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8 1-3Saul agreed that the killing of Stephen was a good thing. Some godly men buried Stephen and cried loudly for him.
Trouble for the Believers On that day the Jews began to persecutea the churchb in Jerusalem, making them suffer very much. Saul was also trying to destroy the group. He went into their houses, dragged out men and women, and put them in jail. All the believers left Jerusalem. Only the apostlesc stayed. The believers went to different places in Judea and Samaria. 4They were scattered everywhere, and in every place they went, they told people the Good Newsd.
Philip Tells the Good News in Samaria 5Philipe went to the city of Samaria and told people about the Messiahf. 6The people there heard Philip and saw the miraculous signsg he was doing. They all listened carefully to what he said. 7Many of these people had evil spirits inside them, but Philip made the evil spirits leave them. The spirits made a lot of noise as they came out. There were also many weak and crippled people there. Philip made these people well too. 8What a happy day this was for that city!
9Now there was a man named Simon who lived in that city. Before Philip came there, Simon had been doing magic and amazing all the people of Samaria. He bragged and called himself a great man. 10All the people - the least important and the most important - believed what he said. They said, "This man has the power of God that is called 'the Great Power.'" 11Simon amazed the people with his magic for so long that the people became his followers. 12But Philip told the people the Good Newsd about God's kingdomh and the power of Jesus Christ. Men and women believed Philip and were baptizedi. 13Simon himself also believed, and after he was baptized, he stayed close to Philip. When he saw the miraculous signsg and powerful things Philip did, he was amazed.
14The apostlesc in Jerusalem heard that the people of Samaria had accepted the word of God. So they sent Peter and John to the people in Samaria. 15When Peter and John arrived, they prayed for the Samaritan believers to receive the Holy Spiritj. 16These people had been baptized in the name of the Lord Jesus, but the Holy Spirit had not yet come down on any of them. This is why Peter and John prayed. 17When the two apostles laid their hands onk the people, they received the Holy Spirit.
18Simon saw that the Spirit was given to people when the apostles laid their hands on them. So he offered the apostles money. 19He said, "Give me this power so that when I lay my hands on someone, they will receive the Holy Spirit."
20Peter said to Simon, "You and your money should both be destroyed because you thought you could buy God's gift with money. 21You cannot share with us in this work. Your heart is not right before God. 22Change your heart! Turn away from these evil thoughts and pray to the Lord. Maybe he will forgive you. 23I see that you are full of bitter jealousy and cannot stop yourself from doing wrong."
24Simon answered, "Both of you pray to the Lord for me, so that what you have said will not happen to me."
25Then the two apostles told the people what they had seen Jesus do. They told them the messagel of the Lord. Then they went back to Jerusalem. On the way, they went through many Samaritan towns and told people the Good News.
Philip Teaches a Man From Ethiopia 26An angel of the Lord spoke to Philip. The angel said, "Get ready and go south on the road that leads down to Gaza from Jerusalem - the road that goes through the desert."
27So Philip got ready and went. On the road he saw a man from Ethiopia. He was a eunuchm and an important official in the service of Candace, the queen of the Ethiopians. He was responsible for taking care of all her money. This man had gone to Jerusalem to worship. 28Now he was on his way home. He was sitting in his chariotn reading from the book of Isaiah the propheto.
29The Spiritp said to Philip, "Go to that chariot and stay near it." 30So he went toward the chariot, and he heard the man reading from Isaiah the prophet. Philip asked him, "Do you understand what you are reading?"
31The man answered, "How can I understand? I need someone to explain it to me." Then he invited Philip to climb in and sit with him. 32The part of the Scripturesq that he was reading was this:
| "He was like a sheep being led to the butcher.
He was like a lamb that makes no sound as its wool is being cut off. He said nothing.
33He was shamed, and all his rights were taken away.
His life on earth has ended. So there will be no story about his descendants."r | |
34The officials said to Philip, "Please, tell me, who is the prophet talking about? Is he talking about himself or about someone else?" 35Philip began to speak. He started with this same Scripture and told the man the Good Newsd about Jesus.
