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For at that time there was a great persecution against the church in Jerusalem, and they were all dispersed through the regions of Judea and Samaria, except the apostles. <A name="3"></a><span class="reftext"><a href="/acts/8-2.htm"><b>2</b></a></span>And <i>some</i> pious men carried Stephen <i>to his burial,</i> and made great lamentation for him. <A name="4"></a><span class="reftext"><a href="/acts/8-3.htm"><b>3</b></a></span>But Saul made havock of the church, entring into the houses, and dragging <i>out</i> men and women, committed <i>them</i> to prison.<p> <A name="5"></a><p class="hdg">Philip in Samaria<p><span class="reftext"><a href="/acts/8-4.htm"><b>4</b></a></span>Now they that were dispersed went about preaching the word. <A name="6"></a><span class="reftext"><a href="/acts/8-5.htm"><b>5</b></a></span>And Philip coming to the city of Samaria, preached Christ unto them. <A name="7"></a><span class="reftext"><a href="/acts/8-6.htm"><b>6</b></a></span>And the people unanimously attended to the things which were spoken by Philip, hearing and seeing the miracles which he wrought: <A name="8"></a><span class="reftext"><a href="/acts/8-7.htm"><b>7</b></a></span>for impure spirits crying with a loud voice came out of many that were possessed <i>by them;</i> and many paralytic and lame <i>persons</i> were cured. <A name="9"></a><span class="reftext"><a href="/acts/8-8.htm"><b>8</b></a></span>And there was great joy in that city.<p> <A name="10"></a><p class="hdg">Simon the Sorcerer<p><span class="reftext"><a href="/acts/8-9.htm"><b>9</b></a></span>But there was before in the city a man named Simon practising magic and bewitching the people of Samaria, giving out that he was some great <i>person.</i> <A name="11"></a><span class="reftext"><a href="/acts/8-10.htm"><b>10</b></a></span>Whom they all <i>greatly</i> regarded, from the lest to the greatest, saying, This <i>man</i> is <i>as</i> the great power of God. <A name="12"></a><span class="reftext"><a href="/acts/8-11.htm"><b>11</b></a></span>And they were attentive to him, because he had for a considerable time astonished them by <i>his</i> magic <i>arts.</i> <A name="13"></a><span class="reftext"><a href="/acts/8-12.htm"><b>12</b></a></span>But as they believed Philip, preaching the <i>things</i> concerning the kingdom of God, and the name of Jesus Christ, they were baptized, both men and women; <A name="14"></a><span class="reftext"><a href="/acts/8-13.htm"><b>13</b></a></span>and Simon himself also believed, and was baptized, and kept constantly with Philip: and beholding the signs and miracles <i>that were</i> wrought, he was amazed.<p> <A name="15"></a><span class="reftext"><a href="/acts/8-14.htm"><b>14</b></a></span>Now when the apostles at Jerusalem heard that Samaria had received the word of God, they sent to them Peter and John: <A name="16"></a><span class="reftext"><a href="/acts/8-15.htm"><b>15</b></a></span>who when they were come down prayed for them that they might receive the holy Spirit: (for He was not yet fallen upon any of them, <A name="17"></a><span class="reftext"><a href="/acts/8-16.htm"><b>16</b></a></span>only they were baptized into the name of the Lord Jesus:) <i>and</i> then they laid <i>their</i> hands on them, <A name="18"></a><span class="reftext"><a href="/acts/8-17.htm"><b>17</b></a></span>and they received the holy Spirit. <A name="19"></a><span class="reftext"><a href="/acts/8-18.htm"><b>18</b></a></span>And when Simon saw that the holy Spirit was given by the imposition of the hands of the apostles, he offered them money, <A name="20"></a><span class="reftext"><a href="/acts/8-19.htm"><b>19</b></a></span>saying, Give me also this power, that on whomsoever I lay hands, he may receive the holy Spirit. <A name="21"></a><span class="reftext"><a href="/acts/8-20.htm"><b>20</b></a></span>But Peter said unto him, Let thy money perish with thee, since thou thoughtest to purchase the gift of God with money. <A name="22"></a><span class="reftext"><a href="/acts/8-21.htm"><b>21</b></a></span>Thou hast no part nor lot in this matter: for thy heart is not right in the sight of God. <A name="23"></a><span class="reftext"><a href="/acts/8-22.htm"><b>22</b></a></span>Repent therefore of this thy wickedness, and pray to God, if so be the thought of thine heart may be forgiven thee: <A name="24"></a><span class="reftext"><a href="/acts/8-23.htm"><b>23</b></a></span>for I perceive that thou art in the gall of bitterness and bond of iniquity. <A name="25"></a><span class="reftext"><a href="/acts/8-24.htm"><b>24</b></a></span>And Simon answered, and said, Do ye pray to the Lord for me, that none <i>of the things</i> which ye have spoken may come upon me.