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Acts Chapter 8

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In Acts 8 the Holy Spirit is sent to Philip to preach the gospel to the Ethiopian eunuch, who is converted and departs. The chapter also records the persecution of the church and the spread of the gospel to Gentiles, emphasizing the need for missionary work.

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(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.
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Acts 7:58Acts 22:20Acts 5:33Acts 5:40Acts 7:54Matthew 10:25Matthew 10:26Matthew 10:27Matthew 10:28Matthew 22:6Matthew 23:34Luke 11:49

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Exodus 5:12Luke 1:65Acts 11:19Luke 7:17Acts 9:31

(2) And devout men carried Stephen to his burial, and made great lamentation over him.
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Acts 2:5Acts 10:2Luke 2:25Genesis 23:2Genesis 50:10Genesis 50:11Numbers 20:29Deuteronomy 34:8I Samuel 28:3II Samuel 3:31II Chronicles 32:33II Chronicles 35:25

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Esther 2:6

(3) As for Saul, he made havock of the church, entering into every house, and haling men and women committed them to prison.
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Acts 7:58Acts 9:1Acts 9:2Acts 9:3Acts 9:4Acts 9:5Acts 9:6Acts 9:7Acts 9:8Acts 9:9Acts 9:10Acts 9:11

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Genesis 39:22

(4) Therefore they that were scattered abroad went every where preaching the word.
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Acts 11:19Acts 14:2Acts 14:3Acts 14:4Acts 14:5Acts 14:6Acts 14:7Matthew 10:23I Thessalonians 2:2

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Acts 11:19

(5) Then Philip went down to the city of Samaria, and preached Christ unto them.
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Acts 8:1Acts 8:14Acts 8:15Acts 8:40Acts 6:5Acts 21:8Acts 1:8Matthew 10:5Matthew 10:6Acts 8:35Acts 8:36Acts 8:37

(6) And the people with one accord gave heed unto those things which Philip spake, hearing and seeing the miracles which he did.
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Acts 13:44II Chronicles 30:12Matthew 20:15Matthew 20:16John 4:41John 4:42

(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.
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Acts 5:16Matthew 10:1Mark 9:26Mark 16:17Mark 16:18Luke 10:17John 14:12Hebrews 2:4Acts 9:33Acts 9:34Mark 2:3Mark 2:4

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(8) And there was great joy in that city.
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Acts 13:48Acts 13:52Psalms 96:10Psalms 96:11Psalms 96:12Psalms 98:2Psalms 98:3Psalms 98:4Psalms 98:5Psalms 98:6Isaiah 35:1Isaiah 35:2

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Isaiah 9:3

(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:
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Acts 13:6Acts 16:16Acts 16:17Acts 16:18Acts 19:18Acts 19:19Acts 19:20Exodus 7:11Exodus 7:22Exodus 8:18Exodus 8:19Exodus 9:11

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Ephesians 4:11II Samuel 17:9Matthew 13:8Matthew 13:23Mark 4:8Mark 4:20

(10) To whom they all gave heed, from the least to the greatest, saying, This man is the great power of God.
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(11) And to him they had regard, because that of long time he had bewitched them with sorceries.
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Isaiah 8:19Isaiah 44:25Isaiah 47:9Isaiah 47:10Isaiah 47:11Isaiah 47:12Isaiah 47:13Galatians 3:1

(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.
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Acts 8:35Acts 8:36Acts 8:37Acts 8:38Acts 2:38Acts 2:41Acts 16:14Acts 16:15Acts 16:31Acts 16:32Acts 16:33Acts 16:34

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Jeremiah 16:3Jeremiah 27:19Acts 8:13Acts 18:8

(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.
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(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:
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Acts 8:1Acts 11:1Acts 11:19Acts 11:20Acts 11:21Acts 11:22Acts 15:4I Thessalonians 3:2Acts 2:41Acts 17:11Matthew 13:23John 12:48

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(15) Who, when they were come down, prayed for them, that they might receive the Holy Ghost:
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Acts 2:38Matthew 18:19John 14:13John 14:14John 16:23John 16:24Philippians 1:19

(16) (For as yet he was fallen upon none of them: only they were baptized in the name of the Lord Jesus.)
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Acts 10:44Acts 10:45Acts 10:46Acts 11:15Acts 11:16Acts 11:17Acts 19:2Acts 2:38Acts 10:47Acts 10:48Acts 19:5Acts 19:6

