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- Church Slavonic in its traditional (Synodal) spelling, with accents, breathings and titlo abbreviations, shown in the Ponomar font (SIL Open Font License).
- Exodus 36–39 follow the Septuagint's order; the digital source has no verse divisions there, so Exodus 36:8–end and chapters 37, 38 and 39 each appear as one block.
- Not shown: the lectionary pericope numbers (зача́ло) and the marginal glosses of the digital source. The Prayer of Manasseh stands at the end of 2 Chronicles (36:24), as in the Slavonic Bible; the prologue of Sirach and the opening verse of Lamentations are joined to verse 1.
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1 Са́ѵлъ же бѣ̀ соизволѧ́ѧ ᲂу҆бі́йствꙋ є҆гѡ̀. Бы́сть же въ то́й де́нь гоне́нїе ве́лїе на цр҃ковь і҆ерⷭ҇ли́мскꙋю: вси́ же разсѣ́ѧшасѧ по страна́мъ і҆ꙋдє́йскимъ и҆ самарі̑йскимъ, кромѣ̀ а҆пⷭ҇лъ:
1 Ἐγένετο δὲ ἐν ἐκείνῃ τῇ ἡμέρᾳ διωγμὸς μέγας ἐπὶ τὴν ἐκκλησίαν τὴν ἐν Ἱεροσολύμοις· πάντες δὲ διεσπάρησαν κατὰ τὰς χώρας τῆς Ἰουδαίας καὶ Σαμαρείας, πλὴν τῶν ἀποστόλων.
2 погребо́ша же стефа́на мꙋ́жїе благоговѣ́йнїи и҆ сотвори́ша пла́чь ве́лїй над̾ ни́мъ.
2 συνεκόμισαν δὲ τὸν Στέφανον ἄνδρες εὐλαβεῖς καὶ ἐποίησαν κοπετὸν μέγαν ἐπ᾽ αὐτῷ.
3 Са́ѵлъ же ѡ҆ѕлоблѧ́ше цр҃ковь, въ до́мы входѧ̀, и҆ влачѧ̀ мꙋ́жы и҆ жєны̀, предаѧ́ше въ темни́цꙋ.
3 Σαῦλος δὲ ἐλυμαίνετο τὴν ἐκκλησίαν κατὰ τοὺς οἴκους εἰσπορευόμενος, σύρων τε ἄνδρας καὶ γυναῖκας παρεδίδου εἰς φυλακήν.
4 Разсѣ́ѧвшїисѧ же прохожда́хꙋ, благовѣствꙋ́юще сло́во.
4 Οἱ μὲν οὖν διασπαρέντες διῆλθον εὐαγγελιζόμενοι τὸν λόγον.
5 Фїлі́ппъ же соше́дъ во гра́дъ самарі́йскїй, проповѣ́даше и҆̀мъ хрⷭ҇та̀:
5 Φίλιππος δὲ κατελθὼν εἰς πόλιν τῆς Σαμαρείας ἐκήρυσσεν αὐτοῖς τὸν Χριστόν.
6 внима́хꙋ же наро́ди глаго́лємымъ ѿ фїлі́ппа є҆динодꙋ́шнѡ, слы́шаще и҆ ви́дѧще зна́мєнїѧ, ꙗ҆̀же творѧ́ше:
6 προσεῖχον δὲ οἱ ὄχλοι τοῖς λεγομένοις ὑπὸ τοῦ Φιλίππου ὁμοθυμαδὸν ἐν τῷ ἀκούειν αὐτοὺς καὶ βλέπειν τὰ σημεῖα ἃ ἐποίει.
