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Acts 8
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Acts 8
Worldwide English (New Testament)
8 Saul agreed to Stephen being killed. At that time the church people at Jerusalem had much trouble. The church people all went into Judea and Samaria. Only the apostles stayed on at Jerusalem.
2 Good men buried Stephen. They were very sad because he died.
3 Saul made much trouble for the church people. He went into every house, pulled out men and women, and put them into prison.
4 The people who left Jerusalem went all around telling the good news about Jesus.
5 Then Philip went to the city of Samaria and told people about Christ.
6 And all the people together listened to what Philip said because they heard and saw the big works which he did.
7 Many people who were held by bad spirits were made free from them. The spirits came out of them crying loudly. Many other sick people were healed too. People who could not stand, and others who were lame, were healed.
8 The people all over the city were very glad.
9 But there was one man named Simon, a witch-doctor, who fooled the people of Samaria. He tried to make people believe that he could do big things.
10 And all the people, young and old, listened to him. They said, `This man is a big power of God.'
11 He had fooled them for a long time with his work as a witch. That is why they listened to him.
12 But Philip came and told them about God's kingdom and the name of Jesus Christ. The people believed him. Then both men and women were baptised.
13 Simon believed also. When he was baptised, he went with Philip. He was very much surprised when he saw the signs and the big works which were done.
14 Then the apostles at Jerusalem heard that the people of Samaria believed God's word. So they sent Peter and John to them.
15 When they came to them, they prayed for them to receive the Holy Spirit.
16 Until that time, none of the people there had received the Holy Spirit. They had only been baptised in the name of the Lord Jesus.
17 Then the apostles put their hands on the people and they received the Holy Spirit.
18 Simon saw that the people received the Holy Spirit when the apostles put their hands on them. Then he brought money to the apostles.
19 He said, `Give me this power, too, so that anyone on whom I put my hands will receive the Holy Spirit.'
20 Peter said, `May you and your money be destroyed! You thought that you could buy the gift of God with money.
21 You have no part in this matter. You cannot have any of this because God sees that your heart is not right.
22 Stop your wrong ways. Ask the Lord. Perhaps God will forgive you for the wrong things you wanted to do.
23 I see that you are very bitter. Your wrong ways control you all together.'
24 Simon said, `Ask the Lord for me, so that none of the things you have talked about will happen to me.'
25 The apostles told the people the word of the Lord. Then they went back to Jerusalem. On the way they told the good news in many villages in Samaria.
26 The angel of the Lord spoke to Philip. `Get up,' said the angel. `Go south to the road that goes from Jerusalem to Gaza. It is desert there.'
27 So Philip went. He saw a man from the country of Ethiopia. This man was a servant of Candace, the queen of the Ethiopian people. She gave this servant much power. He took care of her money. He had gone to Jerusalem to worship.
28 Now he was on his way back. He sat in his carriage reading from the book which was written long ago by Isaiah, the prophet of God.
29 The Spirit of the Lord said to Stephen, `Go over to that man in the carriage.'
30 So Philip went running to him. He heard him reading from the book of the prophet Isaiah. `Do you understand what you are reading?' Philip asked.
31 `How can I? I have no man to teach me,' he answered. He asked Philip to get into the carriage and ride with him.
32 This is what he was reading: `He was led as a sheep to be killed. A lamb says nothing while its wool is being cut, so he also says nothing.
33 He was put down very low. He was not allowed to have a proper trial. He had no children to follow after him. For his life is taken from the earth.'
34 Then the man from Ethiopia asked Philip, `Please tell me, who is the prophet talking about, himself or some other man?'
35 Then Philip told him about Jesus. He began with what the man read in the book.
36 While they were going along, they came to some water by the road. The man said, `See, here is water. What is there to stop me from being baptised?'
37 Philip answered, `If you believe with all your heart, you may be baptised.' The man said, `I do believe that Jesus Christ is the Son of God.'
38 The man told the driver to stop. Then both he and Philip went down into the water, and Philip baptised him.
39 When they came up out of the water, the Spirit of the Lord took Philip away. The man did not see him again, but he went on his way and was very happy.
