8Now Saul was consenting to his death. At that time a great persecution arose against the church which was at Jerusalem; and they were all scattered throughout the regions of Judea and Samaria, except the apostles.G1161G4569G2258G4909G846G336G1161G1722G1565G2250G1096G3173G1375G1909G1577G3588G1722G2414G5037G1289G3956G1289G2596G5561G2449G2532G4540G4133G6522And devout men carried Stephen to his burial, and made great lamentation over him.G1161G2126G435G4792G4736G2532G4160G3173G2870G1909G8463As for Saul, he made havoc of the church, entering every house, and dragging off men and women, committing them to prison.G1161G4569G3075G1577G1531G2596G3624G4951G5037G435G2532G1135G3860G1519G54384Therefore those who were scattered went everywhere preaching the word.G3767G3303G1289G1330G2097G30565Then Philip went down to the city of Samaria and preached Christ to them.G1161G5376G2718G1519G4172G4540G2784G5547G8466And the multitudes with one accord heeded the things spoken by Philip, hearing and seeing the miracles which he did.G5037G3793G3661G4337G5376G3004G5259G1722G191G846G2532G991G4592G3739G41607For unclean spirits, crying with a loud voice, came out of many who were possessed; and many who were paralyzed and lame were healed.G1063G169G4151G994G3173G5456G1831G4183G2192G1161G4183G3886G2532G5560G23238And there was great joy in that city.G2532G1096G3173G5479G1722G1565G41729But there was a certain man called Simon, who previously practiced sorcery in the city and astonished the people of Samaria, claiming that he was someone great,G1161G5100G435G3686G4613G4391G1722G4172G3096G2532G1839G1484G4540G3004G1438G1511G5100G317310to whom they all gave heed, from the least to the greatest, saying, "This man is the great power of God."G3739G3956G4337G575G3398G2193G3173G3004G3778G2076G3173G1411G231611And they heeded him because he had astonished them with his sorceries for a long time.G1161G846G4337G1223G2425G5550G1839G846G309512But when they believed Philip as he preached the things concerning the kingdom of God and the name of Jesus Christ, both men and women were baptized.G1161G3753G4100G5376G2097G4012G932G2316G2532G3686G2424G5547G907G5037G435G2532G113513Then Simon himself also believed; and when he was baptized he continued with Philip, and was amazed, seeing the miracles and signs which were done.G1161G4613G846G4100G2532G2532G907G2258G4342G5376G5037G1839G2334G1411G2532G4592G3173G1096G109614Now when the apostles who were at Jerusalem heard that Samaria had received the word of God, they sent Peter and John to them,G1161G652G3588G1722G2414G191G3754G4540G1209G3056G2316G649G4314G846G4074G2532G249115who, when they had come down, prayed for them that they might receive the Holy Spirit.G3748G2597G4336G4012G846G3704G2983G40G415116For as yet He had fallen upon none of them. They had only been baptized in the name of the Lord Jesus.G1063G3768G2258G1968G1909G3762G846G3440G1161G5225G907G1519G3686G2962G242417Then they laid hands on them, and they received the Holy Spirit.G5119G2007G5495G1909G846G2532G2983G40G415118And when Simon saw that through the laying on of the apostles' hands the Holy Spirit was given, he offered them money,G1161G4613G2300G3754G1223G1936G652G5495G40G4151G1325G4374G846G553619saying, "Give me this power also, that anyone on whom I lay hands may receive the Holy Spirit."G3004G1325G2504G5026G1849G2443G2007G3739G1437G2007G5495G2983G40G415120But Peter said to him, "Your money perish with you, because you thought that the gift of God could be purchased with money!G1161G4074G2036G4314G846G4675G694G1498G1519G684G4862G4671G3754G3543G1431G2316G2932G1223G553621"You have neither part nor portion in this matter, for your heart is not