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Acts 8:9-18

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,

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