water! ^oWhat prevents me from being baptized?” ^{▼▼Late mss add as v 37: 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.”} 37 ^{▼▼This verse is empty in this translation.}– 38 And he ordered that the ^{▼▼Or carriage}chariot stop; and they both went down into the water, Philip as well as the eunuch, and he baptized him.