New American Standard Bible 1995

Acts 8:4-25

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.

14NowδὲdeG1161whenthe apostlesἀπόστολοιapostoloiG652in JerusalemἹεροσολύμοιςHi'erosolumoisG2414heardἈκούσαντεςAkousantesG191that SamariaΣαμάρειαSamareiaG4540had receivedδέδεκταιdedektaiG1209the wordλόγονlogonG3056of Godθεοῦ,theouG2316,they sentἀπέστειλανapesteilanG649themPeterΠέτρονPetronG4074and JohnἸωάννην·IōannēnG2491,

15whoοἵτινεςoitinesG3748cameκαταβάντεςkatabantesG2597downG2597and prayedπροσηύξαντοprosēuxantoG4336for themthat they might receiveλάβωσινlabōsinG2983the Holyἅγιον.hagionG40SpiritπνεῦμαpneumaG4151.

16For He hadnot yetοὐδέπωoudepōG3764fallenἐπιπεπτωκός,epipeptōkosG1968upon anyοὐδενὶoudeniG3762of them; they had simplyG3440beenὑπῆρχονhupērchonG5225baptizedβεβαπτισμένοιbebaptismenoiG907in the nameὄνομαonomaG3686of the LordκυρίουkuriouG2962JesusἸησοῦ.IēsouG2424.

17ThenτότεtoteG5119they beganlayingἐπετίθεσανepetithesanG2007their handsχεῖραςcheirasG5495on them, and they werereceivingἐλάμβανονelambanonG2983the Holyἅγιον.¶hagionG40SpiritπνεῦμαpneumaG4151.

18NowδὲdeG1161when SimonΣίμωνSimōnG4613sawG3708that the SpiritπνεῦμαpneumaG4151was bestowedδίδοταιdidotaiG1325throughδιὰdiaG1223the layingἐπιθέσεωςepitheseōsG1936on of the apostles’ἀποστόλωνapostolōnG652handsχειρῶνcheirōnG5495,he offeredπροσήνεγκενprosēnegkenG4374them moneyχρήματαchrēmataG5536,

19sayingλέγων·legōnG3004, “GiveδότεdoteG1325thisταύτην,tautēnG3778authorityἐξουσίανexousianG1849to me as wellκἀμοὶkamoikaiG2532,soἵναinaG2443that everyoneἐὰνeanG1437on whomᾧhōG3739I layἐπιθῶepithōG2007my handsχεῖραςcheirasG5495may receiveλαμβάνῃlambanēG2983the Holyἅγιον.hagionG40SpiritπνεῦμαpneumaG4151.”

20But PeterΠέτροςPetrosG4074saidG3004to him, “May your silverἀργύριόνargurionG694perishἀπώλειαν,apōleianG684with you, becauseὅτιhotiG3754you thoughtἐνόμισαςenomisasG3543you couldobtainκτᾶσθαι.ktasthaiG2932the giftδωρεὰνdōreanG1431of GodθεοῦtheouG2316with moneyχρημάτωνchrēmatōnG5536!

21You havenoG3756partμερὶςmerisG3310orοὐδὲoudeG3761portionκλῆροςklērosG2819in thisτούτῳ·toutōG3778matterλόγῳlogōG3056,for your heartκαρδίαkardiaG2588is notrightεὐθεῖαeutheiaG2117beforeἔναντιenantiG1725Godθεοῦ.theouG2316.

22ThereforeοὖνounG3767repentμετανόησονmetanoēsonG3340of thisταύτηςtautēsG3778wickednessκακίαςkakiasG2549of yoursG4771,and prayδεήθητιdeēthētiG1189the Lordκυρίου,kuriouG2962that,ifεἰeiG1487possibleἄραaraG686,the intentionἐπίνοιαepinoiaG1963of your heartκαρδίαςkardiasG2588may be forgivenἀφεθήσεταίaphethēsetaiG863you.

23For I seeὁρῶhorōG3708that you are in the gallχολὴνcholēnG5521of bitternessπικρίαςpikriasG4088and in thebondageσύνδεσμονsundesmonG4886of iniquityἀδικίαςadikiasG93.”

24But SimonΣίμωνSimōnG4613answeredἀποκριθεὶςapokritheisG611and saidG3004, “PrayδεήθητεdeēthēteG1189to the Lordκύριον,kurionG2962for me yourselvesὑμεῖςhumeisG4771,soὅπωςhopōsG3704that nothingμηδὲνmēdenG3367of whatὧνhōnG3739you have saidG3004may comeἐπέλθῃepelthēG1904upon me.”

25SoοὖνounG3767,when they had solemnlyG1263testifiedG1263and spokenλαλήσαντεςlalēsantesG2980the wordλόγονlogonG3056of the LordκυρίουkuriouG2962,they startedG5290backὑπέστρεφονhupestrephonG5290to JerusalemἹεροσόλυμα,Hi'erosolumaG2414, and werepreachingG2097the gospelG2097to manyπολλάςpollasG4183villagesκώμαςkōmasG2968of theSamaritansΣαμαριτῶνSamaritōnG4541.

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