Revised Version 1895

Acts 8

1AndG2532SaulΣαῦλοςSaulosG4569wasG1510consenting untohisG846deathἀναιρέσειanaireseiG336.AndG2532thereG1510aroseἘγένετοEgenetoG1096onἐπὶepiG1909thatἐκείνῃekeinēG1565dayἡμέρᾳhēmeraG2250agreatμέγαςmegasG3173persecutionδιωγμὸςdiōgmosG1375againstG2596theG3956churchἐκκλησίανekklēsianG1577whichG3588wasG1510inG1722JerusalemἹεροσολύμοις·Hi'erosolumoisG2414;andG2532theyG846wereG1510allG3956scatteredδιεσπάρησανdiesparēsanG1289abroadthroughoutG2596theG3956regionsχώραςchōrasG5561ofG2250JudaeaandG2532SamariaΣαμαρείαςSamareiasG4540,exceptπλὴνplēnG4133theG3956apostlesἀποστόλων.¶apostolōnG652.

2AndG2532devoutεὐλαβεῖςeulabeisG2126menἄνδρεςandresG435buriedσυνεκόμισανsunekomisanG4792StephenΣτέφανονStephanonG4736,andG2532madeἐποίησανepoiēsanG4160greatμέγανmeganG3173lamentationκοπετὸνkopetonG2870overἐπ᾽ep᾽G1909himαὐτῷ.¶autōG846.

3ButδὲdeG1161SaulΣαῦλοςSaulosG4569laid wastetheG3588churchἐκκλησίανekklēsianG1577,enteringεἰσπορευόμενος,eisporeuomenosG1531intoG1519everyκατὰkataG2596houseοἴκουςoikousG3624,andG2532halingmenἄνδραςandrasG435andG2532womenγυναῖκαςgunaikasG1135committedG3860themG3860toG1519prisonφυλακήν.¶phulakēnG5438.

4TheyG3767thereforeοὖνounG3767thatG3767werescatteredδιασπαρέντεςdiasparentesG1289abroadwentG1330aboutG1330preachingεὐαγγελιζόμενοιeuangelizomenoiG2097theG3588wordλόγον.logonG3056.

5AndG1161PhilipΦίλιπποςPhilipposG5376wentG2718downκατελθὼνkatelthōnG2718toεἰςeisG1519theG3588cityπόλινpolinG4172ofG4172SamariaΣαμαρείαςSamareiasG4540,andG1161proclaimedἐκήρυσσενekērussenG2784untothemαὐτοῖςautoisG846theG3588ChristΧριστόν.ChristonG5547.

6AndG2532theG3588multitudesὄχλοιochloiG3793gaveG4160heedG991withG1722oneG3739accordὁμοθυμαδὸνhomothumadonG3661untotheG3588thingsG3739thatG3739werespokenλεγομένοιςlegomenoisG3004byG1722PhilipΦιλίππουPhilippouG5376,whenG2532theyαὐτοὺςautousG846heardἀκούεινakoueinG191,andG2532sawβλέπεινblepeinG991theG3588signsσημεῖαsēmeiaG4592whichG3739heG2532didG4160.

7ForγὰρgarG1063fromG5456manyπολλοὶpolloiG4183ofG4151thoseG3588whichG3588haduncleanἀκάθαρταakathartaG169spiritsπνεύματαpneumataG4151,theyG2532cameG1831outG1831,cryingβοῶνταboōntaG994withG2532aloudμεγάλῃmegalēG3173voiceφωνῇphōnēaG5456:andG2532manyπολλοὶpolloiG4183thatG1161were palsied,andG2532thatG1161werelameχωλοὶchōloiG5560, werehealedἐθεραπεύθησαν·etherapeuthēsanG2323.

8AndδὲdeG1161thereG1722wasmuchπολλὴpollēG4183joyχαρὰcharaG5479inG1722thatἐκείνῃ.¶ekeinēG1565cityπόλειpoleiG4172.

