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Acts 8:27-39

27AndκαὶkaiG2532he aroseἀναστὰςanastasG450and wentἐπορεύθη·eporeuthēG4198:andκαὶkaiG2532,beholdG3708,a manἀνὴρanērG435of EthiopiaΑἰθίοψAithiopsG128,an eunuchεὐνοῦχοςeunouchosG2135of great authorityδυνάστηςdunastēsG1413under CandaceΚανδάκηςKandakēsG2582queenβασιλίσσηςbasilissēsG3588 G938of the EthiopiansΑἰθιόπων,AithiopōnG128,whoὃςhosG3739hadἦνēnG1510the chargeofἐπὶepiG1909allπάσηςpasēsG3956herαὐτῆς,autēsG846ὃςhosG3739treasureγάζηςgazēsG3588 G1047,and had comeἐληλύθειelēlutheiG2064toεἰςeisG1519JerusalemἸερουσαλήμ,IerousalēmG2419for to worshipπροσκυνήσωνproskunēsōnG4352,

28WasἦνēnG1510τεteG5037returningὑποστρέφωνhupostrephōnG5290,andG2532sittingκαθήμενοςkathēmenosG2521inἐπὶepiG1909hisαὐτοῦautouG846chariotτοῦ ἅρματοςtou harmatosG3588 G716readἀνεγίνωσκενaneginōskenG314IsaiahἨσαΐαν.ĒsaianG2268the prophetτὸν προφήτηνton prophētēnG3588 G4396.

29ThenδὲdeG1161the Spiritτὸ πνεῦμαto pneumaG3588 G4151saidG3004unto Philipτῷ Φιλίππῳ·tō PhilippōG3588 G5376,Go nearπρόσελθεproseltheG4334,andκαὶkaiG2532join thyselfκολλήθητιkollēthētiG2853to thisτούτῳ.toutōG3778chariotτῷ ἅρματιtō harmatiG3588 G716.

30AndδὲdeG1161Philipὁ Φίλιπποςho PhilipposG3588 G5376ran thitherπροσδραμὼνprosdramōnG4370to him,and heardἤκουσενēkousenG191himαὐτοῦautouG846readἀναγινώσκοντοςanaginōskontosG314the prophetτὸν προφήτηνton prophētēnG3588 G4396IsaiahἨσαΐανĒsaianG2268,andκαὶkaiG2532saidG3004,ἆράaraG687γεgeG1065Understandest thouγινώσκειςginōskeisG1097whatἃhaG3739thou readestἀναγινώσκεις;anaginōskeisG314?

31AndδὲdeG1161he saidὁhoG3588 G3004,HowπῶςpōsG4459γὰρgarG1063ἂνanG302can Iδυναίμην,dunaimēnG1410,exceptἐὰν μήean mēG1437 G3361some manτιςtisG5100should guideG3594meG1473?AndτεteG5037he desiredπαρεκάλεσένparekalesenG3870Philipτὸν Φίλιππονton PhilipponG3588 G5376that he would come upἀναβάνταanabantaG305and sitκαθίσαιkathisaiG2523withσὺνsunG4862himαὐτῷ.autōG846.

32ἡhēG3588τῆςtēsG3588δὲdeG1161The placeπεριοχὴperiochēG4042of the scriptureγραφῆς τοῦgraphēs touG3588 G1124whichἣνhēnG3739he readἀνεγίνωσκενaneginōskenG314wasἦνēnG1510thisαὕτη·hautēG3778,He was ledἤχθη,ēchthēG71asὡςhōsG5613a sheepπρόβατονprobatonG4263toἐπὶepiG1909the slaughterσφαγὴνsphagēnG4967;andκαὶkaiG2532likeὡςhōsG5613a lambἀμνὸςamnosG286dumbἄφωνος,aphōnosG880beforeἐναντίονenantionG1726hisαὐτὸνautonG846shearerκείραντοςkeirantosG2751,soοὕτωςhoutōsG3779opened heἀνοίγειanoigeiG455notοὐκoukG3756hisαὐτοῦ.autouG846mouthτὸ στόμαto stomaG3588 G4750:

33τῇtēaG3588InἐνenG1722hisαὐτοῦautouG846humiliationταπεινώσει ἡtapeinōsei hēG3588 G5014hisαὐτοῦautouG846judgmentκρίσις τὴνkrisis tēnG3588 G2920was taken awayἤρθη,ērthēG142:andG1161whoτίςtisG5101shall declareδιηγήσεται;diēgēsetaiG1334hisαὐτοῦautouG846generationγενεὰνgeneanG1074?forὅτιhotiG3754hisαὐτοῦ.¶autouG846lifeτῆς ζωὴtēs zōēG3588 G2222is takenαἴρεταιairetaiG142fromἀπὸapoG575the earthγῆς ἡgēs hēG3588 G1093.

