Acts 8
1 And Saul was there, giving approval to Stephen’s death. On that day a great persecution broke out against the church in Jerusalem, and all except the apostles were scattered throughout Judea and Samaria.
And Saul was consenting unto his death. And there was a great persecution in that day against the church in Jerusalem: and all were dispersed abroad throughout the regions of Judea and Samaria, except the apostles.
2 God-fearing men buried Stephen and mourned deeply over him.
And godly men buried Stephen, and made great mourning over him.
3 But Saul began to destroy the church. Going from house to house, he dragged off men and women and put them in prison.
But Saul was laying waste the church, entering into the houses, and arresting men and women, he committed them to prison.
4 Those who had been scattered preached the word wherever they went.
Therefore indeed, being dispersed abroad, they went everywhere preaching the word:
5 Philip went down to a city in Samaria and proclaimed the Christ to them.
and Philip, having gone down to the city of Samaria, was preaching Christ to them,
6 The crowds gave their undivided attention to Philip’s message and to the signs they saw him perform.
And the multitudes were unanimously giving heed to the things spoken by Philip, while they were hearing and seeing the miracles which he was performing.
7 With loud shrieks, unclean spirits came out of many who were possessed, and many of the paralyzed and lame were healed.
For many of those having unclean spirits, roaring with a loud voice, went out: and many paralyzed and lame were healed;
8 So there was great joy in that city.
and there was great joy in that city.
9 Prior to that time, a man named Simon had practiced sorcery in the city and astounded the people of Samaria. He claimed to be someone great,
And a certain man, by name Simon, was formerly practicing magic in the city, and bewitching the nation of Samaria, saying that himself was some great man:
10 and all the people, from the least to the greatest, heeded his words and said, “This man is the divine power called the Great Power.”
to whom all from small even unto the great gave heed, saying, This one is the power of God, called Great.
11 They paid close attention to him because he had astounded them for a long time with his sorcery.
And they gave heed to him, because for a long time he had deceived them with his magic arts.
12 But when they believed Philip as he preached the gospel of the kingdom of God and the name of Jesus Christ, they were baptized, both men and women.
But when they believed Philip preaching the gospel concerning the kingdom of God, and the name of Jesus Christ, they were baptized, both men and women.
13 Even Simon himself believed and was baptized. He followed Philip closely and was astounded by the great signs and miracles he observed.
But Simon himself also believed: and being baptized, was constantly with Philip, both seeing the miracles and the great dynamites performed, was astonished.
14 When the apostles in Jerusalem heard that Samaria had received the word of God, they sent Peter and John to them.
But the apostles in Jerusalem, having heard that Samaria has received the word of God, sent to them Peter and John:
15 On their arrival, they prayed for them to receive the Holy Spirit.
who, having come down, prayed for them, that they might receive the Holy Ghost.
16 For the Holy Spirit had not yet fallen upon any of them; they had simply been baptized into the name of the Lord Jesus.
For he had not yet fallen on any of them: but they were only baptized in the name of the Lord Jesus.
17 Then Peter and John laid their hands on them, and they received the Holy Spirit.
Then they laid their hands on them, and they received the Holy Ghost.
18 When Simon saw that the Spirit was given through the laying on of the apostles’ hands, he offered them money.
But Simon seeing that by the laying on of the hands of the apostles the Spirit was given, offered them money, saying,
19 “Give me this power as well,” he said, “so that everyone on whom I lay my hands may receive the Holy Spirit.”
Give me this power, that on whomsoever I may lay hands, he may receive the Holy Ghost.
20 But Peter replied, “May your silver perish with you, because you thought you could buy the gift of God with money!
And Peter said to him, Thy silver be unto destruction with thee, because thou hast thought to obtain the gift of God with money.
21 You have no part or share in our ministry, because your heart is not right before God.
There is neither part nor lot to thee in this word: for thy heart is not right before God.
22 Repent, therefore, of your wickedness, and pray to the Lord. Perhaps He will forgive you for the intent of your heart.
Therefore repent of this thy wickedness, and pray the Lord, if perchance the thought of thy heart shall be forgiven thee;
23 For I see that you are poisoned by bitterness and captive to iniquity.”
for I see thou art in the gall of bitterness and the bond of iniquity.
24 Then Simon answered, “Pray to the Lord for me, so that nothing you have said may happen to me.”
And Simon responding said, You pray to the Lord for me, in order that none of these things of which you have spoken may come upon me.
25 And after Peter and John had testified and spoken the word of the Lord, they returned to Jerusalem, preaching the gospel in many of the Samaritan villages.
Then indeed, witnessing and speaking the word of the Lord, they returned to Jerusalem, and preached the gospel to many villages of the Samaritans.
26 Now an angel of the Lord said to Philip, “Get up and go south to the desert road that goes down from Jerusalem to Gaza.”
And the angel of the Lord spoke to Philip, saying, Arise, and go towards the south unto the way going down from Jerusalem to Gaza; the same is desert.
27 So he started out, and on his way he met an Ethiopian eunuch, a court official in charge of the entire treasury of Candace, queen of the Ethiopians. He had gone to Jerusalem to worship,
And rising up, he departed. And, behold, an Ethiopian man, a eunuch, an officer of Candace queen of the Ethiopians, who was over all her treasury, had been to Jerusalem to worship,
28 and on his return was sitting in his chariot reading Isaiah the prophet.
and was returning, and sitting upon his chariot he was reading the prophet Isaiah.
29 The Spirit said to Philip, “Go over to that chariot and stay by it.”
And the Spirit said to Philip, Go, and join yourself to that chariot.
30 So Philip ran up and heard the man reading Isaiah the prophet. “Do you understand what you are reading?” Philip asked.
And Philip running forth, heard him reading Isaiah the prophet, and said; Whether do you understand what you are reading?
31 “How can I,” he said, “unless someone guides me?” And he invited Philip to come up and sit with him.
And he said, How could I, unless some one shall guide me? And he called upon Philip coming up, to sit with him;
32 The eunuch was reading this passage of Scripture: “He was led like a sheep to the slaughter, and as a lamb before the shearer is silent, so He did not open His mouth.
and the place of the scripture which he was reading was this, He was led like a sheep to the slaughter; and as a lamb before the one shearing him is dumb, so he opens not his mouth.
33 In His humiliation He was deprived of justice. Who can recount His descendants? For His life was removed from the earth.”
In his humiliation his judgment was taken away: and who shall declare His generation? because his life is taken from the earth.
34 “Tell me,” said the eunuch, “who is the prophet talking about, himself or someone else?”
And the eunuch responding to Philip, said, I pray thee, concerning whom does the prophet speak this? concerning himself, or some other man?
35 Then Philip began with this very Scripture and told him the good news about Jesus.
Philip opening his mouth, and beginning from the same scripture, preached Jesus to him.
36 As they traveled along the road and came to some water, the eunuch said, “Look, here is water! What is there to prevent me from being baptized?”
And while they were journeying along the road, they came to a certain water: and the eunuch says, Behold water; what doth hinder me from being baptized?
38 And he gave orders to stop the chariot. Then both Philip and the eunuch went down into the water, and Philip baptized him.
And he commanded the chariot to stand still: and they both came down into the water, both Philip and the eunuch; and he baptized him.
39 When they came up out of the water, the Spirit of the Lord carried Philip away, and the eunuch saw him no more, but went on his way rejoicing.
And 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 went on his way rejoicing.
40 But Philip appeared at Azotus and traveled through that region, preaching the gospel in all the towns until he came to Caesarea.
And Philip was found at Azotus: and going through he preached the gospel to all the cities, until he came to Caesarea.
