Berean Standard Bible

Acts 8

1AndδὲdeG1161SaulΣαῦλοςSaulosG4569was thereἦνēnG1510,giving approvalσυνευδοκῶνsuneudokōnG4909toτῇtēaG3588Stephen’sαὐτοῦ.¶autouG846deathἀναιρέσειanaireseiG336δὲdeG1161.OnἐνenG1722thatἐκείνῃekeinēG1565τῇtēaG3588dayἡμέρᾳhēmeraG2250a greatμέγαςmegasG3173persecutionδιωγμὸςdiōgmosG1375broke outἘγένετοEgenetoG1096againstἐπὶepiG1909theτὴνtēnG3588churchἐκκλησίανekklēsianG1577τὴνtēnG3588inἐνenG1722JerusalemἹεροσολύμοις·Hi'erosolumoisG2414,andδὲdeG1161allπάντεςpantesG3956exceptπλὴνplēnG4133theτὰςtasG3588apostlesἀποστόλων.¶apostolōnG652were scatteredδιεσπάρησανdiesparēsanG1289throughoutκατὰ χώρας τῆςkata chōras tēsG2596 G3588 G5561τῶνtōnG3588JudeaἸουδαίαςIoudaiasG2449andκαὶkaiG2532SamariaΣαμαρείαςSamareiasG4540.

2δὲdeG1161God-fearingεὐλαβεῖςeulabeisG2126menἄνδρεςandresG435buriedσυνεκόμισανsunekomisanG4792τὸνtonG3588StephenΣτέφανονStephanonG4736andκαὶkaiG2532mourned deeplyἐποίησαν κοπετὸν μέγανepoiēsan kopeton meganG4160 G3173 G2870overἐπ᾽ep᾽G1909himαὐτῷ.¶autōG846.

3ButδὲdeG1161SaulΣαῦλοςSaulosG4569began to destroyἐλυμαίνετοelumainetoG3075theτὴνtēnG3588churchἐκκλησίανekklēsianG1577.Goingεἰσπορευόμενος,eisporeuomenosG1531from house to houseκατὰ τοὺς οἴκουςkata tous oikousG2596 G3588 G3624τεteG5037,he dragged offσύρωνsurōnG4951menἄνδραςandrasG435andκαὶkaiG2532womenγυναῖκαςgunaikasG1135andputπαρεδίδουparedidouG3860theminεἰςeisG1519prisonφυλακήν.¶phulakēnG5438.

Philip in Samaria

4οὖνounG3767μὲνmenG3303Those whoΟἱHoiG3588had been scatteredδιασπαρέντεςdiasparentesG1289preachedεὐαγγελιζόμενοιeuangelizomenoiG2097theτὸνtonG3588wordλόγον.logonG3056wherever they wentδιῆλθονdiēlthonG1330.

5δὲdeG1161PhilipΦίλιπποςPhilipposG5376went downκατελθὼνkatelthōnG2718toεἰςeisG1519τὴνtēnG3588acityπόλινpolinG4172τῆςtēsG3588inSamariaΣαμαρείαςSamareiasG4540andproclaimedἐκήρυσσενekērussenG2784theτὸνtonG3588ChristΧριστόν.ChristonG5547to themαὐτοῖςautoisG846.

6δὲdeG1161TheοἱhoiG3588crowdsὄχλοιochloiG3793allὁμοθυμαδὸνhomothumadonG3661paid close attentionπροσεῖχονproseichonG4337τοῖςtoisG3588ἐνenG1722τοῦtouG3588to Philip’sὑπὸ Φιλίππου τῷhupo Philippou tōG5259 G3588 G5376messageλεγομένοις ἀκούειν αὐτοὺςlegomenois akouein autousG3004 G191 G846andκαὶkaiG2532to theτὰtaG3588signsσημεῖαsēmeiaG4592they sawβλέπεινblepeinG991ἃhaG3739him performἐποίει·epoieiG4160.

