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When, however, Simon saw that it was through the laying on of the Apostles' hands that the Spirit was bestowed, he offered them money.

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"Perish your money and yourself," replied Peter, "because you have imagined that you can obtain God's free gift with money!

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"Pray, both of you, to the Lord for me," answered Simon, "that nothing of what you have said may come upon me."

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And an angel of the Lord said to Philip, "Rise and proceed south to the road that runs down from Jerusalem to Gaza, crossing the Desert."

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Then the Spirit said to Philip, "Go and enter that chariot."

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So Philip ran up and heard the eunuch reading the Prophet Isaiah. "Do you understand what you are reading?" he asked.

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"Why, how can I," replied the eunuch, "unless some one explains it to me?" And he earnestly invited Philip to come up and sit with him.

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The passage of Scripture which he was reading was this: "Like a sheep He was led to slaughter, and just as a lamb before its shearer is dumb so He opened not His mouth.

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In His humiliation justice was denied Him. Who will make known His posterity? For He is destroyed from among men."

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"Pray, of whom is the Prophet speaking?" inquired the eunuch; "of himself or of some one else?"

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Then Philip began to speak, and, commencing with that same portion of Scripture, told him the Good News about Jesus.

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So they proceeded on their way till they came to some water; and the eunuch exclaimed, "See, here is water; what is there to prevent my being baptized?"

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But no sooner had they come up out of the water than the Spirit of the Lord caught Philip away, and the eunuch did not see him again. With a glad heart he resumed his journey;

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but Philip found himself at Ashdod. Then visiting town after town he everywhere made known the Good News until he reached Caesarea.

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Now Saul, whose every breath was a threat of destruction for the disciples of the Lord,

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But on the journey, as he was getting near Damascus, suddenly there flashed round him a light from Heaven;

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"Who art thou, Lord?" he asked. "I am Jesus, whom you are persecuting," was the reply.

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Meanwhile the men who travelled with Saul were standing dumb with amazement, hearing a sound, but seeing no one.

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Then he rose from the ground, but when he had opened his eyes, he could not see, and they led him by the arm and brought him to Damascus.

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Now in Damascus there was a disciple of the name of Ananias. The Lord spoke to him in a vision, saying, "Ananias!" "I am here, Lord," he answered.

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"Rise," said the Lord, "and go to Straight Street, and inquire at the house of Judas for a man called Saul, from Tarsus, for he is actually praying.

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"Lord," answered Ananias, "I have heard about that man from many, and I have heard of the great mischief he has done to Thy people in Jerusalem;

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"Go," replied the Lord; "he is a chosen instrument of Mine to carry My name to the Gentiles and to kings and to the descendants of Israel.

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So Ananias went and entered the house; and, laying his two hands upon Saul, said, "Saul, brother, the Lord--even Jesus who appeared to you on your journey--has sent me, that you may recover your sight and be filled with the Holy Spirit."

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