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Acts 8:26-40 NWT
'However, Jehovah's angel spoke to Philip, saying: "Rise and go to the south to the road that runs down from Jerusalem to Gaza." (This is a desert road.) 27 With that he rose and went, and, look! an Ethiopian eunuch, a man in power under Candace queen of the Ethiopians, and who was over all her treasure. He had gone to Jerusalem to worship, 28 but he was returning and was sitting in his chariot and reading aloud the prophet Isaiah. 29 So the spirit said to Philip: "Approach and join yourself to this chariot." 30 Philip ran alongside and heard him reading aloud Isaiah the prophet, and he said: "Do you actually know what you are reading?" 31 He said: "Really, how could I ever do so, unless someone guided me?" And he entreated Philip to get on and sit down with him. 32 Now the passage of Scripture that he was reading aloud was this: "As a sheep he was brought to the slaughter, and as a lamb that is voiceless before its shearer, so he does not open his mouth. 33 During his humiliation the judgment was taken away from him. Who will tell the details of his generation? Because his life is taken away from the earth." 34 In answer the eunuch said to Philip: "I beg you, About whom does the prophet say this? About himself or about some other man?" 35 Philip opened his mouth and, starting with this Scripture, he declared to him the good news about Jesus. 36 Now as they were going over the road, they came to a certain body of water, and the eunuch said: "Look! A body of water; what prevents me from getting baptized?" 37 And Philip said, "If you believe believe with all your heart, you may." And he answered and said, "I believe that Jesus Christ is the Son of God." [Verse 37 is omitted in some translations. It might not have been in the original Greek text.] 38 With that he commanded the chariot to halt, and they both went down into the water, both Philip and the eunuch; and he baptized him.' 39 When they had come up out of the water, Jehovah's spirit quickly led Philip away, and the eunuch did not see him anymore, for he kept going on his way rejoicing. 40 But Philip was found to be in Ashdod, and he went through the territory and kept on declaring the good news to all the cities until he got to Caesarea.

Acts 8:26-40 ALT
(26) Now an angel of [the] Lord spoke to Philip, saying, "Get up and go toward [the] south on the road, the one going down from Jerusalem to Gaza." (This is a desert [road]). (27) And having gotten up, he went. And look! A man, an Ethiopian, an eunuch [i.e., a man incapable of having sex], a court official of Candace the queen of [the] Ethiopians, who was over all her treasury, who had come to Jerusalem to prostrate himself in worship, (28) and he was returning and sitting in his chariot, and he was reading aloud the prophet Isaiah. (29) Then the Spirit said to Philip, "Approach and be joined to this chariot." (30) So Philip having run up, heard him reading aloud the prophet Isaiah, and he said, "So do you understand what you are reading?" (31) Then he said, "For how could I unless someone guides me?" And he invited Philip, having come up, to sit with him. (32) Now the passage of the Scripture which he was reading aloud was this: "He was led as a sheep to slaughter, and as a lamb before the one shearing it [is] silent, so He does not open His mouth. (33) "In His humiliation his justice was taken away, but who will describe His generation? Because His life is taken away from the earth." [Isaiah 53:7,8] (34) So answering, the eunuch said to Philip, "I ask you, about whom does the prophet say this? About himself or about some other [person]?" (35) Then Philip, having opened his mouth and having begun from this Scripture, proclaimed the Gospel [about] Jesus to him. (36) Now as they were traveling down the road, they came upon some water. And the eunuch said, "Look! Water! What prevents me [from being] baptized?" (37) (OMITTED TEXT) (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) Now when they came up out of the water, [the] Spirit of the Lord caught Philip up, and the eunuch no longer saw him, for he began going his way rejoicing. (40) But Philip was found at Azotus, and passing through, he was proclaiming the Gospel to all the cities until he came to Caesarea.

Acts 8:26-40 CEV
(26) The Lord's angel said to Philip, "Go south along the desert road that leads from Jerusalem to Gaza." (27) So Philip left. An important Ethiopian official happened to be going along that road in his chariot. He was the chief treasurer for Candace, the Queen of Ethiopia. The official had gone to Jerusalem to worship (28) and was now on his way home. He was sitting in his chariot, reading the book of the prophet Isaiah. (29) The Spirit told Philip to catch up with the chariot. (30) Philip ran up close and heard the man reading aloud from the book of Isaiah. Philip asked him, "Do you understand what you are reading?" (31) The official answered, "How can I understand unless someone helps me?" He then invited Philip to come up and sit beside him. (32) The man was reading the passage that said, "He was led like a sheep on its way to be killed. He was silent as a lamb whose wool is being cut off, and he did not say a word. (33) He was treated like a nobody and did not receive a fair trial. How can he have children, if his life is snatched away?" (34) The official said to Philip, "Tell me, was the prophet talking about himself or about someone else?" (35) So Philip began at this place in the Scriptures and explained the good news about Jesus. (36) As they were going along the road, they came to a place where there was some water. The official said, "Look! Here is some water. Why can't I be baptized?" (37) (SEE 8:36) (38) He ordered the chariot to stop. Then they both went down into the water, and Philip baptized him. (39) After they had come out of the water, the Lord's Spirit took Philip away. The official never saw him again, but he was very happy as he went on his way. (40) Philip later appeared in Azotus. He went from town to town, all the way to Caesarea, telling people about Jesus.

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DRB - 1899 Douay-Rheims Bible

BBE - 1965 Bible in Basic English

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MKJV - Modern King James Version

NWT - New World Translation

Webster - 1833 Webster Bible

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