Acts 8:1-13 ▼

1 And Saul was well pleased with his execution. For at that time there was a great persecution against the church in Jerusalem, and they were all dispersed through the regions of Judea and Samaria, except the apostles.

2 And some pious men carried Stephen to his burial, and made great lamentation for him.

3 But Saul made havock of the church, entring into the houses, and dragging out men and women, committed them to prison.

4 Now they that were dispersed went about preaching the word.

5 And Philip coming to the city of Samaria, preached Christ unto them.

6 And the people unanimously attended to the things which were spoken by Philip, hearing and seeing the miracles which he wrought:

7 for impure spirits crying with a loud voice came out of many that were possessed by them; and many paralytic and lame persons were cured.

8 And there was great joy in that city.

9 But there was before in the city a man named Simon practising magic and bewitching the people of Samaria, giving out that he was some great person.

10 Whom they all greatly regarded, from the lest to the greatest, saying, This man is as the great power of God.

11 And they were attentive to him, because he had for a considerable time astonished them by his magic arts.

12 But as 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 and Simon himself also believed, and was baptized, and kept constantly with Philip: and beholding the signs and miracles that were wrought, he was amazed.