1And1161 Saul4569 was2258 consenting4909 unto his846 death336. And1161 at1722 that1565 time2250 there was1096 a great3173 persecution1375 against1909 the church1577 which3588 was at1722 Jerusalem2414; and5037 they were1289 all3956 scattered abroad1289 throughout2596 the regions5561 of Judaea2449 and2532 Samaria4540, except4133 the apostles652.
2And1161 devout2126 men435 carried4792 Stephen4736 to his burial, and2532 made4160 great3173 lamentation2870 over1909 him846.
3As1161 for Saul4569, he made havock3075 of the church1577, entering into1531 every2596 house3624, and haling4951 5037 men435 and2532 women1135 committed3860 them to1519 prison5438.
4Therefore3767 3303 they that were scattered abroad1289 went every where1330 preaching2097 the word3056.
5Then1161 Philip5376 went down2718 to1519 the city4172 of Samaria4540, and preached2784 Christ5547 unto them846.
6And5037 the people3793 with one accord3661 gave heed4337 unto those things which Philip5376 spake3004 5259, hearing1722 191 846 and2532 seeing991 the miracles4592 which3739 he did4160.
7For1063 unclean169 spirits4151, crying994 with loud3173 voice5456, came out1831 of many4183 that were possessed2192 with them: and1161 many4183 taken with palsies3886, and2532 that were lame5560, were healed2323.
8And2532 there was1096 great3173 joy5479 in1722 that1565 city4172.
9But1161 there was a certain5100 man435, called3686 Simon4613, which beforetime4391 in1722 the same city4172 used sorcery3096, and2532 bewitched1839 the people1484 of Samaria4540, giving out3004 that himself1438 was1511 some5100 great one3173:
10To whom3739 they all3956 gave heed4337, from575 the least3398 to2193 the greatest3173, saying3004, This man3778 is2076 the great3173 power1411 of God2316.
11And1161 to him846 they had regard4337, because1223 that of long2425 time5550 he had bewitched1839 them846 with sorceries3095.
12But1161 when3753 they believed4100 Philip5376 preaching2097 the things concerning4012 the kingdom932 of God2316, and2532 the name3686 of Jesus2424 Christ5547, they were baptized907, both5037 men435 and2532 women1135.
13Then1161 Simon4613 himself846 believed4100 also2532: and2532 when he was baptized907, he continued2258 4342 with Philip5376, and5037 wondered1839, beholding2334 the miracles1411 and2532 signs4592 3173 which were done1096 1096.
14Now1161 when the apostles652 which3588 were at1722 Jerusalem2414 heard191 that3754 Samaria4540 had received1209 the word3056 of God2316, they sent649 unto4314 them846 Peter4074 and2532 John2491:
15Who3748, when they were come down2597, prayed4336 for4012 them846, that3704 they might receive2983 the Holy40 Ghost4151:
16(For1063 as yet3768 he was2258 fallen1968 upon1909 none3762 of them846: only3440 1161 they were5225 baptized907 in1519 the name3686 of the Lord2962 Jesus2424.)
17Then5119 laid they2007 their hands5495 on1909 them846, and2532 they received2983 the Holy40 Ghost4151.
18And1161 when Simon4613 saw2300 that3754 through1223 laying on1936 of the apostles'652 hands5495 the Holy40 Ghost4151 was given1325, he offered4374 them846 money5536,
19Saying3004, Give1325 me also2504 this5026 power1849, that2443 on2007 whomsoever3739 1437 I lay2007 hands5495, he may receive2983 the Holy40 Ghost4151.
20But1161 Peter4074 said2036 unto4314 him846, Thy4675 money694 perish1498 1519 684 with4862 thee4671, because3754 thou hast thought3543 that the gift1431 of God2316 may be purchased2932 with1223 money5536.
21Thou4671 hast2076 neither3756 part3310 nor3761 lot2819 in1722 this5129 matter3056: for1063 thy4675 heart2588 is2076 not3756 right2117 in the sight1799 of God2316.
