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   53 Who have received the law by the disposition of angels, and have not   
   kept it.   
      
   54 When they heard these things, they were cut to the heart, and they   
   gnashed on him with their teeth.   
      
   55 But he, being full of the Holy Ghost, looked up stedfastly into   
   heaven, and saw the glory of God, and Jesus standing on the right hand   
   of God,   
      
   56 And said, Behold, I see the heavens opened, and the Son of man   
   standing on the right hand of God.   
      
   57 Then they cried out with a loud voice, and stopped their ears, and   
   ran upon him with one accord,   
      
   58 And cast him out of the city, and stoned him: and the witnesses laid   
   down their clothes at a young man's feet, whose name was Saul.   
      
   59 And they stoned Stephen, calling upon God, and saying, Lord Jesus,   
   receive my spirit.   
      
   60 And he kneeled down, and cried with a loud voice, Lord, lay not this   
   sin to their charge. And when he had said this, he fell asleep.   
      
   Acts Chapter 8   
      
   1 And Saul was consenting unto his death. And at that time there was a   
   great persecution against the church which was at Jerusalem; and they   
   were all scattered abroad throughout the regions of Judaea and Samaria,   
   except the apostles.   
      
   2 And devout men carried Stephen to his burial, and made great   
   lamentation over him.   
      
   3 As for Saul, he made havock of the church, 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 Samaria, and preached Christ 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 Simon, which beforetime in the   
   same city used sorcery, and bewitched the people of Samaria, 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 God.   
      
   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 God, and the name of Jesus Christ, they were baptized, both   
   men and women.   
      
   13 Then Simon himself believed also: and when he was baptized, he   
   continued with Philip, and wondered, beholding the miracles and signs   
   which were done.   
      
   14 Now when the apostles which were at Jerusalem heard that Samaria had   
   received the word of God, they sent unto them Peter and John:   
      
   15 Who, when they were come down, prayed for them, that they might   
   receive the Holy Ghost:   
      
   16 (For as yet he was fallen upon none of them: only they were baptized   
   in the name of the Lord Jesus.)   
      
   17 Then laid they their hands on them, and they received the Holy Ghost.   
      
   18 And when Simon saw that through laying on of the apostles' hands the   
   Holy Ghost was given, he offered them money,   
      
   19 Saying, Give me also this power, that on whomsoever I lay hands, he   
   may receive the Holy Ghost.   
      
   20 But Peter said unto him, Thy money perish with thee, because thou   
   hast thought that the gift of God 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 God.   
      
   22 Repent therefore of this thy wickedness, and pray God, 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 Simon, and said, Pray ye to the Lord 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 the Lord,   
   returned to Jerusalem, and preached the gospel in many villages of the   
   Samaritans.   
      
   26 And the angel of the Lord spake unto Philip, saying, Arise, and go   
   toward the south unto the way that goeth down from Jerusalem unto Gaza,   
   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 Jerusalem for to worship,   
      
   28 Was returning, and sitting in his chariot read Esaias the prophet.   
      
   29 Then the Spirit said unto Philip, Go near, and join thyself to this   
   chariot.   
      
   30 And Philip ran thither to him, and heard him read the prophet Esaias,   
   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 Jesus.   
      
   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 baptized?   
      
   37 And Philip said, If thou believest with all thine heart, thou mayest.   
   And he answered and said, I believe that Jesus Christ is the Son of God.   
      
   38 And he commanded the chariot to stand still: and they went down both   
   into the water, both Philip and the eunuch; and he baptized him.   
      
   39 And when they were come up out of the water, the Spirit of the Lord   
   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.   
      
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