Philipranup and heardhim readingIsaiahthe prophet,and said,"Do you understandwhatyou are reading?"
I shall runthe wayof Your commandments,For You will enlargemy heart.He.
Whateveryour handfindsto do,do[it] with [all] your might;for thereis noactivityor planningor knowledgeor wisdomin Sheolwhereyou are going.
"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.
"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."
"Have you understoodallthese things?"They saidto Him, "Yes."
After Jesus calledthe crowdto Him, He saidto them, "Hearand understand.
"Thereforewhenyou seethe ABOMINATIONOF DESOLATIONwhich was spokenof throughDanielthe prophet,standingin the holyplace(let the readerunderstand),
"But whenyou seethe ABOMINATIONOF DESOLATIONstandingwhereit shouldnot be (let the readerunderstand),thenthosewhoare in Judeamust fleeto the mountains.
Jesussaidto them, "My foodis to dothe willof Him who sentMe and to accomplishHis work.
"You searchthe Scripturesbecauseyou thinkthat in them you haveeternallife;it is thesethat testifyaboutMe;
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,
Thenthe Spiritsaidto Philip,"Goup and jointhischariot."
And he said,"Well,howcouldI, unlesssomeoneguidesme?" And he invitedPhilipto comeup and sitwith him.
Philipwent downto the cityof Samariaand [began] proclaimingChristto them.
however,in the churchI desireto speakfivewordswith my mindsothat I may instructothersalso,rather thanten thousandwordsin a tongue.
Sothendo not be foolish,but understandwhatthe willof the Lordis.
Hereis wisdom.Let him who hasunderstandingcalculatethe numberof the beast,for the numberis that of a man;and his numberis six hundredand sixty-six.