40 Next, Philip came to the town of Azotus. He told the good news in all the cities through which he passed. Then he came to Caesarea.
Acts 8
New International Version
Acts 8
New International Version
8 And Saul(A) approved of their killing him.
The Church Persecuted and Scattered
On that day a great persecution broke out against the church in Jerusalem, and all except the apostles were scattered(B) throughout Judea and Samaria.(C) 2 Godly men buried Stephen and mourned deeply for him. 3 But Saul(D) began to destroy the church.(E) Going from house to house, he dragged off both men and women and put them in prison.
Philip in Samaria
4 Those who had been scattered(F) preached the word wherever they went.(G) 5 Philip(H) went down to a city in Samaria and proclaimed the Messiah there. 6 When the crowds heard Philip and saw the signs he performed, they all paid close attention to what he said. 7 For with shrieks, impure spirits came out of many,(I) and many who were paralyzed or lame were healed.(J) 8 So there was great joy in that city.
Simon the Sorcerer
9 Now for some time a man named Simon had practiced sorcery(K) in the city and amazed all the people of Samaria. He boasted that he was someone great,(L) 10 and all the people, both high and low, gave him their attention and exclaimed, “This man is rightly called the Great Power of God.”(M) 11 They followed him because he had amazed them for a long time with his sorcery. 12 But when they believed Philip as he proclaimed the good news of the kingdom of God(N) and the name of Jesus Christ, they were baptized,(O) both men and women. 13 Simon himself believed and was baptized. And he followed Philip everywhere, astonished by the great signs and miracles(P) he saw.
14 When the apostles in Jerusalem heard that Samaria(Q) had accepted the word of God,(R) they sent Peter and John(S) to Samaria. 15 When they arrived, they prayed for the new believers there that they might receive the Holy Spirit,(T) 16 because the Holy Spirit had not yet come on any of them;(U) they had simply been baptized in the name of the Lord Jesus.(V) 17 Then Peter and John placed their hands on them,(W) and they received the Holy Spirit.(X)
18 When Simon saw that the Spirit was given at the laying on of the apostles’ hands, he offered them money 19 and said, “Give me also this ability so that everyone on whom I lay my hands may receive the Holy Spirit.”
20 Peter answered: “May your money perish with you, because you thought you could buy the gift of God with money!(Y) 21 You have no part or share(Z) in this ministry, because your heart is not right(AA) before God. 22 Repent(AB) of this wickedness and pray to the Lord in the hope that he may forgive you for having such a thought in your heart. 23 For I see that you are full of bitterness and captive to sin.”
24 Then Simon answered, “Pray to the Lord for me(AC) so that nothing you have said may happen to me.”
25 After they had further proclaimed the word of the Lord(AD) and testified about Jesus, Peter and John returned to Jerusalem, preaching the gospel in many Samaritan villages.(AE)
Philip and the Ethiopian
26 Now an angel(AF) of the Lord said to Philip,(AG) “Go south to the road—the desert road—that goes down from Jerusalem to Gaza.” 27 So he started out, and on his way he met an Ethiopian[a](AH) eunuch,(AI) an important official in charge of all the treasury of the Kandake (which means “queen of the Ethiopians”). This man had gone to Jerusalem to worship,(AJ) 28 and on his way home was sitting in his chariot reading the Book of Isaiah the prophet. 29 The Spirit told(AK) Philip, “Go to that chariot and stay near it.”
30 Then Philip ran up to the chariot and heard the man reading Isaiah the prophet. “Do you understand what you are reading?” Philip asked.
31 “How can I,” he said, “unless someone explains it to me?” So he invited Philip to come up and sit with him.
32 This is the passage of Scripture the eunuch was reading:
“He was led like a sheep to the slaughter,
and as a lamb before its shearer is silent,
so he did not open his mouth.
33 In his humiliation he was deprived of justice.
Who can speak of his descendants?