7 дꙋ́си бо нечи́стїи ѿ мно́гихъ и҆мꙋ́щихъ ѧ҆̀, вопїю́ще гла́сомъ ве́лїимъ, и҆схожда́хꙋ, мно́зи же разсла́бленнїи и҆ хро́мїи и҆сцѣли́шасѧ:
7 πολλῶν γὰρ τῶν ἐχόντων πνεύματα ἀκάθαρτα βοῶντα φωνῇ μεγάλῃ ἐξήρχετο, πολλοὶ δὲ παραλελυμένοι καὶ χωλοὶ ἐθεραπεύθησαν,
8 и҆ бы́сть ра́дость ве́лїѧ во гра́дѣ то́мъ.
8 καὶ ἐγένετο χαρὰ μεγάλη ἐν τῇ πόλει ἐκείνῃ.
9 Мꙋ́жъ же нѣ́кїй, и҆́менемъ сі́мѡнъ, пре́жде бѣ̀ во гра́дѣ волхвꙋ́ѧ и҆ ᲂу҆дивлѧ́ѧ ꙗ҆зы́къ самарі́йскїй, глаго́лѧ нѣ́коего бы́ти себѐ вели́ка,
9 Ἀνὴρ δέ τις ὀνόματι Σίμων προϋπῆρχεν ἐν τῇ πόλει μαγεύων καὶ ἐξιστῶν τὸ ἔθνος τῆς Σαμαρείας, λέγων εἶναί τινα ἑαυτὸν μέγαν·
10 є҆мꙋ́же внима́хꙋ всѝ ѿ ма́ла да́же до вели́ка, глаго́люще: се́й є҆́сть си́ла бж҃їѧ вели́каѧ.
10 ᾧ προσεῖχον πάντες ἀπὸ μικροῦ ἕως μεγάλου λέγοντες· οὗτός ἐστιν ἡ δύναμις τοῦ Θεοῦ ἡ μεγάλη.
11 Внима́хꙋ же є҆мꙋ̀, занѐ дово́льно вре́мѧ волхвова̑нїи ᲂу҆дивлѧ́ше и҆̀хъ.
11 προσεῖχον δὲ αὐτῷ διὰ τὸ ἱκανῷ χρόνῳ ταῖς μαγείαις ἐξεστακέναι αὐτούς.
12 Є҆гда́ же вѣ́роваша фїлі́ппꙋ благовѣствꙋ́ющꙋ ꙗ҆̀же ѡ҆ црⷭ҇твїи бж҃їи и҆ ѡ҆ и҆́мени і҆и҃съ хрⷭ҇то́вѣ, креща́хꙋсѧ мꙋ́жїе же и҆ жєны̀.
12 ὅτε δὲ ἐπίστευσαν τῷ Φιλίππῳ εὐαγγελιζομένῳ τὰ περὶ τῆς βασιλείας τοῦ Θεοῦ καὶ τοῦ ὀνόματος Ἰησοῦ Χριστοῦ, ἐβαπτίζοντο ἄνδρες τε καὶ γυναῖκες.
13 Сі́мѡнъ же и҆ са́мъ вѣ́рова и҆ кре́щьсѧ бѣ̀ пребыва́ѧ ᲂу҆ фїлі́ппа: ви́дѧ же си̑лы и҆ зна́мєнїѧ вє́лїѧ быва́єма, ᲂу҆жа́сенъ дивлѧ́шесѧ.
13 ὁ δὲ Σίμων καὶ αὐτὸς ἐπίστευσε, καὶ βαπτισθεὶς ἦν προσκαρτερῶν τῷ Φιλίππῳ, θεωρῶν τε δυνάμεις καὶ σημεῖα γινόμενα ἐξίστατο.
