Acts 8

1And SaulG4569 wasG1510 consenting to his beingG1510 killed. And on that dayG2250 there aroseG1096 a greatG3173 persecutionG1375 against the assemblyG1577 which wasG1510 in JerusalemG2414, and all wereG1510 scatteredG1289 into the countries of Judaea and SamariaG4540 except the apostlesG652. 2And pious menG435 buried StephenG4736 and madeG4160 greatG3173 lamentation over him. 3But SaulG4569 ravaged the assemblyG1577, enteringG1531 into the houses oneG3588 after another, and dragging off both menG435 and womenG1135 deliveredG3860 them up to prisonG5438. 4Those thenG3767 that had been scatteredG1289 wentG1330 through [the countries] announcing the glad tidings of the wordG3056. 5And PhilipG5376, going downG2718 to a cityG4172 of SamariaG4540, preachedG2784 the ChristG5547 to them; 6and the crowdsG3793 with oneG3739 accordG3661 gave heedG991 to the thingsG3739 spokenG3004 by PhilipG5376, when they heardG191 [him] and sawG991 the signsG4592 which he wrought. 7For from manyG4183 who had uncleanG169 spiritsG4151 they wentG1831 out, cryingG994 with a loudG3173 voiceG5456; and manyG4183 that were paralysed and lameG5560 were healedG2323. 8And there was greatG4183 joyG5479 in that cityG4172. 9But a certainG5100 manG435, by nameG3686 SimonG4613, had beenG1510 before in the cityG4172, using magic arts, and astonishing the nationG1484 of SamariaG4540, sayingG3004 that himself wasG1510 some greatG3173 oneG5100. 10To whom they had all given heed, from smallG3398 to greatG3173, sayingG3004, This isG1510 the powerG1411 of 1GodG2316 which isG1510 calledG2564 greatG3173. 11And they gave heed to him, because that for a long timeG5550 he had astonished them by his magic arts. 12But whenG3753 they believedG4100 PhilipG5376 announcing the glad tidings concerningG4012 the kingdomG932 of 2GodG2316 and the nameG3686 of JesusG2424 ChristG5547, they were baptised, both menG435 and womenG1135. 13And SimonG4613 alsoG2532 himself believedG4100; and, having beenG1510 baptised, continuedG4342 constantly with PhilipG5376; and, beholding the signsG4592 and greatG3173 works of powerG1411 which took placeG1096, wasG1510 astonished. 14And the apostlesG652 who were in JerusalemG2414, having heardG191 that SamariaG4540 had receivedG1209 the wordG3056 of 3GodG2316, sentG649 to them PeterG4074 and JohnG2491; 15who, having comeG2597 down, prayedG4336 for them that they might receiveG2983 [the] HolyG40 SpiritG4151; 16for he wasG1510 not yet fallen upon any of them, onlyG3440 they wereG1510 baptised to the nameG3686 of the LordG2962 JesusG2424. 17Then they laidG2007 their handsG5495 upon them, and they receivedG2983 [the] HolyG40 SpiritG4151. 18But SimonG4613, having seenG3708 that by the layingG1936 on of the handsG5495 of the apostlesG652 the [Holy] SpiritG4151 was givenG1325, offeredG4374 them moneyG5536, 19sayingG3004, GiveG1325 to me also this powerG1849, in orderG2443 that on whomsoever I may lay handsG5495 he may receiveG2983 [the] HolyG40 SpiritG4151. 20And PeterG4074 saidG3004 to him, Thy moneyG694 go with thee to destructionG684, because thou hast thoughtG3543 that the giftG1431 of 4GodG2316 can beG1510 obtained by moneyG694. 21Thou hast neither partG3310 nor lotG2819 in this matterG3056, for thy heartG2588 isG1510 not upright before 5GodG2316. 22RepentG3340 thereforeG3767 of this thy wickednessG2549, and supplicate the LordG2962, if indeed the thought of thy heartG2588 may be forgivenG863 thee; 23for I seeG3708 thee to beG1510 in the gallG5521 of bitternessG4088, and bondG4886 of unrighteousnessG93. 24And SimonG4613 answeringG611 saidG3004, Supplicate ye for me to the LordG2962, so that nothingG3367 may comeG1904 upon me of the thingsG3739 of which ye have spoken. 25They thereforeG3767, having testifiedG1263 and spokenG2980 the wordG3056 of the LordG2962, returnedG5290 to JerusalemG2414, and announced the glad tidings to manyG4183 villagesG2968 of the SamaritansG4541. 26But [the] angelG32 of [the] LordG2962 spokeG2980 to PhilipG5376, sayingG3004, RiseG450 up and goG4198 southward on the wayG3598 which goesG4198 downG2597 from JerusalemG2419 to Gaza: the same isG1510 desert. 27And he roseG450 up and went. And lo, an Ethiopian, a eunuchG2135, a manG435 in power under Candace queenG938 of the Ethiopians, who wasG1510 over all her treasure, who had comeG2064 to worshipG4352 at JerusalemG2419, 28wasG1510 returningG5290 and sittingG2521 in his chariotG716: and he wasG1510 readingG314 the prophetG4396 Esaias. 29And the SpiritG4151 saidG3004 to PhilipG5376, ApproachG4334 and joinG2853 this chariotG716. 30And PhilipG5376, runningG4370 up, heardG191 him readingG314 the prophetG4396 Esaias, and saidG3004, Dost thou then knowG1097 what thou art readingG314 of? 31And he saidG3004, HowG4459 should I thenG1161 be ableG1410 unless some oneG5100 guide me? And he begged PhilipG5376 to comeG305 up and sitG2523 with him. 32And the passage of the scriptureG1124 which he readG314 wasG1510 this: He wasG1510 ledG71 as a sheepG4263 to slaughterG4967, and as a lambG286 isG1510 dumb in presence of him that shears him, thusG3779 he opensG455 not his mouthG4750. 33In his humiliationG5014 his judgmentG2920 has been takenG142 awayG142, and who shall declare his generationG1074? for his lifeG2222 is takenG142 from the earthG1093. 34And the eunuchG2135 answeringG611 PhilipG5376 saidG3004, I prayG1189 thee, concerningG4012 whom does the prophetG4396 sayG3004 this? of himself or of some otherG2087? 35And PhilipG5376, openingG455 his mouthG4750 and beginningG757 from that scriptureG1124, announced the glad tidings of JesusG2424 to him. 36And as they went along the wayG3598, they cameG2064 upon a certainG5100 waterG5204, and the eunuchG2135 saysG5346, BeholdG2400 waterG5204; what hindersG2967 my being baptised? 38And he commandedG2753 the chariotG716 to stop. And they wentG2597 down both to the waterG5204, both PhilipG5376 and the eunuchG2135, and he baptised him. 39But whenG3753 they cameG305 up out of the waterG5204 [the] SpiritG4151 of [the] LordG2962 caught awayG726 PhilipG5376, and the eunuchG2135 sawG3708 him noG3756 longer, for he wentG4198 on his wayG3598 rejoicingG5463. 40And PhilipG5376 was foundG2147 at Azotus, and passingG1330 through he announced the glad tidings to all the citiesG4172 till he cameG2064 to CaesareaG2542.