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Acts of the Apostles, Chapter 8

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Chapter 8 of Acts—Revised Standard Version (RSV)

  1. ¶ And Saul was consenting to his death.
    ¶ And on that day a great persecution arose against the church in Jerusalem; and they were all scattered throughout the region of Judea and Samar′ia, except the apostles.
  2. Devout men buried Stephen, and made great lamentation over him.
  3. But Saul was ravaging the church, and entering house after house, he dragged off men and women and committed them to prison.
  4. ¶ Now those who were scattered went about preaching the word.
  5. Philip went down to a city of Samar′ia, and proclaimed to them the Christ.
  6. And the multitudes with one accord gave heed to what was said by Philip, when they heard him and saw the signs which he did.
  7. For unclean spirits came out of many who were possessed, crying with a loud voice; and many who were paralyzed or lame were healed.
  8. So there was much joy in that city.
  9. ¶ But there was a man named Simon who had previously practiced magic in the city and amazed the nation of Samar′ia, saying that he himself was somebody great.
  10. They all gave heed to him, from the least to the greatest, saying, “This man is that power of God which is called Great.”
  11. And they gave heed to him, because for a long time he had amazed them with his magic.
  12. But when they believed Philip as he preached good news about the kingdom of God and the name of Jesus Christ, they were baptized, both men and women.
  13. Even Simon himself believed, and after being baptized he continued with Philip. And seeing signs and great miracles performed, he was amazed.
  14. ¶ Now when the apostles at Jerusalem heard that Samar′ia had received the word of God, they sent to them Peter and John,
  15. who came down and prayed for them that they might receive the Holy Spirit;
  16. for it had not yet fallen on any of them, but they had only been baptized in the name of the Lord Jesus.
  17. Then they laid their hands on them and they received the Holy Spirit.
  18. Now when Simon saw that the Spirit was given through the laying on of the apostles’ hands, he offered them money,
  19. saying, “Give me also this power, that any one on whom I lay my hands may receive the Holy Spirit.”
  20. But Peter said to him, “Your silver perish with you, because you thought you could obtain the gift of God with money!
  21. You have neither part nor lot in this matter, for your heart is not right before God.
  22. Repent therefore of this wickedness of yours, and pray to the Lord that, if possible, the intent of your heart may be forgiven you.
  23. For I see that you are in the gall of bitterness and in the bond of iniquity.”
  24. And Simon answered, “Pray for me to the Lord, that nothing of what you have said may come upon me.”
  25. ¶ Now when they had testified and spoken the word of the Lord, they returned to Jerusalem, preaching the gospel to many villages of the Samaritans.
  26. ¶ But an angel of the Lord said to Philip, “Rise and go toward the south[a] to the road that goes down from Jerusalem to Gaza.” This is a desert road.
  27. And he rose and went. And behold, an Ethiopian, a eunuch, a minister of the Can′dace, queen of the Ethiopians, in charge of all her treasure, had come to Jerusalem to worship
  28. and was returning; seated in his chariot, he was reading the prophet Isaiah.
  29. And the Spirit said to Philip, “Go up and join this chariot.”
  30. So Philip ran to him, and heard him reading Isaiah the prophet, and asked, “Do you understand what you are reading?”
  31. And he said, “How can I, unless some one guides me?” And he invited Philip to come up and sit with him.
  32. Now the passage of the scripture which he was reading was this:
    ¶ “As a sheep led to the slaughter
    or a lamb before its shearer is dumb,
    so he opens not his mouth.
  33. In his humiliation justice was denied him.
    Who can describe his generation?
    For his life is taken up from the earth.”
  34. ¶ And the eunuch said to Philip, “About whom, pray, does the prophet say this, about himself or about some one else?”
  35. Then Philip opened his mouth, and beginning with this scripture he told him the good news of Jesus.
  36. And as they went along the road they came to some water, and the eunuch said, “See, here is water! What is to prevent my being baptized?”
  37. [b]
  38. And he commanded the chariot to stop, and they both went down into the water, Philip and the eunuch, and he baptized him.
  39. And when they came up out of the water, the Spirit of the Lord caught up Philip; and the eunuch saw him no more, and went on his way rejoicing.
  40. But Philip was found at Azo′tus, and passing on he preached the gospel to all the towns till he came to Caesare′a.

FOOTNOTES

  1. ^ Or at noon
  2. ^ Other ancient authorities add all or most of verse 37, And Philip said, “If you believe with all your heart, you may.” And he replied, “I believe that Jesus Christ is the Son of God.”

