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.
But Shaol willed to take part in his killing. And there was made in those days a great persecution against the church that was in Urishlem; and they were all dispersed in the country of Jihud and also among the Shomroyee, excepting only the apostles.
2 Devout men buried Stephen and made great lamentation over him.
And faithful men laid Estephanos in his tomb, and mourned over him greatly.
3 But Saul greatly harmed the church; he went into house after house and dragged out men and women, and put them into prison.
BUT Shaol persecuted the church of Aloha, going to the houses, and drawing men and women delivered them to the house of the bound.
4 Yet the believers who had been scattered went about proclaiming the word.
And they who were dispersed went about and preached the word of Aloha.
5 Philip went down to the city of Samaria and proclaimed to them the Christ.
But Philipos descended to a city of the Shomroyee, and preached concerning the Meshiha.
6 When multitudes of people heard and saw the signs that Philip did, they paid attention together to what he said.
And when they heard his word, the men who were there attended to him, and were persuaded of all that he said: for they saw the signs that he wrought.
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 many whom unclean spirits possessed cried with a high voice, and they came out from them; and others, palsied and lame, were healed:
8 So there was much joy in that city.
and great joy was 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 a certain man was there whose name was Simon, who had dwelt in that city much time, and with his sorceries had deceived the people of the Shomroyee, magnifying himself, and saying, I am the Great.
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.”
And all inclined to him, great and small, and said, This is the great Power of Aloha.
11 They listened to him, because he had astonished them for a long time with his sorceries.
And they were persuaded by him, because that much time by his sorceries he had astonished them.
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 Philipos, who evangelized the kingdom of Aloha in the name of our Lord Jeshu Meshiha, they were baptized, 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.
And Simon also himself believed, and was baptized, and adhered to Philipos. And when he saw the signs and great works which were done by his hands, he wondered and was astonished.
14 Now when the apostles in Jerusalem heard that Samaria had received the word of God, they sent to them Peter and John.
AND when the apostles who were at Urishlem heard that the people of the Shomroyee had received the word of Aloha, they sent to them Kipha and Juhanon.
15 When they had come down, they prayed for them, that they might receive the Holy Spirit.
And they went down and prayed for them, that they might receive the Spirit of Holiness:
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 he was not upon one of them yet; but they were only baptized in the name of our Lord Jeshu.
17 Then Peter and John placed their hands on them, and they received the Holy Spirit.
Then they laid upon them the hand, and they received the Spirit of Holiness.
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 by the hand-laying of the apostles the Spirit of Holiness was given, he offered to them silver,
19 He said, “Give me this power, too, that whoever I place my hands on might receive the Holy Spirit.”
saying, Give also to me this power, that he on whom I shall lay the hand may receive the Spirit of Holiness.
20 But Peter said to him, “May your silver perish along with you, because you thought to obtain the gift of God with money.
Shemun Kipha said to him, Thy silver go with thee into perdition, because thou thoughtest that the gift of Aloha with the possessions of the world might he obtained.
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 faith, because thine heart hath not been right before Aloha.
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.
Nevertheless, repent of this thy wickedness, and pray of Aloha, that the guile of thy heart may haply be forgiven thee;
23 For I see that you are in the poison of bitterness and in the bonds of sin.”
for in bitter gall and in the bonds of iniquity I see that thou art.
24 Simon answered and said, “Pray to the Lord for me, so that nothing you have said may happen to me.”
Simon answered and said, Pray you on my behalf, of Aloha, that not any of these things which you have spoken may 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.
But Shemun and Juhanon, when they had testified and taught the word of Aloha, returned to Urishlem, and evangelized in many villages of the Shomroyee.
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 with Philipos, and said to him, Arise, go to the south, in the desert way which goeth down from Urishlem to Gaza.
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 arising he went. And there met him a certain eunuch who had come from Cush, an officer of Kandak, queen of the Cushoyee; and he was officer over all her treasure. And he had been to worship at Urishlem;
28 He was returning and sitting in his chariot, and was reading the prophet Isaiah.
and while returning that he might go, he sat in the chariot and read in Eshaia the prophet.
29 The Spirit said to Philip, “Go over and stay close to this chariot.”
And the Spirit of Holiness said to Philipos, Approach, and join the chariot.
30 So Philip ran to him, and heard him reading Isaiah the prophet, and said, “Do you understand what you are reading?”
And being near, he heard that he read in Eshaia the prophet; and he said to him, 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 understand, unless one teach me? And he prayed of him, of Philipos, to ascend 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.
But the section (phosuka) of the scripture in which he was reading is this: As a lamb to the slaughter was he led; And as a sheep before the shearer is silent, So opened not he his mouth in his humiliation.
33 In his humiliation justice was taken away from him. Who can fully describe his descendants? For his life was taken from the earth.”
From oppression and from judgment was he led; And his age who shall recount? 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?”
That eunuch said Unto Philipos, I pray thee, of whom speaketh this the prophet? of himself, or of another man?
35 Philip began to speak, and beginning with this scripture he proclaimed the good news about Jesus to him.
Then Philipos opened his mouth and began, from that very scripture, preaching to him concerning our Lord Jeshu.
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 in the way they came to a certain place which had water in it, and that eunuch said, Behold the water; what is the hinderance that I should be baptized?
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 that the chariot should stand; and they descended both of them to the water, and Philipos baptized that eunuch.
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 had ascended from the water, the Spirit of the Lord rapt away Philipos, and the eunuch again saw him not; but 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 Philipos was found at Azotos, and from thence he itinerated and evangelized in all the cities until he came to Cesarea.