9ButδέdeG1161thereG1510wasG1510aG1510certainG5100manἈνὴρAnērG435,SimonΣίμωνSimōnG4613byG1722nameὀνόματιonomatiG3686,whichτῇtēaG3588beforetimeinG1722theτὸtoG3588cityπόλειpoleiG4172used sorcery,andκαὶkaiG2532amazedἐξιστάνωνexistanōnG1839theτῆςtēsG3588peopleἔθνοςethnosG1484ofG435SamariaΣαμαρείαςSamareiasG4540, givingoutG1438thatλέγωνlegōnG3004himselfG1438wasG1510someG5100greatμέγαν·meganG3173oneG5100:

10toG3004whomG3739theyG3739allG3956gave heed,fromG575theG3956leastμικροῦmikrouG3398toG3004theG3956greatestμεγάλουmegalouG3173,sayingλέγοντες·legontesG3004,ThisG3778manG3778isG1510thatG3739powerδύναμιςdunamisG1411ofG575GodθεοῦtheouG2316whichG3739isG1510calledκαλουμένηkaloumenēG2564Greatμεγάλη.megalēG3173.

11AndδὲdeG1161theyG846gave heedtoG846himG846,becauseG1223thatG846ofG1223longG5550timeχρόνῳchronōG5550heG846hadamazedἐξεστακέναιexestakenaiG1839themG846withG1223hisG846sorceries.

12ButδὲdeG1161whenὅτεhoteG3753theyG2532believedἐπίστευσανepisteusanG4100PhilipΦιλίππῳPhilippōG5376preachingG2097goodG2097tidingsconcerningπερὶperiG4012theG3588kingdomβασιλείαςbasileiasG932ofG932GodθεοῦtheouG2316andG2532theG3588nameὀνόματοςonomatosG3686ofG932JesusἸησοῦIēsouG2424ChristΧριστοῦ,ChristouG5547,theyG2532werebaptizedἐβαπτίζοντοebaptizontoG907,bothτεteG5037menἄνδρεςandresG435andG2532womenγυναῖκες.gunaikesG1135.

13AndG2532SimonΣίμωνSimōnG4613alsoG2532himselfαὐτὸςautosG846believedἐπίστευσεν,episteusenG4100:andG2532beingG1510baptizedβαπτισθεὶςbaptistheisG907,heG2532continuedπροσκαρτερῶνproskarterōnG4342withG2532PhilipΦιλίππῳ,PhilippōG5376;andG2532beholdingsignsσημεῖαsēmeiaG4592andG2532greatμεγάλαςmegalasG3173miraclesδυνάμειςdunameisG1411wrought,heG2532wasG1510amazedἐξίστατο.¶existatoG1839.

14NowδὲdeG1161whenG2532theG3588apostlesἀπόστολοιapostoloiG652whichG3748were atJerusalemἹεροσολύμοιςHi'erosolumoisG2414heardἈκούσαντεςAkousantesG191thatὅτιhotiG3754SamariaΣαμάρειαSamareiaG4540hadreceivedδέδεκταιdedektaiG1209theG3588wordλόγονlogonG3056ofG3056Godθεοῦ,theouG2316,theyG846sentἀπέστειλανapesteilanG649untothemG846PeterΠέτρονPetronG4074andG2532JohnἸωάννην·IōannēnG2491:

15whoοἵτινεςoitinesG3748,whenG4336theyG846werecomeκαταβάντεςkatabantesG2597downG2597,prayedπροσηύξαντοprosēuxantoG4336forπερὶperiG4012themG846,thatὅπωςhopōsG3704theyG846mightreceiveλάβωσινlabōsinG2983theG2983Holyἅγιον.hagionG40Ghost:

16forγὰρgarG1063asG1519yetδὲdeG1161heG846wasG1510fallenἐπιπεπτωκός,epipeptōkosG1968uponἐπ᾽ep᾽G1909noneοὐδενὶoudeniG3762ofG2962themG846:onlyG3440theyG846hadbeenG1510baptizedβεβαπτισμένοιbebaptismenoiG907intoG1519theτὸtoG3588nameὄνομαonomaG3686ofG2962theτοῦtouG3588LordκυρίουkuriouG2962JesusἸησοῦ.IēsouG2424.

