And Shaul was consenting and taking part in his killing. And there was in that day a great persecution against the assembly that was in Urishlim, and they were all scattered through the villages of Yehuda and also in the house of the Shomraye, except the apostles alone.

And believing men gathered up and buried Estephanos, and they mourned over him greatly.

And Shaul was persecuting the assembly of Elohim, entering houses and dragging out men and women and handing them over to prison.

And those who were scattered were going about and proclaiming the word of Elohim.

And Philipos went down to a city of the Shomraye and was proclaiming to them about the Mashiyach.

And when the people who were there were hearing his word, they were listening to him and being persuaded by everything he was saying, because they were seeing the signs he was doing.

For many who were held by unclean spirits were crying out with a loud voice and coming out of them, and others who were paralyzed and lame were healed.

And there was great joy in that city.

Now there was a certain man there whose name was Shimon, who had lived in that city a long time and was deceiving the people of the Samaritans by his sorceries, while magnifying himself and saying, I am someone great.

And all of them, great and small, were turning to him and saying, This is the great power of Elohim.

And they were all persuaded by him, because for a long time he had astonished them with his sorceries.

But when they believed Philipos as he was proclaiming the kingdom of Elohim in the name of our Master Y'shua the Mashiyach, men and women were being immersed.

And Shimon himself also believed, and was immersed, and was adhering to Philip. And when he saw the signs and the great powers that were happening by his hand, he was amazed and astonished.

And when the apostles in Urishlim heard that the people of the Samaritans had received the word of Elohim, they sent to them Shimon Keefa and Yochanan.

And they went down and prayed over them, that they might receive the Ruach haKodesh.

For it was not yet on any one of them; but they had only been immersed in the name of our Master Y'shua.

Then they were laying the hand on them, and they were receiving the Ruach haKodesh.

And when Shimon saw that by the laying on of the hand of the apostles the Ruach haKodesh was given, he offered them money,

saying, Give me also this authority, that on whomever I lay a hand, he will receive the Ruach haKodesh.

Shimon Keefa said to him, Your silver go with you to destruction, because you supposed that the gift of Elohim is acquired by worldly possession.

You have no part nor lot in this faith, because your heart is not right before Elohim.

But turn again from this your wickedness, and request of Elohim that perhaps the deceit of your heart may be forgiven you.

For I see that you are in bitter gall and in the bond of iniquity.

Shimon answered and said, Request you for me from Elohim, that nothing of these things you have said may come upon me.

And Shimon and Yochanan, when they had testified and taught them the word of Elohim, returned to Urishlim. And they preached in many villages of the Samaritans.

And a messenger of Master YHWH spoke with Philipos and said to him: Get up, go south on the desert road that goes down from Urishlim to Gaza.

And he got up and went. And a eunuch met him who had come from Kush, an officer of Kandak queen of the Kushites, and he was in charge of all her treasure; and he had come to worship in Urishlim.

And as he turned to go, he was sitting on his chariot and was reading in Eshaya the prophet.

And the Ruach said to Philipos: Come near and join yourself to the chariot.

And when he came near, he heard him reading in Eshaya the prophet; and he said to him: Do you understand what you are reading?

And he said, How can I understand unless someone instructs me? And he asked of Philipos that he would come up and sit with him.

Now the section of the writing that he was reading was this: Like a lamb to the slaughter he was led, and like a sheep before its shearer he was silent, and so he did not open his mouth.

In his humility he was led from imprisonment and from judgment, and who will declare his generation? For his life is taken away from the earth.

And that believer said to Philipos, I ask you about whom the prophet said this—about himself, or about some other man?

Then Philipos opened his mouth and began from this writing to proclaim to him about our Master Y'shua.

And as they were going on the way, they came to a certain place that had water in it. And the believer said, Here is water; what is the hindrance that I should be immersed?

And Philipos said: If you believe with all your heart, it is allowable. And he answered and said: I believe that Y'shua the Mashiyach is the Son of Elohim.¹

And he commanded the chariot to stand, and they both went down to the water, and Philipos immersed that believer.

And when they came up from the water, the Ruach of Master YHWH snatched Philipos, and that believer saw him no more, but he went on his way rejoicing.

But Philipos was found at Azotus; and from there he went about and proclaimed in all the cities until he came to Qesarya.