22. Turn away from this evil sin of yours. Pray to the Lord. Perhaps he will forgive you for having such a thought in your heart.
23. I see that you are very bitter. You are a prisoner of sin."
24. Then Simon answered, "Pray to the Lord for me. Pray that nothing you have said will happen to me."
25. Peter and John gave witness and preached the Lord's word. Then they returned to Jerusalem. On the way they preached the good news in many villages in Samaria.
26. An angel of the Lord spoke to Philip. "Go south to the desert road," he said. "It's the road that goes down from Jerusalem to Gaza."
27. So Philip started out. On his way he met an Ethiopian official. The man had an important position. He was in charge of all the wealth of Candace. She was the queen of Ethiopia. He had gone to Jerusalem to worship.
28. On his way home he was sitting in his chariot. He was reading the book of Isaiah the prophet.
29. The Holy Spirit told Philip, "Go to that chariot. Stay near it."
30. So Philip ran up to the chariot. He heard the man reading Isaiah the prophet. "Do you understand what you're reading?" Philip asked.
31. "How can I?" he said. "I need someone to explain it to me." So he invited Philip to come up and sit with him.
32. Here is the part of Scripture the official was reading. It says, "He was led like a sheep to be killed. Just as lambs are silent while their wool is being cut off, he did not open his mouth.