36While they were traveling down the road, they came to some water. The official said, "Look, here is water! What is stopping me from being baptizedi?" 37t 38Then the official ordered the chariot to stop. Both Philip and the official went down into the water, and Philip baptized him. 39When they came up out of the water, the Spirit of the Lord took Philip away; the official never saw him again. The official continued on his way home. He was very happy. 40But Philip appeared in a city called Azotus. He was going to the city of Caesarea. He told people the Good News in all the towns on the way from Azotus to Caesarea.
apersecute To hurt, cause trouble for, or do bad things to someone, especially because of their beliefs.
bchurch Literally, “assembly” or “community,” the people who have been brought together as God’s family through their common faith in Jesus Christ. The word often refers to a group of believers who meet together or who live in the same area, but it is also used to mean the worldwide community of all believers in Christ.
capostle A follower of Jesus chosen to represent him in a special way. During his earthly ministry, Jesus named twelve men as apostles. They had the specific responsibility and authority to represent him and proclaim his message throughout the world. Later, he appeared to Paul and gave him a similar commission, especially to non-Jewish people. Barnabas, Paul’s missionary companion, and James, the brother of Jesus, are also called apostles, as well as several others in the New Testament. Some of these occurrences of the word, however, have the more general sense of “messenger” or “representative.”
dGood News In the Gospels this is usually the news about the coming of God’s kingdom (see above) or its representative Jesus the Messiah. In other places it is, more specifically, the news or message of God’s grace - that he has made a way through Jesus Christ for people to be made right with him and enjoy his blessings now and forever.
e8:5 Philip Not the apostle named Philip.
fMessiah A Hebrew word that has the same meaning as the Greek word Christ (see “Christ”). It was a title for the kings of God’s people in the Old Testament and for the special king God promised to send as a “savior” to defeat evil and establish the reign of God. Many prophets made it clear that this new kingdom would be eternal; that is, not only would the promised Messiah bring about a time of justice and right living among God’s people here on earth, but also his kingdom would extend beyond this world to life forever with God. However, most Jews of the first century expected the Messiah to be a political ruler here on earth who would defeat the other nations and return the nation of Israel to a position of great glory and power. But God intended his Messiah to establish a new “Israel,” an eternal kingdom that would bless all the nations.
gmiraculous sign An amazing act that demonstrates the power of God.
hGod’s kingdom The “reign” or “rule” of God over all people who submit to him by accepting Jesus as the Messiah (the appointed king), who represents God’s kingdom on earth. Jesus was the perfect example of submission to the will of God. When people give control of their lives to Jesus, they become part of God’s kingdom and begin to enjoy the blessings he has promised his people from the beginning. (Note that in Matthew this term also translates the Greek word “kingdom” by itself or the phrase, “the kingdom of the heavens,” which was used by Jews as a way to avoid saying the divine name.)
ibaptize To perform the act of baptism. See “baptism.”
jHoly Spirit Also called the Spirit of God, the Spirit of Christ, and the Comforter. In union with God and Christ, he does God’s work among people in the world.
klay hands on This act was a way of asking God to bless people in a special way - to heal them, to cause the Holy Spirit to come into them, or to give them power for a special work.
lmessage See “Good News.”
meunuch A man who had been castrated so that he could not have sex or one who was physically unable to have children. Often, such men were chosen to be in charge of the women in a ruler’s household or served as public officials.
nchariot A small, two-wheeled cart pulled by horses and used in war.
oprophet A person who speaks a message from God. Many of the books in the Old Testament are messages spoken or written by “the prophets,” who were some of those God chose to speak for him. God often used dreams or visions to tell or show his prophets what they should say.
pSpirit See “Holy Spirit.”
qScripture Part of the Scriptures or “Holy Writings” - the Old Testament.
rIsaiah 53:7-8
s8:34 official Literally, “eunuch.” Also in verses 36, 38, 39.
t8:37 Some late copies of Acts add verse 37: “Philip answered, ‘If you believe with all your heart, you can.’ The official said, ‘I believe that Jesus Christ is the Son of God.’”
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