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Acts 8:26-40

26Butan angelἌγγελοςAngelosG32of the LordκυρίουkuriouG2962spokeἐλάλησενelalēsenG2980toPhilipΦίλιππονPhilipponG5376,sayingλέγων·legōnG3004, “GetG450readyG450and goπορεύουporeuouG4198southκατὰ μεσημβρίανkata mesēmbrianG2596G3314to the roadὁδὸνhodonG3598that descendsκαταβαίνουσανkatabainousanG2597from JerusalemἸερουσαλὴμIerousalēmG2419toGazaΓάζαν·GazanG1048.” (ThisαὕτηhautēG3778is a desertἔρημος.erēmosG2048road.)
27SoG2532he gotG450readyG450and wentἐπορεύθη·eporeuthēG4198; andthere was an EthiopianΑἰθίοψAithiopsG128eunuchεὐνοῦχοςeunouchosG2135,a courtG1413officialG1413ofCandaceΚανδάκηςKandakēsG2582,queenβασιλίσσηςbasilissēsG938of the EthiopiansΑἰθιόπων,AithiopōnG128,whoG3739was inG1909chargeG1909of allπάσηςpasēsG3956her treasureγάζηςgazēsG1047; and hehad comeἐληλύθειelēlutheiG2064to JerusalemἸερουσαλήμ,IerousalēmG2419to worshipπροσκυνήσωνproskunēsōnG4352,
28and he was returningὑποστρέφωνhupostrephōnG5290and sittingκαθήμενοςkathēmenosG2521in hischariotἅρματοςharmatosG716,and was readingἀνεγίνωσκενaneginōskenG314IsaiahἨσαΐαν.ĒsaianG2268the prophetπροφήτηνprophētēnG4396.
29ThenκαὶkaiG2532the SpiritπνεῦμαpneumaG4151saidG3004to PhilipΦιλίππῳ·PhilippōG5376, “GoG4334upG4334and joinκολλήθητιkollēthētiG2853thisτούτῳ.toutōG3778chariotἅρματιharmatiG716.”
30PhilipΦίλιπποςPhilipposG5376ranπροσδραμὼνprosdramōnG4370upG4370and heardἤκουσενēkousenG191him readingἀναγινώσκοντοςanaginōskontosG314IsaiahἨσαΐανĒsaianG2268the prophetπροφήτηνprophētēnG4396,and saidG3004, “Do you understandγινώσκειςginōskeisG1097whatἃhaG3739you are readingἀναγινώσκεις;anaginōskeisG314?”
31And he saidG3004, “WellγὰρgarG1063,howπῶςpōsG4459couldδυναίμην,dunaimēnG1410I, unlessἐὰν μήean mēG1437G3361someoneτιςtisG5100guidesG3594me?” And he invitedπαρεκάλεσένparekalesenG3870PhilipΦίλιππονPhilipponG5376to comeἀναβάνταanabantaG305upG305and sitκαθίσαιkathisaiG2523with him.
32NowδὲdeG1161the passageπεριοχὴperiochēG4042of ScriptureγραφῆςgraphēsG1124whichἣνhēnG3739he was readingἀνεγίνωσκενaneginōskenG314was thisαὕτη·hautēG3778: “He was ledἤχθη,ēchthēG71like a sheepπρόβατονprobatonG4263to slaughterσφαγὴνsphagēnG4967;And like a lambἀμνὸςamnosG286that is silentἄφωνος,aphōnosG880beforeἐναντίονenantionG1726its shearerκείραντοςkeirantosG2751,SoοὕτωςhoutōsG3779He does not openἀνοίγειanoigeiG455His mouthστόμαstomaG4750.
33In humiliationταπεινώσειtapeinōseiG5014His justiceκρίσιςkrisisG2920was takenG142awayG142;WhoτίςtisG5101willdescribeδιηγήσεται;diēgēsetaiG1334HisgenerationγενεὰνgeneanG1074?For His lifeζωὴzōēG2222is takenG142awayG142from the earthγῆςgēsG1093.”
34The eunuchεὐνοῦχοςeunouchosG2135answeredἈποκριθεὶςApokritheisG611PhilipΦιλίππῳPhilippōG5376and saidλέγειlegeiG3004, “PleaseδέομαίdeomaiG1189tell me,of whomτίνοςtinosG5101does the prophetπροφήτηςprophētēsG4396sayG3004thisτοῦτο;toutoG3778?Of himselfἑαυτοῦ,he'autouG1438,orἢēG2228of someoneτινός;tinosG5100elseἑτέρουheterouG2087?”
35ThenκαὶkaiG2532PhilipΦίλιπποςPhilipposG5376openedἀνοίξαςanoixasG455his mouthστόμαstomaG4750, andbeginningἀρξάμενοςarxamenosG757from thisταύτηςtautēsG3778ScriptureγραφῆςgraphēsG1124hepreachedεὐηγγελίσατοeuēngelisatoG2097JesusἸησοῦν.¶IēsounG2424to him.
36As they wentἐπορεύοντοeporeuontoG4198alongκατὰkataG2596the roadὁδόν,hodonG3598they cameἦλθονēlthonG2064to someτιtiG5100waterὕδωρhudōrG5204;and the eunuchεὐνοῦχος·eunouchosG2135saidφησινphēsinG5346, “LookἰδοὺidouG2400!Waterὕδωρ·hudōrG5204!WhatτίtiG5101preventsκωλύειkōlueiG2967me from being baptizedβαπτισθῆναι;baptisthēnaiG907?”
38And he orderedἐκέλευσενekeleusenG2753that thechariotἅρμα,harmaG716stopστῆναιstēnaiG2476;and they bothἀμφότεροιamphoteroiG297wentG2597downκατέβησανkatebēsanG2597into the waterὕδωρ,hudōrG5204,PhilipΦίλιπποςPhilipposG5376asG5037wellG5037as the eunuchεὐνοῦχος,eunouchosG2135,and he baptizedἐβάπτισενebaptisenG907him.
39WhenὅτεhoteG3753they cameG305upG305out of the waterὕδατος,hudatosG5204,the SpiritπνεῦμαpneumaG4151of the LordκυρίουkuriouG2962snatchedG726PhilipΦίλιππον,PhilipponG5376awayἥρπασενhērpasenG726;and the eunuchεὐνοῦχος·eunouchosG2135noG3765longerG3765sawG3708him,but wentἐπορεύετοeporeuetoG4198on his wayὁδὸνhodonG3598rejoicingχαίρων.¶chairōnG5463.
40But PhilipΦίλιπποςPhilipposG5376foundεὑρέθηheurethēG2147himself atAzotusἌζωτον,AzōtonG108,and as he passedG1330throughG1330hekept preachingG2097the gospelG2097to allπάσαςpasasG3956the citiesπόλειςpoleisG4172,untilἕωςhe'ōsG2193he cameἐλθεῖνeltheinG2064toCaesareaΚαισάρειαν.¶KaisareianG2542.
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