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Acts 8
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1 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.CActs 07:51-08:01 Acts 08:01-13TOSKActs 8:1
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2 God-fearing men buried Stephen and mourned deeply over him.CActs 08:01-13TOSKActs 8:2
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3 But Saul began to destroy the church. Going from house to house, he dragged off men and women and put them in prison.CActs 08:01-13TOSKActs 8:3
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4 Those who had been scattered preached the word wherever they went.CActs 08:01-13TOSKActs 8:4
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5 Philip went down to a city in Samaria and proclaimed the Christ to them.CActs 08:01-13TOSKActs 8:5
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6 The crowds gave their undivided attention to Philip's message and to the signs they saw him perform.CActs 08:01-13TOSKActs 8:6
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7 With loud shrieks, unclean spirits came out of many who were possessed, and many of the paralyzed and lame were healed.CActs 08:01-13TOSKActs 8:7
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8 So there was great joy in that city.CActs 08:01-13TOSKActs 8:8
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9 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,CActs 08:01-13TOSKActs 8:9
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10 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."IPGenesis 19:11CActs 08:01-13TOSKActs 8:10
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11 They paid close attention to him because he had astounded them for a long time with his sorcery.CActs 08:01-13TOSKActs 8:11
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12 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.CActs 08:01-13TOSKActs 8:12
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13 Even Simon himself believed and was baptized. He followed Philip closely and was astounded by the great signs and miracles he observed.CActs 08:01-13TOSKActs 8:13
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14 When the apostles in Jerusalem heard that Samaria had received the word of God, they sent Peter and John to them.CActs 08:14-25TOSKActs 8:14
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15 On their arrival, they prayed for them to receive the Holy Spirit.CActs 08:14-25TOSKActs 8:15
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16 For the Holy Spirit had not yet fallen upon any of them; they had simply been baptized into the name of the Lord Jesus.CActs 08:14-25TOSKActs 8:16
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17 Then Peter and John laid their hands on them, and they received the Holy Spirit.CActs 08:14-25TOSKActs 8:17
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18 When Simon saw that the Spirit was given through the laying on of the apostles' hands, he offered them money.CActs 08:14-25TOSKActs 8:18
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19 "Give me this power as well," he said, "so that everyone on whom I lay my hands may receive the Holy Spirit."CActs 08:14-25TOSKActs 8:19
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20 But Peter replied, "May your silver perish with you, because you thought you could buy the gift of God with money!IPDaniel 2:5CActs 08:14-25TOSKActs 8:20
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21 You have no part or share in our ministry, because your heart is not right before God.IPDeuteronomy 12:12 Psalms 78:37CActs 08:14-25TOSKActs 8:21
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22 Repent, therefore, of your wickedness, and pray to the Lord. Perhaps He will forgive you for the intent of your heart.IPJeremiah 8:6CActs 08:14-25TOSKActs 8:22
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23 For I see that you are poisoned by bitterness and captive to iniquity."IPDeuteronomy 29:18CActs 08:14-25TOSKActs 8:23
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24 Then Simon answered, "Pray to the Lord for me, so that nothing you have said may happen to me."CActs 08:14-25TOSKActs 8:24
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25 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.CActs 08:14-25TOSKActs 8:25
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26 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."IPZephaniah 2:4 Isaiah 56:3-8CActs 08:26-40TOSKActs 8:26TTSuffering Servant (Vicarious Atonement)
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27 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,IPZephaniah 2:4 Isaiah 56:3-8CActs 08:26-40TOSKActs 8:27TTSuffering Servant (Vicarious Atonement)
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28 and on his return was sitting in his chariot reading Isaiah the prophet.IPZephaniah 2:4 Isaiah 56:3-8CActs 08:26-40TOSKActs 8:28TTSuffering Servant (Vicarious Atonement)
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29 The Spirit said to Philip, "Go over to that chariot and stay by it."IPZephaniah 2:4 Isaiah 56:3-8CActs 08:26-40TOSKActs 8:29TTSuffering Servant (Vicarious Atonement)
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30 So Philip ran up and heard the man reading Isaiah the prophet. "Do you understand what you are reading?" Philip asked.IPZephaniah 2:4 Isaiah 56:3-8CActs 08:26-40TOSKActs 8:30TTSuffering Servant (Vicarious Atonement)
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31 "How can I," he said, "unless someone guides me?" And he invited Philip to come up and sit with him.IPZephaniah 2:4 Isaiah 56:3-8CActs 08:26-40TOSKActs 8:31TTSuffering Servant (Vicarious Atonement)
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32 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.IPZephaniah 2:4 Isaiah 56:3-8 Isaiah 53:7-8CActs 08:32-33 Acts 08:26-40TOSKActs 8:32TTSuffering Servant (Vicarious Atonement) Isaiah (Suffering Servant Messenger)
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33 In His humiliation He was deprived of justice. Who can recount His descendants? For His life was removed from the earth."IPZephaniah 2:4 Isaiah 56:3-8CActs 08:32-33 Acts 08:26-40TOSKActs 8:33TTSuffering Servant (Vicarious Atonement)
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34 "Tell me," said the eunuch, "who is the prophet talking about, himself or someone else?"IPZephaniah 2:4 Isaiah 56:3-8CActs 08:26-40TOSKActs 8:34TTSuffering Servant (Vicarious Atonement)
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35 Then Philip began with this very Scripture and told him the good news about Jesus.IPZephaniah 2:4 Isaiah 56:3-8CActs 08:26-40TOSKActs 8:35TTSuffering Servant (Vicarious Atonement)
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36 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?"IPZephaniah 2:4 Isaiah 56:3-8CActs 08:36-38 Acts 08:26-40TOSKActs 8:36TTSuffering Servant (Vicarious Atonement)
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37IPZephaniah 2:4 Isaiah 56:3-8CActs 08:36-38 Acts 08:26-40TOSKActs 8:37TTSuffering Servant (Vicarious Atonement)
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38 And he gave orders to stop the chariot. Then both Philip and the eunuch went down into the water, and Philip baptized him.IPZephaniah 2:4 Isaiah 56:3-8CActs 08:36-38 Acts 08:26-40TOSKActs 8:38TTSuffering Servant (Vicarious Atonement)
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39 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.IPZephaniah 2:4 1 Kings 18:12 Isaiah 56:3-8CActs 08:26-40TOSKActs 8:39TTSuffering Servant (Vicarious Atonement)
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40 But Philip appeared at Azotus and traveled through that region, preaching the gospel in all the towns until he came to Caesarea.IPZephaniah 2:4 Isaiah 56:3-8CActs 08:26-40TOSKActs 8:40TTSuffering Servant (Vicarious Atonement)
Intertextuality Pairs 10
Trajectory Tables 1
Chiasm 7
Cycles 3
- Cycle 07 — The Exodus: Plagues, Passover, and the Birth of the Nation (Exodus 1-18, reaching the Sinai commission and golden calf of Exod. 19; 32)
- Cycle 16 — Isaiah and the Servant: The Assyrian Crisis and the Servant Songs (Isaiah 1–66)
- Cycle 22 — Pentecost and the Church: The Age of the Spirit (Acts 2–28; Epistles; Revelation 2–3)