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HECHOS 8
Kekchi
HECHOS 8
Kekchi
Laj Saulo xicˈ narileb laj pa̱banel
8 Laj Saulo quixcˈul xchˈo̱l nak queˈxcamsi laj Esteban. Chalen saˈ li cutan aˈan queˈoc xrahobtesinquileb chixjunileb laj pa̱banel aran Jerusalén ut cˈajoˈ li raylal queˈxcˈul. Ut chixjunileb quilajeˈxjeqˈui rib saˈ eb li naˈajej Judea ut Samaria. Caˈaj chic eb li apóstol queˈcana Jerusalén. 2 Cuib oxib laj pa̱banel queˈmukuc re laj Esteban ut cˈajoˈ nak queˈrahoˈ xchˈo̱leb xban lix camic. 3 Aban laj Saulo yalyo xkˈe chixrahobtesinquileb laj pa̱banel. Na‑oc saˈ eb li cab ut narisiheb saˈ rochocheb ut naxcˈameb saˈ tzˈalam, joˈ cui̱nk joˈ ixk. 4 Ut chixjunileb li queˈxjeqˈui ribeb saˈ jalan naˈajej yo̱queb chixyebal resil li evangelio yalak bar.
Laj Felipe yo̱ chixyebal resil aran Samaria nak li Jesús, aˈan li Cristo
5 Laj Felipe co̱ saˈ li tenamit Samaria ut qui‑oc chixchˈolobanquil resil chiruheb li tenamit nak li Cristo, aˈan laj Colonel li yechiˈinbil xban li Dios. 6 Ut chixjunileb queˈxqˈue xchˈo̱l chirabinquil li a̱tin li quixye laj Felipe xbaneb li milagro quilajxba̱nu. 7 Nabaleb li cuan ma̱us aj musikˈej riqˈuineb queˈqˈuirtesi̱c. Japjo̱queb re li ma̱us aj musikˈej nak nequeˈel riqˈuineb. Ut nabaleb li ye̱k rokeb ut li sic rok rukˈeb quilajeˈqˈuirtesi̱c. 8 Ut cˈajoˈ nak queˈsahoˈ saˈ xchˈo̱leb saˈ li tenamit aˈan.
Laj Simón laj kˈe quiraj xlokˈbal xcuanquil li Dios
9 Quicuan jun li cui̱nk aj Simón xcˈabaˈ. Aˈan aj kˈe. Ac najter na‑oc chixbalakˈinquileb li cuanqueb saˈ li tenamit Samaria. Aˈan naxye nak nim xcuanquil. 10 Ut chixjunileb li tenamit, joˈ li cuanqueb xcuanquil joˈ ajcuiˈ li ma̱cˈaˈeb xcuanquil, queˈrabi li cˈaˈru yo̱ chixyebal laj Simón ut queˈxye: ―Li cui̱nk aˈin, cuan xcuanquil li Dios riqˈuin, chanqueb. 11 Ut queˈxqˈue xchˈo̱l chixba̱nunquil li cˈaˈru naxye xban nak ac junxil na‑oc chixbalakˈinquileb. 12 Aˈut laj Felipe yo̱ chixjulticanquil resil xnimal xcuanquilal li Dios ut li Jesucristo. Ut nabaleb queˈpa̱ban ut queˈcubsi̱c xhaˈ, joˈ cui̱nk joˈ ixk. 13 Ut quipa̱ban ajcuiˈ laj Simón ut quicubsi̱c xhaˈ. Ut yo̱ chi xic chirix laj Felipe yalak bar. Quisach xchˈo̱l chirilbaleb li milagro ut li sachba chˈo̱lej li yo̱ chixba̱nunquil laj Felipe. 14 Eb li apóstol li toj cuanqueb Jerusalén queˈrabi resil nak eb laj Samaria yo̱queb chixpa̱banquil li Dios. Joˈcan nak queˈxtakla laj Pedro ut laj Juan aran. 15 Nak queˈcuulac Samaria, queˈtijoc saˈ xbe̱neb laj pa̱banel re nak teˈxcˈul li Santil Musikˈej xban nak toj ma̱jiˈ queˈxcˈul. 16 Caˈaj cuiˈ queˈcubsi̱c xhaˈ saˈ xcˈabaˈ li Jesucristo. 17 Laj Pedro ut laj Juan queˈxqˈue li rukˈeb saˈ xbe̱neb ut queˈxcˈul li Santil Musikˈej. 