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Acts 8:9-24

9But there wasδέdeG1161a certainτιςtisG5100manἈνὴρAnērG435,calledὀνόματιonomatiG3686SimonΣίμωνSimōnG4613,which beforetimeπροϋπῆρχενproupērchenG4391inἐνenG1722the same cityτῇ πόλειtēa poleiG3588 G4172used sorceryμαγεύωνmageuōnG3096,andκαὶkaiG2532bewitchedἐξιστάνωνexistanōnG1839the peopleτὸ ἔθνοςto ethnosG3588 G1484of Samariaτῆς Σαμαρείαςtēs SamareiasG3588 G4540,giving out thatλέγωνlegōnG3004himselfἑαυτὸνhe'autonG1438wasG1510someτιναtinaG5100great oneμέγαν·meganG3173:

10ἡhēG3588To whomᾧhōG3739they allπάντεςpantesG3956gave heedπροσεῖχονproseichonG4337,fromἀπὸapoG575the leastμικροῦmikrouG3398toἕωςhe'ōsG2193the greatestμεγάλουmegalouG3173,sayingλέγοντες·legontesG3004,This manοὗτόςhoutosG3778isἐστινestinG1510the greatμεγάλη.megalēG3173powerδύναμις τοῦdunamis touG3588 G1411of Godθεοῦ ἡtheou hēG3588 G2316.

11τὸtoG3588AndδὲdeG1161to himαὐτῷautōG846they had regardπροσεῖχονproseichonG4337,because thatδιὰdiaG1223of longἱκανῷhikanōG2425timeχρόνῳchronōG5550he had bewitchedἐξεστακέναιexestakenaiG1839themαὐτούς·autousG846with sorceriesταῖς μαγείαιςtais mageiaisG3588 G3095.

12ButδὲdeG1161whenὅτεhoteG3753they believedἐπίστευσανepisteusanG4100PhilipΦιλίππῳPhilippōG3588 G5376preachingεὐαγγελιζομένῳeuangelizomenōG2097the thingsG3588concerningπερὶperiG4012the kingdomβασιλείαςbasileiasG3588 G932of GodθεοῦtheouG3588 G2316,andκαὶkaiG2532the nameὀνόματοςonomatosG3588 G3686of JesusἸησοῦIēsouG3588 G2424ChristΧριστοῦ,ChristouG5547,they were baptizedἐβαπτίζοντοebaptizontoG907,bothτεteG5037menἄνδρεςandresG435andκαὶkaiG2532womenγυναῖκες.gunaikesG1135.

13ThenδὲdeG1161Simonὁ Σίμωνho SimōnG3588 G4613himselfαὐτὸςautosG846believedἐπίστευσεν,episteusenG4100alsoκαὶkaiG2532:andκαὶkaiG2532when he wasἦνēnG1510baptizedβαπτισθεὶςbaptistheisG907,he continuedπροσκαρτερῶνproskarterōnG4342with Philipτῷ Φιλίππῳ,tō PhilippōG3588 G5376,andτεteG5037wonderedἐξίστατο.¶existatoG1839,beholdingθεωρῶνtheōrōnG2334the miraclesδυνάμειςdunameisG1411andκαὶkaiG2532signsσημεῖαsēmeiaG4592μεγάλαςmegalasG3173which were doneγινομέναςginomenasG1096.

14Now whenδὲdeG1161the apostlesἀπόστολοιapostoloiG652which wereG3588atἐνenG1722JerusalemἹεροσολύμοιςHi'erosolumoisG2414heardἈκούσαντεςAkousantesG191thatὅτιhotiG3754SamariaΣαμάρειαSamareiaG3588 G4540had receivedδέδεκταιdedektaiG1209the wordλόγονlogonG3588 G3056of Godθεοῦ,theouG3588 G2316,they sentἀπέστειλανapesteilanG649untoπρὸςprosG4314themαὐτοὺςautousG846PeterΠέτρονPetronG3588 G4074andκαὶkaiG2532JohnἸωάννην·IōannēnG2491:

15WhoοἵτινεςoitinesG3748,when they were come downκαταβάντεςkatabantesG2597,prayedπροσηύξαντοprosēuxantoG4336forπερὶperiG4012themαὐτῶνautōnG846,thatὅπωςhopōsG3704they might receiveλάβωσινlabōsinG2983the Holyἅγιον.hagionG40GhostπνεῦμαpneumaG4151:

16(ForγὰρgarG1063as yetG3768he wasἦνēnG1510fallenἐπιπεπτωκός,epipeptōkosG1968uponἐπ᾽ep᾽G1909noneοὐδενὶoudeniG3762of themαὐτῶνautōnG846:δὲdeG1161onlyG3440they wereὑπῆρχονhupērchonG5225baptizedβεβαπτισμένοιbebaptismenoiG907inεἰςeisG1519the nameτὸ ὄνομαto onomaG3588 G3686of the Lordτοῦ κυρίουtou kuriouG3588 G2962JesusἸησοῦ.IēsouG2424.)