14 Слы́шавше же и҆̀же во і҆ерⷭ҇ли́мѣ а҆пⷭ҇ли, ꙗ҆́кѡ прїѧ́тъ самарі́а сло́во бж҃їе, посла́ша къ ни̑мъ петра̀ и҆ і҆ѡа́нна,
14 Ἀκούσαντες δὲ οἱ ἐν Ἱεροσολύμοις ἀπόστολοι ὅτι δέδεκται ἡ Σαμάρεια τὸν λόγον τοῦ Θεοῦ, ἀπέστειλαν πρὸς αὐτοὺς τὸν Πέτρον καὶ Ἰωάννην·
15 и҆̀же соше́дше помоли́шасѧ ѡ҆ ни́хъ, ꙗ҆́кѡ да прїи́мꙋтъ дх҃а ст҃а́го:
15 οἵτινες καταβάντες προσηύξαντο περὶ αὐτῶν ὅπως λάβωσι Πνεῦμα Ἅγιον·
16 є҆ще́ бо ни на є҆ди́наго и҆́хъ бѣ̀ прише́лъ, то́чїю креще́ни бѧ́хꙋ во и҆́мѧ гдⷭ҇а і҆и҃са:
16 οὔπω γὰρ ἦν ἐπ᾽ οὐδενὶ αὐτῶν ἐπιπεπτωκός, μόνον δὲ βεβαπτισμένοι ὑπῆρχον εἰς τὸ ὄνομα τοῦ Κυρίου Ἰησοῦ.
17 тогда̀ возложи́ша рꙋ́цѣ на нѧ̀, и҆ прїѧ́ша дх҃а ст҃а́го.
17 τότε ἐπετίθουν τὰς χεῖρας ἐπ᾽ αὐτούς, καὶ ἐλάμβανον Πνεῦμα Ἅγιον.
18 Ви́дѣвъ же сі́мѡнъ, ꙗ҆́кѡ возложе́нїемъ рꙋ́къ а҆пⷭ҇льскихъ дае́тсѧ дх҃ъ ст҃ы́й, принесѐ и҆̀мъ сребро̀,
18 ἰδὼν δὲ ὁ Σίμων ὅτι διὰ τῆς ἐπιθέσεως τῶν χειρῶν τῶν ἀποστόλων δίδοται τὸ Πνεῦμα τὸ Ἅγιον, προσήνεγκεν αὐτοῖς χρήματα
19 глаго́лѧ: дади́те и҆ мнѣ̀ вла́сть сїю̀, да, на него́же а҆́ще положꙋ̀ рꙋ́цѣ, прїи́метъ дх҃а ст҃а́го.
19 λέγων· δότε κἀμοὶ τὴν ἐξουσίαν ταύτην, ἵνα ᾧ ἐὰν ἐπιθῶ τὰς χεῖρας λαμβάνῃ Πνεῦμα Ἅγιον.
20 Пе́тръ же речѐ къ немꙋ̀: сребро̀ твоѐ съ тобо́ю да бꙋ́детъ въ поги́бель, ꙗ҆́кѡ да́ръ бж҃їй непщева́лъ є҆сѝ сребро́мъ стѧжа́ти:
20 Πέτρος δὲ εἶπε πρὸς αὐτόν· τὸ ἀργύριόν σου σὺν σοὶ εἴη εἰς ἀπώλειαν, ὅτι τὴν δωρεὰν τοῦ Θεοῦ ἐνόμισας διὰ χρημάτων κτᾶσθαι.
21 нѣ́сть тѝ ча́сти ни жре́бїѧ въ словесѝ се́мъ, и҆́бо се́рдце твоѐ нѣ́сть пра́во пред̾ бг҃омъ:
21 οὐκ ἔστι σοι μερὶς οὐδὲ κλῆρος ἐν τῷ λόγῳ τούτῳ· ἡ γὰρ καρδία σου οὐκ ἔστιν εὐθεῖα ἐνώπιον τοῦ Θεοῦ.
22 пока́йсѧ ᲂу҆̀бо ѡ҆ ѕло́бѣ твое́й се́й и҆ моли́сѧ бг҃ꙋ, а҆́ще ᲂу҆́бѡ ѿпꙋ́ститсѧ тѝ помышле́нїе се́рдца твоегѡ̀:
22 μετανόησον οὖν ἀπὸ τῆς κακίας σου ταύτης, καὶ δεήθητι τοῦ Θεοῦ εἰ ἄρα ἀφεθήσεταί σοι ἡ ἐπίνοια τῆς καρδίας σου·
23 въ же́лчи бо го́рести и҆ сою́зѣ непра́вды зрю̀ тѧ̀ сꙋ́ща.
