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Acts 8:25-31

25SoοὖνounG3767,when they had solemnlyG1263testifiedG1263and spokenλαλήσαντεςlalēsantesG2980the wordλόγονlogonG3056of the LordκυρίουkuriouG2962,they startedG5290backὑπέστρεφονhupestrephonG5290to JerusalemἹεροσόλυμα,Hi'erosolumaG2414, and werepreachingG2097the gospelG2097to manyπολλάςpollasG4183villagesκώμαςkōmasG2968of theSamaritansΣαμαριτῶνSamaritōnG4541.
26Butan angelἌγγελοςAngelosG32of the LordκυρίουkuriouG2962spokeἐλάλησενelalēsenG2980toPhilipΦίλιππονPhilipponG5376sayingλέγων·legōnG3004, “GetἀνάστηθιanastēthiG450up and goπορεύουporeuouG4198southμεσημβρίανmesēmbrianG3314to the roadὁδὸνhodonG3598that descendsκαταβαίνουσανkatabainousanG2597from JerusalemἸερουσαλὴμIerousalēmG2419toGazaΓάζαν·GazanG1048.” (ThisαὕτηhautēG3778is a desertἔρημος.erēmosG2048road.)
27SoG2532he gotἀναστὰςanastasG450up and wentἐπορεύθη·eporeuthēG4198; andthere was an EthiopianΑἰθίοψAithiopsG128eunuchεὐνοῦχοςeunouchosG2135,a courtG1413officialG1413of CandaceΚανδάκηςKandakēsG2582,queenβασιλίσσηςbasilissēsG938of the EthiopiansΑἰθιόπων,AithiopōnG128,whoG3739was in chargeἐπὶepiG1909of allπάσηςpasēsG3956her treasureγάζηςgazēsG1047; and hehad comeἐληλύθειelēlutheiG2064to JerusalemἸερουσαλήμ,IerousalēmG2419to worshipπροσκυνήσωνproskunēsōnG4352,
28and he was returningὑποστρέφωνhupostrephōnG5290and sittingκαθήμενοςkathēmenosG2521in hischariotἅρματοςharmatosG716,and was readingἀνεγίνωσκενaneginōskenG314the prophetπροφήτηνprophētēnG4396IsaiahἨσαΐαν.ĒsaianG2268.
29ThenκαὶkaiG2532the SpiritπνεῦμαpneumaG4151saidG3004to PhilipΦιλίππῳ·PhilippōG5376, “GoπρόσελθεproseltheG4334up and joinκολλήθητιkollēthētiG2853thisτούτῳ.toutōG3778chariotἅρματιharmatiG716.”
30PhilipΦίλιπποςPhilipposG5376ranπροσδραμὼνprosdramōnG4370up and heardἤκουσενēkousenG191him readingἀναγινώσκοντοςanaginōskontosG314IsaiahἨσαΐανĒsaianG2268the prophetπροφήτηνprophētēnG4396,and saidG3004, “Do you understandγινώσκειςginōskeisG1097whatἃhaG3739you are readingἀναγινώσκεις;anaginōskeisG314?”
31And he saidG3004, “WellγὰρgarG1063,howπῶςpōsG4459couldδυναίμην,dunaimēnG1410I, unlessἐὰν μήean mēG1437G3361someoneτιςtisG5100guidesG3594me?” And he invitedπαρεκάλεσένparekalesenG3870PhilipΦίλιππονPhilipponG5376to comeἀναβάνταanabantaG305up and sitκαθίσαιkathisaiG2523with him.
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