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Acts 8

Saul Persecutes the Church

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 aSaulg4569 was in heartyg4909 agreementg4909 with puttingg336 him to deathg336.

And on that dayg2250 a greatg3173 persecutiong1375  1begang1096 againstg1909  bthe churchg1577 in Jerusalemg2414, and they were allg3956  cscatteredg1289 throughoutg2596 the regionsg5561 of Judeag2453 and  dSamariag4540, exceptg4133 the apostlesg652.

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Some devoutg2126 meng435 buriedg4792 Stepheng4736, and madeg4160 loudg3173 lamentationg2870 overg1909 him.

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But  aSaulg4569 began ravagingg3075 the churchg1577, enteringg1531 houseg3624 afterg2596 houseg3624, and  bdraggingg4951 off meng435 and womeng1135, he would putg3860 them in prisong5438.

Philip in Samaria

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Thereforeg3767, thoseg3588  awho had been scatteredg1289 wentg1330 aboutg1330  1 bpreachingg2097 the wordg3056.

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 aPhilipg5376 wentg2718 downg2718 to the cityg4172 of Samariag4540 and began proclaimingg2784  1Christg5547 to them.

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The crowdsg3793 with oneg3661 accordg3661 were givingg4337 attentiong4337 to what was saidg3004 by Philipg5376, as they heardg191 and sawg991 the  1signsg4592 whichg3739 he was performingg4160.

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For in the case of manyg4183 who hadg2192  auncleang169 spiritsg4151, they were comingg1831 out of them shoutingg994 with a loudg3173 voiceg5456; and manyg4183 who had been  bparalyzedg3886 and lameg5560 were healedg2323.

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Sog1161 there was  amuchg4183 rejoicingg5479 in that cityg4172.

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Nowg1161 there was a mang435 namedg3686 Simong4613, who formerlyg4391 was practicingg3096  amagicg3096 in the cityg4172 and astonishingg1839 the peopleg1484 of Samariag4540,  bclaimingg3004 to be someoneg5100 greatg3173;

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and they allg3956, from smallestg3398 to greatestg3173, were givingg4337 attentiong4337 to him, sayingg3004, " aThisg3778 mang3778 is what is calledg2564 the Greatg3173 Powerg1411 of Godg2316."

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And they were givingg4337 him attentiong4337 becauseg1223 he had for a longg2425 timeg5550 astonishedg1839 them with his  amagicg3095 artsg3095.

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But wheng3753 they believedg4100 Philipg5376  apreachingg2097 the goodg2097 newsg2097 aboutg4012 the kingdomg932 of Godg2316 and the nameg3686 of Jesusg2424 Christg5547, they were being  bbaptizedg907, meng435 and womeng1135 alikeg5037.

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Eveng2532 Simong4613 himselfg846 believedg4100; and after being baptizedg907, he continuedg4342 on with Philipg5376, and as he observedg2334  asignsg4592 and  bgreatg3173 miraclesg1411 takingg1096 placeg1096, he was constantly amazedg1839.

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Nowg1161 when  athe apostlesg652 in Jerusalemg2414 heardg191 that Samariag4540 had receivedg1209 the wordg3056 of Godg2316, they sentg649 them  bPeterg4074 and Johng2491,

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whog3748 cameg2597 downg2597 and prayedg4336 for them  athat they might receiveg2983 the Holyg40 Spiritg4151.

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For He had  anot yetg3764 falleng1968 upon anyg3762 of them; they had simplyg3440 beeng5225  bbaptizedg907  1in the nameg3686 of the Lordg2962 Jesusg2424.

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Theng5119 they  abegan layingg2007 their handsg5495 on them, and they were  breceivingg2983 the Holyg40 Spiritg4151.

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Nowg1161 when Simong4613 sawg3708 that the Spiritg4151 was bestowedg1325 throughg1223 the layingg1936 on of the apostles'g652 handsg5495, he offeredg4374 them moneyg5536,

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sayingg3004, "Giveg1325 thisg3778 authorityg1849 to me as wellg2532, sog2443 that everyoneg1437 on whomg3739 I layg2007 my handsg5495 may receiveg2983 the Holyg40 Spiritg4151."

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But Peterg4074 saidg3004 to him, "May your silverg694 perishg684 with you, becauseg3754 you thoughtg3543 you could  aobtaing2932 the giftg1431 of Godg2316 with moneyg5536!

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"You have  anog3756 partg3310 org3761 portiong2819 in thisg3778  1matterg3056, for your heartg2588 is not  brightg2117 beforeg1725 Godg2316.

