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8:1  And Saul was consenting to his death. On that day a great persecution broke out against the church in Jerusalem. And they were all scattered throughout the regions of Judea and Samaria, except the apostles.
8:2  Devout men carried Stephen to his burial and made great lamentation over him.
8:3  But Saul ravaged the church, entering house by house and dragging out both men and women and committing them to prison.
8:4  Therefore those who were scattered went everywhere preaching the word.
8:5  Philip went down to the city of Samaria and preached Christ to them.
8:6  When the crowds heard Philip and saw the miracles which he did, they listened in unity to what he said.
8:7  For unclean spirits, crying with a loud voice, came out of many who were possessed. And many who were paralyzed or lame were healed.
8:8  So there was much joy in that city.
8:9  Now a man named Simon was previously in the city practicing sorcery and astonishing the nation of Samaria, saying he was someone great,
8:10  to whom they all listened, from the least to the greatest, saying, “This man is the great power of God.”
8:11  They listened to him, because for a long time he had astonished them by his sorceries.
8:12  But when they believed Philip preaching about the kingdom of God and the name of Jesus Christ, both men and women were baptized.
8:13  Even Simon himself believed. And when he was baptized, he continued with Philip and was amazed as he watched the miracles and signs which were done.
8:14  Now when the apostles who were at Jerusalem heard that Samaria had received the word of God, they sent Peter and John to them.
8:15  When they came down, they prayed for them that they might receive the Holy Spirit,
8:16  for still He had come on none of them. They were only baptized in the name of the Lord Jesus.
8:17  Then they laid their hands on them, and they received the Holy Spirit.
8:18  When Simon saw that through the laying on of the apostles’ hands the Holy Spirit was given, he offered them money,
8:19  saying, “Give me also this power, that whomever I lay hands on may receive the Holy Spirit.”
8:20  Peter said to him, “May your money perish with you, because you thought you could purchase the gift of God with money!
8:21  You have neither part nor share in this matter, for your heart is not right before God.
8:22  Therefore repent of your wickedness, and ask God if perhaps the intention of your heart may be forgiven you.
8:23  For I see that you are in the gall of bitterness and in the bond of iniquity.”
8:24  Then Simon answered, “Pray to the Lord for me that nothing you have spoken may come upon me.”
8:25  When they had testified and preached the word of the Lord, they returned to Jerusalem and preached the gospel in many villages of the Samaritans.
8:26  Now an angel of the Lord said to Philip, “Rise up and go toward the south on the way that goes down from Jerusalem to Gaza.” This is desert.
8:27  So he rose up and went. And there was a man of Ethiopia, a eunuch of great authority under Candace, queen of the Ethiopians, who was in command of her entire treasury. He had come to Jerusalem to worship.
8:28  He was returning, sitting in his chariot and reading the book of Isaiah the prophet.
8:29  The Spirit said to Philip, “Go to this chariot and stay with it.”
8:30  Then Philip ran to him, and heard him read the book of Isaiah the prophet, and said, “Do you understand what you are reading?”
8:31  He said, “How can I, unless someone guides me?” So he invited Philip to come up and sit with him.
8:32  The passage of Scripture which he was reading was this: “He was led as a sheep to slaughter; and as a lamb before its shearer is silent, so He opened not His mouth.
8:33  In His humiliation justice was denied Him; who will speak of His generation? For His life is taken from the earth.”
8:34  The eunuch said to Philip, “I ask you, of whom does the prophet speak, of himself or of someone else?”
8:35  Then Philip spoke, beginning with the same Scripture, and preached Jesus to him.
8:36  As they went on their way, they came to some water. And the eunuch said, “Look, here is water. What hinders me from being baptized?”
8:37  Philip said, “If you believe with all your heart, you may.” He answered, “I believe that Jesus Christ is the Son of God.”
8:38  And he commanded the chariot to halt. Then both Philip and the eunuch went down into the water, and he baptized him.
8:39  When they came up out of the water, the Spirit of the Lord took Philip away. And the eunuch saw him no more, and he went his way rejoicing.
8:40  But Philip was found at Azotus. And passing through, he preached the gospel in all the cities until he came to Caesarea.