34AndδὲdeG1161the eunuchὁ εὐνοῦχοςho eunouchosG3588 G2135answeredἈποκριθεὶςApokritheisG611Philipτῷ Φιλίππῳtō PhilippōG3588 G5376,and saidλέγειlegeiG3004,I prayδέομαίdeomaiG1189theeσου,souG4771,ofπερὶperiG4012whomτίνοςtinosG5101speakethG3004the prophetὁ προφήτηςho prophētēsG3588 G4396thisτοῦτο;toutoG3778?ofπερὶperiG4012himselfἑαυτοῦ,he'autouG1438,orἢēG2228ofπερὶperiG4012someτινός;tinosG5100other manἑτέρουheterouG2087?

35ThenδὲdeG1161Philipὁ Φίλιπποςho PhilipposG3588 G5376openedἀνοίξαςanoixasG455hisαὐτοῦautouG846mouthτὸ στόμαto stomaG3588 G4750,andκαὶkaiG2532beganG756atἀπὸapoG575the sameταύτηςtautēsG3778scriptureτῆς γραφῆςtēs graphēsG3588 G1124,and preachedεὐηγγελίσατοeuēngelisatoG2097unto himαὐτῷautōG846Jesusτὸν Ἰησοῦν.¶ton IēsounG3588 G2424.

36AndδὲdeG1161asὩςHōsG5613they wentἐπορεύοντοeporeuontoG4198onκατὰkataG2596theirwayτὴν ὁδόν,tēn hodonG3588 G3598,they cameἦλθονēlthonG2064untoἐπίepiG1909a certainτιtiG5100waterὕδωρhudōrG5204:andκαίkaiG2532the eunuchὁ εὐνοῦχος·ho eunouchosG3588 G2135saidφησινphēsinG5346,SeeG3708, here iswaterὕδωρ·hudōrG5204;whatτίtiG5101doth hinderκωλύειkōlueiG2967meG1473to be baptizedβαπτισθῆναι;baptisthēnaiG907?

37AndG1161PhilipG3588 G5376saidG3004,IfG1487thou believestG4100withG1537allG3650thine heartG3588 G2588,thou mayestG1832.And he answeredG611andG1161saidG3004,I believeG4100that JesusG3588 G2424ChristG5547isG1510the SonG3588 G5207of GodG3588 G2316.

38τὸtoG3588AndκαὶkaiG2532he commandedἐκέλευσενekeleusenG2753the chariotἅρμα, τὸharma toG3588 G716to stand stillστῆναιstēnaiG2476:andκαὶkaiG2532they went downκατέβησανkatebēsanG2597bothἀμφότεροιamphoteroiG297intoεἰςeisG1519the waterὕδωρ, ὅhudōr hoG3588 G5204,bothτεteG5037PhilipΦίλιπποςPhilipposG5376andκαὶkaiG2532the eunuchὁ εὐνοῦχος,ho eunouchosG3588 G2135;andκαὶkaiG2532he baptizedἐβάπτισενebaptisenG907himαὐτόν.autonG846.

39AndδὲdeG1161whenὅτεhoteG3753they were come upἀνέβησανanebēsanG305out ofἐκekG1537the waterτοῦ ὕδατος,tou hudatosG3588 G5204,the SpiritπνεῦμαpneumaG4151of the LordκυρίουkuriouG2962caught awayἥρπασενhērpasenG726Philipτὸν Φίλιππον,ton PhilipponG3588 G5376,thatκαὶkaiG2532the eunuchὁ εὐνοῦχος·ho eunouchosG3588 G2135G3756sawG3708himαὐτὸνautonG846no moreG3765:andγὰρgarG1063he wentἐπορεύετοeporeuetoG4198on hisαὐτοῦautouG846wayτὴν ὁδὸνtēn hodonG3588 G3598rejoicingχαίρων.¶chairōnG5463.

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