1 En Saulus het ook sy vermoording goedgekeur. En daar het in die tyd 'n groot vervolging teen die gemeente in Jerusalem ontstaan, en almal is verstrooi oor die streke van Judia en Samar¡a, behalwe die apostels.
2 En godvresende manne het St,fanus begrawe en 'n groot rou oor hom bedrywe.
3 Maar Saulus het die gemeente verwoes en in die huise gegaan en manne en vroue uitgesleep en in die gevangenis oorgelewer.
4 En die wat verstrooi was, het die land deurgegaan en die woord van die evangelie verkondig.
5 En Filippus het afgekom in 'n stad van Samar¡a en Christus aan hulle verkondig.
6 En die skare het eendragtig ag gegee op die woorde van Filippus toe hulle dit hoor en die tekens sien wat hy doen.
7 Want uit baie van die wat onreine geeste gehad het, het die geeste uitgegaan terwyl hulle met 'n groot stem skreeu; en baie wat lam en kreupel was, het gesond geword.
8 En daar was groot blydskap in daardie stad.
9 En 'n sekere man met die naam van Simon het vantevore in die stad met towery omgegaan en die bevolking van Samar¡a verbyster deur te sê dat hy iets besonders was.
10 En almal, klein en groot, het hom aangehang en gesê: Hy is die groot krag van God.
11 En hulle het hom aangehang, omdat hy hulle 'n geruime tyd deur sy towerye verbyster het.
12 Maar toe hulle Filippus geglo het, wat die evangelie aangaande die koninkryk van God en die Naam van Jesus Christus verkondig het, is hulle gedoop, manne sowel as vroue.
13 En Simon het ook self gelowig geword, en nadat hy gedoop was, gedurig by Filippus gebly; en hy was verbaas toe hy die tekens en groot kragte sien gebeur.
14 En toe die apostels in Jerusalem hoor dat Samar¡a die woord van God aangeneem het, het hulle Petrus en Johannes na hulle gestuur.
15 Hulle het afgekom en vir hulle gebid, dat hulle die Heilige Gees mag ontvang,
16 want Hy het toe nog op niemand van hulle geval nie, maar hulle was net gedoop in die Naam van die Here Jesus.
17 Hulle het hul toe die hande opgelê, en hulle het die Heilige Gees ontvang.
18 En toe Simon sien dat deur die handoplegging van die apostels die Heilige Gees gegee word, het hy hulle geld aangebied
19 en gesê: Gee aan my ook hierdie mag, sodat elkeen wat ek die hande oplê, die Heilige Gees kan ontvang.
20 Maar Petrus sê vir hom: Mag jou geld saam met jou vergaan, omdat jy gedink het om die gawe van God deur geld te verkry.
21 Jy het geen deel of lot in hierdie saak nie, want jou hart is nie reg voor God nie.
22 Bekeer jou dan van hierdie boosheid van jou, en bid God of die gedagte van jou hart jou miskien vergewe mag word.
23 Want ek sien dat jy in 'n gal van bitterheid en bande van ongeregtigheid is.
24 Maar Simon het geantwoord en gesê: Bid julle tot die Here vir my, sodat niks van wat julle gesê het, oor my mag kom nie.
25 Nadat hulle dan kragtig getuig en die woord van die Here gespreek het, het hulle na Jerusalem teruggegaan en die evangelie aan baie dorpe van die Samaritane verkondig.
26 En 'n engel van die Here het met Filippus gespreek en gesê: Staan op en gaan na die suide op die pad wat afloop van Jerusalem na Gasa. Dit is 'n eensame pad.
27 Toe het hy opgestaan en gegaan. En daar was 'n man van Ethiopië, 'n hofdienaar, 'n staatsamptenaar van Kandac,, die koningin van die Ethiopiërs, wat oor al haar skatte was en na Jerusalem gekom het om te aanbid.
28 En hy was op die terugreis en het op sy wa gesit en die profeet Jesaja gelees.
29 Toe sê die Gees vir Filippus: Gaan daarheen en bly by daardie wa.
30 En Filippus het daarheen gehardloop en hom die profeet Jesaja hoor lees; en hy sê: Verstaan u wel wat u lees?
31 En hy antwoord: Hoe kan ek tog as niemand my die weg wys nie? Toe vra hy Filippus om op te klim en by hom te kom sit.
32 En die gedeelte van die Skrif wat hy besig was om te lees, was d¡t: Soos 'n skaap is Hy gelei om geslag te word, en soos 'n lam wat stom is voor die een wat hom skeer, so maak Hy sy mond nie oop nie.
33 In sy vernedering is sy oordeel weggeneem, en wie sal sy geslag beskrywe? Want sy lewe word van die aarde weggeneem.
34 En die hofdienaar antwoord en sê vir Filippus: Ek bid u, van wie sê die profeet dit, van homself of van iemand anders?
