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Acts 8:30-39

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.
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