New American Standard Bible 1995

Acts 8:9-18

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,

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