ULT ACTs Chapter 8

8 And Saul was agreeing with his execution.

And on that day a great persecution began against the church that was in Jerusalem, and they all were scattered throughout the regions of Judea and Samaria, except the apostles. 2 And devout men carried away Stephen and made great lamentation over him. 3 But Saul was harming the church. Entering by houses, dragging out both men and women, he was delivering them to prison.

4 Then the ones having been scattered went about proclaiming the word. 5 And Philip, going down to the city of Samaria, was proclaiming Christ to them. 6 And the crowds were paying attention unanimously to the things being spoken by Philip when they heard them and saw the signs that he was doing. 7 For many of those having unclean spirits, shouting with a loud voice, they were coming out. And many paralyzed and lame were healed. 8 And there was much joy in that city.

9 But a certain man, Simon by name, was already practicing sorcery in the city and astonishing the people of Samaria, saying himself to be someone great, 10 to whom they all, from little to great, were paying attention, saying, “This is the power of God that is called Great.” 11 And they were paying attention to him because for a long time he had amazed them with sorceries. 12 But when they believed Philip, proclaiming the gospel about the kingdom of God and the name of Jesus Christ, they were being baptized, both men and women. 13 And Simon himself also believed and, having been baptized, he was continuing with Philip. And seeing great signs and works happening, he marveled.

14 And the apostles in Jerusalem, having heard that Samaria had received the word of God, sent to them Peter and John, 15 who, having come down, prayed for them, so that they might receive the Holy Spirit. 16 For he had not yet fallen upon any of them, but they had only been baptized into the name of the Lord Jesus. 17 Then they were laying their hands on them, and they were receiving the Holy Spirit. 18 And Simon, seeing that the Spirit was being given through the laying on of the hands of the apostles, offered them money, 19 saying, “Give to me also this authority, so that on whomever I lay my hands, he may receive the Holy Spirit.” 20 But Peter said to him, “May your silver be with you unto destruction, because you thought to obtain the gift of God through money! 21 No part or share in this matter is to you, because your heart is not right before God. 22 Therefore repent of this wickedness of yours, and pray to the Lord, if therefore the intention of your heart will be forgiven to you. 23 For I see you being in the gall of bitterness and the bond of unrighteousness.” 24 But answering, Simon said, “You pray to the Lord for me, so that nothing of which you have spoken may come upon me.”

25 Then the ones having testified and having spoken the word of the Lord were returning to Jerusalem and proclaiming the gospel to many villages of the Samaritans. 26 Now an angel of the Lord spoke to Philip, saying, “Arise and go toward the south on the road going down from Jerusalem to Gaza.” (This is desert.) 27 And arising, he went, and behold, a man, an Ethiopian, a eunuch, an official of the Kandake, the queen of the Ethiopians, who was over all her treasure, who had come to Jerusalem to worship, 28 and he was returning and sitting in his chariot, and he was reading the prophet Isaiah. 29 And the Spirit said to Philip, “Approach and join this chariot.” 30 So having run to him, Philip heard him reading Isaiah the prophet, and he said, “Do you understand what you are reading?” 31 And he said, “For how would I be able, unless someone will guide me?” And he invited Philip to sit with him, having come up. 32 Now the passage of Scripture that he was reading was this:

“He was led like a sheep to the slaughter,

and like a lamb before its shearer is silent,

thus he does not open his mouth.

33 In humiliation his justice was taken away.

Who will describe his generation?

For his life is taken from the earth.”

34 And answering, the eunuch said to Philip, “I beg of you, about whom is the prophet saying this—about himself, or about some other?” 35 And Philip, opening his mouth and beginning with this scripture, proclaimed Jesus to him. 36 And as they were going along the road, they came to some water and the eunuch says, “Behold, water! What is preventing my being baptized?” 37 [fn] [And Philip said to him, “If you believe from your whole heart, you will be saved.” And answering he said, “I believe in Christ, the Son of God.”] 38 And he commanded the chariot to stop, and they both went down into the water, both Philip and the eunuch, and he baptized him. 39 And when they came up from the water, the Spirit of the Lord snatched Philip away, and the eunuch did not see him anymore, for he went on his way rejoicing. 40 But Philip was found at Azotus and, passing through, he was proclaiming the gospel to all the cities until he came to Caesarea.

Some ancient manuscripts include verse 37.

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