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Acts|8:1|-|And Saul |a|approved of his killing. And there occurred in that day a great |b|persecution against the |1c|church which was in Jerusalem; and all were |d|scattered throughout the regions of |e|Judea and Samaria, except the apostles.
Acts|8:2|-|And devout men carried Stephen to his burial and made great lamentation over him.
Acts|8:3|-|But |a|Saul was |b|devastating the |c|church, entering house after house; and dragging off men and women, he delivered them to |d|prison.
Acts|8:4|-|Those therefore who were scattered went throughout the land |1a|announcing the word as the gospel.
Acts|8:5|-|And |1|Philip |2|went down to the city of |a|Samaria and proclaimed the Christ to them.
Acts|8:6|-|And the crowds gave heed with one accord to the things said by Philip as they heard and saw the |a|signs which he did.
Acts|8:7|-|For with many of those who had unclean spirits, the spirits came out crying with a loud voice; and many who were paralyzed and lame were healed.
Acts|8:8|-|And there was much |a|joy in that city.
Acts|8:9|-|And a certain man named Simon had previously been practicing |a|magic in the city and had been |b|amazing the people of Samaria, saying that he was someone great.
Acts|8:10|-|To him they all gave heed, from the least to the greatest, saying, This man is the power of |a|God which is called Great.
Acts|8:11|-|And they gave heed to him because for a considerable time he had amazed them with his magic.
Acts|8:12|-|But when they believed Philip, who |1|announced the gospel of the |a|kingdom of God and of the name of |b|Jesus Christ, they were |c|baptized, both men and women.
Acts|8:13|-|And even Simon himself believed, and once he had been baptized, he continued steadfastly with Philip. And as he beheld the |1a|signs and great works of power taking place, he was |b|amazed.
Acts|8:14|-|Now when the apostles in Jerusalem heard that Samaria had received the word of God, they sent to them Peter and John,
Acts|8:15|-|Who went down and prayed for them so that they might |1|receive the Holy Spirit;
Acts|8:16|-|For He had |1|not yet fallen upon any of them, but they had only been |a|baptized |2|into the |3|name of the Lord Jesus.
Acts|8:17|-|Then they |1a|laid their hands on them, and they |2|received the Holy Spirit.
Acts|8:18|-|But when Simon saw that through the laying on of the hands of the apostles the |1|Spirit was given, he offered them |2|money, saying,
Acts|8:19|-|Give me also this authority that on whomever I lay my hands he may receive the Holy Spirit.
Acts|8:20|-|But Peter said to him, May your silver go with you into |1|destruction, because you thought that you would |a|acquire the |b|gift of God through money.
Acts|8:21|-|You have no part nor lot in |1|this matter, for your |a|heart is not straight before God.
Acts|8:22|-||a|Repent therefore from this wickedness of yours and beseech the Lord if perhaps the intent of your heart may be forgiven you;
Acts|8:23|-|For I see that you are in the gall of bitterness and in the bond of unrighteousness.
Acts|8:24|-|And Simon answered and said, You beseech the Lord on my behalf, so that none of the things which you have spoken may come upon me.
Acts|8:25|-|They therefore, having solemnly |1a|testified and spoken the word of the Lord, returned to Jerusalem; and they |b|announced the gospel to many villages of the Samaritans.
Acts|8:26|-|But an |a|angel of the Lord spoke to Philip, saying, Rise up and go south on the road that goes down from Jerusalem to |b|Gaza. This is the desert route.
Acts|8:27|-|And he rose up and went. And behold, an |1|Ethiopian man, a |a|eunuch, a man in power under Candace, queen of the Ethiopians, who was over all her |b|treasure, had come to Jerusalem to |2c|worship.
Acts|8:28|-|And he was returning and was sitting in his chariot and reading the prophet Isaiah.
Acts|8:29|-|And the |1a|Spirit said to Philip, Approach and join this chariot.
Acts|8:30|-|And when Philip ran up, he heard him reading Isaiah the prophet and said, Do you really know the things that you are reading?
Acts|8:31|-|And he said, How could I |a|unless someone guides me? And he entreated Philip to come up and sit with him.
Acts|8:32|-|Now the passage of Scripture which he was reading was this: “As a sheep |1a|He was led to slaughter; and as a lamb before its shearer is dumb, so He does |b|not open His mouth.
Acts|8:33|-|In His |a|humiliation His judgment was taken away. Who shall declare His generation? For His life is taken away from the earth.”
Acts|8:34|-|And the eunuch answered Philip and said, I beseech you, Concerning whom does the prophet say this? Concerning himself or concerning someone else?
Acts|8:35|-|And Philip opened his mouth, and beginning from this |a|Scripture he |b|announced Jesus as the gospel to him.
Acts|8:36|-|And as they were going along the road, they came upon some water, and the eunuch said, Look, |1|water. What prevents me from being |a|baptized?
Acts|8:37|-||1|And Philip said, If you believe from all your heart, you will be saved. And he answered and said, I believe that Jesus Christ is the Son of God.
Acts|8:38|-|And he ordered the chariot to stand still, and they both went down into the water, Philip and the eunuch, and he |a|baptized him.
Acts|8:39|-|And when they came up |a|out of the water, the |b|Spirit of the Lord |c|caught Philip away; and the eunuch did not see him anymore, for he went on his way |d|rejoicing.
Acts|8:40|-|But Philip was found in Azotus; and passing through, he |a|announced the gospel to all the cities until he came to |b|Caesarea.
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