23 εἰς γὰρ χολὴν πικρίας καὶ σύνδεσμον ἀδικίας ὁρῶ σε ὄντα.
24 Ѿвѣща́въ же сі́мѡнъ речѐ: помоли́тесѧ вы̀ ѡ҆ мнѣ̀ ко гдⷭ҇ꙋ, ꙗ҆́кѡ да ничто́же си́хъ на́йдетъ на мѧ̀, ꙗ҆̀же реко́сте.
24 ἀποκριθεὶς δὲ ὁ Σίμων εἶπε· δεήθητε ὑμεῖς ὑπὲρ ἐμοῦ πρὸς τὸν Θεὸν ὅπως μηδὲν ἐπέλθῃ ἐπ᾽ ἐμὲ ὧν εἰρήκατε.
25 Ѻ҆ни́ же ᲂу҆̀бо, засвидѣ́тельствовавше и҆ глаго́лавше сло́во гдⷭ҇не, возврати́шасѧ во і҆ерⷭ҇ли́мъ и҆ мнѡ́гимъ ве́семъ самарі̑йскимъ благовѣсти́ша.
25 Οἱ μὲν οὖν διαμαρτυράμενοι καὶ λαλήσαντες τὸν λόγον τοῦ Κυρίου ὑπέστρεψαν εἰς Ἱερουσαλήμ, πολλάς τε κώμας τῶν Σαμαρειτῶν εὐηγγελίσαντο.
26 А҆́гг҃лъ же гдⷭ҇ень речѐ къ фїлі́ппꙋ, глаго́лѧ: воста́ни и҆ и҆дѝ на полꙋ́дне, на пꙋ́ть сходѧ́щїй ѿ і҆ерⷭ҇ли́ма въ га́зꙋ: и҆ то́й є҆́сть пꙋ́стъ.
26 Ἄγγελος δὲ Κυρίου ἐλάλησε πρὸς Φίλιππον λέγων· ἀνάστηθι καὶ πορεύου κατὰ μεσημβρίαν ἐπὶ τὴν ὁδὸν τὴν καταβαίνουσαν ἀπὸ Ἱερουσαλὴμ εἰς Γάζαν· αὕτη ἐστὶν ἔρημος.
27 И҆ воста́въ по́йде: и҆ сѐ, мꙋ́жъ мꙋ́ринъ, є҆ѵнꙋ́хъ си́ленъ кандакі́и цари́цы мꙋ́ринскїѧ, и҆́же бѣ̀ над̾ всѣ́ми сокрѡ́вищи є҆ѧ̀, и҆́же прїи́де поклони́тисѧ во і҆ерⷭ҇ли́мъ:
27 καὶ ἀναστὰς ἐπορεύθη. καὶ ἰδοὺ ἀνὴρ Αἰθίοψ εὐνοῦχος δυνάστης Κανδάκης τῆς βασιλίσσης Αἰθιόπων, ὃς ἦν ἐπὶ πάσης τῆς γάζης αὐτῆς, ὃς ἐληλύθει προσκυνήσων εἰς Ἱερουσαλήμ,
28 бѣ́ же возвраща́ѧсѧ, и҆ сѣдѧ̀ на колесни́цѣ свое́й, чтѧ́ше прⷪ҇ро́ка и҆са́їю.
28 ἦν τε ὑποστρέφων καὶ καθήμενος ἐπὶ τοῦ ἅρματος αὐτοῦ, καὶ ἀνεγίνωσκε τὸν προφήτην Ἡσαΐαν.
29 Рече́ же дх҃ъ къ фїлі́ппꙋ: пристꙋпѝ и҆ прилѣпи́сѧ колесни́цѣ се́й.