(17) Then laid they their hands on them, and they received the Holy Ghost.
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Acts 8:18Acts 6:6Acts 9:17Acts 13:3Acts 19:6Numbers 8:10Numbers 27:18I Timothy 4:14I Timothy 5:22II Timothy 1:6Hebrews 6:2Romans 1:11

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(18) And when Simon saw that through laying on of the apostles' hands the Holy Ghost was given, he offered them money,
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II Kings 5:15II Kings 5:16II Kings 8:9Ezekiel 13:19Matthew 10:8I Timothy 6:5

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(19) Saying, Give me also this power, that on whomsoever I lay hands, he may receive the Holy Ghost.
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Acts 8:9Acts 8:10Acts 8:11Acts 8:17Matthew 18:1Matthew 18:2Matthew 18:3Luke 14:7Luke 14:8Luke 14:9Luke 14:10Luke 14:11

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John 10:18Acts 1:8

(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.
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Acts 1:18Deuteronomy 7:26Joshua 7:24Joshua 7:25II Kings 5:26II Kings 5:27Daniel 5:17Habakkuk 2:9Habakkuk 2:10Zechariah 5:4Matthew 27:3Matthew 27:4

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(21) Thou hast neither part nor lot in this matter: for thy heart is not right in the sight of God.
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Joshua 22:25Ezekiel 14:3Revelation 20:6Revelation 22:19II Chronicles 25:2Psalms 36:1Psalms 78:36Psalms 78:37Habakkuk 2:4Matthew 6:22Matthew 6:23Matthew 6:24

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(22) Repent therefore of this thy wickedness, and pray God, if perhaps the thought of thine heart may be forgiven thee.
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Acts 2:38Acts 3:19Acts 17:30Romans 2:4II Timothy 2:25II Timothy 2:26Revelation 2:21Acts 9:11Deuteronomy 4:29Deuteronomy 4:30I Kings 8:47I Kings 8:48

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Jeremiah 44:9

(23) For I perceive that thou art in the gall of bitterness, and in the bond of iniquity.
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(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.
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(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.
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Acts 1:8Acts 18:5Acts 20:21Acts 26:22Acts 26:23Acts 28:23Acts 28:28Acts 28:31John 15:27I Peter 5:12Luke 9:52Luke 9:53

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(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.
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(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,
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Matthew 21:2Matthew 21:3Matthew 21:4Matthew 21:5Matthew 21:6Mark 14:13Mark 14:14Mark 14:15Mark 14:16John 2:5John 2:6John 2:7

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(28) Was returning, and sitting in his chariot read Esaias the prophet.
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Acts 17:11Acts 17:12Deuteronomy 6:6Deuteronomy 6:7Deuteronomy 11:18Deuteronomy 11:19Deuteronomy 11:20Deuteronomy 17:18Deuteronomy 17:19Joshua 1:8Psalms 1:2Psalms 1:3

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(29) Then the Spirit said unto Philip, Go near, and join thyself to this chariot.
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Acts 10:19Acts 11:12Acts 13:2Acts 13:3Acts 13:4Acts 16:6Acts 16:7Acts 20:22Acts 20:23Isaiah 65:24Hosea 6:3I Corinthians 12:11

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(30) And Philip ran thither to him, and heard him read the prophet Esaias, and said, Understandest thou what thou readest?
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Acts 8:27Psalms 119:32Ecclesiastes 9:10John 4:34Matthew 13:19Matthew 13:23Matthew 13:51Matthew 15:10Matthew 24:15Mark 13:14Luke 24:44Luke 24:45

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(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.
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Psalms 25:8Psalms 25:9Psalms 73:16Psalms 73:17Psalms 73:22Proverbs 30:2Proverbs 30:3Isaiah 29:18Isaiah 29:19Isaiah 35:8Matthew 18:3Matthew 18:4

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(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:
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(33) In his humiliation his judgment was taken away: and who shall declare his generation? for his life is taken from the earth.
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(34) And the eunuch answered Philip, and said, I pray thee, of whom speaketh the prophet this? of himself, or of some other man?
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(35) Then Philip opened his mouth, and began at the same scripture, and preached unto him Jesus.
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(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?
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(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.
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(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.
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John 3:22John 3:23John 4:1

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(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.
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(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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Joshua 15:46Joshua 15:47I Samuel 5:1Zechariah 9:6Luke 10:1Luke 10:2Romans 15:19Acts 10:1Acts 21:8Acts 23:23Acts 23:33Acts 25:4

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