dynamicbible/bibles/asv/44-8.json

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