Acts 8
English Standard Version
Saul Ravages the Church
8 And (A)Saul (B)approved of his execution.
And there arose on that day a great persecution against the church in Jerusalem, and (C)they were all scattered throughout the regions of Judea and Samaria, except the apostles. 2 Devout men buried Stephen and made great lamentation over him. 3 But (D)Saul was ravaging the church, and entering house after house, he (E)dragged off men and women and committed them to prison.
Philip Proclaims Christ in Samaria
4 Now (F)those who were scattered went about preaching the word. 5 (G)Philip went down to the city[a] of Samaria and proclaimed to them the Christ. 6 (H)And the crowds with one accord paid attention to what was being said by Philip, when they heard him (I)and saw the signs that he did. 7 For (J)unclean spirits, crying out with a loud voice, came out of many who had them, and many who were paralyzed or lame were healed. 8 So (K)there was much joy in that city.
Simon the Magician Believes
9 But there was a man named Simon, (L)who had previously practiced magic in the city and amazed the people of Samaria, (M)saying that he himself was somebody great. 10 They all paid attention to him, from the least to the greatest, saying, (N)“This man is the power of God that is called (O)Great.” 11 And they paid attention to him because for a long time he had (P)amazed them with his magic. 12 But when (Q)they believed Philip as he preached good news (R)about the kingdom of God and the name of Jesus Christ, (S)they were baptized, both men and women. 13 Even Simon himself believed, and after being baptized he continued with Philip. And (T)seeing signs and (U)great miracles[b] performed, (V)he was amazed.
14 Now when (W)the apostles at Jerusalem heard that (X)Samaria had received the word of God, they sent to them Peter and John, 15 who came down and prayed for them (Y)that they might receive the Holy Spirit, 16 for (Z)he had not yet (AA)fallen on any of them, but (AB)they had only been baptized in the name of the Lord Jesus. 17 Then (AC)they laid their hands on them and (AD)they received the Holy Spirit. 18 Now when Simon saw that the Spirit was given through the laying on of the apostles' hands, he offered them money, 19 saying, “Give me this power also, so that anyone on whom I lay my hands may receive the Holy Spirit.” 20 But Peter said to him, (AE)“May your silver perish with you, because you thought you could obtain the gift of God (AF)with money! 21 You have neither part nor lot in this matter, for (AG)your heart is not right before God. 22 Repent, therefore, of this wickedness of yours, and pray to the Lord that, (AH)if possible, the intent of your heart may be forgiven you. 23 For I see that you are in (AI)the gall[c] of bitterness and in (AJ)the bond of iniquity.” 24 And Simon answered, (AK)“Pray for me to the Lord, that nothing of what you have said may come upon me.”
25 Now when they had testified and spoken the word of the Lord, they returned to Jerusalem, (AL)preaching the gospel to many villages of the Samaritans.
Philip and the Ethiopian Eunuch
26 Now (AM)an angel of the Lord said to Philip, “Rise and go toward the south[d] to the road that goes down from Jerusalem to Gaza.” This is a desert place. 27 And he rose and went. And there was an (AN)Ethiopian, a (AO)eunuch, a court official of Candace, queen of the Ethiopians, (AP)who was in charge of all her treasure. (AQ)He had come to Jerusalem to worship 28 and was returning, seated in his chariot, and he was reading the prophet Isaiah. 29 And the Spirit said to Philip, “Go over and join this chariot.” 30 So Philip ran to him and heard him reading Isaiah the prophet and asked, “Do you understand what you are reading?” 31 And he said, (AR)“How can I, unless someone (AS)guides me?” And (AT)he invited Philip to come up and sit with him. 32 Now the passage of the Scripture that he was reading was this:
(AU)“Like a sheep he was led to the slaughter
and like a lamb before its shearer is silent,
so he opens not his mouth.
33 In his (AV)humiliation justice was denied him.
Who can describe his generation?
For his life is taken away from the earth.”
34 And the eunuch said to Philip, “About whom, I ask you, does the prophet say this, about himself or about someone else?” 35 Then Philip opened his mouth, and (AW)beginning with this Scripture (AX)he told him the good news about Jesus. 36 And as they were going along the road they came to some water, and the eunuch said, “See, here is water! (AY)What prevents me from being baptized?”[e] 38 And he commanded the chariot to stop, and they both went down into the water, Philip and the eunuch, and he baptized him. 39 And when they came up out of the water, (AZ)the Spirit of the Lord (BA)carried Philip away, and the eunuch saw him no more, and went on his way rejoicing. 40 But Philip found himself at Azotus, and as he passed through he preached the gospel to all the towns until he came to Caesarea.
Footnotes
- Acts 8:5 Some manuscripts a city
- Acts 8:13 Greek works of power
- Acts 8:23 That is, a bitter fluid secreted by the liver; bile
- Acts 8:26 Or go at about noon
- Acts 8:36 Some manuscripts add all or most of verse 37: And Philip said, “If you believe with all your heart, you may.” And he replied, “I believe that Jesus Christ is the Son of God.”
