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AC-8:1 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.
AC-8:2 And devout men carried Stephen [to his burial], and made
great lamentation over him.
AC-8:3 As for Saul, he made havock of the church, entering into
every house, and haling men and women committed [them] to prison.
AC-8:4 Therefore they that were scattered abroad went every
where
preaching the word.
AC-8:5 Then Philip went down to the city of Samaria, and
preached
Christ unto them.
AC-8:6 And the people with one accord gave heed unto those
things
which Philip spake, hearing and seeing the miracles which he did.
AC-8:7 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.
AC-8:8 And there was great joy in that city.
AC-8:9 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:
AC-8:10 To whom they all gave heed, from the least to the
greatest,
saying, This man is the great power of God.
AC-8:11 And to him they had regard, because that of long time he
had bewitched them with sorceries.
AC-8:12 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.
AC-8:13 Then Simon himself believed also: and when he was
baptized,
he continued with Philip, and wondered, beholding the miracles
and
signs which were done.
AC-8:14 Now when the apostles which were at Jerusalem heard that
Samaria had received the word of God, they sent unto them Peter
and
John:
AC-8:15 Who, when they were come down, prayed for them, that
they
might receive the Holy Ghost:
AC-8:16 (For as yet he was fallen upon none of them: only they
were
baptized in the name of the Lord Jesus.)
AC-8:17 Then laid they [their] hands on them, and they received
the
Holy Ghost.
AC-8:18 And when Simon saw that through laying on of the
apostles'
hands the Holy Ghost was given, he offered them money,
AC-8:19 Saying, Give me also this power, that on whomsoever I
lay
hands, he may receive the Holy Ghost.
AC-8:20 But Peter said unto him, Thy money perish with thee,
because thou hast thought that the gift of God may be purchased
with
money.
AC-8:21 Thou hast neither part nor lot in this matter: for thy
heart is not right in the sight of God.
AC-8:22 Repent therefore of this thy wickedness, and pray God,
if
perhaps the thought of thine heart may be forgiven thee.
AC-8:23 For I perceive that thou art in the gall of bitterness,
and
[in] the bond of iniquity.
AC-8:24 Then answered Simon, and said, Pray ye to the Lord for
me,
that none of these things which ye have spoken come upon me.
AC-8:25 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.
AC-8:26 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.
AC-8:27 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,
AC-8:28 Was returning, and sitting in his chariot read Esaias
the
prophet.
AC-8:29 Then the Spirit said unto Philip, Go near, and join
thyself
to this chariot.
AC-8:30 And Philip ran thither to [him], and heard him read the
prophet Esaias, and said, Understandest thou what thou readest?
AC-8:31 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.
AC-8:32 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:
AC-8:33 In his humiliation his judgment was taken away: and who
shall declare his generation? for his life is taken from the
earth.
AC-8:34 And the eunuch answered Philip, and said, I pray thee,
of
whom speaketh the prophet this? of himself, or of some other man?
AC-8:35 Then Philip opened his mouth, and began at the same
scripture, and preached unto him Jesus.
AC-8:36 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?
AC-8:37 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.
AC-8:38 And he commanded the chariot to stand still: and they
went
down both into the water, both Philip and the eunuch; and he
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