7γὰρgarG1063With loud shrieksβοῶντα φωνῇ μεγάλῃboōnta phōnēa megalēG994 G3173 G5456,uncleanἀκάθαρταakathartaG169spiritsπνεύματαpneumataG4151came out ofἐξήρχοντο,exērchontoG1831manyπολλοὶpolloiG4183whoτῶνtōnG3588were possessedἐχόντωνechontōnG2192,andδὲdeG1161manyπολλοὶpolloiG4183of theparalyzedπαραλελυμένοιparalelumenoiG3886andκαὶkaiG2532lameχωλοὶchōloiG5560were healedἐθεραπεύθησαν·etherapeuthēsanG2323.

8SoδὲdeG1161there wasἐγένετοegenetoG1096greatπολλὴpollēG4183joyχαρὰcharaG5479inἐνenG1722thatἐκείνῃ.¶ekeinēG1565τῇtēaG3588cityπόλειpoleiG4172.

Simon the Sorcerer

(Deuteronomy 18:9–14)

9δέdeG1161Prior to that timeπροϋπῆρχενproupērchenG4391,aτιςtisG5100manἈνὴρAnērG435namedὀνόματιonomatiG3686SimonΣίμωνSimōnG4613had practiced sorceryμαγεύωνmageuōnG3096inἐνenG1722theτῇtēaG3588cityπόλειpoleiG4172andκαὶkaiG2532astoundedἐξιστάνωνexistanōnG1839theτὸtoG3588peopleἔθνοςethnosG1484τῆςtēsG3588of SamariaΣαμαρείαςSamareiasG4540.He claimedλέγων ἑαυτὸνlegōn he'autonG3004 G1438to beG1510someoneτιναtinaG5100greatμέγαν·meganG3173,

10andallπάντεςpantesG3956the people,fromἀπὸapoG575the leastμικροῦmikrouG3398toἕωςhe'ōsG2193the greatestμεγάλουmegalouG3173,heededᾧ προσεῖχονhō proseichonG4337 G3739his words andsaidλέγοντες·legontesG3004, “ThisοὗτόςhoutosG3778manisἐστινestinG1510theἡhēG3588τοῦtouG3588divineθεοῦtheouG2316powerδύναμιςdunamisG1411ἡhēG3588calledκαλουμένηkaloumenēG2564theGreatμεγάλη.megalēG3173Power.”

11δὲdeG1161They paid close attentionπροσεῖχονproseichonG4337to himαὐτῷautōG846becauseδιὰdiaG1223he had astoundedἐξεστακέναιexestakenaiG1839themαὐτούς·autousG846for aτὸtoG3588longἱκανῷhikanōG2425timeχρόνῳchronōG5550withταῖςtaisG3588hissorceryμαγείαιςmageiaisG3095.

12ButδὲdeG1161whenὅτεhoteG3753they believedἐπίστευσανepisteusanG4100τῷtōG3588PhilipΦιλίππῳPhilippōG5376as he preached the gospelεὐαγγελιζομένῳeuangelizomenōG2097ofπερὶperiG4012theτῆςtēsG3588kingdomβασιλείαςbasileiasG932τοῦtouG3588of GodθεοῦtheouG2316andκαὶkaiG2532theτοῦtouG3588nameὀνόματοςonomatosG3686of JesusἸησοῦIēsouG2424ChristΧριστοῦ,ChristouG5547,they were baptizedἐβαπτίζοντοebaptizontoG907,bothτεteG5037menἄνδρεςandresG435andκαὶkaiG2532womenγυναῖκες.gunaikesG1135.

13δὲdeG1161EvenκαὶkaiG2532ὁhoG3588SimonΣίμωνSimōnG4613himselfαὐτὸςautosG846believedἐπίστευσεν,episteusenG4100andκαὶkaiG2532was baptizedβαπτισθεὶςbaptistheisG907.He followedἦν προσκαρτερῶνēn proskarterōnG1510 G4342τῷtōG3588Philip closelyΦιλίππῳ,PhilippōG5376andτεteG5037was astoundedἐξίστατο.¶existatoG1839by thegreatμεγάλαςmegalasG3173signsσημεῖαsēmeiaG4592andκαὶkaiG2532miraclesδυνάμειςdunameisG1411he observedθεωρῶν γινομέναςtheōrōn ginomenasG2334 G1096.

