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Him, as Princely-leader and Saviour, hath God exalted unto his right hand, - to give repentance unto Israel, and remission of sins.

And, looking steadfastly at him, all they who were sitting in the high-council, saw his face, as if the face of a messenger;

Then, coming forth out of the land of the Chaldeans, he dwelt in Haran; and, from thence, when his father was dead, he removed him into this land, in which, ye, now dwell;

And gave him no inheritance therein, not even a place to set his foot on; and yet promised to give it unto him in possession, and unto his seed after him, when as yet he had not a child.

But God, spake thus - His seed shall be a sojourner in a foreign land, and they will bring it into bondage, and ill-treat it four-hundred years;

And rescued him out of all his tribulations, and gave him favour and wisdom before Pharaoh king of Egypt; and he appointed him governor over Egypt and all his house.

And, the second time, Joseph was made known unto his brethren, and, the race of Joseph was made, manifest, unto Pharaoh.

And Joseph, sending forth, called for Jacob his father, and all the kindred, consisting of seventy-five souls;

In which season, Moses, was born, and was exceeding goodly, - who was nourished up three months in the house of his father;

And, so Moses was trained in all the wisdom of the Egyptians, and was mighty in his words and works.

And, when there was being fulfilled unto him a period of forty years, it came up on his heart to look after his brethren the sons of Israel;

But he supposed his brethren would understand that, God, through his hand, would give them deliverance; whereas they understood not.

But, he that was wronging his neighbour, thrust him away, saying - Who hath appointed, thee, to be ruler and judge over us?

And, Saul, was taking pleasure with them in his death. Moreover there arose, in that day, a great persecution against the assembly which was in Jerusalem; and, all, were scattered abroad throughout the countries of Judaea and Samaria, except the apostles.

And they were giving heed to him, because that, for a considerable time, with his magical arts, he had astonished them.

And was returning, and, sitting in his chariot, and was reading the prophet Isaiah.

Now, the passage of Scripture which he was reading, was, this: - As a sheep, unto slaughter, was he led, and, as a lamb, before him that sheareth it, is dumb, so, he openeth not his mouth.

In his humiliation, his judgment was taken away, - his generation, who shall describe? because, his life, is taken away from the earth.

And Philip, opening his mouth, and beginning from this scripture, told him the glad tidings of Jesus.

But, when they came up out of the water, the Spirit of the Lord caught away Philip, and the eunuch saw him no more; for he was going on his way rejoicing.