Philipranup and heardhim readingIsaiahthe prophet,and said,"Do you understandwhatyou are reading?"
"You searchthe Scripturesbecauseyou thinkthat in them you haveeternallife;it is thesethat testifyaboutMe;
Sothendo not be foolish,but understandwhatthe willof the Lordis.
After Jesus calledthe crowdto Him, He saidto them, "Hearand understand.
"And the one on whom seed was sownon the goodsoil,thisis the man who hearsthe wordand understandsit; whoindeedbears fruitand brings forth,somea hundredfold,somesixty,and somethirty."
"When anyonehearsthe wordof the kingdomand does not understandit, the evil[one] comesand snatches awaywhathas been sownin his heart.Thisis the one on whom seed was sownbesidethe road.
Whateveryour handfindsto do,do[it] with [all] your might;for thereis noactivityor planningor knowledgeor wisdomin Sheolwhereyou are going.
however,in the churchI desireto speakfivewordswith my mindsothat I may instructothersalso,rather thanten thousandwordsin a tongue.
"But whenyou seethe ABOMINATIONOF DESOLATIONstandingwhereit shouldnot be (let the readerunderstand),thenthosewhoare in Judeamust fleeto the mountains.
"Thereforewhenyou seethe ABOMINATIONOF DESOLATIONwhich was spokenof throughDanielthe prophet,standingin the holyplace(let the readerunderstand),
"Have you understoodallthese things?"They saidto Him, "Yes."
I shall runthe wayof Your commandments,For You will enlargemy heart.He.
Hereis wisdom.Let him who hasunderstandingcalculatethe numberof the beast,for the numberis that of a man;and his numberis six hundredand sixty-six.
Sohe gotup and went;and there was an Ethiopianeunuch,a court officialof Candace,queenof the Ethiopians,whowas in chargeof allher treasure;and he had cometo Jerusalemto worship,
Jesussaidto them, "My foodis to dothe willof Him who sentMe and to accomplishHis work.
Philipwent downto the cityof Samariaand [began] proclaimingChristto them.
Thenthe Spiritsaidto Philip,"Goup and jointhischariot."
And he said,"Well,howcouldI, unlesssomeoneguidesme?" And he invitedPhilipto comeup and sitwith him.