<p> <A name="26"></a><span class="reftext"><a href="/acts/8-25.htm"><b>25</b></a></span>And they having testified and declared the word of the Lord, returned to Jerusalem, and preached the gospel in many villages of the Samaritans.<p> <A name="27"></a><p class="hdg">Philip and the Ethiopian<p><span class="reftext"><a href="/acts/8-26.htm"><b>26</b></a></span>And an angel of the Lord spake to Philip, saying, Arise and go southward to the way that leads down from Jerusalem to Gaza, which is desert. <A name="28"></a><span class="reftext"><a href="/acts/8-27.htm"><b>27</b></a></span>And he arose and went; and behold a man of Ethiopia, an eunuch of great authority under Candace queen of the Ethiopians, and her high-treasurer, who had come to Jerusalem to worship, <A name="29"></a><span class="reftext"><a href="/acts/8-28.htm"><b>28</b></a></span>was returning, and as he sat in his chariot, was reading the prophet Esaias: <A name="30"></a><span class="reftext"><a href="/acts/8-29.htm"><b>29</b></a></span>and the Spirit said to Philip, Go near and join thyself to this chariot. And Philip running <i>up</i> to <i>him,</i> <A name="31"></a><span class="reftext"><a href="/acts/8-30.htm"><b>30</b></a></span>heard him reading the prophet Esaias, and said, Dost thou understand what thou readest? <A name="32"></a><span class="reftext"><a href="/acts/8-31.htm"><b>31</b></a></span>And he said, How can I, unless some one guide me? and he desired Philip to come up and sit with him.<p> <A name="33"></a><span class="reftext"><a href="/acts/8-32.htm"><b>32</b></a></span>And the portion of scripture, which he was reading, was this, "He was led as a sheep to the slaughter, and as a lamb before it's shearer <i>is</i> dumb, so He opened not his mouth:<p> <A name="34"></a><span class="reftext"><a href="/acts/8-33.htm"><b>33</b></a></span>in his humiliation his judgement was taken away, and who shall declare his generation? for his life is taken away from the earth."<p> <A name="35"></a><span class="reftext"><a href="/acts/8-34.htm"><b>34</b></a></span>And the eunuch answered Philip, and said, I pray thee, of whom doth the prophet say this? of himself, or of some other <i>person?</i> <A name="36"></a><span class="reftext"><a href="/acts/8-35.htm"><b>35</b></a></span>Then Philip opened his mouth, and beginning at this scripture, preached unto him Jesus. <A name=""></a><span class="reftext"><a href="/acts/8-36.htm"><b>36</b></a></span>And as they went on <i>their</i> way, they came to a certain water: and the eunuch said, See <i>here is</i> water, what hindereth me from being baptized? <A name="38"></a><span class="reftext"><a href="/acts/8-36.htm"><b>37</b></a></span>And Philip said, If thou believest with all thine heart, thou mayest. And he said, I believe that Jesus Christ is the Son of God. <A name="39"></a><span class="reftext"><a href="/acts/8-36.htm"><b>38</b></a></span>And he ordered the chariot to stop: and they both went down to the water, Philip and the eunuch; and he baptized him. <A name="40"></a><span class="reftext"><a href="/acts/8-39.htm"><b>39</b></a></span>And when they were come up out of the water, the Spirit of the Lord caught away Philip, and the eunuch saw him no more: but went on his way rejoicing. <span class="reftext"><a href="/acts/8-40.htm"><b>40</b></a></span>But Philip was found at Azotus; and as he passed along, he preached the gospel in all the cities, till he came to Cesarea.<p><br /></div></div><div id="botbox"><div class="padbot"><div align="center">Worsley's New Testament (1770)<br><br>Digital Text Courtesy <a href="https://theword.net">TheWord.net Bible Software</a>.<br><br>Section Headings Courtesy <a href="https://berean.bible">Berean Bible</a>.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span></div></div></div></div></td></tr></table></div><div id="left"><a href="../acts/7.htm" onmouseover='lft.src="/leftgif.png"' onmouseout='lft.src="/left.png"' title="Acts 7"><img src="/left.png" name="lft" border="0" alt="Acts 7" /></a></div><div id="right"><a href="../acts/9.htm" onmouseover='rght.src="/rightgif.png"' onmouseout='rght.src="/right.png"' title="Acts 9"><img src="/right.png" name="rght" border="0" alt="Acts 9" /></a></div><div id="botleft"><a href="#" onmouseover='botleft.src="/botleftgif.png"' onmouseout='botleft.src="/botleft.png"' title="Top of Page"><img src="/botleft.png" name="botleft" border="0" alt="Top of Page" /></a></div><div id="botright"><a href="#" onmouseover='botright.src="/botrightgif.png"' onmouseout='botright.src="/botright.png"' title="Top of Page"><img src="/botright.png" name="botright" border="0" alt="Top of Page" /></a></div><div id="bot"><iframe width="100%" height="1500" scrolling="no" src="/botmenubhchapnoad.htm" frameborder="0"></iframe></div></td></tr></table></div></body></html>