1 WYC But Saul was consentynge to his deth. And greet persecucioun was maad that dai in the chirche, that was in Jerusalem. And alle men weren scatered bi the cuntrees of Judee and Samarie, outakun the apostlis. BSB BSB: 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 WYC But good men birieden Steuene, and maden greet mornyng on hym. BSB BSB: God-fearing men buried Stephen and mourned deeply over him.
3 WYC But Saul greetli distruyede the chirche, and entryde bi housis, and drowe men and wymmen, and bitook hem in to prisoun. BSB BSB: But Saul began to destroy the church. Going from house to house, he dragged off men and women and put them in prison.
4 WYC And thei that weren scaterid, passiden forth, prechynge the word of God. BSB BSB: Those who had been scattered preached the word wherever they went.
5 WYC And Filip cam doun in to a citee of Samarie, and prechide to hem Crist. BSB BSB: Philip went down to a city in Samaria and proclaimed the Christ to them.
6 WYC And the puple yaf tent to thes thingis that weren seid of Filip, with o wille herynge and seynge the signes that he dide. BSB BSB: The crowds all paid close attention to Philip’s message and to the signs they saw him perform.
7 WYC For manye of hem that hadden vnclene spirits, crieden with a greet vois, and wenten out. BSB BSB: With loud shrieks, unclean spirits came out of many who were possessed, and many of the paralyzed and lame were healed.
8 WYC And manye sijk in the palsi, and crokid, weren heelid. BSB BSB: So there was great joy in that city.
9 WYC Therfor greet ioye was maad in that citee. But there was a man in that citee, whos name was Symount, a witche, that hadde disseyued the folc of Samarie, seiynge, that him silf was sum greet man. BSB BSB: 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 WYC Whom alle herkeneden, fro the leest to the moost, and seiden, This is the vertu of God, which is clepid greet. BSB BSB: 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 WYC And thei leueden hym, for long tyme he hadde maddid hem with his witche craftis. BSB BSB: They paid close attention to him because he had astounded them for a long time with his sorcery.
12 WYC But whanne thei hadden bileued to Filip, `that prechide of the kingdom of God, men and wymmen weren baptisid in the name of Jhesu Crist. BSB BSB: 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 WYC And thanne also Symount him silf bileued; and whanne he was baptisid, he drouy to Filip; and he sai also that signes and grete vertues weren don, he was astonyed, and wondride. BSB BSB: Even Simon himself believed and was baptized. He followed Philip closely and was astounded by the great signs and miracles he observed.
14 WYC But whanne the apostlis that weren at Jerusalem, hadden herd that Samarie hadde resseyued the word of God, thei senten to hem Petre and Joon. BSB BSB: When the apostles in Jerusalem heard that Samaria had received the word of God, they sent Peter and John to them.
15 WYC And whanne thei camen, thei preieden for hem, that thei schulden resseyue the Hooli Goost; BSB BSB: On their arrival, they prayed for them to receive the Holy Spirit.
16 WYC for he cam not yit in to ony of hem, but thei weren baptisid oonli in the name of the Lord Jhesu. BSB BSB: 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 WYC Thanne thei leiden hoondis on hem, and thei resseyueden the Hooli Goost. BSB BSB: Then Peter and John laid their hands on them, and they received the Holy Spirit.
18 WYC And whanne Symount hadde seyn, that the Hooly Goost was youun bi leiyng on of the hoondis of the apostlis, and he proferide to hem money, and seide, BSB BSB: When Simon saw that the Spirit was given through the laying on of the apostles’ hands, he offered them money.
19 WYC Yyue ye also to me this power, that whom euere Y schal leye on myn hoondis, that he resseyue the Hooli Goost. BSB BSB: “Give me this power as well,” he said, “so that everyone on whom I lay my hands may receive the Holy Spirit.”
20 WYC But Petir seide to hym, Thi money be with thee into perdicioun, for thou gessidist the yifte of God schulde be had for monei. BSB BSB: But Peter replied, “May your silver perish with you, because you thought you could buy the gift of God with money!
21 WYC Ther is no part, ne sort to thee, in this word, for thin herte is not riytful bifor God. BSB BSB: You have no part or share in our ministry, because your heart is not right before God.
22 WYC Therfor do thou penaunce for this wickidnesse of thee, and preie God, if perauenture this thouyt of thin herte be foryouun to thee. BSB BSB: Repent, therefore, of your wickedness, and pray to the Lord. Perhaps He will forgive you for the intent of your heart.
23 WYC For Y se that thou art in the gall of bitternesse and in the boond of wickidnesse. BSB BSB: For I see that you are poisoned by bitterness and captive to iniquity.”
24 WYC And Symount answeride, and seide, Preie ye for me to the Lord, that no thing of these thingis that ye han seid, com on me. BSB BSB: Then Simon answered, “Pray to the Lord for me, so that nothing you have said may happen to me.”
25 WYC And thei witnessiden, and spaken the word of the Lord, and yeden ayen to Jerusalem, and prechiden to many cuntrees of Samaritans. BSB BSB: 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.
27 WYC And he roos, and wente forth. And lo! a man of Ethiopie, a myyti man seruaunt, a yelding of Candace, the queen of Ethiopiens, which was on alle her richessis, cam to worschipe in Jerusalem. BSB BSB: 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 WYC And he turnede ayen, sittinge on his chare, and redinge Isaie, the profete. BSB BSB: and on his return was sitting in his chariot reading Isaiah the prophet.
29 WYC And the spirit seide to Filip, Neiye thou, and ioyne thee to this chare. BSB BSB: The Spirit said to Philip, “Go over to that chariot and stay by it.”
31 WYC And he seide, How may Y, if no man schewe to me? And he preiede Filip, that he schulde come vp, and sitte with hym. BSB BSB: “How can I,” he said, “unless someone guides me?” And he invited Philip to come up and sit with him.
33 WYC In mekenesse his dom was takun vp; who schal telle out the generacioun of hym? For his lijf schal be takun awei fro the erthe. BSB BSB: In His humiliation He was deprived of justice. Who can recount His descendants? For His life was removed from the earth.”
34 WYC And the gelding answeride to Filip, and seide, Y biseche thee, of `what profete seith he this thing? of him silf, ethir of ony othere? BSB BSB: “Tell me,” said the eunuch, “who is the prophet talking about, himself or someone else?”
35 WYC And Filip openyde his mouth, and bigan at this scripture, and prechide to him Jhesu. BSB BSB: Then Philip began with this very Scripture and told him the good news about Jesus.
36 WYC And the while thei wenten bi the weie, thei camen to a water. And the gelding seide, Lo! watir; who forbedith me to be baptisid? BSB BSB: 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 WYC And Filip seide, If thou bileuest of al the herte, it is leueful. And he answeride, and seide, Y bileue that Jhesu Crist is the sone of God. BSB BSB: Not in the BSB
38 WYC And he comaundide the chare to stonde stille. And thei wenten doun bothe into the watir, Filip and the gelding, and Filip baptiside hym. BSB BSB: And he gave orders to stop the chariot. Then both Philip and the eunuch went down into the water, and Philip baptized him.
39 WYC And whanne thei weren come vp of the watir, the spirit of the Lord rauyschide Filip, and the gelding say hym no more. BSB BSB: 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 WYC And Filip was foundun in Azotus; and he passide forth, and prechide to alle citees, til he cam to Cesarie. BSB BSB: 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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