Acts 8

¹And Saul consented to his death, and at that time, there was a great persecution against the Church which was at Hierusalem, and they were all scattered abroad thorowe the regions of Iudea and of Samaria, except the Apostles.

²Then certaine men fearing God, caried Steuen amongs them, to be buried, and made great lamentation for him.

³But Saul made hauocke of the Church, and entred into euery house, and drewe out both men and women, and put them into prison.

⁴Therefore they that were scattered abroad, went to and from preaching the worde.

⁵Then came Philip into the citie of Samaria, and preached Christ vnto them.

⁶And the people gaue heed vnto those things which Philippe spake, with one accorde, hearing and seeing the miracles which he did.

⁷For vncleane spirits crying with a loud voyce, came out of many that were possessed of them: and many taken with palsies, and that halted, were healed.

⁸And there was great ioy in that citie.

⁹And there was before in the citie a certaine man called Simon, which vsed witchcraft, and bewitched the people of Samaria, saying that he himselfe was some great man.

¹⁰To whome they gaue heede from the least to the greatest, saying, This man is that great power of God.

¹¹And they gaue heed vnto him, because that of long time he had bewitched them with sorceries.

¹²But assoone as they beleeued Philip, which preached the thinges that concerned the kingdome of God, and the Name of Iesus Christ, they were baptized both men and women.