8:1And
Saul was consenting unto his
death. 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.
8:2And devout
men buried
Stephen, and made great lamentation over him.
8:3But
Saul laid waste the
church, entering into every
house, and dragging
men and women committed them to prison.
8:4They therefore that were scattered abroad, went about preaching the
word.
8:5And
Philip went down to the
city of
Samaria, and proclaimed unto them the
Christ.
8:6And 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.
8:7For
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.
8:8And there was much
joy in that
city.
8:9But 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:
8:10to whom they all gave heed, from the least to the
greatest, saying, This
man is that
power of
God which is called Great.
8:11And they gave heed to him, because that of long
time he had amazed them with his sorceries.
8:12But 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.
8:13And
Simon also himself believed: and
being baptized, he continued with
Philip; and
beholding signs and great
miracles wrought, he was amazed.
8:14Now when the
apostles that were at
Jerusalem heard that
Samaria had received the
word of
God, they sent unto them
Peter and
John:
8:15who, when they were come down, prayed for them, that they might receive the
Holy Spirit:
8:16for as yet it was fallen upon none of them: only they had been baptized into the
name of the
Lord Jesus.
8:17Then laid they their hands on them, and they received the
Holy Spirit.
8:18Now when
Simon saw that through the laying on of the apostles' hands the
Holy Spirit was given, he offered them
money,
8:19saying, Give me also this
power, that on whomsoever I lay my hands, he may receive the
Holy Spirit.
8:20But
Peter said unto him, Thy
silver perish with thee, because thou hast
thought to obtain the
gift of
God with
money.
8:21Thou hast neither part nor
lot in this
matter: for thy
heart is not
right before
God.
8:22Repent therefore of this thy wickedness, and pray the
Lord, if perhaps the
thought of thy
heart shall be forgiven thee.
8:23For I see that thou art in the gall of bitterness and in the bond of iniquity.
8:24And
Simon answered and said, Pray ye for me to the
Lord, that none of the
things which ye have spoken come upon me.
8:25They 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.
8:26But 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.
8:27And 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;
8:28and he was returning and sitting in his chariot, and was reading the
prophet Isaiah.
8:29And the
Spirit said unto
Philip, Go near, and join thyself to this chariot.
8:30And
Philip ran to him, and heard him reading
Isaiah the
prophet, and said, Understandest thou what thou readest?
8:31And he said, How can I, except some one shall guide me? And he besought
Philip to come up and sit with him.
8:32Now 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:
8:33In his humiliation his judgment was taken away:
His generation who shall declare?
For his life is taken from the earth.
8:34And the eunuch answered Philip, and said, I pray thee, of whom speaketh the prophet this? of himself, or of some other? 8:35And Philip opened his mouth, and beginning from this Scripture, preached unto him Jesus. 8:36And 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? 8:37And 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.8:38And he commanded the chariot to stand still: and they both went down into the water, both Philip and the eunuch, and he baptized him. 8:39And 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. 8:40But Philip was found at Azotus: and passing through he preached the gospel to all the cities, till he came to Caesarea.
