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And there arose on that day a great persecution against the church which was in Jerusalem; and they were all scattered abroad throughout the regions of Judaea and Samaria, except the apostles." },{ "n": 2, "refId": "ACT-8:2", "verseRef": "ACT.8.2", "text": "And devout men buried Stephen, and made great lamentation over him." },{ "n": 3, "refId": "ACT-8:3", "verseRef": "ACT.8.3", "text": "But Saul laid waste the church, entering into every house, and dragging men and women committed them to prison." },{ "n": 4, "refId": "ACT-8:4", "verseRef": "ACT.8.4", "text": "They therefore that were scattered abroad, went about preaching the word." },{ "n": 5, "refId": "ACT-8:5", "verseRef": "ACT.8.5", "text": "And Philip went down to the city of Samaria, and proclaimed unto them the Christ." },{ "n": 6, "refId": "ACT-8:6", "verseRef": "ACT.8.6", "text": "And the multitudes gave heed with one accord unto the things that were spoken by Philip, when they heard, and saw the signs which he did." },{ "n": 7, "refId": "ACT-8:7", "verseRef": "ACT.8.7", "text": "For [from] many of those that had unclean spirits, they came out, crying with a loud voice: and many that were palsied, and that were lame, were healed." },{ "n": 8, "refId": "ACT-8:8", "verseRef": "ACT.8.8", "text": "And there was much joy in that city." },{ "n": 9, "refId": "ACT-8:9", "verseRef": "ACT.8.9", "text": "But there was a certain man, Simon by name, who beforetime in the city used sorcery, and amazed the people of Samaria, giving out that himself was some great one:" },{ "n": 10, "refId": "ACT-8:10", "verseRef": "ACT.8.10", "text": "to whom they all gave heed, from the least to the greatest, saying, This man is that power of God which is called Great." },{ "n": 11, "refId": "ACT-8:11", "verseRef": "ACT.8.11", "text": "And they gave heed to him, because that of long time he had amazed them with his sorceries." },{ "n": 12, "refId": "ACT-8:12", "verseRef": "ACT.8.12", "text": "But when they believed Philip preaching good tidings concerning the kingdom of God and the name of Jesus Christ, they were baptized, both men and women." },{ "n": 13, "refId": "ACT-8:13", "verseRef": "ACT.8.13", "text": "And Simon also himself believed: and being baptized, he continued with Philip; and beholding signs and great miracles wrought, he was amazed." },{ "n": 14, "refId": "ACT-8:14", "verseRef": "ACT.8.14", "text": "Now when the apostles that were at Jerusalem heard that Samaria had received the word of God, they sent unto them Peter and John:" },{ "n": 15, "refId": "ACT-8:15", "verseRef": "ACT.8.15", "text": "who, when they were come down, prayed for them, that they might receive the Holy Spirit:" },{ "n": 16, "refId": "ACT-8:16", "verseRef": "ACT.8.16", "text": "for as yet it was fallen upon none of them: only they had been baptized into the name of the Lord Jesus." },{ "n": 17, "refId": "ACT-8:17", "verseRef": "ACT.8.17", "text": "Then laid they their hands on them, and they received the Holy Spirit." },{ "n": 18, "refId": "ACT-8:18", "verseRef": "ACT.8.18", "text": "Now when Simon saw that through the laying on of the apostles` hands the Holy Spirit was given, he offered them money," },{ "n": 19, "refId": "ACT-8:19", "verseRef": "ACT.8.19", "text": "saying, Give me also this power, that on whomsoever I lay my hands, he may receive the Holy Spirit." },{ "n": 20, "refId": "ACT-8:20", "verseRef": "ACT.8.20", "text": "But Peter said unto him, Thy silver perish with thee, because thou hast thought to obtain the gift of God with money." },{ "n": 21, "refId": "ACT-8:21", "verseRef": "ACT.8.21", "text": "Thou hast neither part nor lot in this matter: for thy heart is not right before God." },{ "n": 