Acts 8:15-39

¹⁵which when they were come prayed for the that they myght receave the holy goost

¹⁶For as yet he was come on none of them: But they were baptised only in the name of Christ Iesu.

¹⁷Then layde they their hondes on them and they receaved the holy goost.

¹⁸When Simon sawe that thorowe layinge on of the Apostles hondes on them the holy goost was geven: he offered the money sayinge:

¹⁹Geve me also this power that on whom soever I put the hondes he maye receave the holy goost.

²⁰Then sayde Peter vnto him: thy monye perysh with the because thou wenest that the gifte of God maye be obteyned with money.

²¹Thou hast nether parte nor felloushippe in this busines. For thy hert is not ryght in the syght of God.

²²Repent therfore of this thy wickednes and praye God that the thought of thyne hert maye be forgeven the.

²³For I perceave that thou arte full of bitter gall and wrapped in iniquite.

²⁴Then answered Simon and sayde: Praye ye to the lorde for me that none of these thinges whiche ye have spoken fall on me.

²⁵And they when they had testified and preached the worde of the lorde returned toward Ierusalem and preached the gospell in many cities of the Samaritas.

²⁶Then the angell of the lorde spake vnto Phillip sayinge: aryse and goo towardes mydde daye vnto the waye with goeth doune from Ierusalem vnto Gaza which is in the desert.

²⁷And he arose and wet on. And beholde a man of Ethiopia which was a chaberlayne and of grete auctorite with Candace quene of the Ethiopias and had the rule of all her treasure came to Ierusalem for to praye.

²⁸And as he returned home agayne sittynge in his charet he rede Esay the prophet.

²⁹Then the sprete sayde vnto Phillip: Goo neare and ioyne thy selfe to yonder charet.

³⁰And Philip ranne to him and hearde him rede the prophet Esayas and sayde: Vnderstondest thou what thou redest?

³¹And he sayd: how can I except I had a gyde? And he desyred Philip that he wold come vp and sit with him.

³²The tenoure of the scripture which he redde was this. He was ledde as a shepe to be slayne: and lyke a lambe dome before his sherer so opened he not his mouth.

³³Because of his humblenes he was not estemed: who shall declare his generacion? for his lyfe is taken from the erthe.

³⁴The chamberlayne answered Philip and sayde: I praye the of whom speaketh the Prophet this? of him selfe or of some other man?

³⁵And Philip opened his mouth and beganne at the same scripture and preached vnto him Iesus.

³⁶And as they went on their waye they came vnto a certayne water and the chamberlayne sayde: Se here is water what shall let me to be baptised?

³⁷Philip sayde vnto him: Yf thou beleve with all thyne hert thou mayst. He answered and sayde: I beleve that Iesus Christe is the sonne of God.

³⁸And he commaunded the charet to stonde still. And they went doune bothe into the water: bothe Philip and also the chamberlayne and he baptised him.

³⁹And assone as they were come out of the water the sprete of the lorde caught awaye Philip that the chamberlayne sawe him no moore. And he wet on his waye reioysinge: