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Acts 8:1-25

1AndSaulΣαῦλοςSaulosG4569wasG1510consentingtohisbeingG1510killed.AndonthatdayἡμέρᾳhēmeraG2250therearoseἘγένετοEgenetoG1096agreatμέγαςmegasG3173persecutionδιωγμὸςdiōgmosG1375againsttheassemblyG1577whichwasG1510inJerusalemἹεροσολύμοις·Hi'erosolumoisG2414,andallwereG1510scatteredδιεσπάρησανdiesparēsanG1289intothecountriesofJudaeaandSamariaΣαμαρείαςSamareiasG4540excepttheapostlesG652.

2AndpiousmenG435buriedStephenΣτέφανονStephanonG4736andmadeG4160greatμέγανmeganG3173lamentationoverhim.

3ButSaulΣαῦλοςSaulosG4569ravagedtheassemblyG1577,enteringεἰσπορευόμενος,eisporeuomenosG1531intothehousesoneG3588afteranother,anddraggingoffbothmenG435andwomenG1135deliveredπαρεδίδουparedidouG3860themuptoprisonφυλακήν.¶phulakēnG5438.

4ThosethenG3767thathadbeenscatteredδιασπαρέντεςdiasparentesG1289wentG1330through[thecountries] announcingtheglad tidingsofthewordλόγον.logonG3056.

5AndPhilipΦίλιπποςPhilipposG5376, goingdownκατελθὼνkatelthōnG2718toacityπόλινpolinG4172ofSamariaΣαμαρείαςSamareiasG4540,preachedG2784theChristΧριστόν.ChristonG5547tothem;

6andthecrowdsὄχλοιochloiG3793withoneG3739accordὁμοθυμαδὸνhomothumadonG3661gaveheedG991tothethingsG3739spokenG3004byPhilipΦιλίππουPhilippouG5376,whentheyheardἀκούεινakoueinG191[him]andsawβλέπεινblepeinG991thesignsσημεῖαsēmeiaG4592whichhewrought.

7ForfrommanyπολλοὶpolloiG4183whohaduncleanἀκάθαρταakathartaG169spiritsπνεύματαpneumataG4151theywentG1831out,cryingβοῶνταboōntaG994withaloudμεγάλῃmegalēG3173voiceφωνῇphōnēaG5456;andmanyπολλοὶpolloiG4183thatwereparalysedandlameχωλοὶchōloiG5560werehealedἐθεραπεύθησαν·etherapeuthēsanG2323.

8AndtherewasgreatG4183joyχαρὰcharaG5479inthatcityπόλειpoleiG4172.

9ButacertainG5100manἈνὴρAnērG435,bynameG3686SimonΣίμωνSimōnG4613,hadbeenG1510beforeinthecityπόλειpoleiG4172,usingmagicarts,andastonishingthenationG1484ofSamariaΣαμαρείαςSamareiasG4540,sayingG3004thathimselfwasG1510somegreatμέγαν·meganG3173oneG5100.

10Towhomtheyhadallgivenheed,fromsmallμικροῦmikrouG3398togreatμεγάλουmegalouG3173,sayingλέγοντες·legontesG3004,ThisisG1510thepowerδύναμιςdunamisG1411ofGodθεοῦtheouG2316whichisG1510calledκαλουμένηkaloumenēG2564greatμεγάλη.megalēG3173.

11Andtheygave heedtohim,becausethatforalongtimeχρόνῳchronōG5550hehadastonishedthembyhismagicarts.

12ButwhenὅτεhoteG3753theybelievedG4100PhilipΦιλίππῳPhilippōG5376announcingtheglad tidingsconcerningπερὶperiG4012thekingdomβασιλείαςbasileiasG932ofGodθεοῦtheouG2316andthenameὀνόματοςonomatosG3686ofJesusἸησοῦIēsouG2424ChristΧριστοῦ,ChristouG5547,theywerebaptised,bothmenG435andwomenG1135.