For his life was taken from the earth.”[b](AL)
34 The eunuch asked Philip, “Tell me, please, who is the prophet talking about, himself or someone else?” 35 Then Philip began(AM) with that very passage of Scripture(AN) and told him the good news(AO) about Jesus.
36 As they traveled along the road, they came to some water and the eunuch said, “Look, here is water. What can stand in the way of my being baptized?”(AP) [37] [c] 38 And he gave orders to stop the chariot. Then both Philip and the eunuch went down into the water and Philip baptized him. 39 When they came up out of the water, the Spirit of the Lord suddenly took Philip away,(AQ) and the eunuch did not see him again, but went on his way rejoicing. 40 Philip, however, appeared at Azotus and traveled about, preaching the gospel in all the towns(AR) until he reached Caesarea.(AS)
사도행전 8
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사도행전 8
Korean Bible: Easy-to-Read Version
8 사울은 그 자리에 있으면서, 스데반이 죽임당하는 것을 마땅하다고 여겼다.
믿는 이들에게 닥친 어려움
그날에 예루살렘에 있는 교회가 크게 박해를 당하기 시작하였다. 그리하여 모든 믿는 이들이 예루살렘을 떠나 유대 지방과 사마리아 지방으로 흩어지고, 사도들만 남아 있었다. 2 경건한 사람 몇이 스데반을 묻고 그의 죽음을 크게 슬퍼하였다. 3 그러나 사울은 교회를 없애 버리려고 집집마다 찾아 들어가서, 남자나 여자나 가리지 않고 믿는 이들을 끌어다가 감옥에 넣었다.
빌립, 사마리아에서 기쁜 소식을 전하다
4 그런데 사방으로 흩어진 믿는 이들이 가는 곳마다 기쁜 소식을 전하였다. 5 빌립[a]은 사마리아의 어떤 성에 내려가서, 그곳에서 그리스도를 선포하였다. 6 그곳 사람들은 빌립의 이야기를 듣고 그가 행하는 기적을 보고는, 모두 그의 이야기에 귀를 기울였다. 7 많은 사람에게서 악한 영들이 큰 소리를 지르며 나오고, 많은 중풍병 환자들과 지체 장애인들이 고침을 받았다. 8 그리하여 그 성에 있는 많은 사람들이 크게 기뻐하였다.
9 그 성에는 시몬이라는 사람이 있었다. 그는 얼마 동안 마술로 모든 사마리아 사람을 놀라게 하였으며, 스스로 위대한 사람인 체하고 있었다. 10 낮은 사람이나 높은 사람이나 모두 시몬의 말을 귀담아 듣고 이렇게 말하였다. “이 사람은 ‘큰 능력자’ 로 알려진 하나님의 능력이다!” 11 시몬이 마술로 오랫동안 사람들을 놀라게 하였으므로 사람들은 그를 따르고 있었다. 12 그러나 빌립이 하나님 나라와 예수 그리스도의 이름에 대한 기쁜 소식을 전하자, 남자나 여자나 그의 말을 믿고 세례를 받았다. 13 시몬 자신도 믿고 세례를 받았다. 그리고 빌립이 행하는 큰 표적과 기적을 보고 놀라서, 빌립이 어디를 가든지 따라다녔다.
14 예루살렘에 있는 사도들이, 사마리아 사람들이 하나님의 말씀을 받아들였다는 소식을 듣고 베드로와 요한을 보냈다. 15 두 사람은 사마리아에 와서, 그곳에 있는 믿는 이들이 성령을 받게 하려고 그들을 위하여 기도하였다. 16 사마리아 사람들이 주 예수의 이름으로 세례는 받았지만, 아직 그들 가운데 아무에게도 성령이 내리시지 않았기 때문이었다. 17 베드로와 요한이 그들 위에 손을 얹자, 그들이 성령을 받았다.
18 시몬은 사도들이 사람들 위에 손을 얹어 성령을 받게 하는 것을 보고, 사도들에게 돈을 내놓으며 19 말하였다. “내가 손을 얹는 사람은 누구든지 성령을 받을 수 있게, 내게도 그 능력을 주십시오.”