18 Ut quiril laj Simón nak riqˈuin xqˈuebal li rukˈeb li apóstol saˈ xbe̱neb, nequeˈxcˈul li Santil Musikˈej. Ut quixyechiˈi tumin reheb laj Pedro ut laj Juan ut quixye reheb: 19 ―Qˈue cue li cuanquil aˈan re nak li ani tinqˈue li cuukˈ saˈ xbe̱n tixcˈul li Santil Musikˈej, chan. 20 Laj Pedro quixye re: ―Chisachk la̱ tumin a̱cuochben xban nak xacˈoxla nak ta̱ru̱k ta̱lokˈ riqˈuin tumin li naxqˈue chi ma̱tan li Ka̱cuaˈ Dios, chan. 21 La̱at incˈaˈ ta̱ru̱k ta̱cˈul li ma̱tan aˈin xban nak moco ti̱c ta la̱ chˈo̱l chiru li Dios. 22 Cui ta̱yotˈ a̱chˈo̱l ta̱jal a̱cˈaˈux ut ta̱canab xba̱nunquil li ma̱usilal aˈin ut cui ta̱tzˈa̱ma a̱cuybal chiru li Dios, ma̱re chan nak tixcuy a̱ma̱c riqˈuin li xacˈoxla. 23 La̱at cˈajoˈ nak nacatcakalin ut junes ma̱usilal nacacˈoxla, chan laj Pedro. 24 Quichakˈoc laj Simón ut quixye: ―Chextijok chicuix chiru li Ka̱cuaˈ re nak incˈaˈ tincˈul joˈ xaye la̱at, chan. 25 Nak ac xeˈxchˈolob xya̱lal li ra̱tin li Dios ut queˈxye resil li Jesucristo, laj Pedro ut laj Juan queˈsukˈi cuiˈchic Jerusalén. Ut queˈxchˈolob xya̱lal saˈ nabal chi tenamit cuanqueb saˈ xcue̱nt Samaria.
Laj Felipe quixchˈolob xya̱lal chiru li cui̱nk Etiopía xtenamit
26 Ut jun lix ángel li Ka̱cuaˈ quia̱tinac riqˈuin laj Felipe ut quixye re: ―Tatxic saˈ li be li cuan saˈ li sur. Li be aˈan li nanumeˈ saˈ li chaki chˈochˈ naxic Jerusalén toj Gaza.― 27 Laj Felipe co̱. Nak yo̱ chi xic quiril jun li cui̱nk aj Etiopía. Aˈan jun eunuco qˈuebil xcuanquil chi cˈanjelac chiru lix Candace li reina li cuan Etiopía. Saˈ rukˈ li cui̱nk aˈan kˈaxtesinbil chixjunil lix biomal li reina. Li cui̱nk aˈan co̱ Jerusalén chixlokˈoninquil li Dios. 28 Yo̱ chi sukˈi̱c saˈ rochoch. Cˈojcˈo saˈ lix carruaje ut yo̱ chirilbal xsaˈ li hu li quixtzˈi̱ba li profeta Isaías. 29 Li Santil Musikˈej quixye re laj Felipe: ―Ayu, jilon chixcˈatk li carruaje aˈan, chan. 30 Quijiloc laj Felipe ut quirabi nak li cui̱nk yo̱ chirilbal xsaˈ li hu li quixtzˈi̱ba li profeta Isaías. Laj Felipe quixpatzˈ re: ―¿Ma nacatau ru li yo̱cat chirilbal? chan re. 31 Ut li cui̱nk quixye: ―¿Chanru nak tintau ru cui ma̱ ani junak ta̱cˈutuk lix ya̱lal chicuu?― Ut quixtzˈa̱ma chiru laj Felipe nak ta̱takekˈ saˈ li carruaje ut ta̱cˈojla̱k chixcˈatk. 32 Ut li hu li yo̱ chirilbal xsaˈ, aˈan li quixtzˈi̱ba li profeta Isaías. Naxye chi joˈcaˈin:
Nak yo̱ xrahobtesinquil, quixcubsi rib ut ma̱ jun a̱tin quixye joˈ jun carner nak quicˈameˈ chi camsi̱c. Chanchan nak naxcanab rib li carner chi besecˈ li rix chiruheb li nequeˈbesoc re, joˈcan quixba̱nu aˈan. Ut ma̱ jun a̱tin quixye.
33 Usta ma̱cˈaˈ xma̱c, quichapeˈ ut quiqˈueheˈ chi camsi̱c. Ut ma̱ ani qui‑oquen chirix re xcolbal. Quicamsi̱c ban. ¿Ani ta̱ru̱k ta̱yehok li resil lix yibal ru xnaˈlebeb li rech tenamitil?