right in the sight of God.G4671G2076G3756G3310G3761G2819G1722G5129G3056G1063G4675G2588G2076G3756G2117G1799G231622"Repent therefore of this your wickedness, and pray God if perhaps the thought of your heart may be forgiven you.G3340G3767G575G5026G4675G2549G2532G1189G2316G1487G686G1963G4675G2588G863G467123"For I see that you are poisoned by bitterness and bound by iniquity."G1063G3708G4571G5607G1519G5521G4088G2532G4886G9324Then Simon answered and said, "Pray to the Lord for me, that none of the things which you have spoken may come upon me."G1161G611G4613G2036G1189G5210G4314G2962G5228G1700G3704G3367G3739G2046G1904G1909G169125So when they had testified and preached the word of the Lord, they returned to Jerusalem, preaching the gospel in many villages of the Samaritans.G3303G3767G1263G2532G2980G3056G2962G5290G1519G2419G5037G2097G4183G2968G454126Now an angel of the Lord spoke to Philip, saying, "Arise and go toward the south along the road which goes down from Jerusalem to Gaza." This is desert.G1161G32G2962G2980G4314G5376G3004G450G2532G4198G2596G3314G1909G3598G2597G575G2419G1519G1048G3778G2076G204827So he arose and went. And behold, a man of Ethiopia, a eunuch of great authority under Candace the queen of the Ethiopians, who had charge of all her treasury, and had come to Jerusalem to worship,G2532G450G4198G2532G2400G435G128G2135G1413G2582G938G128G3739G2258G1909G3956G846G1047G3739G2064G1519G2419G435228was returning. And sitting in his chariot, he was reading Isaiah the prophet.G5037G2258G5290G2532G2521G1909G846G716G2532G314G2268G439629Then the Spirit said to Philip, "Go near and overtake this chariot."G1161G4151G2036G5376G4334G2532G2853G5129G71630So Philip ran to him, and heard him reading the prophet Isaiah, and said, "Do you understand what you are reading?"G1161G5376G4370G191G846G314G4396G2268G2532G2036G687G1065G1097G3739G31431And he said, "How can I, unless someone guides me?" And he asked Philip to come up and sit with him.G1161G2036G1063G4459G302G1410G3362G5100G3594G3165G5037G3870G5376G305G2523G4862G84632The place in the Scripture which he read was this: "He was led as a sheep to the slaughter; And as a lamb before its shearer is silent, So He opened not His mouth.G1161G4042G1124G3739G314G2258G3778G71G5613G4263G1909G4967G2532G5613G286G880G1726G846G2751G3779G455G3756G846G475033In His humiliation His justice was taken away, And who will declare His generation? For His life is taken from the earth."G1722G846G5014G846G2920G142G1161G5101G1334G846G1074G3754G846G2222G142G575G109334So the eunuch answered Philip and said, "I ask you, of whom does the prophet say this, of himself or of some other man?"G1161G2135G611G5376G2036G1189G4675G4012G5101G3004G4396G5124G4012G1438G2228G4012G5100G208735Then Philip opened his mouth, and beginning at this Scripture, preached Jesus to him.G1161G5376G455G846G4750G2532G756G575G5026G1124G2097G846G242436Now as they went down the road, they came to some water. And the eunuch said, "See, here is water. What hinders me from being baptized?"G1161G5613G4198G2596G3598G2064G1909G5100G5204G2532G2135G5346G2400G5204G5101G2967G3165G90737Then Philip said, "If you believe with all your heart, you may." And he answered and said, "I believe that Jesus Christ is the Son of God."G1161G5376G2036G1487G4100G1537G3650G2588G1832G1161G611G2036G4100G2424G5547G1511G5207G231638So he commanded the chariot to stand still. And both Philip and the eunuch went down into the water, and he baptized him.G2532G2753G716G2476G2532G2597G297G1519G5204G5037G5376G2532G2135G2532G907G84639Now when they came up out of the water, the Spirit of the Lord caught Philip away, so 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