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Acts 8:5-12

5PhilipΦίλιπποςPhilipposG5376wentG2718downκατελθὼνkatelthōnG2718to the cityπόλινpolinG4172of SamariaΣαμαρείαςSamareiasG4540and beganproclaimingἐκήρυσσενekērussenG2784theChristΧριστόν.ChristonG5547to them.
6The crowdsὄχλοιochloiG3793were payingG4337attentionG4337with oneὁμοθυμαδὸνhomothumadonG3661mindG3661to what was being saidλεγομένοιςlegomenoisG3004by PhilipΦιλίππουPhilippouG5376,as they heardἀκούεινakoueinG191and sawβλέπεινblepeinG991thesignsσημεῖαsēmeiaG4592whichἃhaG3739he was performingἐποίει·epoieiG4160.
7For in the case ofmanyπολλοὶpolloiG4183who hadἐχόντωνechontōnG2192uncleanἀκάθαρταakathartaG169spiritsπνεύματαpneumataG4151,they were comingG1831outG1831of themshoutingβοῶνταboōntaG994with a loudμεγάλῃmegalēG3173voiceφωνῇphōnēaG5456;and manyπολλοὶpolloiG4183who had beenparalyzedπαραλελυμένοιparalelumenoiG3886or limpedχωλοὶchōloiG5560on crutcheswere healedἐθεραπεύθησαν·etherapeuthēsanG2323.
8SoδὲdeG1161there wasmuchπολλὴpollēG4183rejoicingχαρὰcharaG5479in that cityπόλειpoleiG4172.
9NowδέdeG1161a manἈνὴρAnērG435namedὀνόματιonomatiG3686SimonΣίμωνSimōnG4613had previouslyG4391beenG4391practicingG3096magicG3096in the cityπόλειpoleiG4172and astonishingἐξιστάνωνexistanōnG1839the peopleἔθνοςethnosG1484of SamariaΣαμαρείαςSamareiasG4540,claimingλέγωνlegōnG3004to be someoneG5100greatμέγαν·meganG3173;
10and allπάντεςpantesG3956the people,from smallμικροῦmikrouG3398to greatμεγάλουmegalouG3173,were payingG4337attentionG4337to him, sayingλέγοντες·legontesG3004, “ThisG3778manG3778is the PowerδύναμιςdunamisG1411of GodθεοῦtheouG2316that is calledκαλουμένηkaloumenēG2564Greatμεγάλη.megalēG3173.”
11And they were payingG4337attentionG4337to him becauseδιὰdiaG1223for a longἱκανῷhikanōG2425timeχρόνῳchronōG5550he had astoundedἐξεστακέναιexestakenaiG1839them with hismagicG3095artsG3095.
12But whenὅτεhoteG3753they believedἐπίστευσανepisteusanG4100PhilipΦιλίππῳPhilippōG5376as he was preachingG2097the goodG2097newsG2097aboutπερὶperiG4012the kingdomβασιλείαςbasileiasG932of GodθεοῦtheouG2316and the nameὀνόματοςonomatosG3686of JesusἸησοῦIēsouG2424ChristΧριστοῦ,ChristouG5547,bothτεteG5037menἄνδρεςandresG435and womenγυναῖκες.gunaikesG1135were beingbaptizedἐβαπτίζοντοebaptizontoG907.
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