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KING JAMES VERSION
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And Saul was consenting unto his death. And at
that time there was a great persecution against the church which was at
Jerusalem; and they were all scattered abroad throughout the regions of
Judaea and Samaria, except the apostles. |
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And devout men carried Stephen to his burial, and
made great lamentation over him.
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As for Saul, he made havock of the church,
entering into every house, and haling men and women committed them to
prison. |
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Therefore they that were scattered abroad went
every where preaching the word.
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Then Philip went down to the city of Samaria, and
preached Christ unto them.
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And the people with one accord gave heed unto
those things which Philip spake, hearing and seeing the miracles which he
did. |
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For unclean spirits, crying with loud voice, came
out of many that were possessed with them: and many taken with palsies, and
that were lame, were healed.
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And there was great joy in that city. |
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But there was a certain man, called Simon, which
beforetime in the same city used sorcery, and bewitched the people of
Samaria, giving out that himself was some great one: |
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To whom they all gave heed, from the least to the
greatest, saying, This man is the great power of God.
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And to him they had regard, because that of long
time he had bewitched them with sorceries.
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But when they believed Philip preaching the things
concerning the kingdom of God, and the name of Jesus Christ, they were
baptized, both men and women.
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Then Simon himself believed also: and when he was
baptized, he continued with Philip, and wondered, beholding the miracles and
signs which were done.
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Now when the apostles which were at Jerusalem
heard that Samaria had received the word of God, they sent unto them Peter
and John:
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Who, when they were come down, prayed for them,
that they might receive the Holy Ghost:
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(For as yet he was fallen upon none of them: only
they were baptized in the name of the Lord Jesus.)
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Then laid they their hands on them, and they
received the Holy Ghost.
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And when Simon saw that through laying on of the
apostles’ hands the Holy Ghost was given, he offered them money, |
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Saying, Give me also this power, that on
whomsoever I lay hands, he may receive the Holy Ghost.
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But Peter said unto him, Thy money perish with
thee, because thou hast thought that the gift of God may be purchased with
money.
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Thou hast neither part nor lot in this matter: for
thy heart is not right in the sight of God.
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Repent therefore of this thy wickedness, and pray
God, if perhaps the thought of thine heart may be forgiven thee. |
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For I perceive that thou art in the gall of
bitterness, and in the bond of iniquity.
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Then answered Simon, and said, Pray ye to the Lord
for me, that none of these things which ye have spoken come upon me. |
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And they, when they had testified and preached the
word of the Lord, returned to Jerusalem, and preached the gospel in many
villages of the Samaritans.
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And the angel of the Lord spake unto Philip,
saying, Arise, and go toward the south unto the way that goeth down from
Jerusalem unto Gaza, which is desert.
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And he arose and went: and, behold, a man of
Ethiopia, an eunuch of great authority under Candace queen of the
Ethiopians, who had the charge of all her treasure, and had come to
Jerusalem for to worship,
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Was returning, and sitting in his chariot read
Esaias the prophet. |
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Then the Spirit said unto Philip, Go near, and
join thyself to this chariot.
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And Philip ran thither to him, and heard him read
the prophet Esaias, and said, Understandest thou what thou readest? |
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And he said, How can I, except some man should
guide me? And he desired Philip that he would come up and sit with him. |
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The place of the scripture which he read was this,
He was led as a sheep to the slaughter; and like a lamb dumb before his
shearer, so opened he not his mouth:
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In his humiliation his judgment was taken away:
and who shall declare his generation? for his life is taken from the earth. |
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And the eunuch answered Philip, and said, I pray
thee, of whom speaketh the prophet this? of himself, or of some other man? |
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Then Philip opened his mouth, and began at the
same scripture, and preached unto him Jesus.
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And as they went on their way, they came unto a
certain water: and the eunuch said, See, here is water; what doth hinder me
to be baptized?
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And Philip said, If thou believest with all thine
heart, thou mayest. And he answered and said, I believe that Jesus Christ
is the Son of God.
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And he commanded the chariot to stand still: and
they went down both into the water, both Philip and the eunuch; and he
baptized him.
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And when they were come up out of the water, the
Spirit of the Lord caught away Philip, that the eunuch saw him no more: and
he went on his way rejoicing.
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But Philip was found at Azotus: and passing
through he preached in all the cities, till he came to Caesarea.
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