Acts 8:2-12

2 Godly men buried Stephen and mourned deeply for him.
3 But Saul began to destroy the church. Going from house to house, he dragged off both men and women and put them in prison.

Philip in Samaria

4 Those who had been scattered preached the word wherever they went.
5 Philip went down to a city in Samaria and proclaimed the Messiah there.
6 When the crowds heard Philip and saw the signs he performed, they all paid close attention to what he said.
7 For with shrieks, impure spirits came out of many, and many who were paralyzed or lame were healed.
8 So there was great joy in that city.

Simon the Sorcerer

9 Now for some time a man named Simon had practiced sorcery in the city and amazed all the people of Samaria. He boasted that he was someone great,
10 and all the people, both high and low, gave him their attention and exclaimed, “This man is rightly called the Great Power of God.”
11 They followed him because he had amazed them for a long time with his sorcery.
12 But when they believed Philip as he proclaimed the good news of the kingdom of God and the name of Jesus Christ, they were baptized, both men and women.

Cross References 12

  • 1. Acts 7:58
  • 2. Ac 9:1,13,21; Acts 22:4,19; Acts 26:10,11; 1 Corinthians 15:9; Galatians 1:13,23; Philippians 3:6; 1 Timothy 1:13
  • 3. ver 1
  • 4. Acts 15:35
  • 5. Acts 6:5; Acts 21:8
  • 6. S Mark 16:17
  • 7. S Matthew 4:24
  • 8. Acts 13:6
  • 9. Acts 5:36
  • 10. Acts 14:11; Acts 28:6
  • 11. S Matthew 3:2; Acts 1:3
  • 12. S Acts 2:38
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