g,
and sitting in his chariot; and he was reading the prophet Isaiah.
(29)And the Spirit said to Philip: Go near, and join thyself to this
chariot. (30)And Philip ran thither, and heard him reading Isaiah the
prophet. And he said: Understandest thou then what thou art reading?
(31)And he said: How could I, except some one should guide me? And he
entreated Philip to come up, and sit with him.

(32)And the contents of the Scripture which he was reading was this:

He was led as a sheep to the slaughter;
And as a lamb dumb before his shearer,
So he opens not his mouth.
(33)In his humiliation his judgment was taken away;
And his generation[8:33] who shall fully declare?
For his life is taken away from the earth.

(34)And the eunuch answering said to Philip: I pray thee, of whom does
the prophet speak this? Of himself, or of some other man? (35)And
Philip opened his mouth, and beginning from this Scripture, made known
to him the good news of Jesus. (36)And as they went along the way,
they came to a certain water. And the eunuch said: See, here is water;
what hinders that I should be immersed? (37)[8:37]And Philip said: If
thou believest with all thy heart, thou mayest. And answering he said:
I believe that Jesus Christ is the Son of God. (38)And he commanded
that the chariot should stop. And they went down both into the water,
both Philip and the eunuch; and he immersed him. (39)And when they
came up out of the water, the Spirit of the Lord caught away Philip;
and the eunuch saw him no more, for he went on his way rejoicing.
(40)But Philip was found at Azotus; and passing through, he published
the good news to all the cities, till he came to Caesarea.

IX.

BUT Saul, yet breathing threatening and slaughter against the
disciples of the Lord, went to the high priest, (2)and asked of him
letters to Damascus to the synagogues, that if he found any of this
way, whether they were men or women, he might bring them bound to
Jerusalem.

(3)And as he journeyed, he came near Damascus. And suddenly there
flashed around him a light from heaven; (4)and he fell to the earth,
and heard a voice saying to him: Saul, Saul, why persecutest thou me?
(5)And he said: Who art thou, Lord? And the Lord said: I am Jesus,
whom thou persecutest. (6)But arise, and go into the city, and it
shall be told thee what thou must do.

(7)And the men who journeyed with him were standing speechless,
hearing the voice, but seei