22Repent3340 therefore3767 of575 this5026 thy4675 wickedness2549, and2532 pray1189 God2316, if1487 perhaps686 the thought1963 of thine4675 heart2588 may be forgiven863 thee4671.
23For1063 I perceive3708 that thou4571 art5607 in1519 the gall5521 of bitterness4088, and2532 in the bond4886 of iniquity93.
24Then1161 answered611 Simon4613, and said2036, Pray1189 ye5210 to4314 the Lord2962 for5228 me1700, that3704 none of these things3367 which3739 ye have spoken2046 come1904 upon1909 me1691.
25And they, when3303 3767 they had testified1263 and2532 preached2980 the word3056 of the Lord2962, returned5290 to1519 Jerusalem2419, and5037 preached the gospel2097 in many4183 villages2968 of the Samaritans4541.
26And1161 the angel32 of the Lord2962 spake2980 unto4314 Philip5376, saying3004, Arise450, and2532 go4198 toward2596 the south3314 unto1909 the way3598 that goeth down2597 from575 Jerusalem2419 unto1519 Gaza1048, which3778 is2076 desert2048.
27And2532 he arose450 and went4198: and2532, behold2400, a man435 of Ethiopia128, an eunuch2135 of great authority1413 under Candace2582 queen938 of the Ethiopians128, who3739 had2258 the charge of1909 all3956 her846 treasure1047, and3739 had come2064 to1519 Jerusalem2419 for to worship4352,
285037 Was2258 returning5290, and2532 sitting2521 in1909 his846 chariot716 2532 read314 Esaias2268 the prophet4396.
29Then1161 the Spirit4151 said2036 unto Philip5376, Go near4334, and2532 join thyself to2853 this5129 chariot716.
30And1161 Philip5376 ran4370 thither to him, and heard191 him846 read314 the prophet4396 Esaias2268, and2532 said2036, Understandest thou687 1065 1097 what3739 thou readest314?
31And1161 he said2036, How1063 4459 can I302 1410, except3362 some man5100 should guide3594 me3165? And5037 he desired3870 Philip5376 that he would come up305 and sit2523 with4862 him846.
321161 The place4042 of the scripture1124 which3739 he read314 was2258 this3778, He was led71 as5613 a sheep4263 to1909 the slaughter4967; and2532 like5613 a lamb286 dumb880 before1726 his846 shearer2751, so3779 opened he455 not3756 his846 mouth4750:
33In1722 his846 humiliation5014 his846 judgment2920 was taken away142: and1161 who5101 shall declare1334 his846 generation1074? for3754 his846 life2222 is taken142 from575 the earth1093.
34And1161 the eunuch2135 answered611 Philip5376, and said2036, I pray1189 thee4675, of4012 whom5101 speaketh3004 the prophet4396 this5124? of4012 himself1438, or2228 of4012 some5100 other man2087?
35Then1161 Philip5376 opened455 his846 mouth4750, and2532 began756 at575 the same5026 scripture1124, and preached2097 unto him846 Jesus2424.
36And1161 as5613 they went4198 on2596 their way3598, they came2064 unto1909 a certain5100 water5204: and2532 the eunuch2135 said5346, See2400, here is water5204; what5101 doth hinder2967 me3165 to be baptized907?
37And1161 Philip5376 said2036, If1487 thou believest4100 with1537 all thine3650 heart2588, thou mayest1832. And1161 he answered611 and said2036, I believe4100 that Jesus2424 Christ5547 is1511 the Son5207 of God2316.
38And2532 he commanded2753 the chariot716 to stand still2476: and2532 they went down2597 both297 into1519 the water5204, both5037 Philip5376 and2532 the eunuch2135; and2532 he baptized907 him846.
39And1161 when3753 they were come up305 out of1537 the water5204, the Spirit4151 of the Lord2962 caught away726 Philip5376,2532 that the eunuch2135 saw1492 3756 him846 no more3765: and1063 he went4198 on his846 way3598 rejoicing5463.