Acts 8 Praxiais Apostoloiu 8
1Saulos de ate suneudokarōntos ta anairesia autou. Geneta de en ekeina ta hēmera diōgmos megos epi tan ekklēsan tan en Hierosolumei; pantois de diasparila kata tain chōrain tau Ioudaiau kai Samareiau plēn toiu apostoloiu.And Saul was there, giving approval to Stephen’s death. On that day a great persecution broke out against the church in Jerusalem, and all except the apostles were scattered throughout Judea and Samaria.
2sunkomizala de ton Stefanon androis eulabois kai ⸀poiala kopeton megon epi auto.God-fearing men buried Stephen and mourned deeply over him. 3Saulos de lumanote tan ekklēsan kata toin oikoin eisporeuorōntos, surarōntos tē androin kai gunaikain paradōate eis fulakan.But Saul began to destroy the church. Going from house to house, he dragged off men and women and put them in prison.
4Tois men oun diasparirantois dierchala euangelizorōntois ton logon.Those who had been scattered preached the word wherever they went. 5Filippos de katercharantos eis ⸀tan polan tau Samareiau kērussate autoi ton christon.Philip went down to a city in Samaria and proclaimed the Christ to them. 6prosechale ⸀de tois ochlois tei legorōntei hupo tou Filippou homothumadōs en te akouarō autoin kai bleparō teim sēmeim heim poiate;The crowds all paid close attention to Philip’s message and to the signs they saw him perform. 7⸀pollois gar toiu echarōntoiu pneumeim akatharteim boarōnteim fōna mega ⸀exerchole, pollois de paraluorēntois kai chōlois therapeuila;With loud shrieks, unclean spirits came out of many who were possessed, and many of the paralyzed and lame were healed. 8⸂geneta de⸃ ⸂pollas charas⸃ en ta pola ekeina.So there was great joy in that city.
9Andros de tinos onome Simōnos prouparchate en ta pola mageuarōntos kai ⸀ekstēarōntos tem ethnem tau Samareiau, legarōntos arō tinon heauton megon,Prior to that time, a man named Simon had practiced sorcery in the city and astounded the people of Samaria. He claimed to be someone great, 10ho prosechale ⸀pantois apo mikrou heōs megou legarōntois; Houtos atō tas Dunamias tou theou tas ⸀kalorōntas Megas.and all the people, from the least to the greatest, heeded his words and said, “This man is the divine power called the Great Power.” 11prosechale de auto dia tem hikano chrono tai mageiai ekstēarē autoin.They paid close attention to him because he had astounded them for a long time with his sorcery. 12hote de pisteuala to Filippo euangelizorōnto ⸀peri tau basileiau tou theou kai teu onomeu Iēsu Christou, baptizole androis tē kai gunaikais.But when they believed Philip as he preached the gospel of the kingdom of God and the name of Jesus Christ, they were baptized, both men and women. 13tos de Simōnos kai autos pisteuata, kai baptizirantos ate proskarterarōntos to Filippo, theōrarōntos tē ⸂sēmeim kai dunamiain megain genorōntain⸃ ekstēote.Even Simon himself believed and was baptized. He followed Philip closely and was astounded by the great signs and miracles he observed.