29 εἶπε δὲ τὸ Πνεῦμα τῷ Φιλίππῳ· πρόσελθε καὶ κολλήθητι τῷ ἅρματι τούτῳ.
30 Прите́къ же фїлі́ппъ ᲂу҆слы́ша є҆го̀ чтꙋ́ща прⷪ҇ро́ка и҆са́їю и҆ речѐ: ᲂу҆́бѡ разꙋмѣ́еши ли, ꙗ҆́же чте́ши;
30 προσδραμὼν δὲ ὁ Φίλιππος ἤκουσεν αὐτοῦ ἀναγινώσκοντος τὸν προφήτην Ἡσαΐαν, καὶ εἶπεν· ἆρά γε γινώσκεις ἃ ἀναγινώσκεις;
31 Ѻ҆́нъ же речѐ: ка́кѡ ᲂу҆́бѡ могꙋ̀ (разꙋмѣ́ти), а҆́ще не кто̀ наста́витъ мѧ̀; ᲂу҆моли́ же фїлі́ппа, да возше́дъ сѧ́детъ съ ни́мъ.
31 ὁ δὲ εἶπε· πῶς γὰρ ἂν δυναίμην, ἐὰν μή τις ὁδηγήσῃ με; παρεκάλεσέ τε τὸν Φίλιππον ἀναβάντα καθίσαι σὺν αὐτῷ.
32 Сло́во же писа́нїѧ, є҆́же чтѧ́ше, бѣ̀ сїѐ: ꙗ҆́кѡ ѻ҆вча̀ на заколе́нїе веде́сѧ, и҆ ꙗ҆́кѡ а҆́гнецъ прѧ́мѡ стригꙋ́щемꙋ є҆го̀ безгла́сенъ, та́кѡ не ѿверза́етъ ᲂу҆́стъ свои́хъ:
32 ἡ δὲ περιοχὴ τῆς γραφῆς ἣν ἀνεγίνωσκεν ἦν αὕτη· ὡς πρόβατον ἐπὶ σφαγὴν ἤχθη· καὶ ὡς ἀμνὸς ἐναντίον τοῦ κείροντος αὐτὸν ἄφωνος, οὕτως οὐκ ἀνοίγει τὸ στόμα αὐτοῦ.
33 во смире́нїи є҆гѡ̀ сꙋ́дъ є҆гѡ̀ взѧ́тсѧ, ро́дъ же є҆гѡ̀ кто̀ и҆сповѣ́сть; ꙗ҆́кѡ взе́млетсѧ ѿ землѝ живо́тъ є҆гѡ̀.
33 ἐν τῇ ταπεινώσει αὐτοῦ ἡ κρίσις αὐτοῦ ἤρθη· τὴν δὲ γενεὰν αὐτοῦ τίς διηγήσεται; ὅτι αἴρεται ἀπὸ τῆς γῆς ἡ ζωὴ αὐτοῦ.
34 Ѿвѣща́въ же ка́женикъ къ фїлі́ппꙋ, речѐ: молю́ тѧ, ѡ҆ ко́мъ прⷪ҇ро́къ глаго́летъ сїѐ; ѡ҆ себѣ́ ли, и҆лѝ ѡ҆ и҆нѣ́мъ нѣ́коемъ;
34 ἀποκριθεὶς δὲ ὁ εὐνοῦχος τῷ Φιλίππῳ εἶπε· δέομαί σου, περὶ τίνος ὁ προφήτης λέγει τοῦτο; περὶ ἑαυτοῦ ἢ περὶ ἑτέρου τινός;
35 Ѿве́рзъ же фїлі́ппъ ᲂу҆ста̀ своѧ̑ и҆ наче́нъ ѿ писа́нїѧ сегѡ̀, благовѣстѝ є҆мꙋ̀ і҆и҃са.
