M’Cheyne Bible Reading Plan

8 Da guy Saul stay dea, an he tink dass good dey wen kill Stephen.

Saul Make Jesus Guys Suffa

Dat same day dey wen start fo make all da peopo suffa plenny dat wen come togedda fo church Jerusalem side. So all da peopo dat wen trus da Good Stuff From God wen go all ova Judea an Samaria. But da twelve guys Jesus wen send neva go way. ² Some guys dat trus God an do wat he say wen bury Stephen, an dey sad an crying real hard cuz he wen mahke.

³ But da guy Saul wen start fo wipe out da peopo dat come togedda fo church. He wen go inside all da houses, an he drag away da guys an da wahines, an throw dem inside da jail.

Philip Teach Da Good Stuff Samaria Side

⁴ Jesus guys dat wen go all ova wen teach wat God say inside all da places dey wen go. ⁵ Philip wen go one big town inside Samaria, an teach da peopo ova dea bout da Spesho Guy God Wen Send. ⁶ All da peopo dea wen hear Philip, an dey wen see all da awesome stuff he wen do dat show wat kine guy him, so den dey wen listen real good to da stuff he wen say. ⁷ Plenny bad kine spirits wen make big noise an let go plenny peopo. Plenny peopo dat no can move an no can walk wen come good. ⁸ So everybody dat town wen come real, real good inside.

Simon da Kahuna Guy

⁹ Had one guy name Simon dea dat wen make kahuna dat town. An all da Samaria kine peopo, wen blow dea minds cuz a him. He wen say he one big shot, aah. ¹⁰ All da big guys an da odda peopo wen listen to him real good an say, “Dis guy, he da guy dey name ‘Da Big Power From God.’ ” ¹¹ Dey wen stick wit him cuz he stay blow dea minds long time, cuz he wen make da kahuna kine stuff. ¹² But Philip wen teach da peopo dea da Good Stuff bout how peopo can get God fo dea King, an dat Jesus, he da Spesho Guy God Wen Send. So da guys an da wahines wen trus wat Philip wen say, an he wen baptize dem. ¹³ Simon, he wen trus Jesus too, an Philip wen baptize him. An Simon wen stick wit Philip all da places he wen go. Philip wen do all kine awesome stuff dat show da power he get, an wen blow Simonʼs mind.

¹⁴ Da guys Jesus wen send, dey wen stay Jerusalem side. Dey wen hear dat da peopo Samaria side wen trus wat God wen say. So dey wen send Peter an John ova dea by dem. ¹⁵ Wen Peter an John come, dey wen pray fo da peopo, so dey can get Godʼs Spesho Spirit. ¹⁶ Cuz Godʼs Spesho Spirit neva take charge a da peopo dea yet. Dey wen get baptize cuz a da One name Jesus ony. ¹⁷ Den Peter an John wen put dea hands on top everybody, an den Godʼs Spesho Spirit wen take charge a dem.

¹⁸ Simon wen see dat Godʼs Spesho Spirit wen take charge a da peopo wen da guys Jesus wen send wen put dea hands on top dem. He wen try give dem money, an he say, ¹⁹ “You can give me da power too, so dat wen I put my hands on top da peopo, Godʼs Spesho Spirit goin take charge dem?”

²⁰ Peter wen tell him, “You an yoa money goin mahke togedda! Cuz you tink dat you can buy Godʼs gif wit yoa money! ²¹ You no can work fo God wit us, cuz God see yoa heart no stay right. ²² You betta come sorry cuz a dis real bad ting you wen do, an aks da Boss if he can hemo you from da bad kine stuff you tinking! ²³ Cuz I know you stay real jealous an nuha deep inside, an you stay all tie up wit da kine stuff dat no stay right.”

²⁴ Den Simon wen tell Peter an John, “You can pray to da Boss fo me, so dat all dis stuff dat you wen say no happen to me?”

²⁵ Den Peter an John wen tell da peopo wat God wen do fo dem, an dey wen teach wat God wen say. Den wen dey going back Jerusalem side, dey wen teach da Good Stuff From God inside plenny small towns Samaria side.

Philip An Da Guy From Etiopia

²⁶ One angel guy from da Boss wen tell Philip, “Go sout to da road inside da boonies dat go from Jerusalem to Gaza.” ²⁷ So Philip wen go, an he come by one eunuch guy dat no can marry from Etiopia. He one real importan guy dat stay in charge a all da money fo Queen Candace from Etiopia side. Dis guy wen go Jerusalem fo go down an pray to God. ²⁸ Now he going home, an he sitting inside his carriage. He was reading da book dat Isaiah wen write, da guy dat wen talk fo God befo time. ²⁹ Godʼs Spesho Spirit wen tell Philip, “Go by dat carriage, an stay near um.” ³⁰ Philip wen run ova dea, an hear da guy reading Isaiahʼs book. Philip wen aks da guy, “You undastan wat you reading, o wat?”

³¹ Da Etiopia guy wen say, “I no can undastan um if nobody tell me wat dis mean.” Den he tell Philip fo climb inside da carriage an sit down by him. ³² Da place inside da Bible wea he wen read say,

³⁴ Da guy wen tell Philip, “Please, tell me who Isaiah stay talking bout. He talking bout himself o one nodda guy?” ³⁵ Den Philip wen teach him. He wen start in dat place wea da guy was reading inside da Bible, an wen tell him da Good Stuff Bout Jesus. ³⁶ Dey stay going on da road, an dey come by some water. An da guy wen say, “Look ova dea! Get water. You can baptize me, yeah?”

