Acts 88ActsJudea, Samaria and the first GentilesSalkinson–Ginsburg Hebrew New Testament

Salkinson–Ginsburg Hebrew New TestamentBerean Standard Bible

1. 1HSGוְשָׁאוּל נָטָה אַחֲרֵיהֶם לַהֲמִיתוֹ וְאֶת־הָעֵדָה בִּירוּשָׁלַיִם רָדְפוּ בָּעֵת הַהִיא עַד־מְאֹד וַיָּפֻצוּ כֻלָּם לְכָל־עֵבֶר בִּיהוּדָה וּבְשֹׁמְרוֹן זוּלָתִי הַשְּׁלִיחִים לְבַדָּם נִשְׁאָרוּ׃BSBBSB: 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.
2. 2HSGוַאֲנָשִׁים חֲסִידִים נָשְׂאוּ אֶת־סְטְפָנוֹס וַיִּקְבְּרֻהוּ וַיִּסְפְּדוּ עָלָיו מִסְפֵּד גָּדוֹל׃BSBBSB: God-fearing men buried Stephen and mourned deeply over him.
3. 3HSGוְשָׁאוּל רָדַף אֶת־הָעֵדָה עַד־חָרְמָה הָלֹךְ מִבַּיִת לְבַיִת וְסָחוֹב אֲנָשִׁים וְנָשִׁים לְתִתָּם בְּבֵית הַכֶּלֶא׃BSBBSB: But Saul began to destroy the church. Going from house to house, he dragged off men and women and put them in prison.
4. 4HSGוְהַנְּפוֹצִים שָׁטוּ בָאָרֶץ וַיַּשְׁמִיעוּ אֶת־דְּבַר הַבְּשׂוֹרָה׃BSBBSB: Those who had been scattered preached the word wherever they went.
5. 5HSGוַיֵּרֶד פִּילִפּוֹס אֶל־עִיר שֹׁמְרוֹן וַיִּקְרָא בְאָזְנֵיהֶם אֶת־קְרִיאַת הַמָּשִׁיחַ׃BSBBSB: Philip went down to a city in Samaria and proclaimed the Christ to them.
6. 6HSGוַיַּקְשֵׁב הֲמוֹן הָעָם אֶל־אִמְרֵי פִילִפּוֹס בְּלֵב אֶחָד כִּי שָׁמְעוּ גַּם־רָאוּ אֶת־הָאֹתוֹת אֲשֶׁר עָשָׂה׃BSBBSB: The crowds all paid close attention to Philip’s message and to the signs they saw him perform.
7. 7HSGכִּי רַבִּים הָיוּ שָׁם אֲשֶׁר רוּחוֹת הַטֻּמְאָה דָּבְקוּ בָם וְהֵנָּה יָצְאוּ מֵהֶם יָצֹא וְצָעֹק בְּקוֹל גָּדוֹל וּנְכֵי עֲצָמוֹת וּפִסְחִים רַבִּים עַל־יָדוֹ נִרְפָּאוּ׃BSBBSB: With loud shrieks, unclean spirits came out of many who were possessed, and many of the paralyzed and lame were healed.
8. 8HSGוַתְּהִי שִׂמְחָה גְדוֹלָה בָּעִיר הַהִיא׃BSBBSB: So there was great joy in that city.
9. 9HSGוְאִישׁ הָיָה בָעִיר וּשְׁמוֹ שִׁמְעוֹן אֲשֶׁר מִלְּפָנִים הִגְדִּיל מַעֲשֵׂהוּ בִכְשָׁפָיו עַד־אֲשֶׁר שָׁמְמוּ עָלָיו הַשֹּׁמְרֹנִים בַּאֲשֶׁר הוּא אָמַר כִּי־אִישׁ גָּדוֹל הוּא׃BSBBSB: 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,
10. 10HSGוְכֻלָּם הִקְשִׁיבוּ אֵלָיו מִקָּטוֹן וְעַד־גָּדוֹל לֵאמֹר זוּ כֹחוֹ כֹּחַ אֱלֹהִים כִּי רַב הוּא׃BSBBSB: 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.”
