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Acts 8:9-24

9ButδέdeG1161there was acertainτιςtisG5100manἈνὴρAnērG435,calledὀνόματιonomatiG3686SimonΣίμωνSimōnG4613, whobeforeπροϋπῆρχενproupērchenG4391inἐνenG1722the samecityπόλειpoleiG4172usedsorceryμαγεύωνmageuōnG3096,andκαὶkaiG2532bewitchedἐξιστάνωνexistanōnG1839thepeopleἔθνοςethnosG1484ofSamariaΣαμαρείαςSamareiasG4540,sayingλέγωνlegōnG3004thatheἑαυτὸνhe'autonG1438wasεἶναίeinaiG1511someτιναtinaG5100greatpersonμέγαν·meganG3173:

10TowhomᾧhōG3739theyallπάντεςpantesG3956gaveheedπροσεῖχονproseichonG4337,fromἀπὸapoG575theleastμικροῦmikrouG3398toἕωςhe'ōsG2193thegreatestμεγάλουmegalouG3173,sayingλέγοντες·legontesG3004, ThismanοὗτόςhoutosG3778isG2076thegreatμεγάλη.megalēG3173powerδύναμιςdunamisG1411ofGodθεοῦtheouG2316.

11AndδὲdeG1161tohimαὐτῷautōG846they hadregardπροσεῖχονproseichonG4337,becauseδιὰdiaG1223that for alongἱκανῷhikanōG2425timeχρόνῳchronōG5550he hadbewitchedἐξεστακέναιexestakenaiG1839themαὐτούς·autousG846withsorceriesμαγείαιςmageiaisG3095.

12ButδὲdeG1161whenὅτεhoteG3753theybelievedἐπίστευσανepisteusanG4100PhilipΦιλίππῳPhilippōG5376preachingεὐαγγελιζομένῳeuangelizomenōG2097the thingsconcerningπερὶperiG4012thekingdomβασιλείαςbasileiasG932ofGodθεοῦtheouG2316,andκαὶkaiG2532thenameὀνόματοςonomatosG3686ofJesusἸησοῦIēsouG2424ChristΧριστοῦ,ChristouG5547, they werebaptizedἐβαπτίζοντοebaptizontoG907,bothτεteG5037menἄνδρεςandresG435andκαὶkaiG2532womenγυναῖκες.gunaikesG1135.

13ThenδὲdeG1161SimonΣίμωνSimōnG4613himselfαὐτὸςautosG846believedἐπίστευσεν,episteusenG4100alsoκαὶkaiG2532:andκαὶkaiG2532when he wasbaptizedβαπτισθεὶςbaptistheisG907, hecontinuedπροσκαρτερῶνproskarterōnG2258 G4342withPhilipΦιλίππῳ,PhilippōG5376,andτεteG5037wasamazedἐξίστατο.¶existatoG1839,beholdingθεωρῶνtheōrōnG2334themiraclesδυνάμειςdunameisG1411andκαὶkaiG2532signsσημεῖα μεγάλαςsēmeia megalasG4592 G3173which weredoneγινομέναςginomenasG1096.

14NowδὲdeG1161when theapostlesἀπόστολοιapostoloiG652whoG3588wereatἐνenG1722JerusalemἹεροσολύμοιςHi'erosolumoisG2414heardἈκούσαντεςAkousantesG191thatὅτιhotiG3754SamariaΣαμάρειαSamareiaG4540hadreceivedδέδεκταιdedektaiG1209thewordλόγονlogonG3056ofGodθεοῦ,theouG2316, theysentἀπέστειλανapesteilanG649toπρὸςprosG4314themαὐτοὺςautousG846PeterΠέτρονPetronG4074andκαὶkaiG2532JohnἸωάννην·IōannēnG2491:

15WhoοἵτινεςoitinesG3748, when they had comedownκαταβάντεςkatabantesG2597,prayedπροσηύξαντοprosēuxantoG4336forπερὶperiG4012themαὐτῶνautōnG846,thatὅπωςhopōsG3704they mightreceiveλάβωσινlabōsinG2983theHolyἅγιον.hagionG40SpiritπνεῦμαpneumaG4151:

16(ForγὰρgarG1063asyetG3768hehadG2258fallenἐπιπεπτωκός,epipeptōkosG1968uponἐπ᾽ep᾽G1909noneοὐδενὶoudeniG3762ofthemαὐτῶνautōnG846:onlyδὲdeG3440 G1161theywereὑπῆρχονhupērchonG5225baptizedβεβαπτισμένοιbebaptismenoiG907inεἰςeisG1519thenameὄνομαonomaG3686of theLordκυρίουkuriouG2962JesusἸησοῦ.IēsouG2424.)

