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<!DOCTYPE html PUBLIC "-//W3C//DTD XHTML 1.0 Transitional//EN" "http://www.w3.org/TR/xhtml1/DTD/xhtml1-transitional.dtd"><html xmlns="http://www.w3.org/1999/xhtml"><head><meta http-equiv="Content-Type" content="text/html; charset=utf-8" /><meta name="viewport" content="width=device-width, initial-scale=1"><title>Acts 8 Coverdale Bible</title><link rel="stylesheet" href="/chapnew2.css" type="text/css" media="Screen" /><link rel="stylesheet" href="../spec.css" type="text/css" media="Screen" /><link rel="stylesheet" href="/print.css" type="text/css" media="Print" /></head> <script async src="https://www.googletagmanager.com/gtag/js?id=G-LR4HSKRP2H"></script> <script> window.dataLayer = window.dataLayer || []; function gtag(){dataLayer.push(arguments);} gtag('js', new Date()); gtag('config', 'G-LR4HSKRP2H'); </script><body><div id="fx"><table width="100%" border="0" cellspacing="0" cellpadding="0" id="fx2"><tr><td><iframe width="100%" height="30" scrolling="no" src="../cmenus/acts/8.htm" align="left" frameborder="0"></iframe></td></tr></table></div><div id="blnk"></div><div align="center"><table width="100%" border="0" cellspacing="0" cellpadding="0" class="maintable"><tr><td><div id="fx5"><table width="100%" border="0" cellspacing="0" cellpadding="0" id="fx6"><tr><td><iframe width="100%" height="245" scrolling="no" src="../topmenuchap/acts/8-1.htm" frameborder="0"></iframe></td></tr></table></div></td></tr></table></div><div align="center"><table width="100%" border="0" cellspacing="0" cellpadding="0" class="maintable3"><tr><td><table width="100%" border="0" cellspacing="0" cellpadding="0" align="center" id="announce"><tr><td><div id="l1"><div id="breadcrumbs"><a href="http://biblehub.com">Bible</a> > <a href="../">Coverdale Bible</a> > Acts 8</div><div id="anc"><iframe src="/anc.htm" width="100%" height="27" scrolling="no" frameborder="0"></iframe></div><div id="anc2"><table width="100%" border="0" cellspacing="0" cellpadding="0" align="center"><tr><td><iframe src="/anc2.htm" width="100%" height="27" scrolling="no" frameborder="0"></iframe></td></tr></table></div></div></td></tr></table><div id="movebox2"><table width="100%" border="0" cellspacing="0" cellpadding="0" align="center"><tr><td><iframe src="../menu.htm" width="100%" height="48" scrolling="no" frameborder="0"></iframe></td></tr></table><table border="0" align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0"><tr><td><div id="topheading"><a href="../acts/7.htm" title="Acts 7">◄</a> Acts 8 <a href="../acts/9.htm" title="Acts 9">►</a></div></td></tr></table></div><div align="center" class="maintable2"><table border="0" cellspacing="0" cellpadding="0" align="center"><tr><td><div id="leftbox"><div class="padleft"><div class="vheading"><table width="100%"><tr><td width="99%" valign="top">Coverdale Bible of 1535</td><td width="1%" valign="top"><a href="/parallel/acts/8-1.htm" style="color:#001320" title="Parallel Verses"> Par ▾ </a></tr></table></div><div class="chap"><A name="2"></a><p class="hdg">Saul Persecutes the Church<p><span class="reftext"><a href="/acts/8-1.htm"><b>1</b></a></span>Saul had pleasure in his death. At ye same tyme there was a greate persecucion ouer the congregacion at Ierusale. And they were all scatered abrode in the regions of Iewrye & Samaria, excepte the Apostles. <A name="3"></a><span class="reftext"><a href="/acts/8-2.htm"><b>2</b></a></span>As for Steuen, men yt feared God dressed him, and made greate lamentacion ouer him. <A name="4"></a><span class="reftext"><a href="/acts/8-3.htm"><b>3</b></a></span>But Saul made hauocke of the congregacion, entred in to euery house, and drue out men & wemen, & delyuered the to preson.