20 베드로가 시몬에게 말하였다. “당신이 돈으로 하나님의 선물을 살 수 있다고 생각하였으니, 당신의 돈이 당신과 함께 망하기를 바라오! 21 당신의 마음이 하나님 앞에서 바르지 못하니, 당신이 이 일에서 차지할 자리도 몫도 없소. 22 그러니 당신의 악한 생각을 뉘우치고, 주께 기도하시오. 어쩌면 주께서 당신이 마음속에 그런 생각을 품은 것을 용서하실지도 모를 일이오. 23 내가 보니 당신은 악의가 가득하며, 죄의 사슬에 얽매여 있소.”
24 시몬이 대답하였다. “두 분은 나를 위해 주께 기도하여, 두 분이 말한 일이 내게 일어나지 않게 해 주십시오!”
25 베드로와 요한은 주의 말씀을 담대하게 전하고 나서 예루살렘으로 돌아갔다. 두 사람은 돌아가는 길에 사마리아의 여러 마을에 들러서 기쁜 소식을 전하였다.
빌립, 에티오피아 사람을 가르치다
26 주님의 천사가 빌립에게 말하였다. “어서 일어나 예루살렘에서 가자로 내려가는 남쪽 길로 가거라.” (이 길은 사람들이 별로 다니지 않는 광야 길이었다.) 27 빌립은 서둘러 떠나 길을 가다가 어떤 에티오피아 사람을 만났다. 그 사람은 내시[b]로서, 에티오피아의 여왕 간다게를 모시는 높은 관리였다. 그 사람은 여왕의 돈을 모두 관리하는 책임을 맡은 사람이었는데, 예루살렘에 예배를 드리러 갔다가 28 돌아가는 길에 마차에 앉아 이사야[c]의 예언서를 읽고 있었다. 29 성령께서 빌립에게 말씀하셨다. “가서, 저 마차에 바싹 다가서거라.” 30 빌립이 그 마차 곁으로 달려가니, 그 사람이 이사야의 예언서를 읽는 소리가 들렸다. 빌립이 그 사람에게 말하였다. “지금 읽고 있는 것이 무슨 뜻인지 아시겠습니까?”
31 그 사람이 말하였다. “설명해 주는 사람이 없는데 어떻게 알 수 있겠습니까!” 그러고는 빌립에게 마차로 올라와 자기 곁에 앉기를 청하였다. 32 그 사람이 읽고 있던 성경 구절은 다음과 같았다.
“그는
도살장으로 끌려가는 양처럼 끌려갔으며
털 깎는 사람 앞에서 어린양이 잠잠하듯이
입을 열지 않았다.
33 그는 굴욕을 당하고
공정한 재판을 받지 못하였다.
이 땅에서 그의 생애가 끝이 났으니
누가 그의 후손을 이야기할 수 있으랴!”(A)
34 그 내시가 빌립에게 말하였다. “예언자가 한 이 말은 누구를 두고 한 말입니까? 자기 자신을 두고 하는 말입니까, 아니면 다른 사람을 가리켜 하는 말입니까?” 35 빌립은 성경의 이 구절에서부터 시작하여, 예수에 관한 기쁜 소식을 그 사람에게 말해 주었다.
36 그들이 길을 가다가 물이 있는 곳에 다다르자, 그 내시가 말하였다. “여기 물이 있습니다. 내가 세례를 받아서는 안 될 무슨 이유라도 있습니까?” 37 [d] 38 그리고 그는 마차를 세우라고 명령하였다. 빌립과 그 내시는 같이 물에 들어갔고, 빌립이 그에게 세례를 주었다. 39 두 사람이 물에서 나왔을 때 주의 성령이 갑자기 빌립을 데리고 가셨으므로, 내시는 다시 빌립을 보지 못하였다. 그러나 그는 기쁨에 넘쳐 가던 길을 갔다. 40 그 뒤에 빌립은 아소도라는 곳에 나타났다. 그러고 나서 빌립은 아소도에서 가이사랴에 이르기까지 그 지방의 모든 마을에 들러 사람들에게 기쁜 소식을 전하였다.
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