Acts 8
New King James Version
Saul Persecutes the Church
8 Now Saul was consenting to his death.
At that time a great persecution arose against the church which was at Jerusalem; and (A)they were all scattered throughout the regions of Judea and Samaria, except the apostles. 2 And devout men carried Stephen to his burial, and (B)made great lamentation over him.
3 As for Saul, (C)he made havoc of the church, entering every house, and dragging off men and women, committing them to prison.
Christ Is Preached in Samaria
4 Therefore (D)those who were scattered went everywhere preaching the word. 5 Then (E)Philip went down to [a]the city of Samaria and preached Christ to them. 6 And the multitudes with one accord heeded the things spoken by Philip, hearing and seeing the miracles which he did. 7 For (F)unclean spirits, crying with a loud voice, came out of many who were possessed; and many who were paralyzed and lame were healed. 8 And there was great joy in that city.
The Sorcerer’s Profession of Faith
9 But there was a certain man called Simon, who previously (G)practiced [b]sorcery in the city and (H)astonished the [c]people of Samaria, claiming that he was someone great, 10 to whom they all gave heed, from the least to the greatest, saying, “This man is the great power of God.” 11 And they heeded him because he had astonished them with his [d]sorceries for a long time. 12 But when they believed Philip as he preached the things (I)concerning the kingdom of God and the name of Jesus Christ, both men and women were baptized. 13 Then Simon himself also believed; and when he was baptized he continued with Philip, and was amazed, seeing the miracles and signs which were done.
The Sorcerer’s Sin
14 Now when the (J)apostles who were at Jerusalem heard that Samaria had received the word of God, they sent Peter and John to them, 15 who, when they had come down, prayed for them (K)that they might receive the Holy Spirit. 16 For (L)as yet He had fallen upon none of them. (M)They had only been baptized in (N)the name of the Lord Jesus. 17 Then (O)they laid hands on them, and they received the Holy Spirit.
18 And when Simon saw that through the laying on of the apostles’ hands the Holy Spirit was given, he offered them money, 19 saying, “Give me this power also, that anyone on whom I lay hands may receive the Holy Spirit.”
20 But Peter said to him, “Your money perish with you, because (P)you thought that (Q)the gift of God could be purchased with money! 21 You have neither part nor portion in this matter, for your (R)heart is not right in the sight of God. 22 Repent therefore of this your wickedness, and pray God (S)if perhaps the thought of your heart may be forgiven you. 23 For I see that you are (T)poisoned by bitterness and bound by iniquity.”
24 Then Simon answered and said, (U)“Pray to the Lord for me, that none of the things which you have spoken may come upon me.”
25 So when they had testified and preached the word of the Lord, they returned to Jerusalem, preaching the gospel in many villages of the Samaritans.
Christ Is Preached to an Ethiopian(V)
26 Now an angel of the Lord spoke to (W)Philip, saying, “Arise and go toward the south along the road which goes down from Jerusalem to Gaza.” This is [e]desert. 27 So he arose and went. And behold, (X)a man of Ethiopia, a eunuch of great authority under Candace the queen of the Ethiopians, who had charge of all her treasury, and (Y)had come to Jerusalem to worship, 28 was returning. And sitting in his chariot, he was reading Isaiah the prophet. 29 Then the Spirit said to Philip, “Go near and overtake this chariot.”
30 So Philip ran to him, and heard him reading the prophet Isaiah, and said, “Do you understand what you are reading?”
31 And he said, “How can I, unless someone guides me?” And he asked Philip to come up and sit with him. 32 The place in the Scripture which he read was this:
(Z)“He was led as a sheep to the slaughter;
And as a lamb before its shearer is silent,
(AA)So He opened not His mouth.
33 In His humiliation His (AB)justice was taken away,
And who will declare His generation?
For His life is (AC)taken from the earth.”
34 So the eunuch answered Philip and said, “I ask you, of whom does the prophet say this, of himself or of some other man?” 35 Then Philip opened his mouth, (AD)and beginning at this Scripture, preached Jesus to him. 36 Now as they went down the road, they came to some water. And the eunuch said, “See, here is water. (AE)What hinders me from being baptized?”
37 [f]Then Philip said, (AF)“If you believe with all your heart, you may.”
And he answered and said, (AG)“I believe that Jesus Christ is the Son of God.”
38 So he commanded the chariot to stand still. And both Philip and the eunuch went down into the water, and he baptized him. 39 Now when they came up out of the water, (AH)the Spirit of the Lord caught Philip away, so that the eunuch saw him no more; and he went on his way rejoicing. 40 But Philip was found at [g]Azotus. And passing through, he preached in all the cities till he came to (AI)Caesarea.
Atos 8
O Livro
8 Saulo concordara com a morte de Estêvão.
A igreja é perseguida e espalhada
Naquele dia, começou uma grande onda de perseguição contra os crentes, onda essa que varreu a igreja em Jerusalém. E todos, exceto os apóstolos, fugiram para a Judeia e Samaria. 2 Alguns homens piedosos, com grande desgosto, foram enterrar Estêvão. 3 Saulo excedia-se andando por toda a parte para destruir a igreja, chegando a entrar em casas particulares, arrastando para fora homens e mulheres e metendo-os na prisão.