14WhenδὲdeG1161theοἱhoiG3588apostlesἀπόστολοιapostoloiG652inἐνenG1722JerusalemἹεροσολύμοιςHi'erosolumoisG2414heardἈκούσαντεςAkousantesG191thatὅτιhotiG3754ἡhēG3588SamariaΣαμάρειαSamareiaG4540had receivedδέδεκταιdedektaiG1209theτὸνtonG3588wordλόγονlogonG3056τοῦtouG3588of Godθεοῦ,theouG2316,they sentἀπέστειλανapesteilanG649PeterΠέτρονPetronG4074andκαὶkaiG2532JohnἸωάννην·IōannēnG2491toπρὸςprosG4314themαὐτοὺςautousG846.

15On their arrivalοἵτινες καταβάντεςoitines katabantesG3748 G2597,they prayedπροσηύξαντοprosēuxantoG4336forπερὶperiG4012themαὐτῶνautōnG846toὅπωςhopōsG3704receiveλάβωσινlabōsinG2983theHolyἅγιον.hagionG40SpiritπνεῦμαpneumaG4151.

16ForγὰρgarG1063the Holy SpirithadἦνēnG1510not yetοὐδέπωoudepōG3764fallenἐπιπεπτωκός,epipeptōkosG1968uponἐπ᾽ep᾽G1909anyοὐδενὶoudeniG3762of themαὐτῶνautōnG846δὲdeG1161;they had simply beenὑπῆρχονhupērchonG5225 G3440baptizedβεβαπτισμένοιbebaptismenoiG907intoεἰςeisG1519theτὸtoG3588nameὄνομαonomaG3686of theτοῦtouG3588LordκυρίουkuriouG2962JesusἸησοῦ.IēsouG2424.

17ThenτότεtoteG5119Peter and JohnlaidἐπετίθεσανepetithesanG2007theirτὰςtasG3588handsχεῖραςcheirasG5495onἐπ᾽ep᾽G1909themαὐτούς,autousG846,andκαὶkaiG2532they receivedἐλάμβανονelambanonG2983theHolyἅγιον.¶hagionG40SpiritπνεῦμαpneumaG4151.

18WhenδὲdeG1161ὁhoG3588SimonΣίμωνSimōnG4613sawG3708thatὅτιhotiG3754theτῆςtēsG3588SpiritπνεῦμαpneumaG4151was givenδίδοταιdidotaiG1325throughδιὰdiaG1223theτῶνtōnG3588laying onἐπιθέσεωςepitheseōsG1936of theτῶνtōnG3588τὸtoG3588apostlesἀποστόλωνapostolōnG652’handsχειρῶνcheirōnG5495,he offeredπροσήνεγκενprosēnegkenG4374themαὐτοῖςautoisG846moneyχρήματαchrēmataG5536.

19“Give meδότεdoteG1325thisταύτην,tautēnG3778τὴνtēnG3588powerἐξουσίανexousianG1849as wellG2504,”he saidλέγων·legōnG3004, “so thatἵναinaG2443everyone on whomᾧ ἐὰνhō eanG3739 G1437I layἐπιθῶepithōG2007myτὰςtasG3588handsχεῖραςcheirasG5495may receiveλαμβάνῃlambanēG2983theHolyἅγιον.hagionG40SpiritπνεῦμαpneumaG4151.”

20ButδὲdeG1161PeterΠέτροςPetrosG4074repliedεἶπενeipenG2036πρὸςprosG4314αὐτόν·autonG846, “May yourσουsouG4771τὸtoG3588silverἀργύριόνargurionG694perishεἴη εἰς ἀπώλειαν,eiē eis apōleianG1510 G1519 G684withσὺνsunG4862youσοὶsoiG4771,becauseὅτιhotiG3754you thoughtἐνόμισαςenomisasG3543you could buyκτᾶσθαι.ktasthaiG2932theτὴνtēnG3588giftδωρεὰνdōreanG1431τοῦtouG3588of GodθεοῦtheouG2316withδιὰdiaG1223moneyχρημάτωνchrēmatōnG5536!

21YouσοιsoiG4771haveἔστινestinG1510noοὐκoukG3756partμερὶςmerisG3310orοὐδὲoudeG3761shareκλῆροςklērosG2819inἐνenG1722τούτῳ·toutōG3778ourτῷtōG3588ministryλόγῳlogōG3056,becauseγὰρgarG1063yourσουsouG4771ἡhēG3588heartκαρδίαkardiaG2588isἔστινestinG1510notοὐκoukG3756rightεὐθεῖαeutheiaG2117beforeἔναντιenantiG1725τοῦtouG3588Godθεοῦ.theouG2316.

