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- Acts 8:6
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The crowds all paid close attention to Philip’s message and to the signs they saw him perform.
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- Acts 8:7
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With loud shrieks, unclean spirits came out of many who were possessed, and many of the paralyzed and lame were healed.
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- Acts 8:8
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So there was great joy in that city.
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- Acts 8:9
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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,
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- Acts 8:11
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They paid close attention to him because he had astounded them for a long time with his sorcery.
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- Acts 8:12
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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.
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- Acts 8:13
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Even Simon himself believed and was baptized. He followed Philip closely and was astounded by the great signs and miracles he observed.
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- Acts 8:14
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When the apostles in Jerusalem heard that Samaria had received the word of God, they sent Peter and John to them.
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- Acts 8:16
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For the Holy Spirit had not yet fallen upon any of them; they had simply been baptized into the name of the Lord Jesus.
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- Acts 8:18
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When Simon saw that the Spirit was given through the laying on of the apostles’ hands, he offered them money.
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- Acts 8:20
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But Peter replied, “May your silver perish with you, because you thought you could buy the gift of God with money!
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- Acts 8:24
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Then Simon answered, “Pray to the Lord for me, so that nothing you have said may happen to me.”
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- Acts 8:26
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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.”
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- Acts 8:29
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The Spirit said to Philip, “Go over to that chariot and stay by it.”
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- Acts 8:30
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So Philip ran up and heard the man reading Isaiah the prophet. “Do you understand what you are reading?” Philip asked.
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- Acts 8:31
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“How can I,” he said, “unless someone guides me?” And he invited Philip to come up and sit with him.
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- Acts 8:32
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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.
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- Acts 8:34
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“Tell me,” said the eunuch, “who is the prophet talking about, himself or someone else?”
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- Acts 8:35
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Then Philip began with this very Scripture and told him the good news about Jesus.
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- Acts 8:36
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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?”
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- Acts 8:39
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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.
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- Acts 8:40
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But Philip appeared at Azotus and traveled through that region, preaching the gospel in all the towns until he came to Caesarea.
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- Acts 9:1
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Meanwhile, Saul was still breathing out murderous threats against the disciples of the Lord. He approached the high priest
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- Acts 9:3
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As Saul drew near to Damascus on his journey, suddenly a light from heaven flashed around him.
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- Acts 9:5
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“Who are You, Lord?” Saul asked. “I am Jesus, whom you are persecuting,” He replied.
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- Acts 9:7
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The men traveling with Saul stood there speechless. They heard the voice but did not see anyone.
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- Acts 9:8
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Saul got up from the ground, but when he opened his eyes he could not see a thing. So they led him by the hand into Damascus.
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- Acts 9:10
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In Damascus there was a disciple named Ananias. The Lord spoke to him in a vision, “Ananias!” “Here I am, Lord,” he answered.
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- Acts 9:11
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“Get up!” the Lord told him. “Go to the house of Judas on Straight Street and ask for a man from Tarsus named Saul, for he is praying.
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- Acts 9:13
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But Ananias answered, “Lord, many people have told me about this man and all the harm he has done to Your saints in Jerusalem.
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- Acts 9:15
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“Go!” said the Lord. “This man is My chosen instrument to carry My name before the Gentiles and their kings, and before the people of Israel.
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- Acts 9:17
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So Ananias went to the house, and when he arrived, he placed his hands on Saul. “Brother Saul,” he said, “the Lord Jesus, who appeared to you on the road as you were coming here, has sent me so that you may see again and be filled with the Holy Spirit.”
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- Acts 9:19
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and after taking some food, he regained his strength. And he spent several days with the disciples in Damascus.
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- Acts 9:21
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All who heard him were astounded and asked, “Isn’t this the man who wreaked havoc in Jerusalem on those who call on this name? And hasn’t he come here to take them as prisoners to the chief priests?”
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- Acts 9:22
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But Saul was empowered all the more, and he confounded the Jews living in Damascus by proving that Jesus is the Christ.
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- Acts 9:23
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After many days had passed, the Jews conspired to kill him,
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- Acts 9:24
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but Saul learned of their plot. Day and night they watched the city gates in order to kill him.
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- Acts 9:25
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One night, however, his disciples took him and lowered him in a basket through a window in the wall.
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- Acts 9:26
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When Saul arrived in Jerusalem, he tried to join the disciples, but they were all afraid of him, not believing that he was a disciple.
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- Acts 9:27
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Then Barnabas brought him to the apostles and described how Saul had seen the Lord, who had spoken to him on the road to Damascus, and how Saul had spoken boldly in that city in the name of Jesus.
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- Acts 9:29
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He talked and debated with the Grecian Jews, but they tried to kill him.
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- Acts 9:30
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When the brothers learned of this, they took him down to Caesarea and sent him off to Tarsus.
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- Acts 9:32
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As Peter traveled throughout the area, he went to visit the saints in Lydda.
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- Acts 9:33
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There he found a man named Aeneas who had been paralyzed and bedridden for eight years.
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- Acts 9:36
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In Joppa there was a disciple named Tabitha (which is translated as Dorcas), who was always occupied with works of kindness and charity.
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- Acts 9:37
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At that time, however, she became sick and died, and her body was washed and placed in an upper room.
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- Acts 9:38
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Since Lydda was near Joppa, the disciples, hearing that Peter was there, sent two men to urge him, “Come to us without delay.”
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- Acts 9:39
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So Peter got up and went with them. On his arrival, they took him to the upper room. All the widows stood around him, weeping and showing him the tunics and other clothing that Dorcas had made while she was still with them.
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- Acts 9:40
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Then Peter sent them all out of the room. He knelt down and prayed, and turning toward her body, he said, “Tabitha, get up!” She opened her eyes, and seeing Peter, she sat up.
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- Acts 9:41
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Peter took her by the hand and helped her up. Then he called the saints and widows and presented her to them alive.
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