13AndSimonΣίμωνSimōnG4613alsoG2532himselfbelievedG4100;and, havingbeenG1510baptised,continuedG4342constantlywithPhilipΦιλίππῳ,PhilippōG5376;and, beholdingthesignsσημεῖαsēmeiaG4592andgreatμεγάλαςmegalasG3173worksofpowerG1411whichtookplaceG1096,wasG1510astonished.

14AndtheapostlesG652whowereinJerusalemἹεροσολύμοιςHi'erosolumoisG2414, havingheardG191thatSamariaΣαμάρειαSamareiaG4540hadreceivedG1209thewordλόγονlogonG3056ofGodθεοῦ,theouG2316,sentG649tothemPeterΠέτρονPetronG4074andJohnἸωάννην·IōannēnG2491;

15who,havingcomeκαταβάντεςkatabantesG2597down,prayedπροσηύξαντοprosēuxantoG4336forthemthattheymightreceiveλάβωσινlabōsinG2983[the]Holyἅγιον.hagionG40SpiritπνεῦμαpneumaG4151;

16forhewasG1510notyetfallenuponanyofthem,onlyG3440theywereG1510baptisedtothenameὄνομαonomaG3686oftheLordκυρίουkuriouG2962JesusἸησοῦ.IēsouG2424.

17ThentheylaidἐπετίθεσανepetithesanG2007theirhandsχεῖραςcheirasG5495uponthem,andtheyreceivedG2983[the]Holyἅγιον.¶hagionG40SpiritπνεῦμαpneumaG4151.

18ButSimonΣίμωνSimōnG4613,havingseenG3708thatbythelayingἐπιθέσεωςepitheseōsG1936onofthehandsχειρῶνcheirōnG5495oftheapostlesἀποστόλωνapostolōnG652the[Holy]SpiritπνεῦμαpneumaG4151wasgivenG1325,offeredπροσήνεγκενprosēnegkenG4374themmoneyχρήματαchrēmataG5536,

19sayingλέγων·legōnG3004,GiveδότεdoteG1325tomealsothispowerG1849,inorderG2443thatonwhomsoeverImaylayhandsχεῖραςcheirasG5495hemayreceiveλαμβάνῃlambanēG2983[the]Holyἅγιον.hagionG40SpiritπνεῦμαpneumaG4151.

20AndPeterΠέτροςPetrosG4074saidG3004tohim, ThymoneyG694gowiththeetodestructionἀπώλειαν,apōleianG684,becausethou hastthoughtG3543thatthegiftδωρεὰνdōreanG1431ofGodθεοῦtheouG2316canbeεἴηeiēG1510obtainedbymoneyG694.

21Thou hastneitherpartμερὶςmerisG3310norlotκλῆροςklērosG2819inthismatterλόγῳlogōG3056,forthyheartκαρδίαkardiaG2588isG1510notuprightbeforeGodθεοῦ.theouG2316.

22RepentμετανόησονmetanoēsonG3340thereforeοὖνounG3767ofthisthywickednessκακίαςkakiasG2549,andsupplicatetheLordκυρίου,kuriouG2962,ifindeedthethoughtofthyheartκαρδίαςkardiasG2588maybeforgivenἀφεθήσεταίaphethēsetaiG863thee;

23forIseeὁρῶhorōG3708theetobeG1510inthegallχολὴνcholēnG5521ofbitternessπικρίαςpikriasG4088,andbondσύνδεσμονsundesmonG4886ofunrighteousnessG93.

24AndSimonΣίμωνSimōnG4613answeringἀποκριθεὶςapokritheisG611saidG3004, Supplicate yeformetotheLordκύριον,kurionG2962,sothatnothingμηδὲνmēdenG3367maycomeἐπέλθῃepelthēG1904uponmeofthethingsG3739ofwhichyehavespoken.

25TheythereforeοὖνounG3767,havingtestifiedG1263andspokenλαλήσαντεςlalēsantesG2980thewordλόγονlogonG3056oftheLordκυρίουkuriouG2962,returnedG5290toJerusalemἹεροσόλυμα,Hi'erosolumaG2414,andannouncedtheglad tidingstomanyπολλάςpollasG4183villagesG2968oftheSamaritansΣαμαριτῶνSamaritōnG4541.

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