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Acts 8:13-25

13NowδὲdeG1161evenG2532SimonΣίμωνSimōnG4613himselfαὐτὸςautosG846believedἐπίστευσεν,episteusenG4100;and after being baptizedβαπτισθεὶςbaptistheisG907,he continuedπροσκαρτερῶνproskarterōnG4342on with PhilipΦιλίππῳ,PhilippōG5376,and as he observedθεωρῶνtheōrōnG2334signsσημεῖαsēmeiaG4592andgreatμεγάλαςmegalasG3173miraclesδυνάμειςdunameisG1411takingG1096placeG1096, he was repeatedlyamazedἐξίστατο.¶existatoG1839.

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

15whoοἵτινεςoitinesG3748cameκαταβάντεςkatabantesG2597downG2597and prayedπροσηύξαντοprosēuxantoG4336for themthat they would receiveλάβωσινlabōsinG2983the Holyἅγιον.hagionG40SpiritπνεῦμαpneumaG4151.

16(For He hadnot yetοὐδέπωoudepōG3764fallenG1968uponG1968anyοὐδενὶoudeniG3762of them; they had simplyG3440beenὑπῆρχονhupērchonG5225baptizedβεβαπτισμένοιbebaptismenoiG907in the nameὄνομαonomaG3686of the LordκυρίουkuriouG2962JesusἸησοῦ.IēsouG2424.)

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

18NowδὲdeG1161when SimonΣίμωνSimōnG4613sawG3708that the SpiritπνεῦμαpneumaG4151was givenδίδοταιdidotaiG1325throughδιὰdiaG1223the layingἐπιθέσεωςepitheseōsG1936onG1936of the apostles’ἀποστόλωνapostolōnG652handsχειρῶνcheirōnG5495,he offeredπροσήνεγκενprosēnegkenG4374them moneyχρήματαchrēmataG5536,

19sayingλέγων·legōnG3004, “GiveδότεdoteG1325thisταύτην,tautēnG3778authorityἐξουσίανexousianG1849to me asG2532wellG2532,soG2443thatG2443everyoneἐὰνeanG1437onG2007whomᾧhōG3739I layG2007my handsχεῖραςcheirasG5495may receiveλαμβάνῃlambanēG2983the Holyἅγιον.hagionG40SpiritπνεῦμαpneumaG4151.”

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

21You havenoG3756partμερὶςmerisG3310orοὐδὲoudeG3761shareκλῆροςklērosG2819in thisτούτῳ·toutōG3778matterλόγῳlogōG3056,for your heartκαρδίαkardiaG2588is notrightεὐθεῖαeutheiaG2117beforeἔναντιenantiG1725Godθεοῦ.theouG2316.

22ThereforeοὖνounG3767,repentμετανόησονmetanoēsonG3340of thisταύτηςtautēsG3778wickednessκακίαςkakiasG2549of yoursG4771,and prayδεήθητιdeēthētiG1189to the Lordκυρίου,kuriouG2962that,ifεἰeiG1487possibleἄραaraG686,the intentionἐπίνοιαepinoiaG1963of your heartκαρδίαςkardiasG2588will be forgivenἀφεθήσεταίaphethēsetaiG863you.

23For I seeὁρῶhorōG3708that you arein the gallχολὴνcholēnG5521of bitternessπικρίαςpikriasG4088and in thebondageσύνδεσμονsundesmonG4886of unrighteousnessἀδικίαςadikiasG93.”

24But SimonΣίμωνSimōnG4613answeredἀποκριθεὶςapokritheisG611and saidG3004, “PrayδεήθητεdeēthēteG1189to the Lordκύριον,kurionG2962for me yourselvesὑμεῖςhumeisG4771,soὅπωςhopōsG3704thatG3704nothingμηδὲνmēdenG3367of whatὧνhōnG3739you have saidG3004may comeἐπέλθῃepelthēG1904uponG1904me.”

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

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