15.1-A Repeat each sentence.

He had been to Jerusalem (He had been to Jerusalem) / to worship God (to worship God) / and was going back home in his carriage. (and was going back home in his carriage.) / He had been to Jerusalem to worship God and was going back home in his carriage. (He had been to Jerusalem to worship God and was going back home in his carriage.)

As he rode along, (As he rode along,) / he was reading (he was reading) / from the book of the prophet Isaiah. (from the book of the prophet Isaiah.) / As he rode along, he was reading from the book of the prophet Isaiah. (As he rode along, he was reading from the book of the prophet Isaiah.) / The Holy Spirit said to Philip, (The Holy Spirit said to Philip,) / Go over to that carriage (Go over to that carriage) / and stay close to it. (and stay close to it.) / The Holy Spirit said to Philip, Go over to that carriage and stay close to it. (The Holy Spirit said to Philip, Go over to that carriage and stay close to it.)

Philip ran over (Philip ran over) / and heard him reading (and heard him reading) / from the book of the prophet Isaiah. (from the book of the prophet Isaiah.) / Philip ran over and heard him reading from the book of the prophet Isaiah. (Philip ran over and heard him reading from the book of the prophet Isaiah.) / He asked him, (He asked him,) / Do you understand what you are reading? (Do you understand what you are reading?) / He asked him, Do you understand what you are reading? (He asked him, Do you understand what you are reading?)

The official replied, (The official replied,) / How can I understand (How can I understand) / unless someone explains it to me? (unless someone explains it to me?) / The official replied, How can I understand unless someone explains it to me? (The official replied, How can I understand unless someone explains it to me?) / And he invited Philip (And he invited Philip) / to climb up and sit in the carriage with him. (to climb up and sit in the carriage with him.) / And he invited Philip to climb up and sit in the carriage with him. (And he invited Philip to climb up and sit in the carriage with him.)

The official asked Philip, (The official asked Philip,) / Tell me, (Tell me,) / of whom is the prophet saying this? (of whom is the prophet saying this?) / Of himself or of someone else? (Of himself or of someone else?) / The official asked Philip, Tell me, of whom is the prophet saying this? Of himself or of someone else? (The official asked Philip, Tell me, of whom is the prophet saying this? Of himself or of someone else?) / Then Philip began to speak; (Then Philip began to speak;) / starting from this passage of scripture, (starting from this passage of scripture,) / he told him the Good News about Jesus. (he told him the Good News about Jesus.) / Then Philip began to speak; starting from this passage of scripture, he told him the Good News about Jesus. (Then Philip began to speak; starting from this passage of scripture, he told him the Good News about Jesus.)

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