22, "refId": "ACT-8:22", "verseRef": "ACT.8.22", "text": "Repent therefore of this thy wickedness, and pray the Lord, if perhaps the thought of thy heart shall be forgiven thee." },{ "n": 23, "refId": "ACT-8:23", "verseRef": "ACT.8.23", "text": "For I see that thou art in the gall of bitterness and in the bond of iniquity." },{ "n": 24, "refId": "ACT-8:24", "verseRef": "ACT.8.24", "text": "And Simon answered and said, Pray ye for me to the Lord, that none of the things which ye have spoken come upon me." },{ "n": 25, "refId": "ACT-8:25", "verseRef": "ACT.8.25", "text": "They therefore, when they had testified and spoken the word of the Lord, returned to Jerusalem, and preached the gospel to many villages of the Samaritans." },{ "n": 26, "refId": "ACT-8:26", "verseRef": "ACT.8.26", "text": "But an angel of the Lord spake unto Philip, saying, Arise, and go toward the south unto the way that goeth down from Jerusalem unto Gaza: the same is desert." },{ "n": 27, "refId": "ACT-8:27", "verseRef": "ACT.8.27", "text": "And he arose and went: and behold, a man of Ethiopia, a eunuch of great authority under Candace, queen of the Ethiopians, who was over all her treasure, who had come to Jerusalem to worship;" },{ "n": 28, "refId": "ACT-8:28", "verseRef": "ACT.8.28", "text": "and he was returning and sitting in his chariot, and was reading the prophet Isaiah." },{ "n": 29, "refId": "ACT-8:29", "verseRef": "ACT.8.29", "text": "And the Spirit said unto Philip, Go near, and join thyself to this chariot." },{ "n": 30, "refId": "ACT-8:30", "verseRef": "ACT.8.30", "text": "And Philip ran to him, and heard him reading Isaiah the prophet, and said, Understandest thou what thou readest?" },{ "n": 31, "refId": "ACT-8:31", "verseRef": "ACT.8.31", "text": "And he said, How can I, except some one shall guide me? And he besought Philip to come up and sit with him." },{ "n": 32, "refId": "ACT-8:32", "verseRef": "ACT.8.32", "text": "Now the passage of the Scripture which he was reading was this, He was led as a sheep to the slaughter; And as a lamb before his shearer is dumb, So he openeth not his mouth:" },{ "n": 33, "refId": "ACT-8:33", "verseRef": "ACT.8.33", "text": "In his humiliation his judgment was taken away: His generation who shall declare? For his life is taken from the earth." },{ "n": 34, "refId": "ACT-8:34", "verseRef": "ACT.8.34", "text": "And the eunuch answered Philip, and said, I pray thee, of whom speaketh the prophet this? of himself, or of some other?" },{ "n": 35, "refId": "ACT-8:35", "verseRef": "ACT.8.35", "text": "And Philip opened his mouth, and beginning from this Scripture, preached unto him Jesus." },{ "n": 36, "refId": "ACT-8:36", "verseRef": "ACT.8.36", "text": "And as they went on the way, they came unto a certain water; and the eunuch saith, Behold, [here is] water; what doth hinder me to be baptized?" },{ "n": 37, "refId": "ACT-8:37", "verseRef": "ACT.8.37", "text": "[And Philip said, If thou believest with all thy heart, thou mayest. And he answered and said, I believe that Jesus Christ is the Son of God.]" },{ "n": 38, "refId": "ACT-8:38", "verseRef": "ACT.8.38", "text": "And he commanded the chariot to stand still: and they both went down into the water, both Philip and the eunuch, and he baptized him." },{ "n": 39, "refId": "ACT-8:39", "verseRef": "ACT.8.39", "text": "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." },{ "n": 40, "refId": "ACT-8:40", "verseRef": "ACT.8.40", "text": "But Philip was found at Azotus: and passing through he preached the gospel to all the cities, till he came to Caesarea." } ] }, "links": { "self": "/v1/library/books/acts/chapters/8", "book": "/v1/library/books/acts/", "chapters": "/v1/library/books/acts/chapters/", "library": "/v1/library/", "schema": "/v1/schema/book/" } }