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title: Acts 8
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createdAt: 2024-09-04T03:51:27.055Z
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**1 **And Saul was consenting unto his death. And at that time there was a great persecution against the church which was at Jerusalem; and they were all scattered abroad throughout the regions of Judaea and Samaria, except the apostles. **2 **And devout men carried Stephen *to his burial*, and made great lamentation over him. **3 **As for Saul, he made havock of the church, entering into every house, and haling men and women committed *them* to prison.

**4 **Therefore they that were scattered abroad went every where preaching the word. **5 **Then Philip went down to the city of Samaria, and preached Christ unto them. **6 **And the people with one accord gave heed unto those things which Philip spake, hearing and seeing the miracles which he did. **7 **For unclean spirits, crying with loud voice, came out of many that were possessed *with them*: and many taken with palsies, and that were lame, were healed. **8 **And there was great joy in that city.

**9 **But there was a certain man, called Simon, which beforetime in the same city used sorcery, and bewitched the people of Samaria, giving out that himself was some great one: **10 **To whom they all gave heed, from the least to the greatest, saying, This man is the great power of God. **11 **And to him they had regard, because that of long time he had bewitched them with sorceries. **12 **But when they believed Philip preaching the things concerning the kingdom of God, and the name of Jesus Christ, they were baptized, both men and women. **13 **Then Simon himself believed also: and when he was baptized, he continued with Philip, and wondered, beholding the miracles and signs which were done.

**14 **Now when the apostles which were at Jerusalem heard that Samaria had received the word of God, they sent unto them Peter and John: **15 **Who, when they were come down, prayed for them, that they might receive the Holy Ghost: **16 **(For as yet he was fallen upon none of them: only they were baptized in the name of the Lord Jesus.) **17 **Then laid they *their* hands on them, and they received the Holy Ghost. **18 **And when Simon saw that through laying on of the apostles' hands the Holy Ghost was given, he offered them money, **19 **Saying, Give me also this power, that on whomsoever I lay hands, he may receive the Holy Ghost. **20 **But Peter said unto him, Thy money perish with thee, because thou hast thought that the gift of God may be purchased with money. **21 **Thou hast neither part nor lot in this matter: for thy heart is not right in the sight of God. **22 **Repent therefore of this thy wickedness, and pray God, if perhaps the thought of thine heart may be forgiven thee. **23 **For I perceive that thou art in the gall of bitterness, and *in* the bond of iniquity. **24 **Then answered Simon, and said, Pray ye to the Lord for me, that none of these things which ye have spoken come upon me.

**25 **And they, when they had testified and preached the word of the Lord, returned to Jerusalem, and preached the gospel in many villages of the Samaritans.

**26 **And the angel of the Lord spake unto Philip, saying, Arise, and go toward the south unto the way that goeth down from Jerusalem unto Gaza, which is desert. **27 **And he arose and went: and, behold, a man of Ethiopia, an eunuch of great authority under Candace queen of the Ethiopians, who had the charge of all her treasure, and had come to Jerusalem for to worship, **28 **Was returning, and sitting in his chariot read Esaias the prophet. **29 **Then the Spirit said unto Philip, Go near, and join thyself to this chariot. **30 **And Philip ran thither to *him*, and heard him read the prophet Esaias, and said, Understandest thou what thou readest? **31 **And he said, How can I, except some man should guide me? And he desired Philip that he would come up and sit with him.

**32 **The place of the scripture which he read was this, He was led as a sheep to the slaughter; and like a lamb dumb before his shearer, so opened he not his mouth:

**33 **In his humiliation his judgment was taken away: and who shall declare his generation? for his life is taken from the earth.

**34 **And the eunuch answered Philip, and said, I pray thee, of whom speaketh the prophet this? of himself, or of some other man? **35 **Then Philip opened his mouth, and began at the same scripture, and preached unto him Jesus. **36 **And as they went on *their* way, they came unto a certain water: and the eunuch said, See, *here is* water; what doth hinder me to be baptized? **37 **And Philip said, If thou believest with all thine heart, thou mayest. And he answered and said, I believe that Jesus Christ is the Son of God. **38 **And he commanded the chariot to stand still: and they went down both into the water, both Philip and the eunuch; and he baptized him. **39 **And when they were come up out of the water, the Spirit of the Lord caught away Philip, that the eunuch saw him no more: and he went on his way rejoicing. **40 **But Philip was found at Azotus: and passing through he preached in all the cities, till he came to Caesarea.