34 Li cui̱nk quixye re laj Felipe: ―Ye cue, ¿ani chi aj ix naxye aˈin li profeta? ¿Ma chirix aˈan, malaj ut chirix jalan chic? chan. 35 Laj Felipe qui‑oc chixchˈolobanquil lix ya̱lal chiru. Quixtiquib riqˈuin li quixtzˈi̱ba li profeta Isaías ut toj quixchˈolob xya̱lal chirix li Jesucristo. 36 Nak yo̱queb chi xic, queˈcuulac cuan cuiˈ jun li haˈ. Ut li cui̱nk quixye: ―Arin cuan haˈ. ¿Ma incˈaˈ ta̱ru̱k ta̱cube̱k inhaˈ la̱in? chan. 37 Ut laj Felipe quixye re: ―Cui nacapa̱b chi anchal a̱chˈo̱l li Jesucristo, ta̱ru̱k ta̱cube̱k a̱haˈ, chan. Li cui̱nk quichakˈoc ut quixye: ―Ninpa̱b nak li Jesucristo, aˈan Ralal li Dios, chan. 38 Ut quixxakab li carruaje. Tojoˈnak laj Felipe ut li cui̱nk co̱eb saˈ li haˈ ut laj Felipe quixcubsi xhaˈ. 39 Nak queˈel chak saˈ li haˈ, li Santil Musikˈej quixcˈam laj Felipe ut li cui̱nk incˈaˈ chic quiril ru. Co̱ xjunes chi sa saˈ xchˈo̱l. 40 Ut laj Felipe quicˈameˈ Azoto ut coxnumekˈ saˈ chixjunileb li tenamit. Yo̱ chixchˈolobanquil xya̱lal li evangelio chalen nak quicuulac saˈ li tenamit Cesarea.
Acts 8
English Standard Version
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
King James Version
Acts 8
King James Version
8 And 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.
2 And devout men carried Stephen to his burial, and made great lamentation over him.
3 As for Saul, he made havock of the church, entering into every house, and haling men and women committed them to prison.
4 Therefore they that were scattered abroad went every where preaching the word.
5 Then Philip went down to the city of Samaria, and preached Christ unto them.
6 And the people with one accord gave heed unto those things which Philip spake, hearing and seeing the miracles which he did.
7 For 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.
8 And there was great joy in that city.
9 But 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:
10 To whom they all gave heed, from the least to the greatest, saying, This man is the great power of God.
11 And to him they had regard, because that of long time he had bewitched them with sorceries.
12 But 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.
13 Then Simon himself believed also: and when he was baptized, he continued with Philip, and wondered, beholding the miracles and signs which were done.
14 Now when the apostles which were at Jerusalem heard that Samaria had received the word of God, they sent unto them Peter and John:
15 Who, when they were come down, prayed for them, that they might receive the Holy Ghost:
16 (For as yet he was fallen upon none of them: only they were baptized in the name of the Lord Jesus.)
17 Then laid they their hands on them, and they received the Holy Ghost.
18 And when Simon saw that through laying on of the apostles' hands the Holy Ghost was given, he offered them money,
19 Saying, Give me also this power, that on whomsoever I lay hands, he may receive the Holy Ghost.
20 But Peter said unto him, Thy money perish with thee, because thou hast thought that the gift of God may be purchased with money.
21 Thou hast neither part nor lot in this matter: for thy heart is not right in the sight of God.
22 Repent therefore of this thy wickedness, and pray God, if perhaps the thought of thine heart may be forgiven thee.
23 For I perceive that thou art in the gall of bitterness, and in the bond of iniquity.
24 Then answered Simon, and said, Pray ye to the Lord for me, that none of these things which ye have spoken come upon me.
25 And 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.
26 And 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.
27 And 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,
28 Was returning, and sitting in his chariot read Esaias the prophet.
29 Then the Spirit said unto Philip, Go near, and join thyself to this chariot.
30 And Philip ran thither to him, and heard him read the prophet Esaias, and said, Understandest thou what thou readest?
31 And he said, How can I, except some man should guide me? And he desired Philip that he would come up and sit with him.
32 The 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:
33 In his humiliation his judgment was taken away: and who shall declare his generation? for his life is taken from the earth.
34 And the eunuch answered Philip, and said, I pray thee, of whom speaketh the prophet this? of himself, or of some other man?
35 Then Philip opened his mouth, and began at the same scripture, and preached unto him Jesus.
36 And 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?
37 And 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.
38 And he commanded the chariot to stand still: and they went down both into the water, both Philip and the eunuch; and he baptized him.
39 And 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.
40 But Philip was found at Azotus: and passing through he preached in all the cities, till he came to Caesarea.
Acts 8
New King James Version
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.
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)
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