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"Thereforeg3767 repentg3340 of thisg3778 wickednessg2549 of yoursg4771, and prayg1189a the Lordg2962 that,  aifg1487 possibleg686, the intentiong1963 of your heartg2588 may be forgiveng863 you.

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"For I seeg3708 that you are in the gallg5521 of bitternessg4088 and in  athe  1bondageg4886 of iniquityg93."

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But Simong4613 answeredg611 and saidg3004, " aPrayg1189a to the Lordg2962 for me yourselvesg4771, sog3704 that nothingg3367 of whatg3739 you have saidg3004 may comeg1904 upon me."

An Ethiopian Receives Christ

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Sog3767, when they had solemnlyg1263  atestifiedg1263 and spokeng2980  bthe wordg3056 of the Lordg2962, they startedg5290 backg5290 to Jerusalemg2414, and were  cpreachingg2097 the gospelg2097 to manyg4183 villagesg2968 of the  dSamaritansg4541.

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But  aan angelg32a of the Lordg2962 spokeg2980 to  bPhilipg5376 sayingg3004, "Getg450 up and gog4198 southg3314 to the roadg3598 that descendsg2597 from Jerusalemg2419 to  cGazag1048." ( 1Thisg3778 is a desertg2048 road.)

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Sog2532 he gotg450 up and wentg4198; and  athere was an Ethiopiang128 eunuchg2135, a courtg1413 officialg1413 of Candaceg2582, queeng938 of the Ethiopiansg128, whog3739 was in chargeg1909 of allg3956 her treasureg1047; and he  bhad comeg2064 to Jerusalemg2419 to worshipg4352,

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and he was returningg5290 and sittingg2521 in his  1chariotg716, and was readingg314 the prophetg4396 Isaiahg2268.

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Theng2532  athe Spiritg4151 saidg3004 to Philipg5376, "Gog4334 up and joing2853 thisg3778  1chariotg716."

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Philipg5376 rang4370 up and heardg191 him readingg314 Isaiahg2268 the prophetg4396, and saidg3004, "Do you understandg1097 whatg3739 you are readingg314?"

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And he saidg3004, "Wellg1063, howg4459 couldg1410 I, unlessg1437g3361 someoneg5100 guidesg3594 me?" And he invitedg3870 Philipg5376 to comeg305 up and sitg2523 with him.

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Nowg1161 the passageg4042 of Scriptureg1124 whichg3739 he was readingg314 was thisg3778: " aHE WAS LEDg71 AS A SHEEPg4263b TO SLAUGHTERg4967; AND AS A LAMBg286 BEFOREg1727 ITS SHEARERg2751 IS SILENTg880, SOg3779 HE DOES NOT OPENg455 HIS MOUTHg4750.

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aIN HUMILIATIONg5014 HIS JUDGMENTg2920 WAS TAKENg142 AWAYg142; WHOg5101 WILL  1RELATEg1334 HIS  2GENERATIONg1074? FOR HIS LIFEg2222 IS REMOVEDg142 FROM THE EARTHg1093."

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The eunuchg2135 answeredg611 Philipg5376 and saidg3004, "Pleaseg1189a tell me, of whomg5101 does the prophetg4396 sayg3004 thisg3778? Of himselfg1438 org2228 of someoneg5100 elseg2087?"

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Theng2532 Philipg5376  aopenedg455 his mouthg4750, and  bbeginningg757 from thisg3778 Scriptureg1124 he  cpreachedg2097 Jesusg2424 to him.

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As they wentg4198 alongg2596 the roadg3598 they cameg2064 to someg5100 waterg5204; and the eunuchg2135 *saidg5346, "Lookg2400! Waterg5204!  aWhatg5101 preventsg2967 me from being baptizedg907?"

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1And Philipg5376 saidg3004, "Ifg1487 you believeg4100 with allg3650 your heartg2588, you mayg1832." And he answeredg611 and saidg3004, "I believeg4100 that Jesusg2424 Christg5547 is the Song5207 of Godg2316."]

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And he orderedg2753 the  1chariotg716 to stopg2476; and they bothg297 wentg2597 downg2597 into the waterg5204, Philipg5376 as wellg5037 as the eunuchg2135, and he baptizedg907 him.

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Wheng3753 they cameg305 up out of the waterg5204,  athe Spiritg4151 of the Lordg2962 snatchedg726 Philipg5376 awayg726; and the eunuchg2135 nog3765 longerg3765 sawg3708 him,  1but wentg4198 on his wayg3598 rejoicingg5463.

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But Philipg5376  1foundg2147 himself at  2 aAzotusg108, and as he passedg1330 throughg1330 he  bkept preachingg2097 the gospelg2097 to allg3956 the citiesg4172 untilg2193 he cameg2064 to  cCaesareag2542.



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