Acts 8
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1 And Saul was consenting unto his
death. And at that time there was a great persecution against the church
which was at Jerusalem; and they were all scattered abroad throughout the
regions of Judaea and Samaria, except the apostles.
2 And devout men carried Stephen to
his burial, and made great lamentation over him.
3 As for Saul, he made havock of the
church, entering into every house, and haling men and women committed them
to prison.
4 Therefore they that were scattered
abroad went every where preaching the word.
5 Then Philip went down to the city
of Samaria, and preached Christ unto them.
6 And the people with one accord
gave heed unto those things which Philip spake, hearing and seeing the
miracles which he did.
7 For unclean spirits, crying with
loud voice, came out of many that were possessed with them: and
many taken with palsies, and that were lame, were healed.
8 And there was great joy in that
city.
9 But there was a certain man,
called Simon, which beforetime in the same city used sorcery, and
bewitched the people of Samaria, giving out that himself was some great
one:
10 To whom they all gave heed, from
the least to the greatest, saying, This man is the great power of God.
11 And to him they had regard,
because that of long time he had bewitched them with sorceries.
12 But when they
believed Philip preaching the things concerning the kingdom of God, and
the name of Jesus Christ, they were baptized, both men and women.
13 Then Simon himself believed also:
and when he was baptized, he continued with Philip, and wondered,
beholding the miracles and signs which were done.
14 Now when the apostles which were
at Jerusalem heard that Samaria had received the word of God, they sent
unto them Peter and John:
15 Who, when they were come down,
prayed for them, that they might receive the Holy Ghost:
16 (For as yet he
was fallen upon none of them: only they were baptized in the name of the
Lord Jesus.)
17 Then laid they their hands
on them, and they received the Holy Ghost.
18 And when Simon saw that through
laying on of the apostles’ hands the Holy Ghost was given, he offered
them money,
19 Saying, Give me also this power,
that on whomsoever I lay hands, he may receive the Holy Ghost.
20 But Peter said unto him, Thy
money perish with thee, because thou hast thought that the gift of God may
be purchased with money.
21 Thou hast neither part nor lot in
this matter: for thy heart is not right in the sight of God.
22 Repent therefore of this thy
wickedness, and pray God, if perhaps the thought of thine heart may be
forgiven thee.
23 For I perceive that thou art in
the gall of bitterness, and in the bond of iniquity.
24 Then answered Simon, and said,
Pray ye to the Lord for me, that none of these things which ye have spoken
come upon me.
25 And they, when they had testified
and preached the word of the Lord, returned to Jerusalem, and preached the
gospel in many villages of the Samaritans.
26 And the angel of the Lord spake
unto Philip, saying, Arise, and go toward the south unto the way that
goeth down from Jerusalem unto Gaza, which is desert.
27 And he arose and went: and,
behold, a man of Ethiopia, an eunuch of great authority under Candace
queen of the Ethiopians, who had the charge of all her treasure, and had
come to Jerusalem for to worship,
28 Was returning, and sitting in
his chariot read Esaias the prophet.
29 Then the Spirit said unto Philip,
Go near, and join thyself to this chariot.
30 And Philip ran thither to him,
and heard him read the prophet Esaias, and said, Understandest thou what
thou readest?
31 And he said, How can I, except
some man should guide me? And he desired Philip that he would come up and
sit with him.
32 The place of the scripture which
he read was this, He was led as a sheep to the slaughter; and like a lamb
dumb before his shearer, so opened he not his mouth:
33 In his humiliation his judgment
was taken away: and who shall declare his generation? for his life is
taken from the earth.
34 And the eunuch answered Philip,
and said, I pray thee, of whom speaketh the prophet this? of himself, or
of some other man?
35 Then Philip opened his mouth, and
began at the same scripture, and preached unto him Jesus.
36 And as they went on their
way, they came unto a certain water: and the eunuch said, See, here is
water; what doth hinder me to be baptized?
37 And Philip said, If thou
believest with all thine heart, thou mayest. And he answered and said, I
believe that Jesus Christ is the Son of God.
38 And he commanded the chariot to
stand still: and they went down both into the water, both Philip and the
eunuch; and he baptized him.
39 And when they were come up out of
the water, the Spirit of the Lord caught away Philip, that the eunuch saw
him no more: and he went on his way rejoicing.
40 But Philip was found at Azotus:
and passing through he preached in all the cities, till he came to
Caesarea.
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