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Acts 8 📜 📕 ↷
Saul Persecutes the Church
1 AND the same day there was made a great persecution in the Church, which was at Jerusalem, and all were dispersed through the countries of Jewry and Samaria, saving the Apostles.📜💬📚
2 And devout men took order for Steven's funeral, and made great mourning upon him.📜💬📚
3 But Saul wasted the Church: entering in from house to house, and drawing men and women, delivered them into prison.📜💬📚
Philip in Samaria
4 They therefore that were dispersed, passed through, evangelizing the word.📜💬📚
5 And Philippe descending into the city of Samaria, preached CHRIST unto them.📜💬📚
6 and the multitudes were attent to those things which were said of Philippe, with one accord hearing, and seeing the signs that he did.📜💬📚
7 For many of them that had unclean spirits, crying with a loud voice, went out. And many sick of the palsy and lame were cured.📜💬📚
8 There was made therefore great joy in that city.📜💬📚
Simon the Sorcerer
9 And a certain man named Simon, who before had been in that city a Magician, seducing the nation of Samaria, saying himself to be some great one:📜💬📚
10 unto whom all harkened from the least to the greatest, saying: This man is the power of God, that is called great.📜💬📚
11 And they were attent upon him, because a long time he had bewitched them with his magical practises.📜💬📚
12 But when they had believed Philippe evangelizing of the Kingdom of God, and of the name of JESUS CHRIST, they were baptized, men and women.📜💬📚
13 Then Simon also himself believed: & being baptized, he cleaved to Philippe. Seeing also signs and very great miracles to be done, he was astonished with admiration.📜💬📚
14 And when the Apostles who were in Jerusalem, had heard that Samaria had received the word of God: they sent unto them Peter and John.📜💬📚
15 Who when they were come, prayed for them, that they might receive the holy Ghost.📜💬📚
16 For he was not yet come upon any of them, but they were only baptized in the name of our Lord JESUS.📜💬📚
17 Then did they impose their hands upon them, & they received the holy Ghost.📜💬📚
18 And when Simon had seen that by the imposition of the hand of the Apostles, the holy Ghost was given, he offered them money,📜💬📚
19 saying: Give me also this power, that on whomsoever I impose my hands, he may receive the holy Ghost.📜💬📚
20 But Peter said to him: Thy money be with thee unto perdition: because thou hast thought that the gift of God is purchased with money.📜💬📚
21 Thou hast no part, nor lot in this word. For thy heart is not right before God.📜💬📚
22 Do penance therefore from this thy wickedness: and pray to God, if perhaps this cogitation of thy heart may be remitted thee.📜💬📚
23 For I see thou art in the gall of bitterness and the obligation of iniquity.📜💬📚
24 And Simon answering said: Pray you for me to our Lord, that nothing come upon me of these things which you have said.📜💬📚
25 And they indeed having testified and spoken the word of our Lord, returned to Jerusalem, and evangelized to many countries of the Samaritans.📜💬📚
Philip and the Ethiopian
26 And an Angel of our Lord spake to Philippe, saying: Arise, and go toward the South, to the way that goeth down from Jerusalem into Gaza: this is desert.📜💬📚
27 And rising he went. And behold, a man of Æthiopia, an Eunuch, of great authority under Candace the queen of the Æthiopians, who was over all her treasures, was come to Jerusalem to adore:📜💬📚
28 and he was returning and sitting upon his chariot, and reading Esay the Prophet.📜💬📚
29 And the Spirit said to Philippe: Go near, and join thy self to this same chariot.📜💬📚
30 And Philippe running thereunto, heard him reading Esay the Prophet, and he said: Trowest thou that thou understandest the things which thou readest?📜💬📚
31 Who said: And how can I, unless some man shew me? & he desired Philippe that he would come up and sit with him.📜💬📚
32 And the place of the scripture which he did read, was this: As a sheep to slaughter was he led: and as a lamb before his shearer, without voice, so did he not open his mouth.📜💬📚
33 In humility his judgement was taken away. His generation who shall declare, for from the earth shall his life be taken?📜💬📚
34 And the Eunuch answering Philip, said: I beseech thee, of whom doth the Prophet speak this? of himself, or of some other?📜💬📚
35 And, Philip opening his mouth, and beginning from this scripture, evangelized unto him JESUS.📜💬📚
36 And as they went by the way, they came to a certain water: and the Eunuch said: Lo water, who doth let me to be baptized?📜💬📚
37 And Philip said: If thou believe with all thy heart, thou mayest. And he answering said: I believe that JESUS CHRIST is the Son of God.📜💬📚
38 And he commanded the chariot to stay: and both went down into the water, Philip and the Eunuch, and he baptized him.📜💬📚
39 And when they were come up out of the water, the Spirit of our Lord took away Philip, & the Eunuch saw him no more. And he went on his way rejoicing.📜💬📚
40 But Philip was found in Azotus, and passing through, he evangelized to all the cities, till he came to Caesarea.📜💬📚
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