17ThenτότεtoteG5119theylaidἐπετίθεσανepetithesanG2007theirhandsχεῖραςcheirasG5495onἐπ᾽ep᾽G1909themαὐτούς,autousG846,andκαὶkaiG2532theyreceivedἐλάμβανονelambanonG2983theHolyἅγιον.¶hagionG40SpiritπνεῦμαpneumaG4151.

18AndδὲdeG1161whenSimonΣίμωνSimōnG4613sawG2300thatὅτιhotiG3754throughδιὰdiaG1223layingonἐπιθέσεωςepitheseōsG1936of theapostlesἀποστόλωνapostolōnG652’handsχειρῶνcheirōnG5495theHolyG40SpiritπνεῦμαpneumaG4151wasgivenδίδοταιdidotaiG1325, heofferedπροσήνεγκενprosēnegkenG4374themαὐτοῖςautoisG846moneyχρήματαchrēmataG5536,

19Sayingλέγων·legōnG3004,GiveδότεdoteG1325mealsoG2504thisG5026powerἐξουσίανexousianG1849,thatἵναinaG2443onG2007whomeverᾧ ἐὰνhō eanG3739 G1437IlayG2007handsχεῖραςcheirasG5495, he mayreceiveλαμβάνῃlambanēG2983theHolyἅγιον.hagionG40SpiritπνεῦμαpneumaG4151.

20ButδὲdeG1161PeterΠέτροςPetrosG4074saidεἶπενeipenG2036toπρὸςprosG4314himαὐτόν·autonG846,ThyG4675moneyἀργύριόνargurionG694perishεἰς ἀπώλειαν,eis apōleianG1498 G1519 G684withσὺνsunG4862theeG4671,becauseὅτιhotiG3754thou hastthoughtἐνόμισαςenomisasG3543that thegiftδωρεὰνdōreanG1431ofGodθεοῦtheouG2316may bepurchasedκτᾶσθαι.ktasthaiG2932withδιὰdiaG1223moneyχρημάτωνchrēmatōnG5536.

21ThouG4671hastG2076neitherοὐκoukG3756partμερὶςmerisG3310norοὐδὲoudeG3761lotκλῆροςklērosG2819inἐνenG1722thisG5129matterλόγῳlogōG3056:forγὰρgarG1063thyG4675heartκαρδίαkardiaG2588isG2076notοὐκoukG3756rightεὐθεῖαeutheiaG2117in thesightG1799ofGodθεοῦ.theouG2316.

22RepentμετανόησονmetanoēsonG3340thereforeοὖνounG3767ofἀπὸapoG575thisG5026thyG4675wickednessκακίαςkakiasG2549,andκαὶkaiG2532prayδεήθητιdeēthētiG1189GodG2316,ifεἰeiG1487perhapsἄραaraG686thethoughtἐπίνοιαepinoiaG1963ofthyG4675heartκαρδίαςkardiasG2588may beforgivenἀφεθήσεταίaphethēsetaiG863theeG4671.

23ForγὰρgarG1063IperceiveὁρῶhorōG3708thatthouG4571artG5607inεἰςeisG1519thegallχολὴνcholēnG5521ofbitternessπικρίαςpikriasG4088,andκαὶkaiG2532in thebondσύνδεσμονsundesmonG4886ofiniquityἀδικίαςadikiasG93.

24ThenδὲdeG1161answeredἀποκριθεὶςapokritheisG611SimonΣίμωνSimōnG4613, andsaidεἶπεν·eipenG2036,PrayδεήθητεdeēthēteG1189yeG5210toπρὸςprosG4314theLordκύριον,kurionG2962forὑπὲρhuperG5228meG1700,thatὅπωςhopōsG3704none of thesethingsμηδὲνmēdenG3367whichὧνhōnG3739ye havespokenεἰρήκατε.eirēkateG2046comeἐπέλθῃepelthēG1904uponἐπ᾽ep᾽G1909meG1691.

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