And Saul was consenting to the making him away. And there arose on that day a great persecution against the assembly that was in Jerusalem; and they were all scattered abroad throughout the regions of Judea and Samaria except the apostles.
And devout men buried Stephen and made great wailing over him.
But Saul was ravaging the assembly, entering throughout the houses, and, dragging men and women, was delivering [them] to prison.
They therefore that were scattered abroad went about evangelizing the word.
And Philip went down to a city of Samaria and preached to them the Christ.
And the crowds with one accord gave heed to the things spoken by Philip, when they heard and saw the signs which he did.
For [as to] many that had unclean spirits, they went out crying with a loud voice, and many palsied and lame were healed.
And there was great joy in that city.
But a certain man, Simon by name, was before in the city practicing magic and amazing the nation of Samaria, saying that himself was some great one:
to whom they all gave heed from small to great, saying, He is the power of God that is called Great.
And they gave heed to him, because a long time he had amazed them with his magic arts.
But when they believed Philip evangelizing about the kingdom of God and the name of Jesus Christ, they were baptized both men and women.
And Simon also himself believed; and being baptized he continued with Philip, and beholding signs and great works of power as they were done, was amazed.
Now when the apostles that were in Jerusalem heard that Samaria had received the word of God, they sent unto them Peter and John,
the which, on coming down, prayed for them that they might receive [the] Holy Spirit;
for as yet he had fallen upon none of them: only they had got baptized unto the name of the Lord Jesus.
Then they laid their hands upon them, and they received [the] Holy Spirit.
Now Simon, when he saw that through the laying on of the apostles’ hands the Holy Spirit was given,
saying, Give me also this power that, on whomsoever I lay my hands, he may receive [the] Holy Spirit.
But Peter said to him, Thy money perish with thee, because thou thoughtest to obtain the gift of God through money.
Thou hast neither part nor lot in this matter; for thy heart is not right before God.
Repent therefore of this thy wickedness, and beseech the Lord if so be the thought of thy heart shall be forgiven thee,
for I see that thou art in gall of bitterness and bond of iniquity.
And Simon said in answer, Beseech ye for me with the Lord that none of the things which ye have spoken come upon me.
They therefore, when they had testified and spoken the word of the Lord, returned to Jerusalem, and evangelized many villages of the Samaritans.
But an angel of [the] Lord spake to Philip, saying, Arise, go southward unto the way that goeth down from Jerusalem unto Gaza; this is desert.
And he arose and went. And behold a man of Ethiopia, a eunuch in power under Candace, queen of [the] Ethiopians, who was over all her treasures, had come to worship at Jerusalem;
and he was returning and, as he sat in his chariot, was reading the prophet Isaiah.
And the Spirit said to Philip, Approach and join thyself to this chariot.
And Philip running up heard him reading the prophet Isaiah, and said, Understandest thou what thou readest?
And he said, How can I unless someone shall guide me? And he besought Philip to come up and sit with him.
Now the passage of the Scripture which he was reading was this(
In his humiliation his judgment was taken away.
And the eunuch answering Philip said, I pray thee, of whom speaketh the prophet this? Of himself or of some other?
And Philip opened his mouth, and beginning from this scripture, preached to him Jesus.
And as they went on the way, they came unto a certain water; and the eunuch said, Behold, water; what hindereth me to be baptized?
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And he commanded the chariot to stop; and they both went down into the water, both Philip and the eunuch, and he baptized him.
But when they came up out of the water, [the] Spirit of [the] Lord caught away Philip, and the eunuch saw him no more, for he went on his way rejoicing.
But Philip was found at Azotus, and passing through he evangelized all the cities till he came to Caesarea.