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Forced to leave home base, the Christians all became missionaries. Wherever they were scattered, they preached the Message about Jesus.

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Those who had been scattered preached the word wherever they went.

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Therefore those who were scattered went everywhere preaching the word.

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But the believers who had fled Jerusalem went everywhere preaching the Good News about Jesus.

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Going down to a Samaritan city, Philip proclaimed the Message of the Messiah.

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Philip went down to a city in Samaria and proclaimed the Christ there.

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Then Philip went down to the city of Samaria and preached Christ to them.

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Philip, for example, went to the city of Samaria and told the people there about the Messiah.

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When the people heard what he had to say and saw the miracles, the clear signs of God's action, they hung on his every word.

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When the crowds heard Philip and saw the miraculous signs he did, they all paid close attention to what he said.

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And the multitudes with one accord heeded the things spoken by Philip, hearing and seeing the miracles which he did.

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Crowds listened intently to what he had to say because of the miracles he did.

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Many who could neither stand nor walk were healed that day. The evil spirits protested loudly as they were sent on their way.

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With shrieks, evil spirits came out of many, and many paralytics and cripples were healed.

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For unclean spirits, crying with a loud voice, came out of many who were possessed; and many who were paralyzed and lame were healed.

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Many evil spirits were cast out, screaming as they left their victims. And many who had been paralyzed or lame were healed.

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And what joy in the city!

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So there was great joy in that city.

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And there was great joy in that city.

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So there was great joy in that city.

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Previous to Philip's arrival, a certain Simon had practiced magic in the city, posing as a famous man and dazzling all the Samaritans with his wizardry.

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Now for some time a man named Simon had practiced sorcery in the city and amazed all the people of Samaria. He boasted that he was someone great,

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But there was a certain man called Simon, who previously practiced sorcery in the city and astonished the people of Samaria, claiming that he was someone great,

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A man named Simon had been a sorcerer there for many years, claiming to be someone great.

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He had them all, from little children to old men, eating out of his hand. They all thought he had supernatural powers, and called him "the Great Wizard."

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and all the people, both high and low, gave him their attention and exclaimed, "This man is the divine power known as the Great Power."

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to whom they all gave heed, from the least to the greatest, saying, "This man is the great power of God."

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The Samaritan people, from the least to the greatest, often spoke of him as "the Great One--the Power of God."

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He had been around a long time and everyone was more or less in awe of him.

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They followed him because he had amazed them for a long time with his magic.

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And they heeded him because he had astonished them with his sorceries for a long time.

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He was very influential because of the magic he performed.

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But when Philip came to town announcing the news of God's kingdom and proclaiming the name of Jesus Christ, they forgot Simon and were baptized, becoming believers right and left!

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But when they believed Philip as he preached the good news of the kingdom of God and the name of Jesus Christ, they were baptized, both men and women.

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But when they believed Philip as he preached the things concerning the kingdom of God and the name of Jesus Christ, both men and women were baptized.

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But now the people believed Philip's message of Good News concerning the Kingdom of God and the name of Jesus Christ. As a result, many men and women were baptized.

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Even Simon himself believed and was baptized. From that moment he was like Philip's shadow, so fascinated with all the God-signs and miracles that he wouldn't leave Philip's side.

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Simon himself believed and was baptized. And he followed Philip everywhere, astonished by the great signs and miracles he saw.

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Then Simon himself also believed; and when he was baptized he continued with Philip, and was amazed, seeing the miracles and signs which were done.

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Then Simon himself believed and was baptized. He began following Philip wherever he went, and he was amazed by the great miracles and signs Philip performed.

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When the apostles in Jerusalem received the report that Samaria had accepted God's Message, they sent Peter and John down

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When the apostles in Jerusalem heard that Samaria had accepted the word of God, they sent Peter and John to them.

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Now when the apostles who were at Jerusalem heard that Samaria had received the word of God, they sent Peter and John to them,

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When the apostles back in Jerusalem heard that the people of Samaria had accepted God's message, they sent Peter and John there.

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to pray for them to receive the Holy Spirit.

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When they arrived, they prayed for them that they might receive the Holy Spirit,

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who, when they had come down, prayed for them that they might receive the Holy Spirit.

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As soon as they arrived, they prayed for these new Christians to receive the Holy Spirit.

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Up to this point they had only been baptized in the name of the Master Jesus; the Holy Spirit hadn't yet fallen on them.

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because the Holy Spirit had not yet come upon any of them; they had simply been baptized into the name of the Lord Jesus.

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For as yet He had fallen upon none of them. They had only been baptized in the name of the Lord Jesus.

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The Holy Spirit had not yet come upon any of them, for they had only been baptized in the name of the Lord Jesus.