17ThenG2532laidἐπετίθεσανepetithesanG2007theyG846theirG846handsχεῖραςcheirasG5495onἐπ᾽ep᾽G1909themG846,andG2532theyG846receivedἐλάμβανονelambanonG2983theτὰςtasG3588Holyἅγιον.¶hagionG40Ghost.

18NowδὲdeG1161whenG1161SimonΣίμωνSimōnG4613sawG3708thatὅτιhotiG3754throughδιὰdiaG1223theG3588layingἐπιθέσεωςepitheseōsG1936onG5495ofπνεῦμαpneumaG4151theG3588apostles’ἀποστόλωνapostolōnG652handsχειρῶνcheirōnG5495theG3588Holy Ghost wasgivenδίδοταιdidotaiG1325,heG846offeredπροσήνεγκενprosēnegkenG4374themG846moneyχρήματαchrēmataG5536,

19sayingλέγων·legōnG3004,GiveδότεdoteG1325meG1325alsoG2504thisταύτην,tautēnG3778powerG1849,thatG3739onG1849whomsoeverIG3739layἐπιθῶepithōG2007myG1325handsχεῖραςcheirasG5495,heG3739mayἵναinaG2443receiveλαμβάνῃlambanēG2983theG3588Holyἅγιον.hagionG40Ghost.

20ButδὲdeG1161PeterΠέτροςPetrosG4074saidG3004untohimαὐτόν·autonG846, ThysilverἀργύριόνargurionG694perishἀπώλειαν,apōleianG684withG4862thee,becauseὅτιhotiG3754thou hastthoughtἐνόμισαςenomisasG3543toεἰςeisG1519obtainκτᾶσθαι.ktasthaiG2932theG3588giftδωρεὰνdōreanG1431ofδιὰdiaG1223GodθεοῦtheouG2316withG4862moneyG694.

21Thou hastneitherοὐκoukG3756partμερὶςmerisG3310norοὐδὲoudeG3761lotκλῆροςklērosG2819inἐνenG1722thisτούτῳ·toutōG3778matterλόγῳlogōG3056:forγὰρgarG1063thyheartκαρδίαkardiaG2588isG1510notοὐκoukG3756rightεὐθεῖαeutheiaG2117beforeἔναντιenantiG1725Godθεοῦ.theouG2316.

22RepentμετανόησονmetanoēsonG3340thereforeοὖνounG3767ofG575thisG3778thywickednessκακίαςkakiasG2549,andG2532prayδεήθητιdeēthētiG1189theG3588Lordκυρίου,kuriouG2962,ifεἰeiG1487perhapsἄραaraG686theG3588thoughtofG575thyheartκαρδίαςkardiasG2588shallG3778beG2532forgivenἀφεθήσεταίaphethēsetaiG863thee.

23ForγὰρgarG1063IG2532seeὁρῶhorōG3708thatG3708thou artinG1519theG2532gallχολὴνcholēnG5521ofG1519bitternessπικρίαςpikriasG4088andG2532inG1519theG2532bondσύνδεσμονsundesmonG4886ofG1519iniquityἀδικίαςadikiasG93.

24AndG1161SimonΣίμωνSimōnG4613answeredἀποκριθεὶςapokritheisG611andG1161saidG3004,PrayδεήθητεdeēthēteG1189yeforὑπὲρhuperG5228meG3004toπρὸςprosG4314theὁhoG3588Lordκύριον,kurionG2962,thatG3739noneofG2962theτὸνtonG3588thingsG3739whichG3739ye havespokenG3004comeἐπέλθῃepelthēG1904uponἐπ᾽ep᾽G1909meG3004.

25TheyG3767thereforeοὖνounG3767,whenG2532theyG3767hadtestifiedδιαμαρτυράμενοιdiamarturamenoiG1263andG2532spokenλαλήσαντεςlalēsantesG2980theοἱhoiG3588wordλόγονlogonG3056ofG3056theτὸνtonG3588LordκυρίουkuriouG2962,returnedὑπέστρεφονhupestrephonG5290toG1519JerusalemἹεροσόλυμα,Hi'erosolumaG2414,andG2532preachedG2097theτοῦtouG3588gospelG2097toG1519manyπολλάςpollasG4183villagesκώμαςkōmasG2968ofG3056theτῶνtōnG3588SamaritansΣαμαριτῶνSamaritōnG4541.

