Acts 8
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Acts 8:9-12

9NowG1161 a manG435 namedG3686 SimonG4613 had previouslyG4391 beenG4391 practicingG3096 1magicG3096 in the cityG4172 and astonishingG1839 the peopleG1484 of SamariaG4540, 2claimingG3004 to be someoneG5100 greatG3173;

10and allG3956 the people, from smallG3398 to greatG3173, were payingG4337 attentionG4337 to him, sayingG3004, “3ThisG3778 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 4magicG3095 artsG3095.

12But whenG3753 they believedG4100 PhilipG5376 5as he was preachingG2097 the goodG2097 newsG2097 aboutG4012 the kingdomG932 of GodG2316 and the nameG3686 of JesusG2424 ChristG5547, bothG5037 menG435 and womenG1135 were being 6baptizedG907.

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Notes

  1. 1. Acts 8:9 Acts 8:11; 13:6 ↩
  2. 2. Acts 8:9 Acts 5:36 ↩
  3. 3. Acts 8:10 Acts 14:11; 28:6 ↩
  4. 4. Acts 8:11 Acts 8:9; 13:6 ↩
  5. 5. Acts 8:12 Acts 1:3; 8:4 ↩
  6. 6. Acts 8:12 Acts 2:38 ↩

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