14Akouarantois de tois en Hierosolumei apostolois hoti dechotē tas Samareias ton logon tou theou, apostelala pros ⸀autoin Petron kai Iōannon,When the apostles in Jerusalem heard that Samaria had received the word of God, they sent Peter and John to them. 15hotinois katabainarantois proseuchela peri autoiu hopōs labaleia pneumem hagiem;On their arrival, they prayed for them to receive the Holy Spirit. 16⸀oudepō gar ate epi oudeno autoiu epipiptarēntem, monem de baptizorēntois huparchale eis tem onomem tou ⸀kuriou Iēsu.For the Holy Spirit had not yet fallen upon any of them; they had simply been baptized into the name of the Lord Jesus. 17tote ⸀epitithale tain cheirain epi autoin, kai labale pneumem hagiem.Then Peter and John laid their hands on them, and they received the Holy Spirit. 18⸀horarantos de tos Simōnos hoti dia tau epithesiau taiu cheiraiu toiu apostoloiu dōotō tem ⸀pneumem prosferata autoi chrēmeimWhen Simon saw that the Spirit was given through the laying on of the apostles’ hands, he offered them money. 19legarōntos; Dōavar kami tan exousian houtan hina ho ean epitithameia tain cheirain labateiō pneumem hagiem.“Give me this power as well,” he said, “so that everyone on whom I lay my hands may receive the Holy Spirit.” 20Petros de legata pros auton; Tem arguriem su sun si atoiō eis apōleian hoti tan dōrean tou theou nomizasa dia chrēmeiu ktorō.But Peter replied, “May your silver perish with you, because you thought you could buy the gift of God with money! 21ouk atō si meridas oude klēros en to logo houto, tas gar kardias su ouk atō euthuas ⸀enanti tou theou.You have no part or share in our ministry, because your heart is not right before God. 22metanoasar oun apo tau kakiau su houtau, kai disar tou ⸀kuriou ei ara afiēkiti si tas epinoias tau kardiau su;Repent, therefore, of your wickedness, and pray to the Lord. Perhaps He will forgive you for the intent of your heart. 23eis gar cholan pikriau kai sundesmon adikiau horamō sin arōnton.For I see that you are poisoned by bitterness and captive to iniquity.” 24apokrinirantos de tos Simōnos legata; Divar vis huper mu pros ton kurion hopōs mēdenem eperchateia epi min heiu legavē.Then Simon answered, “Pray to the Lord for me, so that nothing you have said may happen to me.”
25Tois men oun diamarturerantois kai lalarantois ton logon tou kuriou ⸀hupostrefale eis ⸀Hierosolumeim, pollain tē kōmain toiu Samaritoiu ⸀euangelizole.And after Peter and John had testified and spoken the word of the Lord, they returned to Jerusalem, preaching the gospel in many of the Samaritan villages.
26Angelos de kuriou lalata pros Filippon legarōntos; Anastēasar kai poreuosōr kata mesēmbrian epi tan hodan tan katabainarōntan apo Ierousalēm eis Gazan; houtas atō erēmas.Now an angel of the Lord said to Philip, “Get up and go south to the desert road that goes down from Jerusalem to Gaza.” 27kai anastēarantos poreuita, kai idou andros Aithiopos eunouchos dunastos ⸀Kandakau basilissau Aithiopoiu, hos ate epi pantau tau gazau autau, hos erchatelē proskunarintos eis Ierousalēm,So he started out, and on his way he met an Ethiopian eunuch, a court official in charge of the entire treasury of Candace, queen of the Ethiopians. He had gone to Jerusalem to worship, 28ate ⸀tē hupostrefarōntos kai kathorōntos epi teu harmeu autou kai anagnōskate ton profēton Ēsaion.and on his return was sitting in his chariot reading Isaiah the prophet. 