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Acts 8:1-25

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.
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