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Acts 8

1AndSaulΣαῦλοςSaulosG4569wasG1510consenting untohisdeath.AndtherearoseἘγένετοEgenetoG1096onthatdayἡμέρᾳhēmeraG2250agreatμέγαςmegasG3173persecutionδιωγμὸςdiōgmosG1375againstthechurchἐκκλησίανekklēsianG1577whichwasG1510inJerusalemἹεροσολύμοις·Hi'erosolumoisG2414;andtheywereG1510allscatteredδιεσπάρησανdiesparēsanG1289abroadthroughouttheregionsG5561ofJudæaandSamariaΣαμαρείαςSamareiasG4540,excepttheapostlesG652.
2AnddevoutεὐλαβεῖςeulabeisG2126menG435buriedStephenΣτέφανονStephanonG4736,andmadeG4160greatμέγανmeganG3173lamentationoverhim.
3ButSaulΣαῦλοςSaulosG4569laid wastethechurchἐκκλησίανekklēsianG1577,enteringεἰσπορευόμενος,eisporeuomenosG1531intoeveryhouseG3624,anddraggingmenG435andwomenG1135committedthemtoprisonφυλακήν.¶phulakēnG5438.
4TheythereforeοὖνounG3767thatwerescatteredδιασπαρέντεςdiasparentesG1289abroadwentG1330aboutpreachingthewordλόγον.logonG3056.
5AndPhilipΦίλιπποςPhilipposG5376wentdownκατελθὼνkatelthōnG2718tothecityπόλινpolinG4172ofSamariaΣαμαρείαςSamareiasG4540,andproclaimedἐκήρυσσενekērussenG2784untothemtheChristΧριστόν.ChristonG5547.
6AndthemultitudesG3793gaveheedG991withoneG3739accordὁμοθυμαδὸνhomothumadonG3661untothethingsG3739thatwerespokenbyPhilipΦιλίππουPhilippouG5376,whentheyheardἀκούεινakoueinG191,andsawβλέπεινblepeinG991thesignsσημεῖαsēmeiaG4592whichhedid.
7ForfrommanyπολλοὶpolloiG4183ofthosethathaduncleanἀκάθαρταakathartaG169spiritsπνεύματαpneumataG4151,theycameG1831out,cryingβοῶνταboōntaG994withaloudμεγάλῃmegalēG3173voiceφωνῇphōnēaG5456:andmanyπολλοὶpolloiG4183thatwerepalsied,andthatwerelameχωλοὶchōloiG5560,werehealedἐθεραπεύθησαν·etherapeuthēsanG2323.
8AndtherewasmuchπολλὴpollēG4183joyχαρὰcharaG5479inthatcityπόλειpoleiG4172.
9ButtherewasG1510acertainG5100manἈνὴρAnērG435,SimonΣίμωνSimōnG4613bynameG3686,whobeforetimeinthecityπόλειpoleiG4172used sorcery,andamazedthepeopleἔθνοςethnosG1484ofSamariaΣαμαρείαςSamareiasG4540, givingoutthathimselfwasG1510somegreatμέγαν·meganG3173oneG5100:
10towhomtheyallgave heed,fromtheleastG3398tothegreatestμεγάλουmegalouG3173,sayingλέγοντες·legontesG3004,ThismanG3778isG1510thatpowerδύναμιςdunamisG1411ofGodθεοῦtheouG2316whichisG1510calledκαλουμένηkaloumenēG2564Greatμεγάλη.megalēG3173.
11Andtheygave heedtohim,becausethatoflongtimeχρόνῳchronōG5550hehadamazedthemwithhissorceries.
12ButwhenὅτεhoteG3753theybelievedG4100PhilipΦιλίππῳPhilippōG5376preachinggoodtidingsconcerningπερὶperiG4012thekingdomβασιλείαςbasileiasG932ofGodθεοῦtheouG2316andthenameὀνόματοςonomatosG3686ofJesusἸησοῦIēsouG2424ChristΧριστοῦ,ChristouG5547,theywerebaptizedG907,bothmenG435andwomenG1135.
13AndSimonΣίμωνSimōnG4613alsoG2532himselfbelievedG4100:andbeingG1510baptizedG907,hecontinuedG4342withPhilipΦιλίππῳ,PhilippōG5376;andbeholdingsignsσημεῖαsēmeiaG4592andgreatμεγάλαςmegalasG3173miracleswrought,hewasG1510amazed.
