Weymouth New Testament in Modern Speech, ActsWeymouth, Richard Francis
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Weymouth New Testament in Modern Speech, Acts
Weymouth, Richard Francis
Bible. Acts
008:032 The passage of Scripture which he was reading was this:
"Like a sheep He was led to slaughter, and just as a lamb
before its shearer is dumb so He opened not His mouth.
008:033 In His humiliation justice was denied Him. Who will make
known His posterity? For He is destroyed from among men."
008:034 "Pray, of whom is the Prophet speaking?" inquired the eunuch;
"of himself or of some one else?"
008:035 Then Philip began to speak, and, commencing with that same
portion of Scripture, told him the Good News about Jesus.
008:036 So they proceeded on their way till they came to some water;
and the eunuch exclaimed, "See, here is water; what is there
to prevent my being baptized?"
008:037 []
008:038 So he stopped the chariot; and both of them--Philip and the eunuch--
went down into the water, and Philip baptized him.
008:039 But no sooner had they come up out of the water than the Spirit of
the Lord caught Philip away, and the eunuch did not see him again.
With a glad heart he resumed his journey;
008:040 but Philip found himself at Ashdod. Then visiting town
after town he everywhere made known the Good News until
he reached Caesarea.
009:001 Now Saul, whose every breath was a threat of destruction
for the disciples of the Lord,
009:002 went to the High Priest and begged from him letters addressed
to the synagogues in Damascus, in order that if he found
any believers there, either men or women, he might bring them
in chains to Jerusalem.
009:003 But on the journey, as he was getting near Damascus,
suddenly there flashed round him a light from Heaven;
009:004 and falling to the ground he heard a voice which said to him,
"Saul, Saul, why are you persecuting Me?"
009:005 "Who art thou, Lord?" he asked. "I am Jesus, whom you
are persecuting," was the reply.
009:006 "But rise and go to the city, and you will be told what you
are to do.
009:007 Meanwhile the men who travelled with Saul were standing dumb
with amazement, hearing a sound, but seeing no one.
009:008 Then he rose from the ground, but when he had opened his eyes,
he could not see, and they led him by the arm and brought
him to Damascus.
009:009 And for two days he remained without sight, and did not eat
or drink anything.
009:010 Now in Damascus there was a disciple of the name of Ananias.
The Lord spoke to him in a vision, saying, "Ananias!" "I am
here, Lord," he answered.
009:011 "Rise," said the Lord, "and go to Straight Street, and inquire
at the house of Judas for a man called Saul, from Tarsus,
for he is actually praying.
009:012 He has seen a man called Ananias come and lay his hands upon
him so that he may recover his sight."
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