30. Philip ran up and heard him reading Isaiah the prophet and said, “Do you understand what you are reading?”
31. He replied, “How can I, unless someone instructs me?” So he invited Philip to get in and sit with him.
32. This was the scripture passage he was reading:“Like a sheep he was led to the slaughter,and as a lamb before its shearer is silent,so he opened not his mouth.
33. In (his) humiliation justice was denied him.Who will tell of his posterity?For his life is taken from the earth.”
34. Then the eunuch said to Philip in reply, “I beg you, about whom is the prophet saying this? About himself, or about someone else?”
35. Then Philip opened his mouth and, beginning with this scripture passage, he proclaimed Jesus to him.
36. As they traveled along the road they came to some water, and the eunuch said, “Look, there is water. What is to prevent my being baptized?” [