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 well pleased with his execution. For at that time there was a great persecution against the church in Jerusalem, and they were all dispersed through the regions of Judea and Samaria, except the apostles.
2 Devout men buried Stephen and made great lamentation over him.
And some pious men carried Stephen to his burial, and made great lamentation for 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.
But Saul made havock of the church, entring into the houses, and dragging out men and women, committed them to prison.
4 Yet the believers who had been scattered went about proclaiming the word.
Now they that were dispersed went about preaching the word.
5 Philip went down to the city of Samaria and proclaimed to them the Christ.
And Philip coming to the city of Samaria, 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 unanimously attended to the things which were spoken by Philip, hearing and seeing the miracles which 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 impure spirits crying with a loud voice came out of many that were possessed by them; and many paralytic and lame persons were cured.
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 before in the city a man named Simon practising magic and bewitching the people of Samaria, giving out that he was some great person.
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.”
Whom they all greatly regarded, from the lest to the greatest, saying, This man is as the great power of God.
11 They listened to him, because he had astonished them for a long time with his sorceries.
And they were attentive to him, because he had for a considerable time astonished them by his magic arts.
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 as 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.
and Simon himself also believed, and was baptized, and kept constantly with Philip: and beholding the signs and miracles that were wrought, he was amazed.
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 at Jerusalem heard that Samaria had received the word of God, they sent to 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 Spirit: (for He was not yet fallen upon any of them,
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.
only they were baptized into the name of the Lord Jesus: ) and then they laid their hands on them,
17 Then Peter and John placed their hands on them, and they received the Holy Spirit.
and they received the holy Spirit.
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 the holy Spirit was given by the imposition of the hands of the apostles, 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 Spirit.
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, Let thy money perish with thee, since thou thoughtest to purchase the gift of God with money.
21 You have no part or share in this matter, because your heart is not right with God.
Thou hast no 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 to God, if so be 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 bond of iniquity.
24 Simon answered and said, “Pray to the Lord for me, so that nothing you have said may happen to me.”
And Simon answered, and said, Do ye pray to the Lord for me, that none of the things which ye 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.
And they having testified and declared 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 an angel of the Lord spake to Philip, saying, Arise and go southward to the way that leads down from Jerusalem to 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, and her high-treasurer, who had come to Jerusalem to worship,
28 He was returning and sitting in his chariot, and was reading the prophet Isaiah.
was returning, and as he sat in his chariot, was reading the prophet Esaias:
29 The Spirit said to Philip, “Go over and stay close to this chariot.”
and the Spirit said to Philip, Go near and join thyself to this chariot. And Philip running up to him,
30 So Philip ran to him, and heard him reading Isaiah the prophet, and said, “Do you understand what you are reading?”
heard him reading the prophet Esaias, and said, Dost thou understand 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, unless some one guide me? and he desired Philip to 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.
And the portion of scripture, which he was reading, was this, "He was led as a sheep to the slaughter, and as a lamb before it's shearer is dumb, so He opened 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 judgement was taken away, and who shall declare his generation? for his life is taken away 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 doth the prophet say this? of himself, or of some other person?
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 beginning at this scripture, 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 to a certain water: and the eunuch said, See here is water, what hindereth me from being baptized?
And Philip said, If thou believest with all thine heart, thou mayest. And he 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 ordered the chariot to stop: and they both went down to the water, 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, and the eunuch saw him no more: but 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 as he passed along, he preached the gospel in all the cities, till he came to Cesarea.