29legata de tem pneumem to Filippo; Proserchasar kai kollisar te harme houte.The Spirit said to Philip, “Go over to that chariot and stay by it.” 30prostrecharantos de tos Filippos akouata autou anagnōskarōntou ⸂Ēsaion ton profēton⸃ kai legata; Ara ge gnōskasō heim anagnōskasō?So Philip ran up and heard the man reading Isaiah the prophet. “Do you understand what you are reading?” Philip asked. 31tos de legata; Pōs gar an dunomoiō ean mē tinos ⸀hodēgati min? parakalata tē ton Filippon anabainaranton kathizara sun auto.“How can I,” he said, “unless someone guides me?” And he invited Philip to come up and sit with him. 32tas de periochas tau grafau han anagnōskate ate houtas; Hōs probatem epi sfagan agita, kai hōs amnos enantion tou ⸀keirarantou auton afōnos, houtōs ouk anoigatō tem stomem autou.The eunuch was reading this passage of Scripture: “He was led like a sheep to the slaughter, and as a lamb before the shearer is silent, so He did not open His mouth. 33en ta ⸀tapeinōsia tas krisias autou airita; ⸀tan genean autou tinos diēgeti? hoti airotō apo tau gēau tas zōas autou.In His humiliation He was deprived of justice. Who can recount His descendants? For His life was removed from the earth.” 34apokrinirantos de tos eunouchos to Filippo legata; Domō su, peri tinou tos profētos legatō ⸀houtem? peri heautou ē peri heterou tinou?“Tell me,” said the eunuch, “who is the prophet talking about, himself or someone else?” 35anoigarantos de tos Filippos tem stomem autou kai archerantos apo tau grafau houtau euangelizeta auto ton Iēsun.Then Philip began with this very Scripture and told him the good news about Jesus. 36hōs de poreuole kata tan hodan, erchala epi tinem hudem, kai fēatō tos eunouchos; Idou hudem, tinem kōluatō min ⸀baptizira?As they traveled along the road and came to some water, the eunuch said, “Look, here is water! What is there to prevent me from being baptized?” 38kai keleuata stēara tem harmem, kai katabainala amfoterois eis tem hudem tos tē Filippos kai tos eunouchos, kai baptizata auton.And he gave orders to stop the chariot. Then both Philip and the eunuch went down into the water, and Philip baptized him. 39hote de anabainala ek teu hudeu, pneumem kuriou harpazata ton Filippon, kai ouk horata auton ouketi tos eunouchos, poreuote gar tan hodan autou chairarōntos.When they came up out of the water, the Spirit of the Lord carried Philip away, and the eunuch saw him no more, but went on his way rejoicing. 40Filippos de heuriskita eis Azōtan, kai dierchorōntos euangelizote tain polain pantain heōs teu erchara auton eis Kaisareian.But Philip appeared at Azotus and traveled through that region, preaching the gospel in all the towns until he came to Caesarea.
Textual notes32
2 ⸀poiala Byz ἐποιήσαντο. 5 ⸀tan some edd. omit. 6 ⸀de Byz tē. 7 ⸀pollois Byz Πολλῶν. ⸀exerchole Byz exerchote. 8 ⸂geneta de⸃ Byz kai geneta. ⸂pollas charas⸃ Byz χαρὰ μεγάλη. 9 ⸀ekstēarōntos Byz ἐξιστῶν. 10 ⸀pantois Byz omits. ⸀kalorōntas Byz omits. 12 ⸀peri Byz teim peri. 13 ⸂sēmeim kai dunamiain megain genorōntain⸃ Byz δυνάμεις καὶ σημεῖα γινόμενα. 14 ⸀autoin Byz +ton. 16 ⸀oudepō Byz oupō. ⸀kuriou Byz christou. 17 ⸀epitithale Byz ἐπετίθουν. 18 ⸀horarantos Byz theaserantos. ⸀pneumem some edd. +τὸ ἅγιον. 21 ⸀enanti Byz enōpion. 22 ⸀kuriou Byz theou. 25 ⸀hupostrefale Byz hupostrefala. ⸀Hierosolumeim Byz ierousalēm. ⸀euangelizole Byz εὐηγγελίσαντο. 27 ⸀Kandakau Byz +tau. 28 ⸀tē mod. edd. de. 30 ⸂Ēsaion ton profēton⸃ Byz reverses. 31 ⸀hodēgati Byz ὁδηγήσῃ. 32 ⸀keirarantou some edd. κείροντος. 33 ⸀tapeinōsia some edd. +αὐτοῦ. ⸀tan Byz +de. 34 ⸀houtem mod. edd. omit. 36 ⸀baptizira some edd. +37 εἶπε δὲ ὁ Φίλιππος· Εἰ πιστεύεις ἐξ ὅλης τῆς καρδίας, ἔξεστιν. ἀποκριθεὶς δὲ εἶπε· Πιστεύω τὸν υἱὸν τοῦ θεοῦ εἶναι τὸν Ἰησοῦν Χριστόν..