44:007:057 Then they cried out with a loud voice,
and stopped their ears,
and
ran upon him with one accord,
44:007:058 And cast him out of the city, and stoned
him: and the
witnesses
laid down their clothes at a young man’s feet,
whose
name
was Saul.
44:007:059 And they stoned Stephen, calling upon God,
and saying, Lord
Jesus,
receive my spirit.
44:007:060 And he kneeled down, and cried with a loud
voice, Lord, lay
not
this sin to their charge. And when he had said
this, he
fell
asleep.
44:008:001 And Saul was consenting unto his death.
And at that time there
was
a great persecution against the church which was at
Jerusalem;
and they were all scattered abroad throughout the
regions
of Judaea and Samaria, except the apostles.
44:008:002 And devout men carried Stephen to his burial,
and made great
lamentation
over him.
44:008:003 As for Saul, he made havock of the church,
entering into every
house,
and haling men and women committed them to prison.
44:008:004 Therefore they that were scattered abroad
went every where
preaching
the word.
44:008:005 Then Philip went down to the city of Samaria,
and preached
Christ
unto them.
44:008:006 And the people with one accord gave heed
unto those things
which
Philip spake, hearing and seeing the miracles which
he
did.
44:008:007 For unclean spirits, crying with loud voice,
came out of many
that
were possessed with them: and many taken with
palsies,
and
that were lame, were healed.
44:008:008 And there was great joy in that city.
44:008:009 But there was a certain man, called Simon,
which beforetime in
the
same city used sorcery, and bewitched the people of
Samaria,
giving out that himself was some great one:
44:008:010 To whom they all gave heed, from the least
to the greatest,
saying,
This man is the great power of God.
44:008:011 And to him they had regard, because that
of long time he had
bewitched
them with sorceries.
44:008:012 But when they believed Philip preaching
the things concerning
the
kingdom of God, and the name of Jesus Christ, they
were
baptized,
both men and women.
44:008:013 Then Simon himself believed also:
and when he was baptized, he
continued
with Philip, and wondered, beholding the miracles
and
signs which were done.
44:008:014 Now when the apostles which were at Jerusalem
heard that
Samaria
had received the word of God, they sent unto them
Peter
and John:
44:008:015 Who, when they were come down, prayed for
them, that they
might
receive the Holy Ghost:


