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But Sha'ul set out to destroy the Messianic Community - entering house after house, he dragged off both men and women and handed them over to be put in prison.
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However, those who were scattered announced the Good News of the Word wherever they went.
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Now Philip went down to a city in Shomron and was proclaiming the Messiah to them;
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and the crowds were paying close attention to what Philip said, as they heard and saw the miraculous signs he was doing.
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For many people were having unclean spirits driven out of them, shrieking; also many paralytics and crippled persons were being healed;
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so that there was great joy in that city.
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But there was a man named Shim'on in the city who for some time had been practicing magic and astonishing the nation of Shomron, claiming to be somebody great.
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Everyone gave heed to him, from the lowest to the highest, saying, "This man is the power of God called 'The Great Power'."
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They followed him because for a considerable time he had amazed them with his magic.
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But when they came to believe Philip, as he announced the Good News concerning the Kingdom of God and the name of Yeshua the Messiah, they were immersed, both men and women.
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Moreover, Shim'on himself came to believe; and after being immersed, he attached himself closely to Philip; and he was amazed as he saw the miraculous signs and great works of power that kept taking place.