14NowδὲdeG1161whentheapostlesG652thatwereatJerusalemἹεροσολύμοιςHi'erosolumoisG2414heardG191thatSamariaΣαμάρειαSamareiaG4540hadreceivedG1209thewordλόγονlogonG3056ofGodθεοῦ,theouG2316,theysentG649untothemPeterΠέτρονPetronG4074andJohnἸωάννην·IōannēnG2491:
15who,whentheywerecomeκαταβάντεςkatabantesG2597down,prayedπροσηύξαντοprosēuxantoG4336forthem,thattheymightreceiveλάβωσινlabōsinG2983theHolyἅγιον.hagionG40SpiritπνεῦμαpneumaG4151:
16forasyetitwasG1510fallenuponnoneοὐδενὶoudeniG3762ofthem:onlyG3440theyhadbeenG1510baptizedG907intothenameὄνομαonomaG3686oftheLordκυρίουkuriouG2962JesusἸησοῦ.IēsouG2424.
17ThenlaidἐπετίθεσανepetithesanG2007theytheirhandsχεῖραςcheirasG5495onthem,andtheyreceivedG2983theHolyἅγιον.¶hagionG40SpiritπνεῦμαpneumaG4151.
18NowδὲdeG1161whenSimonΣίμωνSimōnG4613sawG3708thatthroughthelayingἐπιθέσεωςepitheseōsG1936onoftheapostles’G652handsχειρῶνcheirōnG5495theHolySpiritπνεῦμαpneumaG4151wasgivenG1325,heofferedπροσήνεγκενprosēnegkenG4374themmoneyχρήματαchrēmataG5536,
19sayingλέγων·legōnG3004,GiveδότεdoteG1325mealsothispowerG1849,thatonwhomsoeverIlaymyhandsχεῖραςcheirasG5495,hemayreceiveλαμβάνῃlambanēG2983theHolyἅγιον.hagionG40SpiritπνεῦμαpneumaG4151.
20ButPeterΠέτροςPetrosG4074saidG3004untohim, ThysilverἀργύριόνargurionG694perishwiththee,becausethou hastthoughtG3543toobtainthegiftδωρεὰνdōreanG1431ofGodθεοῦtheouG2316withmoneyG694.
21Thou hastneitherpartμερὶςmerisG3310norlotκλῆροςklērosG2819inthismatterλόγῳlogōG3056:forthyheartκαρδίαkardiaG2588isG1510notrightbeforeGodθεοῦ.theouG2316.
22RepentμετανόησονmetanoēsonG3340thereforeοὖνounG3767ofthisthywickednessκακίαςkakiasG2549,andprayδεήθητιdeēthētiG1189theLordκυρίου,kuriouG2962,ifperhapsG686thethoughtofthyheartκαρδίαςkardiasG2588shallbeforgivenἀφεθήσεταίaphethēsetaiG863thee.
23ForIseeὁρῶhorōG3708thatthou artinthegallχολὴνcholēnG5521ofbitternessπικρίαςpikriasG4088andinthebondσύνδεσμονsundesmonG4886ofiniquityἀδικίαςadikiasG93.
24AndSimonΣίμωνSimōnG4613answeredἀποκριθεὶςapokritheisG611andsaidG3004,PrayδεήθητεdeēthēteG1189yeformetotheLordκύριον,kurionG2962,thatnoneofthethingsG3739whichyehavespokencomeἐπέλθῃepelthēG1904uponme.
25TheythereforeοὖνounG3767,whentheyhadtestifiedG1263andspokenλαλήσαντεςlalēsantesG2980thewordλόγονlogonG3056oftheLordκυρίουkuriouG2962,returnedG5290toJerusalemἹεροσόλυμα,Hi'erosolumaG2414,andpreachedthegospeltomanyπολλάςpollasG4183villagesG2968oftheSamaritansΣαμαριτῶνSamaritōnG4541.
26ButanangelἌγγελοςAngelosG32oftheLordκυρίουkuriouG2962spake untoPhilipΦίλιππονPhilipponG5376,sayingλέγων·legōnG3004,AriseG450,andgoπορεύουporeuouG4198towardthesouthuntothewayG3598thatgoethdownκαταβαίνουσανkatabainousanG2597fromJerusalemἸερουσαλὴμIerousalēmG2419untoGaza:thesameisG1510desert.
