[26] And the angel of the Lord spake unto Philip, saying, Arise, and go toward the south unto the way that goeth down from Jerusalem unto Gaza, which desert. [27] And he arose and went: and, behold, a man of Ethiopia, an eunuch of great authority under Candace queen of the Ethiopians, who the charge of all her treasure, and had come to Jerusalem for to worship, [28] returning, and sitting in his chariot read Esaias the prophet. [29] Then the Spirit said unto Philip, Go near, and join thyself to chariot. [30] And Philip ran thither to him, and heard him read the prophet Esaias, and said, what thou readest? [31] And he said, How can I, some man should guide And he desired Philip that he would come up and sit with him. [32] The place of the scripture which he read this, He was led as a sheep to the slaughter; and like a lamb dumb before his shearer, so opened he not his mouth: [33] In his humiliation his judgment was taken away: who shall declare his generation? for his life is taken from the earth. [34] And the eunuch answered Philip, and said, I pray of whom speaketh the prophet of himself, or of some other man? [35] Then Philip opened his mouth, and began at scripture, and preached unto him Jesus.