17ThenτότεtoteG5119laid theyἐπετίθεσανepetithesanG2007theirhandsτὰς χεῖραςtas cheirasG3588 G5495onἐπ᾽ep᾽G1909themαὐτούς,autousG846,andκαὶkaiG2532they receivedἐλάμβανονelambanonG2983theG4151Holyἅγιον.¶hagionG40GhostG4151.

18G3588AndδὲdeG1161when SimonΣίμωνSimōnG3588 G4613sawG2300thatὅτιhotiG3754throughδιὰdiaG1223laying onἐπιθέσεωςepitheseōsG3588 G1936of the apostles’ἀποστόλωνapostolōnG3588 G652handsχειρῶνcheirōnG3588 G5495the HolyG40GhostπνεῦμαpneumaG3588 G4151was givenδίδοταιdidotaiG1325,he offeredπροσήνεγκενprosēnegkenG4374themαὐτοῖςautoisG846moneyχρήματαchrēmataG5536,

19Sayingλέγων·legōnG3004,Give meδότεdoteG1325alsoG2504thisταύτην,tautēnG3778powerτὴν ἐξουσίανtēn exousianG3588 G1849,thatἵναinaG2443on whomsoeverᾧhōG3739 G302I layἐπιθῶepithōG2007handsτὰς χεῖραςtas cheirasG3588 G5495,he may receiveλαμβάνῃlambanēG2983the Holyἅγιον.hagionG40GhostπνεῦμαpneumaG4151.

20ButδὲdeG1161PeterΠέτροςPetrosG4074saidG3004untoπρὸςprosG4314himαὐτόν·autonG846,ThyσουsouG4771moneyτὸ ἀργύριόνto argurionG3588 G694εἴηeiēG1510εἰςeisG1519perishἀπώλειαν,apōleianG684withσὺνsunG4862theeσοὶsoiG4771,becauseὅτιhotiG3754thou hast thoughtἐνόμισαςenomisasG3543thatδιὰdiaG1223the giftτὴν δωρεὰνtēn dōreanG3588 G1431of Godτοῦ θεοῦtou theouG3588 G2316may be purchasedκτᾶσθαι.ktasthaiG2932with moneyχρημάτωνchrēmatōnG5536.

21τῷtōG3588ThouσοιsoiG4771hastἔστινestinG1510neitherοὐκoukG3756partμερὶςmerisG3310norοὐδὲoudeG3761lotκλῆροςklērosG2819inἐνenG1722thisτούτῳ·toutōG3778matterλόγῳ ἡlogō hēG3588 G3056:forγὰρgarG1063thyσουsouG4771heartκαρδίαkardiaG2588isἔστινestinG1510notοὐκoukG3756rightεὐθεῖαeutheiaG2117in the sight ofG1799Godτοῦ θεοῦ.tou theouG3588 G2316.

22RepentμετανόησονmetanoēsonG3340thereforeοὖνounG3767ofἀπὸapoG575thisταύτηςtautēsG3778thyσουsouG4771wickednessτῆς κακίαςtēs kakiasG3588 G2549,andκαὶkaiG2532prayδεήθητιdeēthētiG1189GodτοῦtouG3588 G2316,ifεἰeiG1487perhapsG687the thoughtἡ ἐπίνοιαhē epinoiaG3588 G1963of thineσοιsoiG4771heartτῆς καρδίαςtēs kardiasG3588 G2588may be forgivenἀφεθήσεταίaphethēsetaiG863theeσου.souG4771.

23ForγὰρgarG1063I perceiveὁρῶhorōG3708that thouσεseG4771artὄντα.ontaG1510inεἰςeisG1519the gallχολὴνcholēnG5521of bitternessπικρίαςpikriasG4088,andκαὶkaiG2532inthe bondσύνδεσμονsundesmonG4886of iniquityἀδικίαςadikiasG93.

24ThenδὲdeG1161answeredἀποκριθεὶςapokritheisG611Simonὁ Σίμωνho SimōnG3588 G4613,and saidG3004,PrayδεήθητεdeēthēteG1189yeὑμεῖςhumeisG4771toπρὸςprosG4314the Lordτὸν κύριον,ton kurionG3588 G2962forὑπὲρhuperG5228meἐμοῦemouG1473,thatὅπωςhopōsG3704none of these thingsμηδὲνmēdenG3367whichὧνhōnG3739ye have spokenεἰρήκατε.eirēkateG2046comeἐπέλθῃepelthēG1904uponἐπ᾽ep᾽G1909meἐμὲemeG1473.

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