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Saul Persecutes the Church
And Saul was consenting to his being killed. And on that day there arose a great persecution against the assembly which was in Jerusalem, and all were scattered into the countries of Judaea and Samaria except the apostles.
And Saul was consenting to his being killed. And on that day there arose a great persecution against the assembly which was in Jerusalem, and all were scattered into the countries of Judaea and Samaria except the apostles.
Saul was one of the witnesses, and he agreed completely with the killing of Stephen.
Persecution Scatters the Believers
A great wave of persecution began that day, sweeping over the church in Jerusalem; and all the believers except the apostles were scattered through the regions of Judea and Samaria.
Persecution Scatters the Believers
A great wave of persecution began that day, sweeping over the church in Jerusalem; and all the believers except the apostles were scattered through the regions of Judea and Samaria.
And pious men buried Stephen and made great lamentation over him.
(Some devout men came and buried Stephen with great mourning.)
But Saul ravaged the assembly, entering into the houses one after another, and dragging off both men and women delivered them up to prison.
But Saul was going everywhere to destroy the church. He went from house to house, dragging out both men and women to throw them into prison.
Philip in Samaria
Those then that had been scattered went through [the countries] announcing the glad tidings of the word.
Those then that had been scattered went through [the countries] announcing the glad tidings of the word.
Philip Preaches in Samaria
But the believers who were scattered preached the Good News about Jesus wherever they went.
And Philip, going down to a city of Samaria, preached the Christ to them;
Philip, for example, went to the city of Samaria and told the people there about the Messiah.
and the crowds with one accord gave heed to the things spoken by Philip, when they heard [him] and saw the signs which he wrought.
Crowds listened intently to Philip because they were eager to hear his message and see the miraculous signs he did.
For from many who had unclean spirits they went out, crying with a loud voice; and many that were paralysed and lame were healed.
Simon the Sorcerer
But a certain man, by name Simon, had been before in the city, using magic arts, and astonishing the nation of Samaria, saying that himself was some great one.
But a certain man, by name Simon, had been before in the city, using magic arts, and astonishing the nation of Samaria, saying that himself was some great one.
A man named Simon had been a sorcerer there for many years, amazing the people of Samaria and claiming to be someone great.
To whom they had all given heed, from small to great, saying, This is the power of God which is called great.
Everyone, from the least to the greatest, often spoke of him as “the Great One — the Power of God.”
And they gave heed to him, because that for a long time he had astonished them by his magic arts.
They listened closely to him because for a long time he had astounded them with his magic.
But when they believed Philip announcing the glad tidings concerning the kingdom of God and the name of Jesus Christ, they were baptised, both men and women.
But now the people believed Philip’s message of Good News concerning the Kingdom of God and the name of Jesus Christ. As a result, many men and women were baptized.
And Simon also himself believed; and, having been baptised, continued constantly with Philip; and, beholding the signs and great works of power which took place, was astonished.
Then Simon himself believed and was baptized. He began following Philip wherever he went, and he was amazed by the signs and great miracles Philip performed.
And the apostles who were in Jerusalem, having heard that Samaria had received the word of God, sent to them Peter and John;
When the apostles in Jerusalem heard that the people of Samaria had accepted God’s message, they sent Peter and John there.
who, having come down, prayed for them that they might receive [the] Holy Spirit;
As soon as they arrived, they prayed for these new believers to receive the Holy Spirit.
for he was not yet fallen upon any of them, only they were baptised to the name of the Lord Jesus.
The Holy Spirit had not yet come upon any of them, for they had only been baptized in the name of the Lord Jesus.
Then they laid their hands upon them, and they received [the] Holy Spirit.
Then Peter and John laid their hands upon these believers, and they received the Holy Spirit.
But Simon, having seen that by the laying on of the hands of the apostles the [Holy] Spirit was given, offered them money,
When Simon saw that the Spirit was given when the apostles laid their hands on people, he offered them money to buy this power.
saying, Give to me also this power, in order that on whomsoever I may lay hands he may receive [the] Holy Spirit.
