Acts 8

Philip Preaches in Samaria Acts 8:4–8

⁴Verse 4. Therefore those who were scattered abroad went around preaching the word. ⁵Verse 5. Philip went down to the city of Samaria, and proclaimed to them the Christ. ⁶Verse 6. The multitudes listened with one accord to the things that were spoken by Philip, when they heard and saw the signs which he did. ⁷Verse 7. 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. ⁸Verse 8. There was great joy in that city.

Simon the Sorcerer Acts 8:9–13

⁹Verse 9. But there was a certain man, Simon by name, who used to practice sorcery in the city, and amazed the people of Samaria, making himself out to be some great one, ¹⁰Verse 10. to whom they all listened, from the least to the greatest, saying, “This man is that great power of God.” ¹¹Verse 11. They listened to him, because for a long time he had amazed them with his sorceries. ¹²Verse 12. But when they believed Philip preaching good news concerning God’s Kingdom and the name of Jesus Christ, they were baptized, both men and women. ¹³Verse 13. Simon himself also believed. Being baptized, he continued with Philip. Seeing signs and great miracles occurring, he was amazed.

Apostles Send Peter and John Acts 8:14–25

¹⁴Verse 14. Now when the apostles who were at Jerusalem heard that Samaria had received the word of God, they sent Peter and John to them, ¹⁵Verse 15. who, when they had come down, prayed for them, that they might receive the Holy Spirit; ¹⁶Verse 16. for as yet he had fallen on none of them. They had only been baptized in the name of Christ Jesus. ¹⁷Verse 17. Then they laid their hands on them, and they received the Holy Spirit. ¹⁸Verse 18. Now when Simon saw that the Holy Spirit was given through the laying on of the apostles’ hands, he offered them money, ¹⁹Verse 19. saying, “Give me also this power, that whomever I lay my hands on may receive the Holy Spirit.”

²⁰Verse 20. But Peter said to him, “May your silver perish with you, because you thought you could obtain the gift of God with money! ²¹Verse 21. You have neither part nor lot in this matter, for your heart isn’t right before God. ²²Verse 22. Repent therefore of this, your wickedness, and ask God if perhaps the thought of your heart may be forgiven you. ²³Verse 23. For I see that you are in the poison of bitterness and in the bondage of iniquity.” ²⁴Verse 24. Simon answered, “Pray for me to the Lord, that none of the things which you have spoken happen to me.” ²⁵Verse 25. They therefore, when they had testified and spoken the word of the Lord, returned to Jerusalem, and preached the Good News to many villages of the Samaritans.

Philip and the Ethiopian Eunuch Acts 8:26–39

²⁶Verse 26. 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.” ²⁷Verse 27. He arose and went; and 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. ²⁸Verse 28. He was returning and sitting in his chariot, and was reading the prophet Isaiah. ²⁹Verse 29. The Spirit said to Philip, “Go near, and join yourself to this chariot.” ³⁰Verse 30. Philip ran to him, and heard him reading Isaiah the prophet, and said, “Do you understand what you are reading?”

³¹Verse 31. He said, “How can I, unless someone explains it to me?” He begged Philip to come up and sit with him. ³²Verse 32. 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. ³³Verse 33. In his humiliation, his judgment was taken away. Who will declare His generation? For his life is taken from the earth.” ³⁴Verse 34. The eunuch answered Philip, “Who is the prophet talking about? About himself, or about someone else?” ³⁵Verse 35. Philip opened his mouth, and beginning from this Scripture, preached to him about Jesus.

³⁶Verse 36. 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?” ³⁷Verse 37. ³⁸Verse 38. He commanded the chariot to stand still, and they both went down into the water, both Philip and the eunuch, and he baptized him. ³⁹Verse 39. 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.

Philip's Continued Mission Acts 8:40

⁴⁰Verse 40. But Philip was found at Azotus. Passing through, he preached the Good News to all the cities, until he came to Caesarea.