11. 11HSGוְהֵם נָתְנוּ־לוֹ אֹזֶן קַשֶּׁבֶת כִּי יָמִים רַבִּים בִּכְשָׁפָיו הָיָה מַפְלִיא לַעֲשׂוֹת לְעֵינֵיהֶם׃BSBBSB: They paid close attention to him because he had astounded them for a long time with his sorcery.
12. 12HSGוַיְהִי כַּאֲשֶׁר הֶאֱמִינוּ לְפִילִפּוֹס אֲשֶׁר בִּשַּׂר לָהֶם אֶת־מַלְכוּת הָאֱלֹהִים וְאֶת־שֵׁם יֵשׁוּעַ הַמָּשִׁיחַ וַיִּטָּבְלוּ גַּם־אֲנָשִׁים וְגַם־נָשִׁים׃BSBBSB: 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.
13. 13HSGוַיַּאֲמֵן שִׁמְעוֹן גַּם־הוּא וַיִּטָּבֵל וַיִּסְתַּפַּח עַל־פִּילִפּוֹס וּבִרְאֹתוֹ אֶת־אֹתוֹתָיו אֲשֶׁר עָשָׂה וְאֶת־מֹפְתָיו הַגְּדֹלִים וַיִּשְׁתּוֹמֵם עַד־מְאֹד׃BSBBSB: Even Simon himself believed and was baptized. He followed Philip closely and was astounded by the great signs and miracles he observed.
14. 14HSGוַיְהִי כִּשְׁמֹעַ הַשְּׁלִיחִים אֲשֶׁר בִּירוּשָׁלַיִם כִּי־קִבְּלָה שֹׁמְרוֹן אֶת־דְּבַר הָאֱלֹהִים וַיִּשְׁלְחוּ אֲלֵיהֶם אֶת־פֶּטְרוֹס וְאֶת־יוֹחָנָן׃BSBBSB: When the apostles in Jerusalem heard that Samaria had received the word of God, they sent Peter and John to them.
15. 15HSGוַיֵּרְדוּ וַיִּתְפַּלְּלוּ בַעֲדָם כִּי תָנוּחַ עֲלֵיהֶם רוּחַ הַקֹּדֶשׁ׃BSBBSB: On their arrival, they prayed for them to receive the Holy Spirit.
16. 16HSGכִּי עַד־עַתָּה לֹא צָלְחָה עַל־אִישׁ מֵהֶם רַק כִּי־נִטְבָּלִים הָיוּ בְשֵׁם הָאָדוֹן יֵשׁוּעַ׃BSBBSB: For the Holy Spirit had not yet fallen upon any of them; they had simply been baptized into the name of the Lord Jesus.
17. 17HSGוַיִּסְמְכוּ אֶת־יְדֵיהֶם עֲלֵיהֶם וַתָּנַח עֲלֵיהֶם רוּחַ הַקֹּדֶשׁ׃BSBBSB: Then Peter and John laid their hands on them, and they received the Holy Spirit.
18. 18HSGוַיְהִי כִּרְאוֹת שִׁמְעוֹן כִּי רוּחַ הַקֹּדֶשׁ נִתְּנָה בָהֶם אַחֲרֵי אֲשֶׁר סָמְכוּ הַשְּׁלִיחִים אֶת־יְדֵיהֶם עֲלֵיהֶם וַיַּקְרֵב לָהֶם כָּסֶף׃BSBBSB: When Simon saw that the Spirit was given through the laying on of the apostles’ hands, he offered them money.
19. 19HSGוַיֹּאמַר תְּנוּ־לִי אֶת־הַכֹּחַ הַזֶּה גַּם־אָנִי לְמַעַן תִּצְלַח רוּחַ הַקֹּדֶשׁ עַל־כָּל־אֲשֶׁר אֶסְמֹךְ אֶת־יָדַי עָלָיו׃BSBBSB: “Give me this power as well,” he said, “so that everyone on whom I lay my hands may receive the Holy Spirit.”
20. 20HSGוַיֹּאמֶר אֵלָיו פֶּטְרוֹס אָבֹד תֹּאבַד אַתָּה עִם־כַּסְפֶּךָ בַּאֲשֶׁר חָשְׁבָה נַפְשְׁךָ כִּי תִקְנֶה מַתַּת הָאֱלֹהִים בַּכָּסֶף׃BSBBSB: But Peter replied, “May your silver perish with you, because you thought you could buy the gift of God with money!