“Let me have this power, too,” he exclaimed, “so that when I lay my hands on people, they will receive the Holy Spirit!”
And Peter said to him, Thy money go with thee to destruction, because thou hast thought that the gift of God can be obtained by money.
But Peter replied, “May your money be destroyed with you for thinking God’s gift can be bought!
Thou hast neither part nor lot in this matter, for thy heart is not upright before God.
You can have no part in this, for your heart is not right with God.
Repent therefore of this thy wickedness, and supplicate the Lord, if indeed the thought of thy heart may be forgiven thee;
Repent of your wickedness and pray to the Lord. Perhaps he will forgive your evil thoughts,
for I see thee to be in the gall of bitterness, and bond of unrighteousness.
for I can see that you are full of bitter jealousy and are held captive by sin.”
And Simon answering said, Supplicate *ye* for me to the Lord, so that nothing may come upon me of the things of which ye have spoken.
“Pray to the Lord for me,” Simon exclaimed, “that these terrible things you’ve said won’t happen to me!”
They therefore, having testified and spoken the word of the Lord, returned to Jerusalem, and announced the glad tidings to many villages of the Samaritans.
After testifying and preaching the word of the Lord in Samaria, Peter and John returned to Jerusalem. And they stopped in many Samaritan villages along the way to preach the Good News.
Philip and the Ethiopian
But [the] angel of [the] Lord spoke to Philip, saying, Rise up and go southward on the way which goes down from Jerusalem to Gaza: the same is desert.
But [the] angel of [the] Lord spoke to Philip, saying, Rise up and go southward on the way which goes down from Jerusalem to Gaza: the same is desert.
And he rose up and went. And lo, an Ethiopian, a eunuch, a man in power under Candace queen of the Ethiopians, who was over all her treasure, who had come to worship at Jerusalem,
So he started out, and he met the treasurer of Ethiopia, a eunuch of great authority under the Kandake, the queen of Ethiopia. The eunuch had gone to Jerusalem to worship,
was returning and sitting in his chariot: and he was reading the prophet Esaias.
and he was now returning. Seated in his carriage, he was reading aloud from the book of the prophet Isaiah.
And the Spirit said to Philip, Approach and join this chariot.
The Holy Spirit said to Philip, “Go over and walk along beside the carriage.”
And Philip, running up, heard him reading the prophet Esaias, and said, Dost thou then know what thou art reading of?
Philip ran over and heard the man reading from the prophet Isaiah. Philip asked, “Do you understand what you are reading?”
And he said, How should I then be able unless some one guide me? And he begged Philip to come up and sit with him.
The man replied, “How can I, unless someone instructs me?” And he urged Philip to come up into the carriage and sit with him.
And the passage of the scripture which he read was this: He was led as a sheep to slaughter, and as a lamb is dumb in presence of him that shears him, thus he opens not his mouth.
The passage of Scripture he had been reading was this:
“He was led like a sheep to the slaughter.
And as a lamb is silent before the shearers,
he did not open his mouth.
“He was led like a sheep to the slaughter.
And as a lamb is silent before the shearers,
he did not open his mouth.
In his humiliation his judgment has been taken away, and who shall declare his generation? for his life is taken from the earth.
And the eunuch answering Philip said, I pray thee, concerning whom does the prophet say this? of himself or of some other?
The eunuch asked Philip, “Tell me, was the prophet talking about himself or someone else?”
And Philip, opening his mouth and beginning from that scripture, announced the glad tidings of Jesus to him.
So beginning with this same Scripture, Philip told him the Good News about Jesus.
And as they went along the way, they came upon a certain water, and the eunuch says, Behold water; what hinders my being baptised?
And he commanded the chariot to stop. And they went down both to the water, both Philip and the eunuch, and he baptised him.
He ordered the carriage to stop, and they went down into the water, and Philip 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 longer, for he went on his way rejoicing.
When they came up out of the water, the Spirit of the Lord snatched Philip away. The eunuch never saw him again but went on his way rejoicing.