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Then the apostles laid their hands on them and they did receive the Holy Spirit.

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Then Peter and John placed their hands on them, and they received the Holy Spirit.

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Then they laid hands on them, and they received the Holy Spirit.

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Then Peter and John laid their hands upon these believers, and they received the Holy Spirit.

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When Simon saw that the apostles by merely laying on hands conferred the Spirit, he pulled out his money, excited,

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When Simon saw that the Spirit was given at the laying on of the apostles' hands, he offered them money

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And when Simon saw that through the laying on of the apostles' hands the Holy Spirit was given, he offered them money,

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When Simon saw that the Holy Spirit was given when the apostles placed their hands upon people's heads, he offered money to buy this power.

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and said, "Sell me your secret! Show me how you did that! How much do you want? Name your price!"

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and said, "Give me also this ability so that everyone on whom I lay my hands may receive the Holy Spirit."

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saying, "Give me this power also, that anyone on whom I lay hands may receive the Holy Spirit."

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"Let me have this power, too," he exclaimed, "so that when I lay my hands on people, they will receive the Holy Spirit!"

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Peter said, "To hell with your money! And you along with it. Why, that's unthinkable--trying to buy God's gift!

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Peter answered: "May your money perish with you, because you thought you could buy the gift of God with money!

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But Peter said to him, "Your money perish with you, because you thought that the gift of God could be purchased with money!

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But Peter replied, "May your money perish with you for thinking God's gift can be bought!

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You'll never be part of what God is doing by striking bargains and offering bribes.

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You have no part or share in this ministry, because your heart is not right before God.

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You have neither part nor portion in this matter, for your heart is not right in the sight of God.

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You can have no part in this, for your heart is not right before God.

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Change your ways--and now! Ask the Master to forgive you for trying to use God to make money.

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Repent of this wickedness and pray to the Lord. Perhaps he will forgive you for having such a thought in your heart.

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Repent therefore of this your wickedness, and pray God if perhaps the thought of your heart may be forgiven you.

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Turn from your wickedness and pray to the Lord. Perhaps he will forgive your evil thoughts,

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I can see this is an old habit with you; you reek with money-lust."

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For I see that you are full of bitterness and captive to sin."

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For I see that you are poisoned by bitterness and bound by iniquity."

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for I can see that you are full of bitterness and held captive by sin."

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"Oh!" said Simon, "pray for me! Pray to the Master that nothing like that will ever happen to me!"

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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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Then Simon answered and said, "Pray to the Lord for me, that none of the things which you have spoken may come upon me."

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"Pray to the Lord for me," Simon exclaimed, "that these terrible things won't happen to me!"

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And with that, the apostles were on their way, continuing to witness and spread the Message of God's salvation, preaching in every Samaritan town they passed through on their return to Jerusalem.

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When they had testified and proclaimed the word of the Lord, Peter and John returned to Jerusalem, preaching the gospel in many Samaritan villages.

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So when they had testified and preached the word of the Lord, they returned to Jerusalem, preaching the gospel in many villages of the Samaritans.

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After testifying and preaching the word of the Lord in Samaria, Peter and John returned to Jerusalem. And they stopped in many Samaritan villages along the way to preach the Good News to them, too.

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Later God's angel spoke to Philip: "At noon today I want you to walk over to that desolate road that goes from Jerusalem down to Gaza."

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Now an angel of the Lord said to Philip, "Go south to the road--the desert road--that goes down from Jerusalem to Gaza."

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Now an angel of the Lord spoke to Philip, saying, "Arise and go toward the south along the road which goes down from Jerusalem to Gaza." This is desert.

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As for Philip, an angel of the Lord said to him, "Go south down the desert road that runs from Jerusalem to Gaza."

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He got up and went. He met an Ethiopian eunuch coming down the road. The eunuch had been on a pilgrimage to Jerusalem and was returning to Ethiopia, where he was minister in charge of all the finances of Candace, queen of the Ethiopians.

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So he started out, and on his way he met an Ethiopian eunuch, an important official in charge of all the treasury of Candace, queen of the Ethiopians. This man had gone to Jerusalem to worship,

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So he arose and went. And behold, a man of Ethiopia, a eunuch of great authority under Candace the queen of the Ethiopians, who had charge of all her treasury, and had come to Jerusalem to worship,

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So he did, and he met the treasurer of Ethiopia, a eunuch of great authority under the queen of Ethiopia. The eunuch had gone to Jerusalem to worship,

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He was riding in a chariot and reading the prophet Isaiah.

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and on his way home was sitting in his chariot reading the book of Isaiah the prophet.

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was returning. And sitting in his chariot, he was reading Isaiah the prophet.

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and he was now returning. Seated in his carriage, he was reading aloud from the book of the prophet Isaiah.

