World English Bible
Księga: Dzieje Apostolskie 8:12
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Acts
Acts
Saul was consenting to his death. A great persecution arose against the assembly which was in Jerusalem in that day. They were all scattered abroad throughout the regions of Judea and Samaria, except for the apostles.
But Saul ravaged the assembly, entering into every house, and dragged both men and women off to prison.
The multitudes listened with one accord to the things that were spoken by Philip, when they heard and saw the signs which he did.
For unclean spirits came out of many of those who had them. They came out, crying with a loud voice. Many who had been paralyzed and lame were healed.
But there was a certain man, Simon by name, who had used sorcery in the city before, and amazed the people of Samaria, making himself out to be some great one,
to whom they all listened, from the least to the greatest, saying, "This man is that great power of God."
But when they believed Philip preaching good news concerning the kingdom of God and the name of Jesus Christ, they were baptized, both men and women.
Simon himself also believed. Being baptized, he continued with Philip. Seeing signs and great miracles done, he was amazed.
Now when the apostles who were at Jerusalem heard that Samaria had received the word of God, they sent Peter and John to them,
for as yet he had fallen on none of them. They had only been baptized into the name of the Lord Jesus.
Now when Simon saw that the Holy Spirit was given through the laying on of the apostles` hands, he offered them money,
But Peter said to him, "May your silver perish with you, because you thought you could obtain the gift of God with money!
Repent therefore of this, your wickedness, and ask God if perhaps the thought of your heart may be forgiven you.
Simon answered, "Pray for me to the Lord, that none of the things which you have spoken come on me."
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.
But an angel of the Lord spoke to Philip, saying, "Arise, and go toward the south to the way that goes down from Jerusalem to Gaza. This is a desert."
He arose and went. Behold, there was 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.
Philip ran to him, and heard him reading Isaiah the prophet, and said, "Do you understand you what you are reading?"
He said, "How can I, unless someone explains it to me?" He begged Philip to come up and sit with him.
Now the passage of the Scripture which he was reading was this, "He was led as a sheep to the slaughter. As a lamb before his shearer is silent, So he doesn't open his mouth.
In his humiliation, his judgment was taken away. Who will declare His generations? For his life is taken from the earth."
The eunuch answered Philip, "Please tell who the prophet is talking about: about himself, or about some other?"
As they went on the way, they came to some water, and the eunuch said, "Behold, here is water. What is keeping me from being baptized?"
He commanded the chariot to stand still, and they both went down into the water, both Philip and the eunuch, and he baptized him.
When they came up out of the water, the Spirit of the Lord caught Philip away, and the eunuch didn't see him any more, for he went on his way rejoicing.
But Philip was found at Azotus. Passing through, he preached the gospel to all the cities, until he came to Caesarea.