Common English Bible

Acts Of The Apostles 8:31-36 Common English Bible (CEB)

31. The man replied, "Without someone to guide me, how could I?" Then he invited Philip to climb up and sit with him.

32. This was the passage of scripture he was reading: Like a sheep he was led to the slaughter and like a lamb before its shearer is silent so he didn’t open his mouth.

33. In his humiliation justice was taken away from him. Who can tell the story of his descendants because his life was taken from the earth?

34. The eunuch asked Philip, "Tell me, about whom does the prophet say this? Is he talking about himself or someone else?"

35. Starting with that passage, Philip proclaimed the good news about Jesus to him.

36. As they went down the road, they came to some water. The eunuch said, "Look! Water! What would keep me from being baptized?"