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The Spirit told Philip, "Climb into the chariot."

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The Spirit told Philip, "Go to that chariot and stay near it."

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Then the Spirit said to Philip, "Go near and overtake this chariot."

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The Holy Spirit said to Philip, "Go over and walk along beside the carriage."

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Running up alongside, Philip heard the eunuch reading Isaiah and asked, "Do you understand what you're reading?"

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Then Philip ran up to the chariot and heard the man reading Isaiah the prophet. "Do you understand what you are reading?" Philip asked.

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So Philip ran to him, and heard him reading the prophet Isaiah, and said, "Do you understand what you are reading?"

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Philip ran over and heard the man reading from the prophet Isaiah; so he asked, "Do you understand what you are reading?"

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He answered, "How can I without some help?" and invited Philip into the chariot with him.

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"How can I," he said, "unless someone explains it to me?" So he invited Philip to come up and sit with him.

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And he said, "How can I, unless someone guides me?" And he asked Philip to come up and sit with him.

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The man replied, "How can I, when there is no one to instruct me?" And he begged Philip to come up into the carriage and sit with him.

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The passage he was reading was this: As a sheep led to slaughter, and quiet as a lamb being sheared, He was silent, saying nothing.

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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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The place in the Scripture which he read was this: "He was led as a sheep to the slaughter; And as a lamb before its shearer is silent, So He opened not His mouth.

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The passage of Scripture he had been reading was this: "He was led as a sheep to the slaughter. And as a lamb is silent before the shearers, he did not open his mouth.

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He was mocked and put down, never got a fair trial. But who now can count his kin since he's been taken from the earth?

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In his humiliation he was deprived of justice. Who can speak of his descendants? For his life was taken from the earth."

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In His humiliation His justice was taken away, And who will declare His generation? For His life is taken from the earth."

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He was humiliated and received no justice. Who can speak of his descendants? For his life was taken from the earth."

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The eunuch said, "Tell me, who is the prophet talking about: himself or some other?"

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The eunuch asked Philip, "Tell me, please, who is the prophet talking about, himself or someone else?"

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So the eunuch answered Philip and said, "I ask you, of whom does the prophet say this, of himself or of some other man?"

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The eunuch asked Philip, "Was Isaiah talking about himself or someone else?"

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Philip grabbed his chance. Using this passage as his text, he preached Jesus to him.

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Then Philip began with that very passage of Scripture and told him the good news about Jesus.

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Then Philip opened his mouth, and beginning at this Scripture, preached Jesus to him.

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So Philip began with this same Scripture and then used many others to tell him the Good News about Jesus.

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As they continued down the road, they came to a stream of water. The eunuch said, "Here's water. Why can't I be baptized?"

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As they traveled along the road, they came to some water and the eunuch said, "Look, here is water. Why shouldn't I be baptized?"

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Now as they went down the road, they came to some water. And the eunuch said, "See, here is water. What hinders me from being baptized?"

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As they rode along, they came to some water, and the eunuch said, "Look! There's some water! Why can't I be baptized?"

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He ordered the chariot to stop. They both went down to the water, and Philip baptized him on the spot.

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See Footnote

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Then Philip said, "If you believe with all your heart, you may." And he answered and said, "I believe that Jesus Christ is the Son of God."

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See Footnote

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When they came up out of the water, the Spirit of God suddenly took Philip off, and that was the last the eunuch saw of him. But he didn't mind. He had what he'd come for and went on down the road as happy as he could be.

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And he gave orders to stop the chariot. Then both Philip and the eunuch went down into the water and Philip baptized him.

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So he commanded the chariot to stand still. And both Philip and the eunuch went down into the water, and he baptized him.

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He ordered the carriage to stop, and they went down into the water, and Philip baptized him.

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Philip showed up in Azotus and continued north, preaching the Message in all the villages along that route until he arrived at Caesarea.

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When they came up out of the water, the Spirit of the Lord suddenly took Philip away, and the eunuch did not see him again, but went on his way rejoicing.

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Now when they came up out of the water, the Spirit of the Lord caught Philip away, so that the eunuch saw him no more; and he went on his way rejoicing.

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When they came up out of the water, the Spirit of the Lord caught Philip away. The eunuch never saw him again but went on his way rejoicing.

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Philip, however, appeared at Azotus and traveled about, preaching the gospel in all the towns until he reached Caesarea.

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Philip, however, appeared at Azotus and traveled about, preaching the gospel in all the towns until he reached Caesarea.

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But Philip was found at Azotus. And passing through, he preached in all the cities till he came to Caesarea.

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Meanwhile, Philip found himself farther north at the city of Azotus! He preached the Good News there and in every city along the way until he came to Caesarea.