8And Saul was consenting unto his death. And at that time there was a great persecution against the church which was at Jerusalem; and they were all scattered abroad throughout the regions of Judaea and Samaria, except the apostles.G1161G4569G2258G4909G846G336G1161G1722G1565G2250G1096G3173G1375G1909G1577G3588G1722G2414G5037G1289G3956G1289G2596G5561G2449G2532G4540G4133G6522And devout men carried Stephen to his burial, and made great lamentation over him.G1161G2126G435G4792G4736G2532G4160G3173G2870G1909G8463As for Saul, he made havock of the church, entering into every house, and haling men and women committed them to prison.G1161G4569G3075G1577G1531G2596G3624G4951G5037G435G2532G1135G3860G1519G54384Therefore they that were scattered abroad went every where preaching the word.G3767G3303G1289G1330G2097G30565Then Philip went down to the city of Samaria, and preached Christ unto them.G1161G5376G2718G1519G4172G4540G2784G5547G8466And the people with one accord gave heed unto those things which Philip spake, hearing and seeing the miracles which he did.G5037G3793G3661G4337G5376G3004G5259G1722G191G846G2532G991G4592G3739G41607For unclean spirits, crying with loud voice, came out of many that were possessed with them: and many taken with palsies, and that were lame, were healed.G1063G169G4151G994G3173G5456G1831G4183G2192G1161G4183G3886G2532G5560G23238And there was great joy in that city.G2532G1096G3173G5479G1722G1565G41729But there was a certain man, called Simon, which beforetime in the same city used sorcery, and bewitched the people of Samaria, giving out that himself was some great one:G1161G5100G435G3686G4613G4391G1722G4172G3096G2532G1839G1484G4540G3004G1438G1511G5100G317310To whom they all gave heed, from the least to the greatest, saying, This man is the great power of God.G3739G3956G4337G575G3398G2193G3173G3004G3778G2076G3173G1411G231611And to him they had regard, because that of long time he had bewitched them with sorceries.G1161G846G4337G1223G2425G5550G1839G846G309512But when they believed Philip preaching the things concerning the kingdom of God, and the name of Jesus Christ, they were baptized, both men and women.G1161G3753G4100G5376G2097G4012G932G2316G2532G3686G2424G5547G907G5037G435G2532G113513Then Simon himself believed also: and when he was baptized, he continued with Philip, and wondered, beholding the miracles and signs which were done.G1161G4613G846G4100G2532G2532G907G2258G4342G5376G5037G1839G2334G1411G2532G4592G3173G1096G109614Now when the apostles which were at Jerusalem heard that Samaria had received the word of God, they sent unto them Peter and John:G1161G652G3588G1722G2414G191G3754G4540G1209G3056G2316G649G4314G846G4074G2532G249115Who, when they were come down, prayed for them, that they might receive the Holy Ghost:G3748G2597G4336G4012G846G3704G2983G40G415116(For as yet he was fallen upon none of them: only they were baptized in the name of the Lord Jesus.)G1063G3768G2258G1968G1909G3762G846G3440G1161G5225G907G1519G3686G2962G242417Then laid they their hands on them, and they received the Holy Ghost.G5119G2007G5495G1909G846G2532G2983G40G415118And when Simon saw that through laying on of the apostles' hands the Holy Ghost was given, he offered them money,G1161G4613G2300G3754G1223G1936G652G5495G40G4151G1325G4374G846G553619Saying, Give me also this power, that on whomsoever I lay hands, he may receive the Holy Ghost.G3004G1325G2504G5026G1849G2443G2007G3739G1437G2007G5495G2983G40G415120But Peter said unto him, Thy money perish with thee, because thou hast thought that the gift of God may be purchased with money.G1161G4074G2036G4314G846G4675G694G1498G1519G684G4862G4671G3754G3543G1431G2316G2932G1223G553621Thou hast neither part nor lot in this matter: for thy heart is not right in the sight of God.G4671G2076G3756G3310G3761G2819G1722G5129G3056G1063G4675G2588G2076G3756G2117G1799G231622Repent therefore of this thy