22RepentμετανόησονmetanoēsonG3340,thereforeοὖνounG3767,ofἀπὸapoG575ταύτηςtautēsG3778τῆςtēsG3588yourσουsouG4771wickednessκακίαςkakiasG2549,andκαὶkaiG2532pray toδεήθητιdeēthētiG1189theτοῦtouG3588Lordκυρίου,kuriouG2962.PerhapsεἰeiG1487 G687He will forgiveἀφεθήσεταίaphethēsetaiG863youσοιsoiG4771for theἡhēG3588intentἐπίνοιαepinoiaG1963ofτῆςtēsG3588yourσου.souG4771heartκαρδίαςkardiasG2588.

23ForγὰρgarG1063I see thatὁρῶhorōG3708youσεseG4771areὄντα.ontaG1510εἰςeisG1519poisonedχολὴνcholēnG5521by bitternessπικρίαςpikriasG4088andκαὶkaiG2532captiveσύνδεσμονsundesmonG4886to iniquityἀδικίαςadikiasG93.”

24ThenδὲdeG1161ὁhoG3588SimonΣίμωνSimōnG4613answeredἀποκριθεὶς εἶπεν·apokritheis eipenG611 G2036ὑμεῖςhumeisG4771, “PrayδεήθητεdeēthēteG1189toπρὸςprosG4314theτὸνtonG3588Lordκύριον,kurionG2962forὑπὲρhuperG5228meἐμοῦemouG1473,so thatὅπωςhopōsG3704nothingμηδὲνmēdenG3367ὧνhōnG3739you have saidεἰρήκατε.eirēkateG2046may happenἐπέλθῃepelthēG1904toἐπ᾽ep᾽G1909meἐμὲemeG1473.”

25And afterοὖνounG3767μὲνmenG3303Peter and JohnοἱhoiG3588had testifiedδιαμαρτυράμενοιdiamarturamenoiG1263andκαὶkaiG2532spokenλαλήσαντεςlalēsantesG2980theτὸνtonG3588wordλόγονlogonG3056of theτοῦtouG3588LordκυρίουkuriouG2962,they returnedὑπέστρεφονhupestrephonG5290toεἰςeisG1519JerusalemἹεροσόλυμα,Hi'erosolumaG2414τεteG5037,preaching the gospelεὐηγγελίζοντο.¶euēngelizontoG2097in manyπολλάςpollasG4183of theτῶνtōnG3588SamaritanΣαμαριτῶνSamaritōnG4541villagesκώμαςkōmasG2968.

Philip and the Ethiopian

(Isaiah 53:1–8)

26NowδὲdeG1161an angelἌγγελοςAngelosG32of the LordκυρίουkuriouG2962saidἐλάλησενelalēsenG2980toπρὸςprosG4314PhilipΦίλιππονPhilipponG5376λέγων·legōnG3004, “Get upἀνάστηθιanastēthiG450andκαὶkaiG2532goπορεύουporeuouG4198κατὰkataG2596southμεσημβρίανmesēmbrianG3314toἐπὶepiG1909theτὴνtēnG3588αὕτηhautēG3778ἐστὶνestinG1510desertἔρημος.erēmosG2048roadὁδὸνhodonG3598thatτὴνtēnG3588goes downκαταβαίνουσανkatabainousanG2597fromἀπὸapoG575JerusalemἸερουσαλὴμIerousalēmG2419toεἰςeisG1519GazaΓάζαν·GazanG1048.”