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Comments

  1. David yakubuDavid yakubu
    Oct 29, 2022 08:05 GMT

    When i do read some comments and seeing that its the same people that are supposed to be called believers but are talking ill of other denominations, it hurts. Let us all remember that We should judge not

    1. jonas smithjonas smith
      Apr 23, 2023 02:57 GMT

      The bible tells us to test the spirits. Satan disguises himself as angel of light. So yes some denomination are not teaching the truth. You are responsible for judging which ones are not. You have to judge the truth at all times. this is what the bible teaches

  2. THTH
    Apr 7, 2021 00:20 GMT

    The NWT is a very good translation. Dr. Jason David BeDuhn PhD attests to that in his book Truth in Translation. drive.google.com/...5p16melHzg8/view

    1. James LernerJames Lerner
      Jul 20, 2024 09:48 GMT

      The NWT is Satanic filth to its very core.

      The JW Cult is Satanic to its very core.

      Praise Yahweh I will never be a victim of JW brainwashing. If I burn in Hell for eternity or I am ultimately annihilated so be it

      May Yahweh's curse rest on the Watchtower Society and its Satanic leadership

    2. jim mcleodjim mcleod
      Aug 22, 2021 06:16 GMT

      NWT is a false translation that takes away from the deity of Jesus !

  3. SlightlyChaoticSlightlyChaotic
    Jan 30, 2021 16:33 GMT

    Thank you for taking the time to provide this service. I like seeing the NASB on your web page in the same format as I read on paper. On other sites, the text area is smaller, and so I have to keep scrolling down to read and sometimes I lose the context. So I really appreciate the format.

    As far as the NWT, you are certainly free to do whatever you think best with your own web pages. I'd suggest that you make a note anytime you have a translation that is associated with only one denomination or church, for example:
    New World Translation (Jehovah's Witness version).

    In Jesus' parable of the wheat and the tares. the main idea seems to be that you can't easily distinguish between God's people and not-God's people on this earth, so our Lord's response is to wait until they are shown to be the kind of people they are inside. But the NWT seems like false teaching to me. So I think the warning passages from Jesus' apostles are more applicable, as in 2 Peter 3:15-16, when he talks about Paul's writings:
    "There are some things in them that are hard to understand, which the ignorant and unstable twist to their own destruction, as they do the other Scriptures."
    And we also have the positive exhortations, as in 2 Timothy 2:15:
    "Do your best to present yourself to God as one approved, a worker who has no need to be ashamed, rightly handling the word of truth."

    1. BroderickBroderick
      Jan 31, 2021 00:57 GMT

      Your suggestion regarding the denominational flagging is duly noted. But I can’t help but wonder, wouldn’t a Catholic also want “Protestant versions” marked as well?

      As for the parable, I’m pretty sure the slaves were convinced in their own minds that they could tell the tares from the wheat. After all, aren’t they the ones who identified the problem in the first place? But the master obviously thought otherwise.

      Furthermore, even at the time when Jesus himself was walking the earth, not everybody who claimed fellowship actually followed him causing John to inquire at Mark 9:39, “Teacher, we saw someone casting out demons in Your name, and we tried to prevent him because he was not following us.” But Jesus said, “Do not hinder him . . . for he who is not against us is for us.”

  4. Joshua HarderJoshua Harder
    Dec 11, 2020 17:48 GMT

    Hello, question.. why have you included the NWT with other legitimate bible translations? Or why have you not atleast included a warning to readers? Don't you fear that someone could be influenced by the Watchtower's intentional heresies? Thank you.

    1. KevinKevin
      Jul 11, 2021 17:45 GMT

      en.m.wikipedia.org/..._Holy_Scriptures

      See the section critical review

    2. ChrisChris
      Jan 8, 2021 07:15 GMT

      Please site these intentional heresies. I am well versed in the watch tower outline and agree they are in many ways incorrect but i also bet i can point many out from EVERY established or main denomination. There is much to learn from them all as one who drinks milk?

      Judge not lest ye be judged, that is not to pass judgement on you either brother.

      I debate with scripture. I don't hold it to be true that Michael is Y'Shua HaMeshiach but I also firmly hold it to be true that our G-d and Heavenly Father are not the word encarnate and only begotten son.

      I love not seeing "lord" which i relate to baal. I feel the catholic church is a satanic establishment and I am aware a freemason started the hovies but there are evil in high places and our fight is also with principalities.

      What i'm saying is that in my darkest hours, those two were some of if not the only ones who would bring a Bible and eucharist and pray with me.

      We all fall short of the glory of G-d.

      Don't forget the NWT was recognized as the most accurate translation on Jeopardy.

      Lastly, this is different I noted than the NWT i have read and am very familiar with. Pull up the watchtower page and compare. I truly look forward to getting this one!

  5. julietjuliet
    Aug 17, 2022 09:36 GMT

    the sky is blue

  6. mercymercy
    Aug 12, 2022 21:23 GMT

    i am Mercy, the sky is blue what else do you need

    1. mercymercy
      Aug 12, 2022 21:25 GMT

      i am so sorry, it was a big mistake

  7. God is able to do all thingsGod is able to do all things
    May 17, 2021 17:59 GMT

    Jesus how much love calling yo name

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