wickedness, and pray God, if perhaps the thought of thine heart may be forgiven thee.G3340G3767G575G5026G4675G2549G2532G1189G2316G1487G686G1963G4675G2588G863G467123For I perceive that thou art in the gall of bitterness, and in the bond of iniquity.G1063G3708G4571G5607G1519G5521G4088G2532G4886G9324Then answered Simon, and said, Pray ye to the LORD for me, that none of these things which ye have spoken come upon me.G1161G611G4613G2036G1189G5210G4314G2962G5228G1700G3704G3367G3739G2046G1904G1909G169125And they, when they had testified and preached the word of the Lord, returned to Jerusalem, and preached the gospel in many villages of the Samaritans.G3303G3767G1263G2532G2980G3056G2962G5290G1519G2419G5037G2097G4183G2968G454126And the angel of the Lord spake unto Philip, saying, Arise, and go toward the south unto the way that goeth down from Jerusalem unto Gaza, which is desert.G1161G32G2962G2980G4314G5376G3004G450G2532G4198G2596G3314G1909G3598G2597G575G2419G1519G1048G3778G2076G204827And he arose and went: and, behold, a man of Ethiopia, an eunuch of great authority under Candace queen of the Ethiopians, who had the charge of all her treasure, and had come to Jerusalem for to worship,G2532G450G4198G2532G2400G435G128G2135G1413G2582G938G128G3739G2258G1909G3956G846G1047G3739G2064G1519G2419G435228Was returning, and sitting in his chariot read Esaias the prophet.G5037G2258G5290G2532G2521G1909G846G716G2532G314G2268G439629Then the Spirit said unto Philip, Go near, and join thyself to this chariot.G1161G4151G2036G5376G4334G2532G2853G5129G71630And Philip ran thither to him, and heard him read the prophet Esaias, and said, Understandest thou what thou readest?G1161G5376G4370G191G846G314G4396G2268G2532G2036G687G1065G1097G3739G31431And he said, How can I, except some man should guide me? And he desired Philip that he would come up and sit with him.G1161G2036G1063G4459G302G1410G3362G5100G3594G3165G5037G3870G5376G305G2523G4862G84632The place of the scripture which he read was this, He was led as a sheep to the slaughter; and like a lamb dumb before his shearer, so opened he not his mouth:G1161G4042G1124G3739G314G2258G3778G71G5613G4263G1909G4967G2532G5613G286G880G1726G846G2751G3779G455G3756G846G475033In his humiliation his judgment was taken away: and who shall declare his generation? for his life is taken from the earth.G1722G846G5014G846G2920G142G1161G5101G1334G846G1074G3754G846G2222G142G575G109334And the eunuch answered Philip, and said, I pray thee, of whom speaketh the prophet this? of himself, or of some other man?G1161G2135G611G5376G2036G1189G4675G4012G5101G3004G4396G5124G4012G1438G2228G4012G5100G208735Then Philip opened his mouth, and began at the same scripture, and preached unto him Jesus.G1161G5376G455G846G4750G2532G756G575G5026G1124G2097G846G242436And as they went on their way, they came unto a certain water: and the eunuch said, See, here is water; what doth hinder me to be baptized?G1161G5613G4198G2596G3598G2064G1909G5100G5204G2532G2135G5346G2400G5204G5101G2967G3165G90737And Philip said, If thou believest with all thine heart, thou mayest. And he answered and said, I believe that Jesus Christ is the Son of God.G1161G5376G2036G1487G4100G1537G3650G2588G1832G1161G611G2036G4100G2424G5547G1511G5207G231638And he commanded the chariot to stand still: and they went down both into the water, both Philip and the eunuch; and he baptized him.G2532G2753G716G2476G2532G2597G297G1519G5204G5037G5376G2532G2135G2532G907G84639And when they were come up out of the water, the Spirit of the Lord caught away Philip, that the eunuch saw him no more: and he went on his way rejoicing.G1161G3753G305G1537G5204G4151G2962G726G5376G2532G2135G1492G3756G846G3765G1063G4198G846G3598G546340But Philip was found at Azotus: and passing through he preached in all the cities, till he came to Caesarea.G1161G5376G2147G1519G108G2532G1330G2097G3956G4172G2193G846G2064G1519G2542