Verse 27
Acts 8:27
Free Bible Version
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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.
Original Language Text
greek
καὶ ἀναστὰς ἐπορεύθη, καὶ ἰδοὺ ἀνὴρ Αἰθίοψ εὐνοῦχος δυνάστης ⸀Κανδάκης βασιλίσσης Αἰθιόπων, ὃς ἦν ἐπὶ πάσης τῆς γάζης αὐτῆς, ὃς ἐληλύθει προσκυνήσων εἰς Ἰερουσαλήμ,
English Translation
And rising up, he went, and behold, a man, an Ethiopian eunuch, a court official of Candace, queen of the Ethiopians, who was over all her treasure, had come to worship in Jerusalem.
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Chapter 8 Context
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Saul approved of his killing. On that very day terrible persecution broke out against the church in...
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(Some faithful followers of God (Elohim) buried Stephen, with great mourning.)
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But Saul set about destroying the church, going from house to house, dragging both men and women off...
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Philip went to the town of Samaria, and told them about the Messiah.
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Many were freed from possession by evil spirits that screamed as they came out, and many who were la...
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Now there was a man named Simon who lived in the city. He practiced sorcery. He claimed that he was...
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so they all paid attention to him. From the lowest to the highest in society they said, “This man is...
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But when they believed in what Philip told them about the good news about the kingdom of God (Elohim...
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Simon too believed and was baptized. He accompanied Philip, amazed at the miraculous signs and wonde...
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When the apostles back in Jerusalem heard that the people of Samaria had accepted the word of God (E...
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The Holy Spirit hadn't come to any of these converts yet—they had only been baptized in the name of...
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The apostles placed their hands on them, and they received the Holy Spirit.
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When Simon saw that the Holy Spirit was given when the apostles placed their hands on people, he off...
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“Give me this power, too,” he asked them, “so that anyone I place my hands on will receive the Holy...
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“May your money be destroyed together with you for thinking God (Elohim)'s gift is something that ca...
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“You're not part of any of this. None of this work belongs to you, because in God (Elohim)'s eyes yo...
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Repent of your evil ways! Pray to the Lord and ask forgiveness for thinking like this.
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I can see that you are full of bitter envy, and chained down by your sin.”
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“Please pray for me, that nothing you've said may happen to me!” Simon replied.
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After they had given their testimony and shared the word of the Lord, they returned to Jerusalem, sh...
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An angel of the Lord told Philip, “Get ready and go south to the desert road that leads from Jerusal...
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So Philip set out, and met an Ethiopian man, a eunuch who had a high position in the service of the...
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was returning from his trip, sitting in his chariot. He was reading out loud from the book of the pr...
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The Spirit told Philip, “Go over close to the chariot.”
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So Philip ran over, and heard the man reading from the prophet Isaiah. “Do you understand what you'r...
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“How can I, unless someone explains it?” the man replied. He invited Philip to get in and sit beside...
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The Scripture passage he was reading was this: “He was led like a sheep to be slaughtered. Like a la...
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He was humiliated and denied justice. No one can speak of his descendants, for his life came to an e...
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The eunuch asked Philip, “Tell me, who is the prophet talking about? Is it himself, or someone else?...
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Philip started explaining, beginning from this Scripture, telling him about Yashua (Jesus).
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As they continued on, they came to a stretch of water. The eunuch said, “Look, there's water here—wh...
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He ordered that the chariot be stopped. Philip and the eunuch both went down into the water and Phil...
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When they came out of the water the Spirit of the Lord took Philip away. The eunuch never saw him ag...
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