Acts 8 - Israeli Authorized Version

¹ And Shaul was consenting unto his death. And at that time there was a great persecution against the Congregation which was at Yerushalayim; and they were all scattered abroad throughout the regions of Yhudah and Shomron, except the emissaries.

² And devout men carried Stephen to his burial, and made great lamentation over him.

³ As for Shaul, he made havock of the Congregation, entering into every house, and haling men and women committed them to prison.

⁴ Therefore they that were scattered abroad went every where preaching the word.

⁵ Then Philip went down to the city of Shomron, and preached Moshiach unto them.

⁶ And the people with one accord gave heed unto those things which Philip spake, hearing and seeing the miracles which he did.

⁷ For unclean spirits, crying with loud voice, came out of many that were possessed with them: and many taken with palsies, and that were lame, were healed.

⁸ And there was great joy in that city.

⁹ But there was a certain man, called Shimon, which beforetime in the same city used sorcery, and bewitched the people of Shomron, giving out that himself was some great one:

¹⁰ To whom they all gave heed, from the least to the greatest, saying, This man is the great power of Elohim.

¹¹ And to him they had regard, because that of long time he had bewitched them with sorceries.

¹² But when they believed Philip preaching the things concerning the Kingdom of Elohim, and the name of Y'shuw`a HaMoshiach, they were immeersed, both men and women.

¹³ Then Shimon himself believed also: and when he was immersed, he continued with Philip, and wondered, beholding the miracles and signs which were done.

¹⁴ Now when the emissaries which were at Yerushalayim heard that Shomron had received the word of Elohim, they sent unto them Kefa and Yochanan:

¹⁵ Who, when they were come down, prayed for them, that they might receive Ruach HaKodesh:

¹⁶ (For as yet he was fallen upon none of them: only they were immersed in the name of the Lord Y'shuw`a.)

¹⁷ Then laid they their hands on them, and they received Ruach HaKodesh.

¹⁸ And when Shimon saw that through laying on of the emissaries hands Ruach HaKodesh was given, he offered them money,

¹⁹ Saying, Give me also this power, that on whomsoever I lay hands, he may receive Ruach HaKodesh.

²⁰ But Kefa said unto him, Thy money perish with thee, because thou hast thought that the gift of Elohim may be purchased with money.

²¹ Thou hast neither part nor lot in this matter: for thy heart is not right in the sight of Elohim.

²² Repent therefore of this thy wickedness, and pray Elohim, if perhaps the thought of thine heart may be forgiven thee.

²³ For I perceive that thou art in the gall of bitterness, and in the bond of iniquity.

²⁴ Then answered Shimon, and said, Pray ye to YY for me, that none of these things which ye have spoken come upon me.

²⁵ And they, when they had testified and preached the word of YY , returned to Yerushalayim, and preached the good news in many villages of the Samaritans.

²⁶ And the angel of YY spake unto Philip, saying, Arise, and go toward the south unto the way that goeth down from Yerushalayim unto Azah, which is desert.

²⁷ And he arose and went: and, behold, a man of Ethiopia, an eunuch of great authority under Candace queen of the Ethiopians, who had the charge of all her treasure, and had come to Yerushalayim for to worship,

²⁸ Was returning, and sitting in his chariot read Yeshayahu the prophet.

²⁹ Then the Ruach said unto Philip, Go near, and join thyself to this chariot.

³⁰ And Philip ran thither to him, and heard him read the prophet Yeshayahu, and said, Understandest thou what thou readest?

³¹ And he said, How can I, except some man should guide me? And he desired Philip that he would come up and sit with him.

³² The place of the Scripture which he read was this, He was led as a sheep to the slaughter; and like a lamb dumb before his shearer, so opened he not his mouth:

³³ In his humiliation his judgment was taken away: and who shall declare his generation? for his life is taken from the earth.

³⁴ And the eunuch answered Philip, and said, I pray thee, of whom speaketh the prophet this? of himself, or of some other man?

³⁵ Then Philip opened his mouth, and began at the same Scripture, and preached unto him Y'shuw`a.

³⁶ And as they went on their way, they came unto a certain water: and the eunuch said, See, here is water; what doth hinder me to be immersed?

³⁷ And Philip said, If thou believest with all thine heart, thou mayest. And he answered and said, I believe that Y'shuw`a HaMoshiach is the Son of Elohim.

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

³⁹ And when they were come up out of the water, the Ruach of YY caught away Philip, that the eunuch saw him no more: and he went on his way rejoicing.

⁴⁰ But Philip was found at Azotus: and passing through he preached in all the cities, till he came to Caesarea.