4 Mas os que tinham fugido de Jerusalém pregavam em todo o lado a palavra de Jesus. 5 Filipe, por exemplo, foi para a cidade de Samaria onde falou de Cristo ao povo. 6 As multidões escutavam atentas aquilo que ele dizia por causa dos sinais que fazia. 7 Espíritos impuros foram expulsos de muita gente, soltando grandes gritos, e paralíticos e coxos foram curados. 8 Pelo que era grande a alegria naquela cidade!
Simão, o feiticeiro
9 Havia ali um homem chamado Simão que era feiticeiro. Gozava de grande influência entre o povo samaritano e gabava-se de ser um grande homem. 10 Toda a gente, desde os que vinham de um estrato social inferior ao de mais elevado, afirmava: “Este homem é o poder de Deus”, a que chamam o “Grande Poder”. 11 E seguia-o, pois durante muito tempo ele tinham-os iludido com as suas artes de feitiçaria. 12 Mas agora esse mesmo povo acreditava antes na mensagem de Filipe, que lhes anunciava Jesus Cristo e o reino de Deus. Como resultado, muitos homens e mulheres foram batizados. 13 O próprio Simão creu e foi batizado, começando a acompanhar Filipe por onde quer que andasse, assistindo com pasmo aos sinais que realizava.
14 Quando os apóstolos em Jerusalém souberam que o povo de Samaria aceitara a mensagem de Deus, mandaram Pedro e João até lá. 15 Estes desceram até lá e começaram a orar pelos novos crentes para que recebessem o Espírito Santo, 16 pois o Espírito não descera ainda sobre nenhum deles; tinham sido batizados apenas em nome do Senhor Jesus. 17 Então Pedro e João puseram as mãos sobre esses crentes e receberam o Espírito Santo.
18 Quando Simão viu isto, que o Espírito Santo era dado quando os apóstolos colocavam as mãos sobre a cabeça das pessoas, ofereceu dinheiro para adquirir esse poder: 19 “Quero tê-lo também para que, quando eu puser as minhas mãos sobre as pessoas, elas recebam o Espírito Santo!”
20 Mas Pedro respondeu: “Que o teu dinheiro morra contigo por pensares que o dom de Deus se pode comprar! 21 Não podes ter parte nisto, porque o teu coração não é reto diante de Deus. 22 Arrepende-te dessa perversidade e ora, talvez Deus ainda perdoe o pensamento do teu coração; 23 pois vejo que tens ira e amargura e estás amarrado pela injustiça.”
24 “Orem por mim ao Senhor”, exclamou Simão, “para que essas coisas terríveis não me aconteçam!”
25 Depois de darem testemunho e de pregarem a palavra do Senhor na Samaria, Pedro e João voltaram para Jerusalém, parando em várias aldeias samaritanas ao longo do caminho, para aí pregarem também as boas novas.
Filipe e o etíope
26 E quanto a Filipe, um anjo do Senhor disse-lhe: “Vai até à estrada que sai de Jerusalém e que atravessa o deserto de Gaza na direção do sul.” 27 Filipe assim fez e encontrou, viajando naquela estrada, um administrador do reino da Etiópia, um eunuco que era alto funcionário da rainha Candace. Fora a Jerusalém adorar no templo. 28 Voltava agora no seu carro, lendo em voz alta no livro do profeta Isaías.
29 O Espírito Santo disse a Filipe: “Vai e caminha ao lado do carro!”
30 Filipe aproximou-se a correr e, ouvindo o que lia, perguntou-lhe: “Compreendes o que lês?”
31 “Claro que não!”, exclamou o homem. “Como posso compreender se não há quem me ensine?” E pediu a Filipe que entrasse no carro e se sentasse ao seu lado. 32 A passagem das Escrituras que o eunuco lia era:
“Levaram-no como uma ovelha para o matadouro,
e assim como um cordeiro se mantém calado
diante dos que o tosquiam,
assim também ele não abriu a sua boca.
33 Foi humilhado, negaram-lhe justiça;
quem pode descrever a sua geração?
Pois a sua vida foi tirada da Terra.”[a]
34 O eunuco perguntou a Filipe: “Peço-te que me digas, por favor: Isaías falava acerca de si próprio ou de outra pessoa?” 35 Então Filipe, começando com este mesmo texto da Escritura e, usando muitas outras passagens, falou-lhe de Jesus.
36 Entretanto, prosseguindo eles pelo caminho, chegaram a um local onde havia água e o eunuco disse: “Água já aqui temos! Porque é que eu não hei de ser batizado?”
37 “Com certeza que sim”, respondeu Filipe, “se creres de todo o teu coração.”
E o eunuco disse: “Creio que Jesus Cristo é o Filho de Deus!” 38 Parou o carro e, descendo ambos para dentro da água, Filipe batizou-o.
39 Quando saíram da água, o Espírito do Senhor arrebatou Filipe, e o eunuco, que nunca mais o viu, continuou alegremente a sua viagem. 40 Filipe deu por si em Azoto. Aí pregou as boas novas. Não só aí como também em todas as cidades no caminho até Cesareia.
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