<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>They now yt were scatered abrode wete aboute & preached the worde. <A name="6"></a><span class="reftext"><a href="/acts/8-5.htm"><b>5</b></a></span>The came Philippe in to a cite of Samaria, and preached Christ vnto them. <A name="7"></a><span class="reftext"><a href="/acts/8-6.htm"><b>6</b></a></span>And the people gaue hede with one acorde vnto ye thinges that Philip spake, hearinge him, and seynge the tokes that he dyd. <A name="8"></a><span class="reftext"><a href="/acts/8-7.htm"><b>7</b></a></span>For the vncleane spretes cryed loude, and departed out of many yt were possessed. And many that were sicke of the palsie and lame, were healed. <A name="9"></a><span class="reftext"><a href="/acts/8-8.htm"><b>8</b></a></span>And there was greate ioye in the same cite.<p> <A name="10"></a><p class="hdg">Simon the Sorcerer<br /><span class="cross">(<a href ="../deuteronomy/18.htm#9">Deuteronomy 18:9–14</a>)</span><p><span class="reftext"><a href="/acts/8-9.htm"><b>9</b></a></span>But afore there was in ye same cite a certayne ma, called Simon, which vsed witche craft, and bewitched ye people of Samaria, sayenge, that he was a man which coulde do greate thinges. <A name="11"></a><span class="reftext"><a href="/acts/8-10.htm"><b>10</b></a></span>And they all regarded him from the leest vnto ye greatest, & sayde: This is the power of God which is greate. <A name="12"></a><span class="reftext"><a href="/acts/8-11.htm"><b>11</b></a></span>But they regarded him, because that of longe tyme he had bewitched them with his sorcery. <A name="13"></a><span class="reftext"><a href="/acts/8-12.htm"><b>12</b></a></span>Howbeit whan they beleued Philips preachinge of ye kyngdome of God, and of the name of Iesu Christ, they were baptysed both me & weme. <A name="14"></a><span class="reftext"><a href="/acts/8-13.htm"><b>13</b></a></span>Then Symon himself beleued also, and was baptysed, and cleued vnto Philippe. And wha he sawe the dedes and tokens that were done, he wondred.<p> <A name="15"></a><span class="reftext"><a href="/acts/8-14.htm"><b>14</b></a></span>Whan the Apostles which were at Ierusalem, herde, that Samaria had receaued ye worde of God, they sent vnto the Peter and Ihon. <A name="16"></a><span class="reftext"><a href="/acts/8-15.htm"><b>15</b></a></span>Which, wha they were come, prayed for the, yt they might receaue the holy goost. <A name="17"></a><span class="reftext"><a href="/acts/8-16.htm"><b>16</b></a></span>For as yet he was come vpon none of them but they were baptysed onely in the name of Christ Iesu. <A name="18"></a><span class="reftext"><a href="/acts/8-17.htm"><b>17</b></a></span>Then layed they their hades on them, and they receaued the holy goost. <A name="19"></a><span class="reftext"><a href="/acts/8-18.htm"><b>18</b></a></span>But whan Simon sawe, that by the layenge on of the Apostles hades ye holy goost was geuen, he offred the money, <A name="20"></a><span class="reftext"><a href="/acts/8-19.htm"><b>19</b></a></span>and sayde: Geue me also this power, that, on whomsoeuer I put the hodes, he maye receaue the holy goost. <A name="21"></a><span class="reftext"><a href="/acts/8-20.htm"><b>20</b></a></span>Howbeit Peter sayde vnto him: Perishe thou with thy money, because thou thinkest that ye gifte of God maye be optayned with money. <A name="22"></a><span class="reftext"><a href="/acts/8-21.htm"><b>21</b></a></span>Thou shalt haue nether parte ner felashipe in this worde, for yi hert is not righte before God. <A name="23"></a><span class="reftext"><a href="/acts/8-22.htm"><b>22</b></a></span>Repente therfore of this yi wickednesse, and praye vnto God, yf happly the thought of thy hert maye be forgeue ye. <A name="24"></a><span class="reftext"><a href="/acts/8-23.htm"><b>23</b></a></span>For I se, yt thou art full of bytter gall, and wrapped in wt vnrighteousnesse. <A name="25"></a><span class="reftext"><a href="/acts/8-24.htm"><b>24</b></a></span>Then answered Simon, & sayde: Praye ye vnto the LORDE for me, yt none of these thinges wherof ye haue spoken, come vpon me.