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Acts 8:1
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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 Judaea and Samaria,
except the apostles. |
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Acts 8:2
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And devout men buried Stephen, and made great
lamentation over him. |
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Acts 8:3
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But Saul laid waste the church, entering into
every house, and dragging men and women committed them to prison. |
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Acts 8:4
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They
therefore that were scattered abroad, went about preaching the word. |
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Acts 8:5
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And Philip went down to the city of Samaria,
and proclaimed unto them the Christ. |
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Acts 8:6
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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. |
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Acts 8:7
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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. |
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Acts 8:8
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And there was much joy in that city. |
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Acts 8:9
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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: |
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Acts 8:10
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to whom they all gave heed, from the least to
the greatest, saying, This man is that power of God which is called Great. |
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Acts 8:11
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And they gave heed to him, because that of long
time he had amazed them with his sorceries. |
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Acts 8:12
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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. |
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Acts 8:13
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And Simon also himself believed: and being baptized,
he continued with Philip; and beholding signs and great miracles wrought, he was
amazed. |
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Acts 8:14
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Now when the apostles that were at Jerusalem
heard that Samaria had received the word of God, they sent unto them Peter and
John: |
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Acts 8:15
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who, when they were come down, prayed for them,
that they might receive the Holy Spirit: |
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Acts 8:16
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for as yet it was fallen upon none of them:
only they had been baptized into the name of the Lord Jesus. |
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Acts 8:17
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Then laid they their hands on them, and they
received the Holy Spirit. |
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Acts 8:18
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Now when Simon saw that through the laying on
of the apostles' hands the Holy Spirit was given, he offered them money, |
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Acts 8:19
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saying, Give me also this power, that on whomsoever
I lay my hands, he may receive the Holy Spirit. |
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Acts 8:20
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But Peter said unto him, Thy silver perish with
thee, because thou hast thought to obtain the gift of God with money. |
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Acts 8:21
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Thou hast neither part nor lot in this matter:
for thy heart is not right before God. |
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Acts 8:22
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Repent therefore of this thy wickedness, and
pray the Lord, if perhaps the thought of thy heart shall be forgiven thee. |
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Acts 8:23
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For I see that thou art in the gall of bitterness
and in the bond of iniquity. |
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Acts 8:24
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And Simon answered and said, Pray ye for me
to the Lord, that none of the things which ye have spoken come upon me. |
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Acts 8:25
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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. |
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Acts 8:26
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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. |
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Acts 8:27
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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; |
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Acts 8:28
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and he was returning and sitting in his chariot,
and was reading the prophet Isaiah. |
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Acts 8:29
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And the Spirit said unto Philip, Go near, and
join thyself to this chariot. |
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Acts 8:30
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And Philip ran to him, and heard him reading
Isaiah the prophet, and said, Understandest thou what thou readest? |
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Acts 8:31
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And he said, How can I, except some one shall
guide me? And he besought Philip to come up and sit with him. |
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Acts 8:32
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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: |
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Acts 8:33
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In his humiliation his judgment was taken away:
His generation who shall declare? For his life is taken from the earth. |
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Acts 8:34
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And the eunuch answered Philip, and said, I
pray thee, of whom speaketh the prophet this? of himself, or of some other? |
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Acts 8:35
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And Philip opened his mouth, and beginning from
this Scripture, preached unto him Jesus. |
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Acts 8:36
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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? |
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Acts 8:37
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And Philip said, If thou believest with all
thy heart, thou mayest. And he answered and said, I believe that Jesus Christ
is the Son of God. |
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Acts 8:38
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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. |
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Acts 8:39
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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. |
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Acts 8:40
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But Philip was found at Azotus: and passing
through he preached the gospel to all the cities, till he came to Caesarea. |
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