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Acts 8:31

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Acts 8:31 (WEB)

He said, “How can I, unless someone explains it to me?” He begged Philip to come up and sit with him.

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  • “In the Acts of the Apostles the holy eunuch (or rather “man” for so the scripture calls him) when reading Isaiah he is asked by Philip “Understandest thou what thou readest?”, makes answer:—“How can I except some man should guide me?”” — editor's note: Acts viii. 30, 31.

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  • “By the reading of the prophet the eunuch of Candace the queen of Ethiopia is made ready for the baptism of Christ.” — editor's note: Acts viii. 27–38.

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  • “…type of the Gentiles, the Ethiopian eunuch, who in spite of the prophet changed his skin and whilst he read the old testament found the fountain of the gospel.” — editor's note: Acts viii. 27–39.

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