<p> <A name="26"></a><span class="reftext"><a href="/acts/8-25.htm"><b>25</b></a></span>And they, wha they had testified and spoke the worde of the LORDE, turned agayne to Ierusalem, and preached the Gospell in many townes of the Samaritanes.<p> <A name="27"></a><p class="hdg">Philip and the Ethiopian<br /><span class="cross">(<a href ="../isaiah/53.htm">Isaiah 53:1–8</a>)</span><p><span class="reftext"><a href="/acts/8-26.htm"><b>26</b></a></span>But the angell of the LORDE spake vnto Philippe, and sayde: Aryse, & go towarde the South, vnto the waye that goeth downe from Ierusalem vnto Gaza, which is deserte. <A name="28"></a><span class="reftext"><a href="/acts/8-27.htm"><b>27</b></a></span>And he rose, and wente on. And beholde, a ma of the Morians lode (a chamberlayne and of auctorite with Candace ye quene of the londe of the Morians) which had the rule of all hir treasuries, ye same came to Ierusale to worshipe. <A name="29"></a><span class="reftext"><a href="/acts/8-28.htm"><b>28</b></a></span>And returned home agayne, and satt vpon his charet, and red the prophet Esay. <A name="30"></a><span class="reftext"><a href="/acts/8-29.htm"><b>29</b></a></span>The sprete sayde vnto Philippe: Go neare, and ioyne thy selfe to yonder charet. <A name="31"></a><span class="reftext"><a href="/acts/8-30.htm"><b>30</b></a></span>The ranne Philippe vnto him, and herde him rede the prophet Esay, and sayde: Vnderstodest thou what thou readest? <A name="32"></a><span class="reftext"><a href="/acts/8-31.htm"><b>31</b></a></span>He sayde: How can I, excepte some ma enfourme me? And he desyred Philippe, that he wolde come vp, and syt with him.<p> <A name="33"></a><span class="reftext"><a href="/acts/8-32.htm"><b>32</b></a></span>The tenoure of the scripture which he red, was this: He was led as a shepe to be slayne, and as a lambe voycelesse before his sherer, 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 humblenesse is his iudgment exalted. Who shal declare his generacion? for his life is taken awaye from the earth.<p> <A name="35"></a><span class="reftext"><a href="/acts/8-34.htm"><b>34</b></a></span>Then answered the chamberlayne vnto Philippe, and sayde: I praye the, of whom speaketh the prophet this? of himselfe, or of some other man? <A name="36"></a><span class="reftext"><a href="/acts/8-35.htm"><b>35</b></a></span>Philippe opened his mouth, and beganne at this scripture, and preached him the Gospell of Iesus. <A name=""></a><span class="reftext"><a href="/acts/8-36.htm"><b>36</b></a></span>And as they wete on their waye, they came to a water. And the chamberlayne sayde: Beholde, here is water, what hyndereth me to be baptysed? <A name="38"></a><span class="reftext"><a href="/acts/8-36.htm"><b>37</b></a></span>Philippe sayde: Yf thou beleue from thy whole herte, thou mayest. He answered, and sayde: I beleue, that Iesus Christ is the sonne of God. <A name="39"></a><span class="reftext"><a href="/acts/8-36.htm"><b>38</b></a></span>And he commaunded to holde styll the charet, and they wente downe in to the water, both Philippe and the chamberlayne. And he baptysed him. <A name="40"></a><span class="reftext"><a href="/acts/8-39.htm"><b>39</b></a></span>But whan they were come vp out of the water, the sprete of the LORDE toke Philippe awaye. And the Chamberlayne sawe him nomore. But he wente on his waye reioysinge. <span class="reftext"><a href="/acts/8-40.htm"><b>40</b></a></span>As for Philippe, he was founde at Assdod, and walked aboute, and preached the Gospell vnto all the cities, tyll he came to Cesarea.<p><br /></div></div><div id="botbox"><div class="padbot"><div align="center">Coverdale Bible of 1535<br><br>Section Headings Courtesy <a href="https://berean.bible">Berean Bible</i><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>