Acts Chapter 8
8:1And Saul was agreeing-with [the] putting┘him└to-death.
And (a) great persecution happened at that [the] time against the church [the] in Jerusalem, and all were-scattered according-to the regions of-[the] Judaea and Samaria except the apostles. 2 And devout men buried Stephen and made great mourning over him. 3 But Saul was-destroying the church, entering every [the] house2/according-to the house2, and dragging men and women, he-was-putting (them) in prison.
4 So the-ones having-been-scattered went-through preaching-the message. 5 And Philip, going-down to [the]ms city of-[the] Samaria, started-preaching [the] Christ to-them. 6 And the crowds together were-paying-close-attention to-the-things being-spoken by [the] Philip in their [the] hearing and seeing the signs that he-was-doing. 7 For many of-the-ones having unclean spirits were-coming-out crying-out with (a) loud voice, and many paralyzed-ones and lame-ones were-healed. 8 And much joy came in [the] that city.
9 And a-certain man, Simon by-name, was-previously practicing magic in the city and amazing the nation of-the Samaritans, saying himself to-be somebody great; 10 to-whom all were-paying-close-attention from small to great, saying,
“This is the power of-[God] [the] called ‘Great.’”
11 And they-were-paying-close-attention to-him on-account-of [the] having-amazed them for-(a)-long time with magical-arts. 12 And when they-believed the Philip preaching about the kingdom of-[the] God and the name of-Jesus Christ, both men and women were-being-baptized. 13 And [the] Simon also himself believed; and, having-been-baptized, he-was-continuing-with [the] Philip; and seeing both signs and great miracles occurring, he-was-amazed.
14 And the apostles in Jerusalem, having-heard [the] Samaritans has/had-received the word of-[the] God, sent to them Peter and John, 15 who having-come-down, prayed about them in-order-that they-might-receive (the) Holy Spirit. 16 For not-yet he-was fallen on none/any of-them, but they-were only baptized in the name of-the Lord Jesus. 17 Then they-laid [the] hands on them, and they-were-receiving (the) Holy Spirit.
18 Now [the] Simon, having-seen that through the laying-on of-the hands of-the apostles the Spirit has/had-been-given, he-offered them money, 19 saying,
“Give also-to-me [the] this authority in-order-that whomever2 I-lay┘[the] hands└on, he-will-receive (the) Holy Spirit.”
20 And Peter said to him,
“May the silver of-you be unto destruction with you because you-thought to-obtain the gift of-[the] God through money[s]. 21 Not to-you is (a) part or lot in [the] this matter, for the heart of-you is not straight before [the] God. 22 So repent from [the] this evil of-you and pray to the Lord if perhaps the intent of-the heart of-you will-be-forgiven. 23 For I-see you being in (the) gall of-bitterness and (the) bondage of-iniquity/injustice.”
24 And [the] Simon, having-answered, said, “Youpl pray on-behalf-of me to the Lord in-order-that nothing of-which-things you-have-said may-come on me.”
25 Then the-ones/they, having-thoroughly-testified and having-spoken the word of-the Lord, started-back to Jerusalem, and were-evangelizing many villages of-the Samaritans.
26 And (an) angel of-(the) Lord spoke to Philip, saying,
“Get-up and go down toward-the-south on the way [the] going-down from
Jerusalem to Gaza; this is desert.”
27 And having-arisen, he-went and (a) man (an) Ethiopian, (a) eunuch, (an) official of-Candace, queen of-(the)-Ethiopians, who was over all the treasury of-her, who had-come to-worship in Jerusalem, 28 who also returning a sitting on the chariot of-him and he-was-reading the prophet Isaiah.
29 And the Spirit said to-Philip, “Go-forward and join-yourself to-[the] this chariot.”
30 And the Philip, having-run, heard him reading Isaiah the prophet and said,
“Do-you-know what-things you-are-reading?”
31 And the/he said, “For how would I-be-able unless2 somebody leads me?”
And he-invited [the] Philip, having-stepped-up, to-sit with him. 32 And the passage of-[the] scripture that he-was-reading was this,
“Like (a) sheep he-was-led to (the) slaughter,
and like (a) lamb before the/a shearing-one (is) dumb,
so he is┘not└opening the mouth of-him.
33 In the humiliation of-him the judgment of-him was-taken away.
Who will report the generation of-him?
Because the life of-him is-being-taken from the earth.”
And the eunuch, having-answered [the] Philip, said, “I-ask of-you, concerning whom is┘the prophet└saying this? Concerning himself or concerning somebody other?”
35 And [the] Philip, having-opened the mouth of-him and having-begun from [the] this scripture, preached to-him [the] Jesus.
36 And as they-were-going according-to the road, they-came to some water, and the eunuch says, “Behold, water. What prevents me to-be-baptized?”
[37 ]ms 38 And he-commanded the chariot to-stand-still, and they┘both└went-down into the water, both [the] Philip and the eunuch, and he-baptized him. 39 And when they-came-up out-of the water, (the) Spirit of-(the)-Lord seized/took [the] Philip, and he-did┘not└see him any-longer, for he-traveled the way/road rejoicing. 40 And Philip was-found in Azotus; and passing-through, he-continued-evangelizing all the towns until [the] him to-come to Caesarea.