35 ἀνοίξας δὲ ὁ Φίλιππος τὸ στόμα αὐτοῦ καὶ ἀρξάμενος ἀπὸ τῆς γραφῆς ταύτης εὐηγγελίσατο αὐτῷ τὸν Ἰησοῦν.
36◆ Ꙗ҆́коже и҆дѧ́хꙋ пꙋте́мъ, прїидо́ша на нѣ́кꙋю во́дꙋ, и҆ речѐ ка́женикъ: сѐ, вода̀: что̀ возбранѧ́етъ мѝ крести́тисѧ;
36 ὡς δὲ ἐπορεύοντο κατὰ τὴν ὁδόν, ἦλθον ἐπί τι ὕδωρ, καί φησιν ὁ εὐνοῦχος· ἰδοὺ ὕδωρ· τί κωλύει με βαπτισθῆναι;
37◆ Рече́ же є҆мꙋ̀ фїлі́ппъ: а҆́ще вѣ́рꙋеши ѿ всегѡ̀ се́рдца твоегѡ̀, мо́щно тѝ є҆́сть. Ѿвѣща́въ же речѐ: вѣ́рꙋю сн҃а бж҃їѧ бы́ти і҆и҃са хрⷭ҇та̀.
37 [εἶπε δὲ ὁ Φίλιππος· εἰ πιστεύεις ἐξ ὅλης τῆς καρδίας, ἔξεστιν. ἀποκριθεὶς δὲ εἶπε· πιστεύω τὸν υἱὸν τοῦ Θεοῦ εἶναι τὸν Ἰησοῦν Χριστόν.]
38◆ И҆ повелѣ̀ ста́ти колесни́цѣ: и҆ снидо́ста ѻ҆́ба на во́дꙋ, фїлі́ппъ же и҆ ка́женикъ: и҆ крестѝ є҆го̀.
38 καὶ ἐκέλευσε στῆναι τὸ ἅρμα, καὶ κατέβησαν ἀμφότεροι εἰς τὸ ὕδωρ, ὅ τε Φίλιππος καὶ ὁ εὐνοῦχος, καὶ ἐβάπτισεν αὐτόν.
39 Є҆гда́ же и҆зыдо́ста ѿ воды̀, дх҃ъ ст҃ы́й нападѐ на ка́женика: а҆́гг҃лъ же гдⷭ҇ень восхи́ти фїлі́ппа, и҆ не ви́дѣ є҆гѡ̀ ктомꙋ̀ ка́женикъ, и҆дѧ́ше бо въ пꙋ́ть сво́й ра́дꙋѧсѧ.
39 ὅτε δὲ ἀνέβησαν ἐκ τοῦ ὕδατος, Πνεῦμα Κυρίου ἥρπασε τὸν Φίλιππον, καὶ οὐκ εἶδεν αὐτὸν οὐκέτι ὁ εὐνοῦχος· ἐπορεύετο γὰρ τὴν ὁδὸν αὐτοῦ χαίρων.
40 Фїлі́ппъ же ѡ҆брѣ́тесѧ во а҆зѡ́тѣ и҆ проходѧ̀ благовѣствова́ше градѡ́мъ всѣ̑мъ, до́ндеже прїитѝ є҆мꙋ̀ въ кесарі́ю.
40 Φίλιππος δὲ εὑρέθη εἰς Ἄζωτον, καὶ διερχόμενος εὐηγγελίζετο τὰς πόλεις πάσας ἕως τοῦ ἐλθεῖν αὐτὸν εἰς Καισάρειαν.
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Philip
One of the seven chosen at Jerusalem; he preached in Samaria, baptized the Ethiopian official, and later hosted Paul at Caesarea with his four prophesying daughters.
Cited in the guide: Acts 6:5; Acts 8:5; Acts 8:38
Simon
A sorcerer in Samaria who believed and was baptized, then tried to buy the power to give the Holy Spirit and was rebuked by Peter.
