25 Now when they had testified and spoken the word of the Lord, they returned to Jerusalem, (A)preaching the gospel to many villages of the Samaritans.

Philip and the Ethiopian Eunuch

26 Now (B)an angel of the Lord said to Philip, “Rise and go toward the south[a] to the road that goes down from Jerusalem to Gaza.” This is a desert place. 27 And he rose and went. And there was an (C)Ethiopian, a (D)eunuch, a court official of Candace, queen of the Ethiopians, (E)who was in charge of all her treasure. (F)He had come to Jerusalem to worship

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  1. Acts 8:26 Or go at about noon

25 After they had further proclaimed the word of the Lord(A) and testified about Jesus, Peter and John returned to Jerusalem, preaching the gospel in many Samaritan villages.(B)

Philip and the Ethiopian

26 Now an angel(C) of the Lord said to Philip,(D) “Go south to the road—the desert road—that goes down from Jerusalem to Gaza.” 27 So he started out, and on his way he met an Ethiopian[a](E) eunuch,(F) an important official in charge of all the treasury of the Kandake (which means “queen of the Ethiopians”). This man had gone to Jerusalem to worship,(G)

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  1. Acts 8:27 That is, from the southern Nile region