New American Standard Bible 1995

Acts 8:1-13

1SaulΣαῦλοςSaulosG4569was in heartyG4909agreementG4909with puttingG336him to deathG336.And on that dayἡμέρᾳhēmeraG2250a greatμέγαςmegasG3173persecutionδιωγμὸςdiōgmosG1375beganἘγένετοEgenetoG1096againstἐπὶepiG1909the churchἐκκλησίανekklēsianG1577in JerusalemἹεροσολύμοις·Hi'erosolumoisG2414,and they were allπάντεςpantesG3956scatteredδιεσπάρησανdiesparēsanG1289throughoutκατὰkataG2596the regionsχώραςchōrasG5561of JudeaG2453andSamariaΣαμαρείαςSamareiasG4540,exceptπλὴνplēnG4133the apostlesἀποστόλων.¶apostolōnG652.

2SomedevoutεὐλαβεῖςeulabeisG2126menἄνδρεςandresG435buriedσυνεκόμισανsunekomisanG4792StephenΣτέφανονStephanonG4736,and madeἐποίησανepoiēsanG4160loudμέγανmeganG3173lamentationκοπετὸνkopetonG2870overἐπ᾽ep᾽G1909him.

3ButSaulΣαῦλοςSaulosG4569beganravagingἐλυμαίνετοelumainetoG3075the churchἐκκλησίανekklēsianG1577,enteringεἰσπορευόμενος,eisporeuomenosG1531houseG3624afterκατὰkataG2596houseG3624, anddraggingσύρωνsurōnG4951off menἄνδραςandrasG435and womenγυναῖκαςgunaikasG1135,he would putπαρεδίδουparedidouG3860them in prisonφυλακήν.¶phulakēnG5438.

4ThereforeοὖνounG3767,thoseG3588who had been scatteredδιασπαρέντεςdiasparentesG1289wentG1330aboutG1330preachingεὐαγγελιζόμενοιeuangelizomenoiG2097the wordλόγον.logonG3056.

5PhilipΦίλιπποςPhilipposG5376wentG2718downκατελθὼνkatelthōnG2718to the cityπόλινpolinG4172of SamariaΣαμαρείαςSamareiasG4540and beganproclaimingἐκήρυσσενekērussenG2784ChristΧριστόν.ChristonG5547to them.

6The crowdsὄχλοιochloiG3793with oneὁμοθυμαδὸνhomothumadonG3661accordG3661were givingG4337attentionG4337to what was saidλεγομένοιςlegomenoisG3004by PhilipΦιλίππουPhilippouG5376,as they heardἀκούεινakoueinG191and sawβλέπεινblepeinG991thesignsσημεῖαsēmeiaG4592whichἃhaG3739he was performingἐποίει·epoieiG4160.

7For in the case ofmanyπολλοὶpolloiG4183who hadἐχόντωνechontōnG2192uncleanἀκάθαρταakathartaG169spiritsπνεύματαpneumataG4151,they were comingἐξήρχοντο,exērchontoG1831out of themshoutingβοῶνταboōntaG994with a loudμεγάλῃmegalēG3173voiceφωνῇphōnēaG5456;and manyπολλοὶpolloiG4183who had beenparalyzedπαραλελυμένοιparalelumenoiG3886and lameχωλοὶchōloiG5560were healedἐθεραπεύθησαν·etherapeuthēsanG2323.

8SoδὲdeG1161there wasmuchπολλὴpollēG4183rejoicingχαρὰcharaG5479in that cityπόλειpoleiG4172.

9NowδέdeG1161there was a manἈνὴρAnērG435namedὀνόματιonomatiG3686SimonΣίμωνSimōnG4613,who formerlyπροϋπῆρχενproupērchenG4391was practicingG3096magicG3096in the cityπόλειpoleiG4172and astonishingἐξιστάνωνexistanōnG1839the peopleἔθνοςethnosG1484of SamariaΣαμαρείαςSamareiasG4540,claimingλέγωνlegōnG3004to be someoneG5100greatμέγαν·meganG3173;

10and they allπάντεςpantesG3956,from smallestμικροῦmikrouG3398to greatestμεγάλουmegalouG3173,were givingG4337attentionG4337to him, sayingλέγοντες·legontesG3004, “ThisG3778manG3778is what is calledκαλουμένηkaloumenēG2564the Greatμεγάλη.megalēG3173PowerδύναμιςdunamisG1411of GodθεοῦtheouG2316.”

11And they were givingG4337him attentionG4337becauseδιὰdiaG1223he had for a longἱκανῷhikanōG2425timeχρόνῳchronōG5550astonishedἐξεστακέναιexestakenaiG1839them with hismagicG3095artsG3095.

12But whenὅτεhoteG3753they believedἐπίστευσανepisteusanG4100PhilipΦιλίππῳPhilippōG5376preachingG2097the goodG2097newsG2097aboutπερὶperiG4012the kingdomβασιλείαςbasileiasG932of GodθεοῦtheouG2316and the nameὀνόματοςonomatosG3686of JesusἸησοῦIēsouG2424ChristΧριστοῦ,ChristouG5547, they were beingbaptizedἐβαπτίζοντοebaptizontoG907,menἄνδρεςandresG435and womenγυναῖκες.gunaikesG1135alikeτεteG5037.

13EvenG2532SimonΣίμωνSimōnG4613himselfαὐτὸςautosG846believedἐπίστευσεν,episteusenG4100;and after being baptizedβαπτισθεὶςbaptistheisG907,he continuedπροσκαρτερῶνproskarterōnG4342on with PhilipΦιλίππῳ,PhilippōG5376,and as he observedθεωρῶνtheōrōnG2334signsσημεῖαsēmeiaG4592andgreatμεγάλαςmegalasG3173miraclesδυνάμειςdunameisG1411takingG1096placeG1096,he was constantly amazedἐξίστατο.¶existatoG1839.

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