Cited in the guide: Acts 8:9; Acts 8:13; Acts 8:18
Stephen
One of the seven chosen to serve tables, full of faith and the Holy Spirit; he was stoned after his speech to the Sanhedrin and became the first martyr.
Cited in the guide: Acts 6:5; Acts 7:59; Acts 8:2
Cross references (39)
Related passages for each verse, from the Treasury of Scripture Knowledge as collected and ranked by readers at OpenBible.info.
- 1 Daniel 3:16–18; Acts 22:20; Acts 5:40; Acts 1:8; Acts 7:58
- 2 Genesis 50:10–11; Jeremiah 22:18; Genesis 23:2; 2 Chronicles 35:25; 2 Chronicles 32:33
- 3 1 Timothy 1:13; Philippians 3:6; 1 Corinthians 15:9; Galatians 1:13; Acts 9:21
- 4 Matthew 10:23; Acts 11:19; Acts 8:1; 1 Thessalonians 2:2; Acts 15:35
- 5 Acts 6:5; Acts 21:8; Acts 8:40; Acts 8:35–36; Acts 5:42
- 6 John 4:41–42; Matthew 20:15–16; Acts 13:44; 2 Chronicles 30:12
- 7 Matthew 10:1; Acts 14:8–10; Mark 16:17–18; Acts 5:16; Hebrews 2:4
- 8 Acts 13:52; Psalm 96:10–12; Acts 13:48; Luke 2:10–11; Romans 15:9–12
- 9 Acts 13:6; John 7:18; Acts 5:36; Exodus 8:18–19; Acts 19:18–20
- 10 2 Peter 2:2; Revelation 13:3; Jeremiah 31:34; Jeremiah 8:10; Jonah 3:5
- 11 Acts 8:9; Galatians 3:1; Isaiah 8:19; Isaiah 47:9–13; Isaiah 44:25
- 12 Acts 2:38; Acts 1:3; Matthew 28:19; Acts 2:41; 1 Peter 3:21
- 13 Acts 19:11; Acts 8:6–7; John 5:20; John 8:30–31; Mark 16:17
- 14 1 Thessalonians 2:13; 1 Thessalonians 3:2; Acts 8:1; Galatians 2:9; Acts 2:41
- 15 Acts 2:38; John 16:23–24; Matthew 18:19; John 14:13–14; Philippians 1:19
- 16 Acts 2:38; Acts 19:2; Matthew 28:19; Acts 19:5–6; Acts 11:15–17
- 17 Acts 19:6; Acts 6:6; 2 Timothy 1:6; Acts 8:18; Acts 2:4
- 18 1 Timothy 6:5; Matthew 10:8; 2 Kings 8:9; Ezekiel 13:19; 2 Kings 5:15–16
- 19 Luke 14:7–11; Matthew 18:1–3; 3 John 9; John 5:44; Acts 8:17
- 20 Daniel 5:17; Acts 2:38; Matthew 10:8; Revelation 18:15; 2 Peter 2:14–17
- 21 Hebrews 4:13; Matthew 6:22–24; Psalm 36:1; John 21:17; Revelation 22:19
- 22 2 Timothy 2:25–26; Daniel 4:27; Hebrews 4:12; Acts 9:11; Luke 11:9–13
- 23 Isaiah 58:6; Proverbs 5:22; John 8:34; Hebrews 12:15; Titus 3:3
- 24 Exodus 8:8; Numbers 21:7; Job 42:8; Genesis 20:7; James 5:16
- 25 Acts 20:21; Acts 28:23; 1 Peter 5:12; Acts 28:28; Acts 8:40
- 26 2 Kings 1:3; Acts 5:19; Hebrews 1:14; Acts 27:23; Acts 12:23
- 27 Zephaniah 3:10; Psalm 68:31; Isaiah 56:3–8; Jeremiah 38:7; Psalm 87:4
- 28 Colossians 3:16; Isaiah 1:1; Acts 28:25; Proverbs 2:1–6; 2 Timothy 3:15–17
- 29 Acts 10:19; Acts 11:12; Acts 13:2–4; Acts 20:22–23; Acts 16:6–7
- 30 Luke 24:44–45; John 5:39; Ephesians 5:17; Matthew 15:10; Matthew 13:23
- 31 Romans 10:14; Isaiah 29:18–19; Psalm 73:16–17; Proverbs 30:2–3; Psalm 25:8–9
- 32 Isaiah 53:7–8; 1 Peter 2:21–24; Jeremiah 51:40; Jeremiah 11:19; Romans 8:36
- 33 Isaiah 53:12; Isaiah 53:8; Philippians 2:8–9; Zechariah 13:7; Isaiah 53:10
- 34 Matthew 15:15; Matthew 13:36; Matthew 2:2–4
- 35 Luke 24:27; Acts 18:28; 1 Corinthians 2:2; Acts 28:23; Matthew 5:2
- 36 Acts 10:47; John 3:5; John 3:23; Titus 3:5–6; 1 John 5:6
