Acts 8
1 Saul was in agreement with his death. So there began on that day a great persecution against the church that was in Jerusalem; and the believers were all scattered throughout the regions of Judea and Samaria, except the apostles.
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 Judæa and Samaria, except the apostles.
2 Devout men buried Stephen and made great lamentation over him.
And devout men carried Stephen to his burial, and made great lamentation over him.
3 But Saul greatly harmed the church; he went into house after house and dragged out men and women, and put them into prison.
As for Saul, he made havock of the church, entering into every house, and haling men and women committed them to prison.
4 Yet the believers who had been scattered went about proclaiming the word.
Therefore they that were scattered abroad went every where preaching the word.
5 Philip went down to the city of Samaria and proclaimed to them the Christ.
Then Philip went down to the city of Samaria, and preached Christ unto them.
6 When multitudes of people heard and saw the signs that Philip did, they paid attention together to what he said.
And the people with one accord gave heed unto those things which Philip spake, hearing and seeing the miracles which he did.
7 Unclean spirits came out of many who were possessed, crying out with a loud voice, and many who were paralyzed and lame were healed.
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 So there was much joy in that city.
And there was great joy in that city.
9 But there was a certain man in the city named Simon, who had earlier been practicing sorcery; he used to astonish the people of Samaria, while claiming that he was an important person.
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 All the Samaritans, from the least to the greatest, paid attention to him; they said, “This man is that power of God which is called Great.”
To whom they all gave heed, from the least to the greatest, saying, This man is the great power of God.
11 They listened to him, because he had astonished them for a long time with his sorceries.
And to him they had regard, because that of long time he had bewitched them with sorceries.
12 But when they believed Philip as he proclaimed the good news about the kingdom of God and the name of Jesus Christ, they were baptized, both men and women.
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 Even Simon himself believed, and after he was baptized he stayed with Philip constantly. When he saw signs and mighty deeds taking place, he was amazed.
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 in Jerusalem heard that Samaria had received the word of God, they sent to them Peter and John.
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 When they had come down, they prayed for them, that they might receive the Holy Spirit.
Who, when they were come down, prayed for them, that they might receive the Holy Ghost:
16 For until that time, the Holy Spirit had not come upon any of them; they had only been baptized into the name of the Lord Jesus.
(For as yet he was fallen upon none of them: only they were baptized in the name of the Lord Jesus.)
17 Then Peter and John placed their hands on them, and they received the Holy Spirit.
Then laid they their hands on them, and they received the Holy Ghost.
18 Now when Simon saw that the Holy Spirit was given through the laying on of the apostles' hands, he offered them money.
And when Simon saw that through laying on of the apostles’ hands the Holy Ghost was given, he offered them money,
19 He said, “Give me this power, too, that whoever I place my hands on might receive the Holy Spirit.”
Saying, Give me also this power, that on whomsoever I lay hands, he may receive the Holy Ghost.
20 But Peter said to him, “May your silver perish along with you, because you thought to obtain the gift of God with money.
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 You have no part or share in this matter, because your heart is not right with God.
Thou hast neither part nor lot in this matter: for thy heart is not right in the sight of God.
22 Therefore repent of this wickedness of yours, and pray to the Lord, so that he might perhaps forgive you for the intention of your heart.
Repent therefore of this thy wickedness, and pray God, if perhaps the thought of thine heart may be forgiven thee.
23 For I see that you are in the poison of bitterness and in the bonds of sin.”
For I perceive that thou art in the gall of bitterness, and in the bond of iniquity.
24 Simon answered and said, “Pray to the Lord for me, so that nothing you have said may happen to me.”
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 When they had testified and spoken the word of the Lord, Peter and John returned to Jerusalem, proclaiming the gospel to many villages of the Samaritans.
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 Now an angel of the Lord spoke to Philip and said, “Arise and go toward the south to the road that goes down from Jerusalem to Gaza.” (This road is in a desert.)
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 He arose and went. Behold, there was a man from Cush, a eunuch of great authority under Candace, queen of the Cushites. He was in charge of all her treasure. He had come to Jerusalem to worship.
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 He was returning and sitting in his chariot, and was reading the prophet Isaiah.
Was returning, and sitting in his chariot read Esaias the prophet.
29 The Spirit said to Philip, “Go over and stay close to this chariot.”
Then the Spirit said unto Philip, Go near, and join thyself to this chariot.
30 So Philip ran to him, and heard him reading Isaiah the prophet, and said, “Do you understand what you are reading?”
And Philip ran thither to him, and heard him read the prophet Esaias, and said, Understandest thou what thou readest?
31 The Cushite said, “How can I, unless someone guides me?” He begged Philip to come up into the chariot and sit with him.
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 Now the passage of the scripture which the Ethiopian was reading was this, “He was led like a sheep to the slaughter, and like a lamb before his shearer is silent, so he did not open his mouth.
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 justice was taken away from him. Who can fully describe his descendants? For his life was taken from the earth.”
In his humiliation his judgment was taken away: and who shall declare his generation? for his life is taken from the earth.
34 So the eunuch asked Philip, and said, “I beg you, who is the prophet speaking about, himself, or someone else?”
And the eunuch answered Philip, and said, I pray thee, of whom speaketh the prophet this? of himself, or of some other man?
35 Philip began to speak, and beginning with this scripture he proclaimed the good news about Jesus to him.
Then Philip opened his mouth, and began at the same scripture, and preached unto him Jesus.
36 As they went on the road, they came to some water and the eunuch said, “Look, there is water here. What prevents me from being baptized?”
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?
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 So the Ethiopian commanded the chariot to stop. They went down into the water, both Philip and the eunuch, and Philip baptized him.
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 When they came up out of the water, the Spirit of the Lord took Philip away, and the eunuch saw him no more, but went on his way rejoicing.
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 appeared at Azotus and he went through that region, proclaiming the gospel to all the cities until he came to Caesarea.
But Philip was found at Azotus: and passing through he preached in all the cities, till he came to Cæsarea.
