Acts 8:1-13

11NowG1161 SaulG4569 approvedG4909 of puttingG336 2Stephen toG336 deathG336.

And on that dayG2250 a greatG3173 persecutionG1375 3beganG1096 againstG1909 4the churchG1577 in JerusalemG2414, and they were allG3956 5scatteredG1289 throughoutG2596 the regionsG5561 of JudeaG2449 and 6SamariaG4540, exceptG4133 for the apostlesG652. 2Some devoutG2126 menG435 buriedG4792 StephenG4736, and mournedG4160G2870 loudlyG3173 for him. 3But 7SaulG4569 began ravagingG3075 the churchG1577, enteringG1531 houseG3624 afterG2596 houseG3624; and he would 8dragG4951 awayG4951 menG435 and womenG1135 and putG3860 them in prisonG5438.

4ThereforeG3767, thoseG3588 9who had been scatteredG1289 wentG1330 throughG1330 places 1011preachingG2097 the wordG3056. 512PhilipG5376 wentG2718 downG2718 to the cityG4172 of SamariaG4540 and began proclaimingG2784 the 13ChristG5547 to them. 6The crowdsG3793 were payingG4337 attentionG4337 with oneG3661 mindG3661 to what was being saidG3004 by PhilipG5376, as they heardG191 and sawG991 the 14signsG4592 whichG3739 he was performingG4160. 7For in the case of manyG4183 who hadG2192 15uncleanG169 spiritsG4151, they were comingG1831 outG1831 of them shoutingG994 with a loudG3173 voiceG5456; and manyG4183 who had been 16paralyzedG3886 or limpedG5560 on crutches were healedG2323. 8SoG1161 there was 17muchG4183 rejoicingG5479 in that cityG4172.

9NowG1161 a manG435 namedG3686 SimonG4613 had previouslyG4391 beenG4391 practicingG3096 18magicG3096 in the cityG4172 and astonishingG1839 the peopleG1484 of SamariaG4540, 19claimingG3004 to be someoneG5100 greatG3173; 10and allG3956 the people, from smallG3398 to greatG3173, were payingG4337 attentionG4337 to him, sayingG3004, “20ThisG3778 manG3778 is the PowerG1411 of GodG2316 that is calledG2564 GreatG3173.” 11And they were payingG4337 attentionG4337 to him becauseG1223 for a longG2425 timeG5550 he had astoundedG1839 them with his 21magicG3095 artsG3095. 12But whenG3753 they believedG4100 PhilipG5376 22as he was preachingG2097 the goodG2097 newsG2097 aboutG4012 the kingdomG932 of GodG2316 and the nameG3686 of JesusG2424 ChristG5547, bothG5037 menG435 and womenG1135 were being 23baptizedG907. 13NowG1161 evenG2532 SimonG4613 himselfG846 believedG4100; and after being baptizedG907, he continuedG4342 on with PhilipG5376, and as he observedG2334 24signsG4592 and 25greatG3173 miraclesG1411 takingG1096 placeG1096, he was repeatedly amazedG1839.