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          DASV: Acts 8    

1 Now Saul consented to his execution. That day a great
persecution began against the church in Jerusalem; and they
were all scattered throughout the regions of Judea and
Samaria, except the apostles.
2 Some devout men buried Stephen, and made great lament over
him.
3 But Saul wasted the church, entering into every house,
and dragging off both men and women, incarcerating them
in prison.

4 Those who were scattered went around proclaiming the word.
5 Philip went down to the city of Samaria, and proclaimed
the Messiah to them.
6 The crowds with one accord paid careful attention to the
things that were spoken by Philip, when they heard and saw
the miraculous signs he did.
7 For many of those who had unclean spirits, when they came
out, shrieked loudly and many who were paralyzed and lame
were healed.
8 So there was great joy in that city.

9 But there was a certain man named Simon, who previously
used sorcery in that city. He amazed the people of Samaria,
claiming that he was someone great.
10 Everyone from the least to the greatest paid him respect,
saying, "This man is the power of God, rightly called, the
Great One."
11 They paid him respect, because for a long time he had amazed
them with his sorceries.
12 But when they believed Philip who was proclaiming the good
news concerning the kingdom of God and the name of Jesus Christ,
both men and women were baptized.
13 Simon himself believed too, and after being baptized, he
stayed by Philip; and as he watched the signs and great
miracles being performed, he was amazed.

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.
15 They went down and prayed for them, so that they might
receive the Holy Spirit.
16 For it had not come on any of them because they had only
been baptized in the name of the Lord Jesus.
17 Then laid they their hands on them and they received the
Holy Spirit.
18 Now when Simon observed that the Holy Spirit came through
the laying on of apostles' hands, he offered them money,
19 saying, "Give me this power too, that on whomever I lay
my hands, they will receive the Holy Spirit."
20 But Peter said to him, "Your silver perish with you,
because you have thought you could purchase the gift of
God with money.
21 You have neither part or portion in this for your
heart is not right before God.
22 Repent therefore of this wickedness of yours, and pray to
the Lord, that perhaps the thought of your heart may be
forgiven you.
23 For I see that you are bitterly jealous and chained by
your sin."
24 Simon answered and said, "Pray to the Lord for me,
that none of the things which you said will happen to me."
25 After they had testified and spoken the word of the Lord,
they returned to Jerusalem, and proclaimed the good news
to many Samaritan villages.

26 Now an angel of the Lord spoke to Philip, saying, "Get up
and go south to the road that goes down from Jerusalem to
Gaza, the desert road.
27 So he got up and went. An Ethiopian eunuch, a court
official under Candace, queen of the Ethiopians, who was
in charge of all her treasury, had come to Jerusalem to
worship.
28 He was returning and sitting in his chariot reading the
prophet Isaiah.
29 The Spirit said to Philip, "Approach, and join up with
this chariot."
30 So Philip ran up to it and heard him reading Isaiah the
prophet. He asked, "Do you understand what you are reading?"
31 He said, "How can I, except someone guides me?" Then he
invited Philip to come up and sit with him.
32 Now the passage of the Scripture he was reading was this:
     "He was led like a sheep to the slaughter;
      and like a lamb before his shearer is silent,
           so he did not open his mouth.
33 In his humiliation he was denied justice.
      His generation who will declare?
           For his life was taken from the earth."
34 Then the eunuch asked Philip, "Please tell me, was the
prophet speaking about himself or some else?"
35 Philip opened his mouth, and starting with this Scripture,
proclaimed the good news about Jesus to him.
36 As they traveled down the road, they came to some water,
and the eunuch said, "Look, here's some water; what prevents
me from being baptized?"
37 [Some late manuscripts have: Philip said, "If you believe
with all your heart you may. He answered and said, "I believe
that Jesus Christ is the Son of God."]
38 He ordered to stop the chariot and 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
snatched Philip away; and the eunuch did not see him anymore,
and he went on his way rejoicing.
40 But Philip found himself at Azotus, and while he was passing
through he proclaimed the good news to all the towns,
until he came to Caesarea.

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