35 En Filippus het sy mond geopen en van hierdie Skrif af begin en die evangelie van Jesus aan hom verkondig.
36 En terwyl hulle voortreis op die pad, kom hulle by water; en die hofdienaar sê vir hom: Daar is water; wat verhinder my om gedoop te word?
37 Toe sê Filippus: As u glo met u hele hart, is dit geoorloof. En hy antwoord en sê: Ek glo dat Jesus Christus die Seun van God is.
38 En hy het beveel dat die wa moes stilhou; en hulle het altwee in die water afgeklim, Filippus en die hofdienaar; en hy het hom gedoop.
39 En toe hulle uit die water opklim, het die Gees van die Here Filippus skielik weggevoer, en die hofdienaar het hom nie meer gesien nie, want hy het sy weg met blydskap gereis.
40 Maar Filippus is in Asdod gevind. En hy het die land deurgegaan en die evangelie verkondig in al die stede, totdat hy in Cesar,a gekom het.
1 And Saul gave approval to his death. Now at that time a violent attack was started against the church in Jerusalem; and all but the Apostles went away into all parts of Judaea and Samaria.
2 And God-fearing men put Stephen's body in its last resting-place, making great weeping over him.
3 But Saul was burning with hate against the church, going into every house and taking men and women and putting them in prison.
4 But those who had gone in flight went everywhere preaching the word.
5 And Philip went down to Samaria and was teaching them about Christ.
6 And all the people gave attention to the words which Philip said, when they saw the signs which he did.
7 For unclean spirits came out from those who had them, crying with a loud voice; and a number of those who were ill and broken in body were made well.
8 And there was much joy in that town.
9 But there was a certain man named Simon, who in the past had been a wonder-worker and a cause of surprise to the people of Samaria, saying that he himself was a great man:
10 To whom they all gave attention, from the smallest to the greatest, saying, This man is that power of God which is named Great.
11 And they gave attention to him, because for a long time his wonder-working powers had kept them under his control.
12 But when they had faith in the good news given by Philip about the kingdom of God and the name of Jesus Christ, a number of men and women had baptism.
13 And Simon himself had faith and, having had baptism, he went with Philip and, seeing the signs and the great wonders which he did, he was full of surprise.
14 Now when the Apostles at Jerusalem had news that the people of Samaria had taken the word of God into their hearts, they sent to them Peter and John;
15 Who, when they came there, made prayer for them, that the Holy Spirit might be given to them:
16 For up to that time he had not come on any of them; only baptism had been given to them in the name of the Lord Jesus.
17 Then they put their hands on them, and the Holy Spirit came on them.
18 Now when Simon saw that the Holy Spirit was given through the touch of the Apostles' hands, he made them an offering of money, saying,
19 Give me this power, so that when I put my hands on anyone he may get the Holy Spirit.
20 But Peter said, May your money come to destruction with you, because you had the idea that what is freely given by God may be got for a price.
21 You have no part in this business, because your heart is not right before God.
22 Let your heart be changed, and make prayer to God that you may have forgiveness for your evil thoughts.
23 For I see that you are prisoned in bitter envy and the chains of sin.
24 And Simon, answering, said, Make prayer for me to the Lord, so that these things which you have said may not come on me.
25 So they, having given their witness and made clear the word of the Lord, went back to Jerusalem, giving the good news on their way in a number of the small towns of Samaria.
26 But an angel of the Lord said to Philip, Get up, and go to the south, to the road which goes from Jerusalem to Gaza, through the waste land.
27 And he went and there was a man of Ethiopia, a servant of great authority under Candace, queen of the Ethiopians, and controller of all her property, who had come up to Jerusalem for worship;
28 He was going back, seated in his carriage, and was reading the book of the prophet Isaiah.
29 And the Spirit said to Philip, Go near, and get on his carriage.
30 And Philip, running up to him, saw that he was reading Isaiah the prophet, and said to him, Is the sense of what you are reading clear to you?
31 And he said, How is that possible when I have no guide? And he made Philip get up by his side.
32 Now the place in the book where he was reading was this: He was taken, like a sheep, to be put to death; and as a lamb is quiet when its wool is being cut, so he made no sound:
33 Being of low degree, his cause was not given a hearing: who has knowledge of his family? for his life is cut off from the earth.
34 And the Ethiopian said to Philip, About whom are these words said by the prophet? about himself, or some other?
35 So Philip, starting from this writing, gave him the good news about Jesus.
36 And while they were going on their way, they came to some water, and the Ethiopian said, See, here is water; why may I not have baptism?
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38 And he gave orders for the carriage to be stopped, and the two of them went down into the water, and Philip gave him baptism.
39 And when they came up out of the water, the Spirit of the Lord took Philip away; and the Ethiopian saw him no more, for he went on his way full of joy.
40 But Philip came to Azotus, and went through all the towns, preaching the good news, till he came to Caesarea.