Acts 8:1–13

And ^aSaul was ^bconsenting unto his death.

And at that time there was a great persecution against the church which was at Jerusalem; and ^cthey were all scattered abroad throughout the regions of Judea and ^dSamaria, except the apostles. ²And ^edevout men ^fcarried Stephen to his burial, and ^gmade great lamentation over him. ³As for Saul, ^hhe made havock of the church, entering into every house, and ⁱhaling men and women committed them to prison. ⁴Therefore ^jthey that were scattered abroad went every where preaching the word.

⁵Then ^kPhilip went down to the city of Samaria, and preached Christ unto them. ⁶And the people with one accord gave heed unto those things which Philip spake, hearing and seeing the miracles which he did. ⁷For ^lunclean spirits, ^mcrying with loud voice, came out of many that were possessed with them: and many taken with palsies, and that were lame, were healed. ⁸And there was ⁿgreat joy in that city. ⁹But there was a certain man, called Simon, which beforetime in the same city ^oused sorcery, and ^pbewitched the people of Samaria, ^qgiving out that himself was some great one: ¹⁰to whom they all gave heed, ^rfrom the least to the greatest, saying, ^sThis man is the great power of God. ¹¹And to him they ^thad regard, because that of long time he had ^pbewitched them with ^osorceries. ¹²But when they believed Philip preaching ^uthe things concerning the kingdom of God, and the name of Jesus Christ, they were baptized, both men and women. ¹³Then Simon himself believed also: and when he was baptized, he ^vcontinued with Philip, and ^pwondered, beholding the miracles and signs which were done.