26ButδὲdeG1161anG1510angelἌγγελοςAngelosG32ofG575theG3588LordκυρίουkuriouG2962spake untoPhilipΦίλιππονPhilipponG5376,sayingλέγων·legōnG3004,AriseἀνάστηθιanastēthiG450,andκαὶkaiG2532goπορεύουporeuouG4198towardεἰςeisG1519theG3588southμεσημβρίανmesēmbrianG3314untotheG3588wayὁδὸνhodonG3598thatG3004goethdownκαταβαίνουσανkatabainousanG2597fromG575JerusalemἸερουσαλὴμIerousalēmG2419untoGazaΓάζαν·GazanG1048:theG3588sameαὕτηhautēG3778isG1510desertἔρημος.erēmosG2048.

27AndG2532heG2532aroseἀναστὰςanastasG450andG2532wentG2064:andG2532beholdἰδοὺidouG2400,aG1510manἀνὴρanērG435ofG435Ethiopia,aG1510eunuchεὐνοῦχοςeunouchosG2135ofG435greatG3956authorityunderG1909CandaceΚανδάκηςKandakēsG2582,queenβασιλίσσηςbasilissēsG938ofG435theG3956EthiopiansG128,whoὃςhosG3739wasG1510overG1909allG3956herαὐτῆς,autēsG846treasureγάζηςgazēsG1047,whoὃςhosG3739hadG1510comeἐληλύθειelēlutheiG2064toG1519JerusalemἸερουσαλήμ,IerousalēmG2419forG1519toG1519worshipπροσκυνήσωνproskunēsōnG4352;

28andG2532heG2532wasG1510returningὑποστρέφωνhupostrephōnG5290andG2532sittingκαθήμενοςkathēmenosG2521inἐπὶepiG1909hisαὐτοῦautouG846chariotἅρματοςharmatosG716,andG2532wasG1510readingἀνεγίνωσκενaneginōskenG314theG3588prophetπροφήτηνprophētēnG4396IsaiahἨσαΐαν.ĒsaianG2268.

29AndG2532theG3588SpiritπνεῦμαpneumaG4151saidG3004untoPhilipΦιλίππῳ·PhilippōG5376,GoG4334nearG4334,andG2532joinκολλήθητιkollēthētiG2853thyselftoG3004thisτούτῳ.toutōG3778chariotἅρματιharmatiG716.

30AndG2532PhilipΦίλιπποςPhilipposG5376ranπροσδραμὼνprosdramōnG4370toG3004himG846,andG2532heardἤκουσενēkousenG191himG846readingG314IsaiahἨσαΐανĒsaianG2268theG3588prophetπροφήτηνprophētēnG4396,andG2532saidG3004, Understandest thouwhatἃhaG3739thou readest?

31AndG1161heG846saidG3004,HowπῶςpōsG4459canδυναίμην,dunaimēnG1410IG1473,exceptμήmēG3361someG5100oneG5100shallguideG3594meG3004?AndG1161heG846besoughtPhilipΦίλιππονPhilipponG5376toG3004comeἀναβάνταanabantaG305upG305andG1161sitκαθίσαιkathisaiG2523withσὺνsunG4862himG846.

32NowδὲdeG1161theG3588placeofG1909theG3588scriptureγραφῆςgraphēsG1124whichἣνhēnG3739heG2532wasG1510readingἀνεγίνωσκενaneginōskenG314wasG1510thisαὕτη·hautēG3778,HeG2532wasG1510ledἤχθη,ēchthēG71asὡςhōsG5613asheepπρόβατονprobatonG4263toG1909theG3588slaughterσφαγὴνsphagēnG4967;AndG2532asὡςhōsG5613alambἀμνὸςamnosG286beforeG1909hisαὐτὸνautonG846shearerκείραντοςkeirantosG2751isG1510dumb,SoG2532heG2532openethnotοὐκoukG3756hisαὐτοῦ.autouG846mouthστόμαstomaG4750:

