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Acts 8:5-12

5δὲdeG1161PhilipΦίλιπποςPhilipposG5376went downκατελθὼνkatelthōnG2718toεἰςeisG1519τὴνtēnG3588acityπόλινpolinG4172τῆςtēsG3588inSamariaΣαμαρείαςSamareiasG4540andproclaimedἐκήρυσσενekērussenG2784theτὸνtonG3588ChristΧριστόν.ChristonG5547to themαὐτοῖςautoisG846.
6δὲdeG1161TheοἱhoiG3588crowdsὄχλοιochloiG3793allὁμοθυμαδὸνhomothumadonG3661paid close attentionπροσεῖχονproseichonG4337τοῖςtoisG3588ἐνenG1722τοῦtouG3588to Philip’sὑπὸ Φιλίππου τῷhupo Philippou tōG5259G3588G5376messageλεγομένοις ἀκούειν αὐτοὺςlegomenois akouein autousG3004G191G846andκαὶkaiG2532to theτὰtaG3588signsσημεῖαsēmeiaG4592they sawβλέπεινblepeinG991ἃhaG3739him performἐποίει·epoieiG4160.
7γὰρgarG1063With loud shrieksβοῶντα φωνῇ μεγάλῃboōnta phōnēa megalēG994G3173G5456,uncleanἀκάθαρταakathartaG169spiritsπνεύματαpneumataG4151came out ofἐξήρχοντο,exērchontoG1831manyπολλοὶpolloiG4183whoτῶνtōnG3588were possessedἐχόντωνechontōnG2192,andδὲdeG1161manyπολλοὶpolloiG4183of theparalyzedπαραλελυμένοιparalelumenoiG3886andκαὶkaiG2532lameχωλοὶchōloiG5560were healedἐθεραπεύθησαν·etherapeuthēsanG2323.
8SoδὲdeG1161there wasἐγένετοegenetoG1096greatπολλὴpollēG4183joyχαρὰcharaG5479inἐνenG1722thatἐκείνῃ.¶ekeinēG1565τῇtēaG3588cityπόλειpoleiG4172.
9δέdeG1161Prior to that timeπροϋπῆρχενproupērchenG4391,aτιςtisG5100manἈνὴρAnērG435namedὀνόματιonomatiG3686SimonΣίμωνSimōnG4613had practiced sorceryμαγεύωνmageuōnG3096inἐνenG1722theτῇtēaG3588cityπόλειpoleiG4172andκαὶkaiG2532astoundedἐξιστάνωνexistanōnG1839theτὸtoG3588peopleἔθνοςethnosG1484τῆςtēsG3588of SamariaΣαμαρείαςSamareiasG4540.He claimedλέγων ἑαυτὸνlegōn he'autonG3004G1438to beG1510someoneτιναtinaG5100greatμέγαν·meganG3173,
10andallπάντεςpantesG3956the people,fromἀπὸapoG575the leastμικροῦmikrouG3398toἕωςhe'ōsG2193the greatestμεγάλουmegalouG3173,heededᾧ προσεῖχονhō proseichonG4337G3739his 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.
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