Acts 8 - The Scriptures 1998

¹ And Sha’ul was giving approval to his death. And on that day there was a great persecution against the assembly which was at Yerushalayim, and they were all scattered throughout the countries of Yehuḏ

² And dedicated men buried Stephanos, and made great lamentation over him.

³ But Sha’ul was ravaging the assembly, entering every house, and dragging off men and women, putting them in prison.

⁴ Then those who had been scattered went everywhere bringing the Good News: the Word!

⁵ And going down to the city of Shomeron Philip proclaimed Messiah to them.

⁶ And the crowds with one mind heeded what Philip said, hearing and seeing the miracles which he did.

⁷ For unclean spirits came out of many who were possessed, crying with a loud voice, and many who were paralysed and lame were healed.

⁸ And there came to be great joy in that city.

⁹ Now there was a certain man called Shimʽ

¹⁰ to whom they all were giving heed, from the least to the greatest, saying, “This one is the power of Elohim, which is great.”

¹¹ And they were giving heed to him because for a long time he had amazed them with his magic.

¹² And when they believed Philip as he brought the Good News about the reign of Elohim and the Name of יהושע  Messiah, both men and women were immersed.

¹³ And Shimʽ

¹⁴ And when the emissaries who were at Yerushalayim heard that Shomeron had received the Word of Elohim, they sent Kĕ

¹⁵ who, when they had come down, prayed for them to receive the Set-apart Spirit,

¹⁶ for He had not yet fallen on any of them, but they had only been immersed in the Name of the Master יהושע.

¹⁷ Then they laid hands on them, and they received the Set-apart Spirit.

¹⁸ And Shimʽ

¹⁹ saying, “Give me this authority too, so that anyone I lay hands on shall receive the Set-apart Spirit.”

²⁰ But Kĕ

²¹ “You have neither part nor lot in this matter, for your heart is not right before Elohim.

²² “Repent therefore of this evil of yours, and plead with Elohim to forgive you the intention of your heart.

²³ “For I see that you are poisoned by bitterness and bound by unrighteousness.”

²⁴ But Shimʽ

²⁵ Then after they had earnestly witnessed and spoken the Word of יהוה, they returned to Yerushalayim, bringing the Good News in many villages of the Shomeronites.

²⁶ But a messenger of יהוה  spoke to Philip, saying, “Arise and go toward the south along the way which goes down from Yerushalayim to Azzah.” This is desert.

²⁷ And he arose and went, and saw, a man of Kush, a eunuch of great authority under Kandake the sovereigness of the Kushites, who was in charge of all her treasury, and had come to Yerushalayim to worship,

²⁸ and was returning. And sitting in his chariot, he was reading the prophet Yeshayahu.

²⁹ And the Spirit said to Philip, “Go near and join him in that chariot.”

³⁰ And running up, Philip heard him reading the prophet Yeshayahu, and said, “Do you know what you are reading?”

³¹ And he said, “How am I able, unless someone guides me?” And he called Philip near, to come up and sit with him.

³² And the passage of the Scripture which he was reading was this, “He was led as a sheep to slaughter, and like a lamb silent before its shearer, so He opened not His mouth.

³³ “In His humiliation He was deprived of right-ruling. And who shall declare His generation? Because His life was taken from the earth.”

³⁴ And the eunuch, answering Philip, said, “I ask you, about whom does the prophet say this, about himself or about some other?”

³⁵ And Philip opening his mouth, and beginning at this Scripture, brought to him the Good News: יהושע!

³⁶ And as they were going on the way, they came to some water. And the eunuch said, “Look, water! What hinders me from being immersed?”

³⁷ And Philip said, “If you believe with all your heart, it is permitted.” And he answering, said, “I believe that יהושע  Messiah is the Son of Elohim.”

³⁸ And he commanded the chariot to stand still. And both Philip and the eunuch went down into the water, and he immersed him.

³⁹ And when they came up out of the water, the Spirit of יהוה  caught Philip away, and the eunuch saw him no more, for he went his way, rejoicing.

⁴⁰ Philip, however, was found at Ashdoḏ