en_cepher - Act 8 - Ozzuu Bible

¹ AND Sha'ul was consenting unto his death. And at that time there was a great persecution against the called out assembly which was at Yerushalayim; and they were all scattered abroad throughout the regions of Yahud and Shomeron, except the apostles.

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

³ As for Sha'ul, he made havoc of the called out assembly, entering into every house, and haling men and women committed them to prison.

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

⁵ Then Philip went down to the city of Shomeron, and preached Mashiach unto them.

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

⁷ For unclean ruachoth, 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 Shim`on, which beforetime in the same city used sorcery, and bewitched the people of Shomeron, 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 Elohiym.

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 Elohiym, and the name of Yahusha Ha'Mashiach, they were baptized, both men and women.

¹³ Then Shim`on 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 Yerushalayim heard that Shomeron had received the Word of Elohiym, they sent unto them Kepha and Yochanon:

¹⁵ Who, when they were come down, prayed for them, that they might receive the Ruach Ha'Qodesh:

¹⁶ (For as yet he was fallen upon none of them: only they were baptized in the name of Adonai Yahusha.)

¹⁷ Then laid they their hands on them, and they received the Ruach Ha'Qodesh.

¹⁸ And when Shim`on saw that through laying on of the apostles' hands the Ruach Ha'Qodesh was given, he offered them money,

¹⁹ Saying, Give me also this power, that on whomsoever I lay hands, he may receive the Ruach Ha'Qodesh.

²⁰ But Kepha said unto him, Your money perish with you, because you have thought that the gift of Elohiym may be purchased with money.

²¹ You have neither part nor lot in this matter: for your heart is not right in the sight of Elohiym.

²² Repent therefore of this your wickedness, and pray Elohiym, if perhaps the thought of your heart may be forgiven you.

²³ For I perceive that you are in the gall of bitterness, and in the bond of iniquity.

²⁴ Then answered Shim`on, and said, Pray ye to Yah 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 Yahuah, returned to Yerushalayim, and preached the Besorah in many villages of the Shomeroniym.

²⁶ And the angel of Yahuah spoke unto El-Philip, saying, Arise, and go toward the Negev unto the way that goes down from El-Yerushalayim unto Gaza, which is desert.

²⁷ And he arose and went: and, behold, a man of Kush, a eunuch of great authority under Qandeq queen of the Kushiym, who had the charge of all her treasure, and had come to El-Yerushalayim for to worship,

²⁸ Was returning, and sitting in his chariot read Yesha`yahu the prophet.

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

³⁰ And Philip ran thither to him, and heard him read the prophet Yesha`yahu, and said, Do you understand what you read?

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 El-Philip, and said, I pray you, of whom speaks 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 Yahusha.

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

³⁷ And Philip said, If you believe with all your heart, you may. And he answered and said, I believe that Yahusha Ha'Mashiach is the Son of Elohiym.

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 Ruach Yahuah caught away Philip, that the eunuch saw him no more: and he went on his way rejoicing.

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