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Acts 8:17-40

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?

38AndhecommandedἐκέλευσενekeleusenG2753thechariotἅρμα,harmaG716tostandG2476still:andtheybothwentG2597downκατέβησανkatebēsanG2597intothewaterὕδωρ,hudōrG5204,bothPhilipΦίλιπποςPhilipposG5376andtheeunuchεὐνοῦχος,eunouchosG2135;andhebaptizedG907him.

39AndwhenὅτεhoteG3753theycameG305upoutofthewaterὕδατος,hudatosG5204,theSpiritπνεῦμαpneumaG4151oftheLordκυρίουkuriouG2962caughtawayἥρπασενhērpasenG726PhilipΦίλιππον,PhilipponG5376;andtheeunuchεὐνοῦχος·eunouchosG2135sawG3708himnomore,forhewentG4198onhiswayὁδὸνhodonG3598rejoicingG5463.

40ButPhilipΦίλιπποςPhilipposG5376wasfoundG2147atAzotus:andpassingG1330throughhepreachedthegospeltoallthecitiesG4172, tillhecameG2064toCæsarea.

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