³⁷ [Philip wen tell him, “I can baptize you if you trus God inside yoa heart fo real kine.”

Da guy wen say, “I trus dat Jesus, he da Spesho Guy God Wen Send. He Godʼs Boy.”] ³⁸ Da guy wen tell his worka guy fo make da carriage stay dea. Den Philip an da guy wen go down inside da water, an Philip wen baptize him. ³⁹ Wen dey wen come outa da water, right den an dea da Bossʼs Spesho Spirit wen take Philip away. Da eunuch guy neva see Philip any moa, but he wen stay going an he feel real good inside. ⁴⁰ Den Philip wen show up Azotus side, an he wen go all da towns, teaching da Good Stuff From God. An den he go Cesarea side.

One Guy, His Hand Stay All Wasted

3 One nodda time Jesus wen go inside da Jewish church. Had one guy dea, his hand stay all wasted. ² Get some guys dea. Dey was checking out Jesus real good, if he go make da guy come good on da Rest Day, cuz dey like poin finga him.

³ So Jesus say to da guy wit da wasted hand, “Eh, come hea in front everybody!” ⁴ Den Jesus say to da peopo, “So, wat? Da Rules say you can do good kine stuff on da Rest Day, o you can do bad kine? Wat you suppose to do, kill peopo, o help um? Wat da Rules say, aah?”

But da Pharisee guys, dey neva have notting fo say.

⁵ Jesus look at all da peopo real good. He stay real huhu. Same time, he feel sad cuz dey hard head. Den he say to da guy, “Stick out yoa hand.” An da guy stick um out, an da hand wen come good.

⁶ But da Pharisee guys, dey ony like stick wit dea rules. Dey wen go outside, an right den an dea dey go talk to King Herod guys, how dey goin kill Jesus.

Jesus Teach Da Peopo By Da Lake

⁷ Den Jesus an his guys, dey wen go way, an stay by da lake. Plenny peopo from Galilee wen go wit him. An get peopo from Judea, ⁸ Jerusalem, Idumea, from da odda side da Jordan River, from Tyre side, an Sidon side. Dey all come cuz dey hear all da kine stuff Jesus stay doing.

⁹ Get so plenny peopo, Jesus wen tell his guys fo make ready one boat, so he can go inside um an den da peopo no can squash him. ¹⁰ Jesus wen make plenny sick peopo come good. Dass why all da odda sick peopo dea, dey go all out fo touch him. ¹¹ Had peopo ova dea wit bad kine spirits dat wen take ova dem. Weneva dey see Jesus, dey go down in front him, an yell, “You Godʼs Boy!” ¹² But Jesus wen tell da spirits, “You guys betta not tell nobody who me”.

Da Twelve Guys Jesus Send

¹³ Den Jesus wen go to da hills. He tell da guys he like pick, “Eh, come!” An dey wen come. ¹⁴ He wen pick twelve guys. He say, “I like you guys stay by me. I like teach you guys. Latas I goin send you guys all ova da place, an den you guys goin teach da peopo. ¹⁵ An I goin give you guys power fo make da bad kine spirits let go da peopo too.”

¹⁶ Dis da twelve guys he wen pick fo send all ova da place:

Jesus An Da Bad Kine Spirits Boss

²⁰ Den Jesus wen go home. Plenny peopo wen come, jalike befo time, so Jesus an his guys no can eat. ²¹ Wen Jesus ohana hear dat, dey wen go fo take him away. Dey say, “He wen go pupule!”

²² Some teacha guys who teach Godʼs Rules wen come from Jerusalem. Dey say, “Dis guy, da leada guy fo da bad kine spirits wen take ova him fo shua! Beelzebul, you know! Dass why he can make da bad kine spirits let go da peopo!”

²³ Jesus tell dem, “Eh, you guys, come ova hea! I like teach you guys someting. You tink da Devil goin make his own guys let go da peopo, aah? No way! Da ohana dat go agains each odda no can stay strong. Da country dat go agains each odda ony bus up itself. ²⁶ If da Devil make his own guys let go da peopo, den he going agains himself! He no can stay strong. He goin wipe out!

²⁷ So, no good how you guys tinking! How you tink one guy goin bus inside one big mokeʼs house an rip off his stuffs, if he no tie up da moke first? Den can steal everyting.

²⁸ Dass right! An I like tell you guys dis too: God can let da peopo go an hemo dea shame fo all da bad kine stuff dey doing, even if dey talk stink God. ²⁹ But if dey talk stink Godʼs Spesho Spirit, God no take dat. So if dey talk lidat, God no goin let um go an hemo dea shame fo dat, not now o eva!”

³⁰ Jesus say all dat cuz da teacha guys wen say, “He get one bad kine spirit dat wen take ova him.”

Jesus Mudda an Bruddas

Den Jesus mudda an bruddas come. Get plenny peopo sitting aroun him, so his mudda an bruddas stay outside. Dey wen send one guy inside fo get him. Da peopo tell him, “Eh, yoa mudda an yoa bruddas an sistas, dey outside, an dey like talk to you.”

³³ He tell um, “Wat you guys tink? Who my mudda? Who my bruddas?”

³⁴ He look all da guys sitting aroun him, an say, “Look! Hea, dese guys my mudda! An dese guys, dey my bruddas an sistas, fo real kine! ³⁵ Whoeva do wat God like, dey my brudda an sista an mudda!”