Acts 8
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| 1 | And Saulos was consenting to his death. And there came in that day a great persecution upon the assembly in Jerusalem, and they were all scattered throughout the lands of Judaea and Samareia, except the ambassadors. |
| 2 | And pious men retrieved Stephanos and held a great mourning for him. |
| 3 | Then Saulos outraged the assembly, entering into each of the houses, dragging away men and women he delivered them into the prison. |
| 4 | So then those who were scattered went through announcing the good message of the Word. |
| 5 | And Philippos having descended into the city of Samareia proclaimed the Christ to them. |
| 6 | And the crowds being spoken to by Philippos were attentive with one accord for which to hear him and to see the signs which he made. |
| 7 | For many of those having unclean spirits, crying out with a great voice they came out, and many who were paralyzed and lame had been healed. |
| 8 | And there was much joy in that city. |
| 9 | Then a certain man named Simon who beforetime in that city was practicing magic and astonishing the people of Samareia, saying of himself to be somebody great, |
| 10 | to whom they were all attentive, from the least unto the greatest, saying "This is the great power of Yahweh being called." |
| 11 | And they were attentive to him because of the considerable time which he astonished them by magic arts. |
| 12 | But when they believed in the good message being announced by Philippos concerning the Kingdom of Yahweh and the Name of Yahshua Christ, they were immersed both men and women. |
| 13 | Then Simon himself also believed and being immersed was adhering to Philippos, astonished seeing both the signs and great works of power being produced. |
| 14 | And the ambassadors in Jerusalem hearing that Samareia received the Word of Yahweh, sent Petros and Iohannes to them, |
| 15 | who going down prayed concerning them, that they would receive the Holy Spirit, |
| 16 | for not yet had it fallen upon any one of them, but they had only been immersed in the Name of Prince Yahshua. |
| 17 | Then they laid the hands upon them and they received the Holy Spirit. |
| 18 | And Simon seeing that through the laying on of the hands of the ambassadors the spirit is given, offered them money |
| 19 | saying "Give also to me this authority in order that upon whom I should place the hands he would receive the Holy Spirit." |
| 20 | And Petros said to him "Your silver with you would be for destruction, because you have believed that the gift of Yahweh is to be acquired with money. |
| 21 | There is no part nor portion for you in this Word, for your heart is not forthright before Yahweh. |
| 22 | Therefore repent from this evil of yours and entreat of the Prince, if then the intention of your heart shall be remitted for you. |
| 23 | For I see that you are in the gall of bitterness and the bond of unrighteousness." |
| 24 | And replying Simon said "You entreat on my behalf to the Prince that not anything of what you spoke would come upon me." |
| 25 | So then, they affirming with testimony and speaking the Word of the Prince while returning to Jerusalem then announced the good message in many villages of the Samaritans. |
| 26 | And a messenger of the Prince spoke to Philippos saying "You must rise up and go about noon by the road which goes down from Jerusalem into Gaza", which is desert, |
| 27 | and arising he went. And behold, a man, an Aethiopian eunuch, an officer of Queen Kandake of the Aethiopians, who was over all of her treasure, who had come to worship in Jerusalem, |
| 28 | and he was returning, and sitting upon his chariot, and was reading Isaiah the prophet. |
| 29 | Then the Spirit said to Philippos "Draw near and you must join to this chariot." |
| 30 | And running up Philippos heard him reading Isaiah the prophet and said "Do you truly understand the things which you read?" |
| 31 | And he said "Indeed, how would I be able to if there is no one who could guide me?" And he invited Philippos coming up to sit with him. |
| 32 | And the section of the scripture which he read was this: "He was led as a sheep to slaughter, and as a lamb before his shearer is silent, so He opened not His mouth. |
| 33 | In humiliation His judgment was taken away. Who shall describe His birth? For His life is taken from the earth!" |
| 34 | And responding the eunuch said to Philippos "I ask you, about whom does the prophet speak this? About himself or about some other?" |
| 35 | Then Philippos opening his mouth and beginning from this scripture announced to him the good message about Yahshua. |
| 36 | And as they were going down the road they came upon some water, and the eunuch said "Behold, water! What prevents me from being immersed?" |
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| 38 | And he commanded the chariot to stop and they both went down to the water, both Philippos and the eunuch, and he immersed him. |
| 39 | And when they had come up from the water, the Spirit of the Prince seized Philippos, and the eunuch did not see him any longer, so he went on his journey rejoicing. |
| 40 | And Philippos was found in Azotos, and passing through he announced the good message in all the cities until his coming into Caesareia. |