21. 21HSGאֵין־לְךָ חֵלֶק וְנַחֲלָה בַּדָּבָר הַזֶּה כִּי לֹא יָשָׁר לִבְּךָ לִפְנֵי הָאֱלֹהִים׃BSBBSB: You have no part or share in our ministry, because your heart is not right before God.
22. 22HSGוְעַתָּה שׁוּבָה מֵרָעָתְךָ וְהִתְפַּלֵּל אֶל־יְהוָֹה אוּלַי יִסְלַח לְךָ לְנִכְלֵי לִבֶּךָ׃BSBBSB: Repent, therefore, of your wickedness, and pray to the Lord. Perhaps He will forgive you for the intent of your heart.
23. 23HSGכִּי בִּמְרוֹרַת רֹאשׁ רְאִיתִיךָ וּבְמוֹ חַרְצֻבּוֹת רֶשַׁע׃BSBBSB: For I see that you are poisoned by bitterness and captive to iniquity.”
24. 24HSGוַיַּעַן שִׁמְעוֹן וַיֹּאמַר הַעְתִּירוּ בַעֲדִי אֶל־יְהוָֹה לְבִלְתִּי יָבֹא עָלַי דָּבָר מִכֹּל אֲשֶׁר אֲמַרְתֶּם׃BSBBSB: Then Simon answered, “Pray to the Lord for me, so that nothing you have said may happen to me.”
25. 25HSGוְהֵם דִּבְּרוּ דְבַר יְהוָֹה הָעֵד וְדַבֵּר וַיָּשֻׁבוּ יְרוּשָׁלָיְמָה אַחֲרֵי אֲשֶׁר הִשְׁמִיעוּ אֶת־דְּבַר הַבְּשׂוֹרָה בִּכְפָרִים רַבִּים אֲשֶׁר לַשֹּׁמְרֹנִים׃BSBBSB: 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.
26. 26HSGוַיְדַבֵּר מַלְאַךְ יְהוָֹה אֶל־פִּילִפּוֹס לֵאמֹר קוּם לֶךְ־לְךָ הַנֶּגְבָּה בַּדֶּרֶךְ הַנְּשַׁמָּה הַיֹּרֶדֶת מִירוּשָׁלַיִם בֹּאֲךָ עַזָּתָה׃BSBBSB: 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.”
27. 27HSGוַיָּקָם וַיֵּלַךְ וְהִנֵּה אִישׁ גִּבּוֹר חַיִל כּוּשִׁי לְפָנָיו סְרִיס הַמַּלְכָּה קַנְדַּק מֵאֶרֶץ כּוּשׁ וְהוּא שַׂר לְכָל־בֵּית אוֹצָרָהּ אֲשֶׁר בָּא יְרוּשָׁלַיִם לְהִשְׁתַּחֲוֹת שָׁמָּה׃BSBBSB: 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,
28. 28HSGוְעַתָּה הוּא שָׁב לְדַרְכּוֹ יוֹשֵׁב בְּמֶרְכַּבְתּוֹ וְקֹרֵא בְּסֵפֶר יְשַׁעְיָהוּ הַנָּבִיא׃BSBBSB: and on his return was sitting in his chariot reading Isaiah the prophet.
29. 29HSGוַיֹּאמֶר הָרוּחַ אֶל־פִּילִפּוֹס נְטֵה לְךָ וְהִתְהַלֵּךְ אֵצֶל הַמֶּרְכָּבָה הַזֹּאת׃BSBBSB: The Spirit said to Philip, “Go over to that chariot and stay by it.”
30. 30HSGוַיָּרָץ אֵלָיו פִּילִפּוֹס וַיִּשְׁמַע כִּי הוּא קֹרֵא בְסֵפֶר יְשַׁעְיָהוּ הַנָּבִיא וַיֹּאמֶר הֲכִי יָדַעְתָּ אֶת־אֲשֶׁר אַתָּה קֹרֵא׃BSBBSB: So Philip ran up and heard the man reading Isaiah the prophet. “Do you understand what you are reading?” Philip asked.