- 38 John 4:1; John 3:22–23
- 39 1 Kings 18:12; 2 Kings 2:16; Ezekiel 8:3; Ezekiel 43:5; Ezekiel 11:1
- 40 Acts 21:8; Acts 23:33; Acts 25:4; Acts 10:1; Acts 23:23
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Why does my Bible say something different?
- Acts 8:37: the eunuch’s confession of faith
In some Bibles, before Philip baptizes the Ethiopian, he says, “If thou believest with all thine heart, thou mayest,” and the eunuch answers, “I believe that Jesus Christ is the Son of God.” This verse is missing from the oldest Greek manuscripts and from most Byzantine ones, but it was known to St Irenaeus in the second century. It appears to be an early baptismal confession added to the story.
What the Fathers said
Passages from the Church Fathers that expound or quote this chapter, verbatim from the public-domain Schaff edition (19th-century English translations).
How these were chosen
“Commentary” is the opening of a homily or exposition on this chapter (John Chrysostom’s homilies, Augustine’s tractates, sermons and expositions of the Psalms). “Quotes” are sentences where the edition’s own footnotes identify a quotation of a verse here, kept only when the wording matches the verse. Only works whose authorship is not in doubt are used. Psalms follow the Hebrew/English numbering (Augustine numbers them as the Septuagint does: his Psalm 50 is Psalm 51 here).
It seems to me, this (Philip) was one of the seven; for from Jerusalem he would not have gone southwards, but to the north; but from Samaria it was "towards the south. The same is desert:" so that there is no fear of an attack from the Jews. And he did not ask, Wherefore? but "arose and went.
Read in context · Nicene and Post-Nicene Fathers, series 1, vol. 11 (1889)
And to him they had regard, because that of long time he had driven them mad by his sorceries." This Simon, then--who feigned faith, supposing that the apostles themselves performed their cures by the art of magic, and not by the power of God; and with respect to their filling with the Holy Ghost, through the imposition of hands, those …
… when we hear, "He that believeth and is baptized shall be saved;" we do not of course understand it of one who believes in such a way "as the devils believe and tremble;" nor of those who receive baptism in such sort as Simon Magus, who though he could be baptized, could not be saved.
Read in context · Nicene and Post-Nicene Fathers, series 1, vol. 6 (1888)
For indeed this is his great power. This power caused Christ to die, that He might put an end to it.
Read in context · Nicene and Post-Nicene Fathers, series 1, vol. 10 (1888)
The inventor of all heresy was Simon Magus: that Simon, who in the Acts of the Apostles thought to purchase with money the unsaleable grace of the Spirit, and heard the words, Thou hast neither part nor lot in this matter, and the rest: concerning whom also it is written, They went out from us, but they were not …
Read in context · Nicene and Post-Nicene Fathers, series 2, vol. 7 (1894)