27SoκαὶkaiG2532he started outἀναστὰςanastasG450,andκαὶkaiG2532on his wayἐπορεύθη·eporeuthēG4198he metἰδοὺidouG2400an Ethiopianἀνὴρ Αἰθίοψanēr AithiopsG435 G128eunuchεὐνοῦχοςeunouchosG2135,a court officialδυνάστηςdunastēsG1413ὃςhosG3739ἦνēnG1510in charge ofἐπὶepiG1909the entireπάσηςpasēsG3956αὐτῆς,autēsG846τῆςtēsG3588treasuryγάζηςgazēsG1047of CandaceΚανδάκηςKandakēsG2582,queenβασιλίσσηςbasilissēsG938of the EthiopiansΑἰθιόπων,AithiopōnG128. HeὃςhosG3739had goneἐληλύθειelēlutheiG2064toεἰςeisG1519JerusalemἸερουσαλήμ,IerousalēmG2419to worshipπροσκυνήσωνproskunēsōnG4352,

28andτεteG5037on his returnὑποστρέφωνhupostrephōnG5290wasἦνēnG1510καὶkaiG2532sittingκαθήμενοςkathēmenosG2521inἐπὶepiG1909hisαὐτοῦautouG846τοῦtouG3588chariotἅρματοςharmatosG716καὶkaiG2532readingἀνεγίνωσκενaneginōskenG314IsaiahἨσαΐαν.ĒsaianG2268theτὸνtonG3588prophetπροφήτηνprophētēnG4396.

29δὲdeG1161TheτὸtoG3588SpiritπνεῦμαpneumaG4151saidεἶπενeipenG2036τῷtōG3588to PhilipΦιλίππῳ·PhilippōG5376, “Go overπρόσελθεproseltheG4334toτούτῳ.toutōG3778thatτῷtōG3588chariotἅρματιharmatiG716andκαὶkaiG2532stay byκολλήθητιkollēthētiG2853it.”

30SoδὲdeG1161ὁhoG3588PhilipΦίλιπποςPhilipposG5376ran upπροσδραμὼνprosdramōnG4370andheardἤκουσενēkousenG191the manαὐτοῦautouG846readingἀναγινώσκοντοςanaginōskontosG314IsaiahἨσαΐανĒsaianG2268theτὸνtonG3588prophetπροφήτηνprophētēnG4396G686γεgeG1065. “Do you understandγινώσκειςginōskeisG1097whatἃhaG3739you are readingἀναγινώσκεις;anaginōskeisG314καὶkaiG2532?” Philipaskedεἶπεν·eipenG2036.

31“HowπῶςpōsG4459γὰρgarG1063can Iἂν δυναίμην,an dunaimēnG302 G1410δὲdeG1161ὁhoG3588,”he saidεἶπεν·eipenG2036, “unlessἐὰν μήean mēG1437 G3361someoneτιςtisG5100guidesG3594meG1473?”AndτεteG5037he invitedπαρεκάλεσένparekalesenG3870τὸνtonG3588PhilipΦίλιππονPhilipponG5376to come upἀναβάνταanabantaG305andsitκαθίσαιkathisaiG2523withσὺνsunG4862himαὐτῷ.autōG846.

32δὲdeG1161The eunuchwas readingἀνεγίνωσκεν ἦνaneginōsken ēnG314 G1510thisαὕτη·hautēG3778ἡhēG3588passageπεριοχὴperiochēG4042ofτῆςtēsG3588ScriptureγραφῆςgraphēsG1124ἣνhēnG3739: “He was ledἤχθη,ēchthēG71likeὡςhōsG5613a sheepπρόβατονprobatonG4263toἐπὶepiG1909theslaughterσφαγὴνsphagēnG4967,andκαὶkaiG2532asὡςhōsG5613a lambἀμνὸςamnosG286beforeἐναντίονenantionG1726theτοῦtouG3588shearerκείραντος αὐτὸνkeirantos autonG2751 G846issilentἄφωνος,aphōnosG880,soοὕτωςhoutōsG3779He did not openοὐκ ἀνοίγειouk anoigeiG3756 G455Hisαὐτοῦ.autouG846τὸtoG3588mouthστόμαstomaG4750.

33InἐνenG1722τῇtēaG3588HisαὐτοῦautouG846humiliationταπεινώσειtapeinōseiG5014ἡhēG3588HeαὐτοῦautouG846was deprivedἤρθη,ērthēG142of justiceκρίσιςkrisisG2920.WhoτίςtisG5101can recountδιηγήσεται;diēgēsetaiG1334HisαὐτοῦautouG846τὴνtēnG3588descendantsγενεὰνgeneanG1074?ForὅτιhotiG3754Hisαὐτοῦ.¶autouG846τῆςtēsG3588lifeζωὴzōēG2222was removedαἴρεταιairetaiG142fromἀπὸapoG575theἡhēG3588earthγῆςgēsG1093.”

