# Acts 8

> Lumin Translation

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Lumin’s own translation, drafted with AI from the Hebrew, Aramaic, and Greek, checked verse by verse against them, and approved by Lumin. Brackets mark verses not found in the earliest manuscripts.

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1. Saul approved of his execution. On that day a severe persecution broke out against the church in Jerusalem, and all except the apostles were scattered throughout the regions of Judea and Samaria.
2. Devout men buried Stephen and mourned loudly for him.
3. But Saul was trying to destroy the church. Going from house to house, he dragged off men and women and put them in prison.
4. Now those who had been scattered went from place to place, proclaiming the good news of the word.
5. Philip went down to the city of Samaria and proclaimed the Messiah to them.
6. When the crowds heard Philip and saw the signs he was doing, they all paid close attention to what he said.
7. For unclean spirits came out of many who had them, shrieking with a loud voice, and many who were paralyzed or lame were healed.
8. So there was great joy in that city.
9. Now a man named Simon had been practicing magic in the city for some time and amazing the people of Samaria. He claimed to be someone great,
10. and all of them, from the least to the greatest, paid attention to him. They said, “This man is the power of God that is called Great.”
11. They paid attention to him because for a long time he had amazed them with his magic.
12. But when they believed Philip as he proclaimed the 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 he was baptized he stayed close to Philip. He was amazed when he saw the signs and great miracles that were taking place.
14. When the apostles in Jerusalem heard that Samaria had accepted the word of God, they sent Peter and John to them.
15. When they arrived, they prayed for them that they might receive the Holy Spirit,
16. for he had not yet come upon any of them; 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. When Simon saw that the Spirit was given through the laying on of the apostles’ hands, he offered them money
19. and said, “Give me this power too, so that anyone I lay my hands on may receive the Holy Spirit.”
20. But Peter said to him, “May your silver perish with you, because you thought you could buy the gift of God with money!
21. You have no part or share in this matter, because your heart is not right before God.
22. So repent 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 full of bitter poison and bound by wickedness.”
24. Simon answered, “Pray to the Lord for me yourselves, so that nothing you have said may happen to me.”
25. After they had testified and spoken the word of the Lord, they returned to Jerusalem, proclaiming the good news in many Samaritan villages along the way.
26. Then an angel of the Lord said to Philip, “Get up and go south to the road that goes down from Jerusalem to Gaza.” This is a desert road.
27. So he got up and went. And there was an Ethiopian man, a eunuch, a court official of Candace, queen of the Ethiopians, who was in charge of all her treasury. He had come to Jerusalem to worship
28. and was now returning home. He was sitting in his chariot, reading the prophet Isaiah.
29. The Spirit said to Philip, “Go over and stay close to that chariot.”
30. So Philip ran up to it and heard the man reading Isaiah the prophet. He asked, “Do you understand what you are reading?”
31. He replied, “How can I, unless someone guides me?” And he invited Philip to come up and sit with him.
32. This was the passage of Scripture he was reading: “Like a sheep he was led to the slaughter, and like a lamb silent before its shearer, so he does not open his mouth.
33. In his humiliation justice was denied him. Who can describe his generation? For his life is taken away from the earth.”
34. The eunuch said to Philip, “Please tell me, who is the prophet talking about, himself or someone else?”
35. Then Philip began to speak, and starting with this Scripture he proclaimed to him the good news about Jesus.
36. As they were going along the road, they came to some water, and the eunuch said, “Look, here is water! What is to keep me from being baptized?”
37. [Philip said, “If you believe with all your heart, you may.” He answered, “I believe that Jesus Christ is the Son of God.”]
38. He ordered the chariot to stop, and both Philip and the eunuch went down into the water, and Philip baptized him.
39. When they came up out of the water, the Spirit of the Lord carried Philip away, and the eunuch did not see him again, but went on his way rejoicing.
40. Philip found himself at Azotus, and as he passed through the region he proclaimed the good news in all the towns until he came to Caesarea.

## Nearby chapters

[Acts 7](https://www.lumin.faith/read/acts/7.md)
[Acts 9](https://www.lumin.faith/read/acts/9.md)

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