translation_id: asv-eng-asv

book_id: ACT

book: Acts

reference: Acts 8:1

text: And Saul was consenting unto his death. And there arose on that day a great persecution against the church which was in Jerusalem; and they were all scattered abroad throughout the regions of Judæa and Samaria, except the apostles.


reference: Acts 8:2

text: And devout men buried Stephen, and made great lamentation over him.


reference: Acts 8:3

text: But Saul laid waste the church, entering into every house, and dragging men and women committed them to prison.


reference: Acts 8:4

text: They therefore that were scattered abroad went about preaching the word.


reference: Acts 8:5

text: And Philip went down to the city of Samaria, and proclaimed unto them the Christ.


reference: Acts 8:6

text: And the multitudes gave heed with one accord unto the things that were spoken by Philip, when they heard, and saw the signs which he did.


reference: Acts 8:7

text: For from many of those that had unclean spirits, they came out, crying with a loud voice: and many that were palsied, and that were lame, were healed.


reference: Acts 8:8

text: And there was much joy in that city.


reference: Acts 8:9

text: But there was a certain man, Simon by name, who beforetime in the city used sorcery, and amazed the people of Samaria, giving out that himself was some great one:


reference: Acts 8:10

text: to whom they all gave heed, from the least to the greatest, saying, This man is that power of God which is called Great.


reference: Acts 8:11

text: And they gave heed to him, because that of long time he had amazed them with his sorceries.


reference: Acts 8:12

text: But when they believed Philip preaching good tidings concerning the kingdom of God and the name of Jesus Christ, they were baptized, both men and women.


reference: Acts 8:13

text: And Simon also himself believed: and being baptized, he continued with Philip; and beholding signs and great miracles wrought, he was amazed.


reference: Acts 8:14

text: Now when the apostles that were at Jerusalem heard that Samaria had received the word of God, they sent unto them Peter and John:


reference: Acts 8:15

text: who, when they were come down, prayed for them, that they might receive the Holy Spirit:


reference: Acts 8:16

text: for as yet it was fallen upon none of them: only they had been baptized into the name of the Lord Jesus.


reference: Acts 8:17

text: Then laid they their hands on them, and they received the Holy Spirit.


reference: Acts 8:18

text: Now when Simon saw that through the laying on of the apostles' hands the Holy Spirit was given, he offered them money,


reference: Acts 8:19

text: saying, Give me also this power, that on whomsoever I lay my hands, he may receive the Holy Spirit.


reference: Acts 8:20

text: But Peter said unto him, Thy silver perish with thee, because thou hast thought to obtain the gift of God with money.


reference: Acts 8:21

text: Thou hast neither part nor lot in this matter: for thy heart is not right before God.


reference: Acts 8:22

text: Repent therefore of this thy wickedness, and pray the Lord, if perhaps the thought of thy heart shall be forgiven thee.


reference: Acts 8:23

text: For I see that thou art in the gall of bitterness and in the bond of iniquity.


reference: Acts 8:24

text: And Simon answered and said, Pray ye for me to the Lord, that none of the things which ye have spoken come upon me.


reference: Acts 8:25

text: They therefore, when they had testified and spoken the word of the Lord, returned to Jerusalem, and preached the gospel to many villages of the Samaritans.


reference: Acts 8:26

text: But an angel of the Lord spake unto Philip, saying, Arise, and go toward the south unto the way that goeth down from Jerusalem unto Gaza: the same is desert.


reference: Acts 8:27

text: And he arose and went: and behold, a man of Ethiopia, a eunuch of great authority under Candace, queen of the Ethiopians, who was over all her treasure, who had come to Jerusalem to worship;


reference: Acts 8:28

text: and he was returning and sitting in his chariot, and was reading the prophet Isaiah.


reference: Acts 8:29

text: And the Spirit said unto Philip, Go near, and join thyself to this chariot.


reference: Acts 8:30

text: And Philip ran to him, and heard him reading Isaiah the prophet, and said, Understandest thou what thou readest?


reference: Acts 8:31

text: And he said, How can I, except some one shall guide me? And he besought Philip to come up and sit with him.


reference: Acts 8:32

text: Now the passage of the scripture which he was reading was this, He was led as a sheep to the slaughter; And as a lamb before his shearer is dumb, So he openeth not his mouth:


reference: Acts 8:33

text: In his humiliation his judgment was taken away: His generation who shall declare? For his life is taken from the earth.


reference: Acts 8:34

text: And the eunuch answered Philip, and said, I pray thee, of whom speaketh the prophet this? of himself, or of some other?


reference: Acts 8:35

text: And Philip opened his mouth, and beginning from this scripture, preached unto him Jesus.


reference: Acts 8:36

text: And as they went on the way, they came unto a certain water; and the eunuch saith, Behold, here is water; what doth hinder me to be baptized?


reference: Acts 8:38

text: And he commanded the chariot to stand still: and they both went down into the water, both Philip and the eunuch; and he baptized him.


reference: Acts 8:39

text: And 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.


reference: Acts 8:40

text: But Philip was found at Azotus: and passing through he preached the gospel to all the cities, till he came to Cæsarea.