34“Tell meδέομαί σου,deomai souG1189 G4771δὲdeG1161ἈποκριθεὶςApokritheisG611,”saidεἶπεν·eipenG2036ὁhoG3588ΦιλίππῳPhilippōG5376theτῷtōG3588eunuchεὐνοῦχοςeunouchosG2135, “whoτίνοςtinosG5101is theὁhoG3588prophetπροφήτηςprophētēsG4396talkingλέγει τοῦτο;legei toutoG3004 G3778aboutπερὶperiG4012περὶperiG4012,himselfἑαυτοῦ,he'autouG1438orἢēG2228περὶperiG4012someoneτινός;tinosG5100elseἑτέρουheterouG2087?”

35ThenδὲdeG1161ὁhoG3588PhilipΦίλιπποςPhilipposG5376beganἀνοίξαςanoixasG455 G756withἀπὸapoG575this veryταύτηςtautēsG3778τὸtoG3588ScriptureγραφῆςgraphēsG1124andκαὶkaiG2532αὐτοῦautouG846τῆςtēsG3588στόμαstomaG4750told him the good news aboutεὐηγγελίσατο αὐτῷeuēngelisato autōG2097 G846τὸνtonG3588JesusἸησοῦν.¶IēsounG2424.

36δὲdeG1161AsὩςHōsG5613they traveledἐπορεύοντοeporeuontoG4198alongκατὰkataG2596theτὴνtēnG3588roadὁδόν,hodonG3598andcameἦλθονēlthonG2064toἐπίepiG1909someτιtiG5100waterὕδωρhudōrG5204καίkaiG2532,theὁhoG3588eunuchεὐνοῦχος·eunouchosG2135saidφησινphēsinG5346, “LookἰδοὺidouG2400, here iswaterὕδωρ·hudōrG5204!WhatτίtiG5101is there to preventκωλύειkōlueiG2967meG1473frombeing baptizedβαπτισθῆναι;baptisthēnaiG907?”

38AndκαὶkaiG2532he gave ordersἐκέλευσενekeleusenG2753to stopστῆναιstēnaiG2476theτὸtoG3588chariotἅρμα,harmaG716.ThenκαὶkaiG2532bothἀμφότεροιamphoteroiG297τὸtoG3588τεteG5037PhilipΦίλιπποςPhilipposG5376andκαὶkaiG2532theὅhoG3588eunuchεὐνοῦχος,eunouchosG2135went downκατέβησανkatebēsanG2597intoεἰςeisG1519theὁhoG3588waterὕδωρ,hudōrG5204,andκαὶkaiG2532PhilipbaptizedἐβάπτισενebaptisenG907himαὐτόν.autonG846.

39δὲdeG1161WhenὅτεhoteG3753they came upἀνέβησανanebēsanG305out ofἐκekG1537theτοῦtouG3588waterὕδατος,hudatosG5204, theSpiritπνεῦμαpneumaG4151of the LordκυρίουkuriouG2962carriedἥρπασενhērpasenG726τὸνtonG3588Philip awayΦίλιππον,PhilipponG5376,andκαὶkaiG2532theὁhoG3588eunuchεὐνοῦχος·eunouchosG2135sawG3708himαὐτὸνautonG846no moreG3756 G3765, butγὰρgarG1063wentἐπορεύετοeporeuetoG4198on hisαὐτοῦautouG846τὴνtēnG3588wayὁδὸνhodonG3598rejoicingχαίρων.¶chairōnG5463.

40ButδὲdeG1161PhilipΦίλιπποςPhilipposG5376appearedεὑρέθηheurethēG2147atεἰςeisG1519AzotusἌζωτον,AzōtonG108andκαὶkaiG2532traveled throughδιερχόμενοςdierchomenosG1330that region,preaching the gospelεὐηγγελίζετοeuēngelizetoG2097in allπάσαςpasasG3956theτὰςtasG3588townsπόλειςpoleisG4172untilἕωςhe'ōsG2193heαὐτὸνautonG846τοῦtouG3588cameἐλθεῖνeltheinG2064toεἰςeisG1519CaesareaΚαισάρειαν.¶KaisareianG2542.