27AndhearoseG450andwent:andbeholdἰδοὺidouG2400,amanἀνὴρanērG435ofEthiopia,aeunuchεὐνοῦχοςeunouchosG2135ofgreatauthorityunderCandace,queenβασιλίσσηςbasilissēsG938oftheEthiopians,whowasG1510overallhertreasure,whohadcomeἐληλύθειelēlutheiG2064toJerusalemἸερουσαλήμ,IerousalēmG2419toworshipπροσκυνήσωνproskunēsōnG4352;
28andhewasG1510returningὑποστρέφωνhupostrephōnG5290andsittingG2521inhischariotἅρματοςharmatosG716,andwasG1510readingἀνεγίνωσκενaneginōskenG314theprophetπροφήτηνprophētēnG4396IsaiahἨσαΐαν.ĒsaianG2268.
29AndtheSpiritπνεῦμαpneumaG4151saidG3004untoPhilipΦιλίππῳ·PhilippōG5376,Gonear,andjoinκολλήθητιkollēthētiG2853thyselftothischariotἅρματιharmatiG716.
30AndPhilipΦίλιπποςPhilipposG5376ranπροσδραμὼνprosdramōnG4370tohim,andheardG191himreadingG314IsaiahἨσαΐανĒsaianG2268theprophetπροφήτηνprophētēnG4396,andsaidG3004, Understandest thouwhatthou readest?
31AndhesaidG3004,HowπῶςpōsG4459canI,exceptsomeoneG5100shallguideme?AndhebesoughtPhilipΦίλιππονPhilipponG5376tocomeἀναβάνταanabantaG305upandsitκαθίσαιkathisaiG2523withhim.
32NowδὲdeG1161thepassageofthescriptureγραφῆςgraphēsG1124whichhewasG1510readingἀνεγίνωσκενaneginōskenG314wasG1510this,HewasG1510ledG71asasheepπρόβατονprobatonG4263totheslaughterσφαγὴνsphagēnG4967;AndasalambἀμνὸςamnosG286beforehisshearerisG1510dumb,SoheopenethnothismouthστόμαstomaG4750:
33InhishumiliationταπεινώσειtapeinōseiG5014hisjudgmentG2920wastakenG142awayG142:HisgenerationγενεὰνgeneanG1074whoshalldeclare?ForhislifeζωὴzōēG2222istakenG142fromtheearthγῆςgēsG1093.
34AndtheeunuchεὐνοῦχοςeunouchosG2135answeredἈποκριθεὶςApokritheisG611PhilipΦιλίππῳPhilippōG5376,andsaidλέγειlegeiG3004,IprayδέομαίdeomaiG1189thee,ofwhomspeakeththeprophetπροφήτηςprophētēsG4396this?ofhimself,orofsomeotherἑτέρουheterouG2087?
35AndPhilipΦίλιπποςPhilipposG5376openedἀνοίξαςanoixasG455hismouthστόμαstomaG4750,andbeginningG757fromthisscriptureγραφῆςgraphēsG1124,preacheduntohimJesusἸησοῦν.¶IēsounG2424.
36AndastheywentonthewayG3598,theycameG2064untoacertainG5100waterὕδωρhudōrG5204;andtheeunuchεὐνοῦχος·eunouchosG2135saith,BeholdἰδοὺidouG2400,hereiswaterὕδωρ·hudōrG5204;whatdothhinderG2967metobebaptizedG907?
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38AndhecommandedἐκέλευσενekeleusenG2753thechariotἅρμα,harmaG716tostandG2476still:andtheybothwentG2597downκατέβησανkatebēsanG2597intothewaterὕδωρ,hudōrG5204,bothPhilipΦίλιπποςPhilipposG5376andtheeunuchεὐνοῦχος,eunouchosG2135;andhebaptizedG907him.
39AndwhenὅτεhoteG3753theycameG305upoutofthewaterὕδατος,hudatosG5204,theSpiritπνεῦμαpneumaG4151oftheLordκυρίουkuriouG2962caughtawayἥρπασενhērpasenG726PhilipΦίλιππον,PhilipponG5376;andtheeunuchεὐνοῦχος·eunouchosG2135sawG3708himnomore,forhewentG4198onhiswayὁδὸνhodonG3598rejoicingG5463.
40ButPhilipΦίλιπποςPhilipposG5376wasfoundG2147atAzotus:andpassingG1330throughhepreachedthegospeltoallthecitiesG4172, tillhecameG2064toCæsarea.

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