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and they were all dispersed throughout 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>But devout men carried Stephen to his burial, and made great lamentation over him. <A name="4"></a><span class="reftext"><a href="/acts/8-3.htm"><b>3</b></a></span>But Saul attempted to destroy the church; entering every house, and dragging men and women, he delivered them up to prison.<CM><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>Then they that were dispersed went everywhere preaching the word. <A name="6"></a><span class="reftext"><a href="/acts/8-5.htm"><b>5</b></a></span>And Philip went down to the city of Samaria, and preached the Christ to them. <A name="7"></a><span class="reftext"><a href="/acts/8-6.htm"><b>6</b></a></span>And the multitudes with one mind gave heed to the things which were spoken by Philip, when they heard, and saw the signs which he did. <A name="8"></a><span class="reftext"><a href="/acts/8-7.htm"><b>7</b></a></span>For unclean spirits, crying with a loud voice, came out of many that were possessed with them, and many paralytics and lame persons 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.<CM><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 a certain man, named Simon, who had, be fore this time, been practicing magic in the city, and astonishing the people of Samaria, saying that he was some great one; <A name="11"></a><span class="reftext"><a href="/acts/8-10.htm"><b>10</b></a></span>to whom they all gave heed, from the least to the greatest, saying: This man is 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 gave heed to him because he had, for a long time, astonished them with his magic arts. <A name="13"></a><span class="reftext"><a href="/acts/8-12.htm"><b>12</b></a></span>But when they believed Philip, who preached the good news concerning the kingdom of God and the name of Jesus Christ, they were immersed, 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 after he was immersed, he continued with Philip; and, seeing the mighty deeds and the signs which were done, he was astonished.<CM><p> <A name="15"></a><span class="reftext"><a href="/acts/8-14.htm"><b>14</b></a></span>Now when the apostles, who were in 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 had gone down, prayed for them, that they might receive the Holy Spirit.<CM> <A name="17"></a><span class="reftext"><a href="/acts/8-16.htm"><b>16</b></a></span>For he had not yet fallen on any of them; only they had been immersed into the name of the Lord Jesus. <A name="18"></a><span class="reftext"><a href="/acts/8-17.htm"><b>17</b></a></span>Then they laid their hands on them, 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 through the laying on 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 authority, that who ever I shall lay my hands on, 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 to him: Your money perish with you, because you thought that the gift of God might be purchased with money. <A name="22"></a><span class="reftext"><a href="/acts/8-21.htm"><b>21</b></a></span>You have neither part nor share in this matter; for your 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 your wickedness, and pray God, if perhaps the purpose of your heart may be forgiven you. <A name="24"></a><span class="reftext"><a href="/acts/8-23.htm"><b>23</b></a></span>For I perceive that you are in the gall of bitterness, and in the bond of iniquity. <A name="25"></a><span class="reftext"><a href="/acts/8-24.htm"><b>24</b></a></span>But Simon answered and said: Pray you both to the Lord for me, that none of the things which you have spoken come upon me.<CM><p> <A name="26"></a><span class="reftext"><a href="/acts/8-25.htm"><b>25</b></a></span>Then, when they had given their testimony, and preached the word of the Lord, they returned to Jerusalem, and preached the gospel in many villages of the Samaritans.<CM><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 spoke to Philip, saying: Arise, and go toward the south, to the road that leads from Jerusalem to Gaza; this 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 be hold, a man of Ethiopia, a eunuch of great authority under Candace, the queen of the Ethiopians, who had charge of all her treasure, and 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, sitting in his chariot, read the prophet Isaiah.<CM> <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 forward and join your self to this chariot. <A name="31"></a><span class="reftext"><a href="/acts/8-30.htm"><b>30</b></a></span>And Philip ran forward, and heard him reading the prophet Isaiah; and he said: Do you understand what you are reading? <A name="32"></a><span class="reftext"><a href="/acts/8-31.htm"><b>31</b></a></span>He answered: How can I, unless some one instruct me? And he invited 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>The passage of the scripture which he was reading, was this: As a sheep for the slaughter was he led; and as a lamb before his shearer is dumb, so opened he 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. The sentence against him was taken away; but who shall describe the men of his generation? For his life was taken 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 you, of whom speaks the prophet this? Of himself, or of some other man? <A name="36"></a><span class="reftext"><a href="/acts/8-35.htm"><b>35</b></a></span>And Philip opened his mouth, and began at the same scripture, and preached to him Jesus.<CM> <A name=""></a><span class="reftext"><a href="/acts/8-36.htm"><b>36</b></a></span>And as they went along the road, they came to some water; and the eunuch said: See, here is water; what hinders me from being immersed? <A name="38"></a><span class="reftext"><a href="/acts/8-36.htm"><b>37</b></a></span>- - - <A name="39"></a><span class="reftext"><a href="/acts/8-36.htm"><b>38</b></a></span>And he commanded the chariot to stand still; and they both went down into the water, both Philip and the eunuch, and he immersed him. <A name="40"></a><span class="reftext"><a href="/acts/8-39.htm"><b>39</b></a></span>And when they came up out of the water, the Spirit of the Lord caught away Philip; and the eunuch saw him no more, for he 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, passing through, he preached the gospel in all the cities, till he came to Caesarea<p><br /></div></div><div id="botbox"><div class="padbot"><div align="center">Anderson's New Testament (1865)<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>