33InἐνenG1722hisαὐτοῦautouG846humiliationταπεινώσειtapeinōseiG5014hisαὐτοῦautouG846judgmentκρίσιςkrisisG2920wastakenG142awayG142:HisαὐτοῦautouG846generationγενεὰνgeneanG1074whoG3588shalldeclareδιηγήσεται;diēgēsetaiG1334?ForὅτιhotiG3754hisαὐτοῦ.¶autouG846lifeζωὴzōēG2222istakenG142fromἀπὸapoG575theG3588earthγῆςgēsG1093.

34AndG1161theG3588eunuchεὐνοῦχοςeunouchosG2135answeredἈποκριθεὶςApokritheisG611PhilipΦιλίππῳPhilippōG5376,andG1161saidλέγειlegeiG3004,IG3778prayδέομαίdeomaiG1189thee,ofG5100whomτίνοςtinosG5101speakeththeG3588prophetπροφήτηςprophētēsG4396thisG3778?ofG5100himselfἑαυτοῦ,he'autouG1438,orἢēG2228ofG5100someG5100otherἑτέρουheterouG2087?

35AndG2532PhilipΦίλιπποςPhilipposG5376openedἀνοίξαςanoixasG455hisαὐτοῦautouG846mouthστόμαstomaG4750,andG2532beginningἀρξάμενοςarxamenosG757fromἀπὸapoG575thisταύτηςtautēsG3778scriptureγραφῆςgraphēsG1124,preachedεὐηγγελίσατοeuēngelisatoG2097untohimαὐτῷautōG846JesusἸησοῦν.¶IēsounG2424.

36AndG2532asὩςHōsG5613theyG2532wentG2064onG1909theτὴνtēnG3588wayὁδόν,hodonG3598,theyG2532cameG2064unto acertainτιtiG5100waterὕδωρhudōrG5204;andG2532theὁhoG3588eunuchεὐνοῦχος·eunouchosG2135saith,BeholdἰδοὺidouG2400,hereG2400iswaterὕδωρ·hudōrG5204;whatτίtiG5101dothhinderκωλύειkōlueiG2967meG1473toG1909beG2532baptizedβαπτισθῆναι;baptisthēnaiG907?

38AndG2532heG2532commandedἐκέλευσενekeleusenG2753theG3588chariotἅρμα,harmaG716toG1519standG2476stillG2476:andG2532theyG846bothG5037wentG2597downκατέβησανkatebēsanG2597intoG1519theG3588waterὕδωρ,hudōrG5204,bothG5037PhilipΦίλιπποςPhilipposG5376andG2532theG3588eunuchεὐνοῦχος,eunouchosG2135;andG2532heG2532baptizedἐβάπτισενebaptisenG907himG846.

39AndG2532whenὅτεhoteG3753theyG846cameG305upG305outG1537ofG1537theτοῦtouG3588waterὕδατος,hudatosG5204,theτὸνtonG3588SpiritπνεῦμαpneumaG4151ofG1537theὁhoG3588LordκυρίουkuriouG2962caughtG726awayἥρπασενhērpasenG726PhilipΦίλιππον,PhilipponG5376;andG2532theτὴνtēnG3588eunuchεὐνοῦχος·eunouchosG2135sawG3708himG846noG3756moreG3765,forγὰρgarG1063heG2532wentἐπορεύετοeporeuetoG4198onG1537hisG846wayὁδὸνhodonG3598rejoicingχαίρων.¶chairōnG5463.

40ButδὲdeG1161PhilipΦίλιπποςPhilipposG5376wasfoundεὑρέθηheurethēG2147atAzotusἌζωτον,AzōtonG108:andG2532passingG1330throughG1330heG2532preachedG2097theG3956gospelG2097toεἰςeisG1519allG3956theG3956citiesπόλειςpoleisG4172, tillheG2532cameἐλθεῖνeltheinG2064toεἰςeisG1519CaesareaΚαισάρειαν.¶KaisareianG2542.

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