And he said,"Well,howcouldI, unlesssomeoneguidesme?" And he invitedPhilipto comeup and sitwith him.
Then he saidto him, "Did not my heartgo[with you], whenthe manturnedfrom his chariotto meetyou? Is it a timeto receivemoneyand to receiveclothesand olivegrovesand vineyardsand sheepand oxenand maleand femaleservants?
So Naamancamewith his horsesand his chariotsand stoodat the doorwayof the houseof Elisha.
Then I was senselessand ignorant;I was [like] a beastbeforeYou.
A highwaywill be there,a roadway,And it will be calledthe Highwayof Holiness.The uncleanwill not travelon it, But it [will] be for him who walks[that] way,And foolswill not wander[on it].
"TrulyI sayto you, whoeverdoes not receivethe kingdomof Godlikea childwill not enterit [at] [all]."
Philipranup and heardhim readingIsaiahthe prophet,and said,"Do you understandwhatyou are reading?"
Nowthe passageof Scripturewhichhe was readingwas this:"HE WAS LEDAS A SHEEPTO SLAUGHTER;AND AS A LAMBBEFOREITS SHEARERIS SILENT,SOHE DOES NOT OPENHIS MOUTH.
Howthenwill they callon Him in whomthey have not believed?Howwill they believein Him whomthey have not heard?And howwill they hearwithouta preacher?
Let no mandeceivehimself.Ifany manamongyou thinksthat he is wisein thisage,he must becomefoolish,sothat he may becomewise.
Ifanyonesupposesthat he knowsanything,he has not yetknownas he oughtto know;
and the rich man[is to glory] in his humiliation,becauselikefloweringgrasshe will pass away.
Therefore,putting asideallfilthinessand [all] that remainsof wickedness,in humilityreceivethe wordimplanted,which is ableto saveyour souls.