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Acts 8:1-13

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.

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.

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.

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