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Acts 8

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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 Judea 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 havoc of the church. Entering into every house and haling men and women, he committed them to prison.

4 Therefore those who were scattered abroad went everywhere 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 spoke, hearing and seeing the miracles which he did.

7 For unclean spirits, crying with a loud voice, came out of many who were possessed with them; and many taken with palsies and who were lame, were healed.

8 And there was great joy in that city.

9 But there was a certain man called Simon, who earlier in the same city had used sorcery and bewitched the people of Samaria, claiming that he was someone great,

10 to whom they all gave heed from the least to the greatest, saying, "This man is great with the power of God."

11 And for him they had regard, because for a long time he had bewitched them with sorceries.

12 But when they believed Philip's preaching of 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 who were at Jerusalem heard that Samaria had received the Word of God, they sent unto them Peter and John,

15 who, when they had come down, prayed for them that they might receive the Holy Ghost.

16 (For as yet, He had fallen upon none of them, for they had only been baptized in the name of the Lord Jesus).

17 Then they laid 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 that 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 Simon answered 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 spoke unto Philip, saying, "Arise and go toward the south unto the road that goeth down from Jerusalem into Gaza, which is desert."

27 And he arose and went. And behold, a man of Ethiopia, a eunuch of great authority under Candace, queen of the Ethiopians, who had charge of all her treasure and had come to Jerusalem to worship,

28 was returning; and sitting in his chariot, he was reading Isaiah 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 reading the prophet Isaiah, and said, "Understandest thou what thou readest?"

31 And he said, "How can I, unless some man should guide me?" And he besought Philip that he would come up and sit with him.

32 The place of the Scripture from which he read was this: "He was led as a sheep to the slaughter; and like a lamb before his shearer is dumb, 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 from being 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 both went down into the water, both Philip and the eunuch, and he baptized him.

39 And when they had come up out of the water, the Spirit of the Lord caught away Philip. And the eunuch saw him no more, and went on his way rejoicing.

40 But Philip was found at Azotus, and passing through, he preached in all the cities until he came to Caesarea.

GOD'S WORD Translation GW

1 Saul approved of putting Stephen to death. On that day widespread persecution broke out against the church in Jerusalem. Most believers, except the apostles, were scattered throughout Judea and Samaria.

2 Devout men buried Stephen as they mourned loudly for him.

3 Saul tried to destroy the church. He dragged men and women out of one home after another and threw them into prison.

4 The believers who were scattered went from place to place, where they spread the word.

5 Philip went to the city of Samaria and told people about the Messiah.

6 The crowds paid close attention to what Philip said. They listened to him and saw the miracles that he performed.

7 Evil spirits screamed as they came out of the many people they had possessed. Many paralyzed and lame people were cured.

8 As a result, that city was extremely happy.

9 A man named Simon lived in that city. He amazed the people of Samaria with his practice of magic. He claimed that he was great.

10 Everyone from children to adults paid attention to him. They said, "This man is the power of God, and that power is called great."

11 They paid attention to Simon because he had amazed them for a long time with his practice of magic.

12 However, when Philip spread the Good News about the kingdom of God and the one named Jesus Christ, men and women believed him and were baptized.

13 Even Simon believed, and after he was baptized, he became devoted to Philip. Simon was amazed to see the miracles and impressive things that were happening.

14 When the apostles in Jerusalem heard that the Samaritans had accepted the word of God, they sent Peter and John to them.

15 Peter and John went to Samaria and prayed that the Samaritans would receive the Holy Spirit.

16 (Before this the Holy Spirit had not come to any of the Samaritans. They had only been baptized in the name of the Lord Jesus.)

17 Then Peter and John placed their hands on them, and the Samaritans received the Holy Spirit.

18 Simon saw that the Spirit was given to the Samaritans when the apostles placed their hands on them. So he offered Peter and John money

19 and said, "Give me this power so that anyone I place my hands on will receive the Holy Spirit."

20 Peter told Simon, "May your money be destroyed with you because you thought you could buy God's gift.

21 You won't have any share in this because God can see how twisted your thinking is.

22 So change your wicked thoughts, and ask the Lord if he will forgive you for thinking like this.

23 I can see that you are bitter with jealousy and wrapped up in your evil ways."

24 Simon answered, "Pray to the Lord for me that none of the things you said will happen to me."

25 After they had boldly spoken about the message of the Lord, they spread the Good News in many Samaritan villages on their way back to Jerusalem.

26 An angel from the Lord said to Philip, "Get up, and take the desert road that goes south from Jerusalem to Gaza."

27 So Philip went. An Ethiopian man who had come to Jerusalem to worship was on his way home. The man was a eunuch, a high-ranking official in charge of all the treasures of Queen Candace of Ethiopia.

28 As the official rode along in his carriage, he was reading the prophet Isaiah out loud.

29 The Spirit said to Philip, "Go to that carriage, and stay close to it."

30 Philip ran to the carriage and could hear the official reading the prophet Isaiah out loud. Philip asked him, "Do you understand what you're reading?"

31 The official answered, "How can I understand unless someone guides me?" So he invited Philip to sit with him in his carriage.

32 This was the part of the Scriptures that the official was reading: "He was led like a lamb to the slaughter. He was like a sheep that is silent when its wool is cut off. He didn't open his mouth.

33 When he humbled himself, he was not judged fairly. Who from his generation will talk about his life on earth being cut short?"

34 The official said to Philip, "I would like to know who the prophet is talking about. Is he talking about himself or someone else?"

35 Then Philip spoke. Starting with that passage, Philip told the official the Good News about Jesus.

36 As they were going along the road, they came to some water. The official said to Philip, "Look, there's some water. What can keep me from being baptized?"

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38 The official ordered the carriage to stop. He and Philip stepped into the water, and Philip baptized him.

39 When they had stepped out of the water, the Spirit of the Lord suddenly took Philip away. The official joyfully continued on his way and didn't see Philip again.

40 Philip found himself in the city of Azotus. He traveled through all the cities and spread the Good News until he came to the city of Caesarea.