31. 31HSGוַיֹּאמַר אֵיכָה אֵדַע בִּלְתִּי אִם־יוֹרֵנִי אִישׁ וַיְבַקֵּשׁ אֶת־פִּילִפּוֹס לַעֲלוֹת וְלָשֶׁבֶת אִתּוֹ׃BSBBSB: “How can I,” he said, “unless someone guides me?” And he invited Philip to come up and sit with him.
32. 32HSGוְזֶה הוּא הַכָּתוּב אֲשֶׁר קָרָא בַסֵּפֶר כַּשֶּׂה לַטֶּבַח יוּבָל וּכְרָחֵל לִפְנֵי גֹזְזֶיהָ נֶאֱלָמָה וְלֹא יִפְתַּח פִּיו׃BSBBSB: 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.
33. 33HSGבְּשִׁפְלוֹ מִשְׁפָּטוֹ לֻקָּח וְאֶת־דּוֹרוֹ מִי יְשׂוֹחֵחַ כִּי נִגְזַר מֵאֶרֶץ חַיָּיו׃BSBBSB: In His humiliation He was deprived of justice. Who can recount His descendants? For His life was removed from the earth.”
34. 34HSGוַיַּעַן הַסָּרִיס וַיֹּאמֶר אֶל־פִּילִפּוֹס אֶשְׁאֲלָה־נָּא מִמְּךָ עַל־מִי מְדַבֵּר הַנָּבִיא עַל־נַפְשׁוֹ אוֹ עַל־אִישׁ אַחֵר׃BSBBSB: “Tell me,” said the eunuch, “who is the prophet talking about, himself or someone else?”
35. 35HSGוַיִּפְתַּח פִּילִפּוֹס אֶת־פִּיו וַיָּחֶל מִן־הַכָּתוּב הַזֶּה וַיַּגֶּד־לוֹ אֶת־בְּשׂוֹרַת יֵשׁוּעַ׃BSBBSB: Then Philip began with this very Scripture and told him the good news about Jesus.
36. 36HSGוַיְהִי בְּנָסְעָם בַּדֶּרֶךְ וַיָּבֹאוּ אֶל־מָיִם וַיֹּאמֶר הַסָּרִיס הִנֵּה־מַיִם לְפָנֵינוּ מַה־יַּעַצְרֵנִי מֵהִטָּבֵל׃BSBBSB: 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?”
37. 37HSGוַיֹּאמֶר פִּילִפּוֹס אִם־מַאֲמִין אַתָּה בְּכָל־לְבָבְךָ מֻתָּר־לָךְ וַיַּעַן וַיֹּאמֶר אֲנִי מַאֲמִין כִּי יֵשׁוּעַ הַמָּשִׁיחַ בֶּן־הָאֱלֹהִים הוּא׃BSBBSB: Not in the BSB
    Not in the earliest manuscripts
38. 38HSGוַיְצַו וַתַּעֲמֹד הַמֶּרְכָּבָה וַיֵּרְדוּ שְׁנֵיהֶם אֶל־הַמַּיִם גַּם־פִּילִפּוֹס גַּם־הַסָּרִיס וַיְטַבֵּל אֹתוֹ׃BSBBSB: And he gave orders to stop the chariot. Then both Philip and the eunuch went down into the water, and Philip baptized him.
39. 39HSGוַיְהִי בַּעֲלוֹתָם מִן־הַמַּיִם וַיִּשָּׂא רוּחַ יְהוָֹה אֶת־פִּילִפּוֹס וְהַסָּרִיס לֹא רָאָהוּ עוֹד וַיַּעֲבֹר שָׂמֵחַ לְדַרְכּוֹ׃BSBBSB: 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.
40. 40HSGוּפִילִפּוֹס נִמְצָא בְאַשְׁדּוֹד וַיַּעֲבֹר וַיְבַשֵּׂר אֶת־הַבְּשׂוֹרָה בְּכָל־הֶעָרִים עַד־בֹּאוֹ קִסְרִין׃BSBBSB: But Philip appeared at Azotus and traveled through that region, preaching the gospel in all the towns until he came to Caesarea.