사도행전 8
Korean Living Bible
8 사울은 스데반을 죽이는 것을 찬성하였다. 그리고 그 날부터 예루살렘에 있는 교회는 큰 박해를 받아 믿는 사람들은 모두 유대와 사마리아의 여러 지방으로 흩어져 갔고 사도들만 남게 되었다.
2 경건한 유대인들이 스데반의 장례를 치르고 그의 죽음을 몹시 슬퍼하며 울었다.
3 그러나 사울은 교회를 파괴하면서 미친 듯이 집집마다 돌아다니며 남녀를 가리지 않고 믿는 사람들을 끌어내어 모두 가두어 버렸다.
빌립의 사마리아 전도
4 흩어진 신자들은 가는 곳마다 기쁜 소식을 전하였다.
5 빌립이 [a]사마리아의 한 도시로 가서 사람들에게 그리스도를 전하자
6 군중들은 빌립이 하는 말을 듣고 그가 행하는 기적을 보면서 하나같이 그의 말에 귀를 기울였다.
7 더러운 귀신들이 많은 사람들에게서 큰 소리를 지르며 떠나가고 많은 중풍병자와 앉은뱅이가 나아
8 그 도시에는 큰 기쁨이 있었다.
9 그 도시에 시몬이라는 사람이 있었다. 그는 전부터 마술을 하여 사마리아 사람들을 놀라게 하며 자기가 대단한 사람인 양 떠들어댔다.
10 그래서 모든 계층 사람들이 그에게 관심을 보이며 “이 사람은 [b]하나님의 큰 능력을 받은 사람이다” 하고 말하였다.
11 그가 마술로 오랫동안 사람들을 놀라게 했기 때문에 그들이 그를 따라다녔다.
12 그러나 빌립이 하나님 나라와 예수 그리스도의 이름에 대한 기쁜 소식을 전하자 그들은 모두 믿고 남녀가 다 [c]세례를 받았다.
13 그리고 시몬도 믿고 세례를 받은 후 빌립을 줄곧 따라다니며 기적들이 일어나는 것을 보고 놀랐다.
14 예루살렘에 있던 사도들은 사마리아 사람들이 하나님의 말씀을 받아들였다는 소식을 듣고 베드로와 요한을 그들에게 보냈다.
15 두 사도는 그리로 가서 새로 믿은 사람들이 성령을 받도록 기도하였다.
16 이것은 아직 그들에게 성령이 내리지 않았고 그들은 단지 주 예수님의 이름으로 [d]세례만 받았기 때문이었다.
17 그래서 두 사도가 그들에게 손을 얹자 그들이 성령을 받았다.
18 시몬은 그 광경을 보고 사도들에게 돈을 주면서
19 “나에게도 이런 능력을 주어 내가 손을 얹는 사람은 누구든지 성령을 받게 해 주십시오” 하였다.
20 그러나 베드로는 그에게 이렇게 대답하였다. “당신은 하나님의 선물을 돈으로 살 수 있다고 생각했으니 그 돈과 함께 망할 것이오.
21 당신은 하나님 앞에서 마음이 바르지 못하므로 이 일에는 아무 상관도 없고 얻을 것도 없소.
22 그러므로 당신은 마음에 품은 악을 회개하고 주님께 기도하시오. 혹시 주님께서 당신의 악한 생각을 용서해 주실지도 모릅니다.
23 내가 보기에 당신은 [e]마음에 시기가 가득하고 죄에 사로잡혀 있소.”
24 그러자 시몬이 “이제 말씀하신 것들이 하나도 나에게 일어나지 않도록 기도해 주십시오” 하고 말하였다.
25 베드로와 요한은 거기서 주님의 말씀을 증거한 후 예루살렘으로 돌아가면서 사마리아 여러 마을에도 기쁜 소식을 전하였다.
26 그때 주님의 천사가 빌립에게 “너는 예루살렘에서 가사로 내려가는 광야 길을 향하여 남쪽으로 가거라” 하고 말씀하셨다.
27 그래서 빌립은 즉시 출발하였다. 그는 가다가 에티오피아 여왕 간다게의 모든 재정을 관리하는 [f]고관 한 사람을 만났다. 그 사람은 예배드리러 예루살렘에 갔다가
28 돌아가는 길에 마차에서 예언자 이사야의 글을 읽고 있었다.
29 그때 성령께서 빌립에게 “마차로 가까이 가거라” 하고 말씀하셨다.
30 빌립은 달려가서 그 사람이 예언자 이사야의 글을 읽는 소리를 듣고 “읽는 것이 이해가 됩니까?” 하고 물었다.
31 그러자 그는 “설명해 주는 사람이 없으니 어떻게 이해할 수 있겠습니까?” 하고 빌립에게 마차에 올라 곁에 앉으라고 권하였다.
32 그가 읽던 성경 구절은 이것이었다. [g]“그는 도살장으로 끌려가는 양처럼 끌려갔고 털 깎는 사람 앞에서 잠잠한 어린 양처럼 그의 입을 열지 않았다.
33 그가 굴욕을 당하고 억울한 판결을 받아 세상에서 그의 생명을 빼앗겼으니 [h]누가 그 세대의 악함을 말로 다 표현할 수 있겠는가?”
34 그 고관이 빌립에게 “이 말은 이사야 자신을 두고 한 말입니까, 아니면 다른 사람을 두고 한 말입니까?” 하고 물었다.
35 그러자 빌립은 그 성경 말씀에서부터 시작하여 예수님에 대한 기쁜 소식을 자세히 설명해 주었다.
36 그들이 길을 가다가 물 있는 곳에 이르렀을 때 그 고관이 “여기 물이 있는데 나도 세례를 받을 수 있겠습니까?” 하고 물었다.
37 [i](빌립이 그에게 “당신이 진심으로 믿는다면 받을 수 있습니다” 하자 그는 “예수 그리스도가 하나님의 아들이라는 것을 내가 믿습니다” 하고 말하였다.)
38 그는 마차를 멈추게 하고 빌립과 함께 물로 내려가 빌립에게 [j]세례를 받았다.
39 두 사람이 물에서 올라올 때 성령께서 갑자기 빌립을 데려가셔서 그를 다시 볼 수 없게 되었으나 그 고관은 기뻐하면서 계속 길을 갔다.
40 그러나 빌립은 아소도에 나타나 여러 마을을 다니면서 기쁜 소식을 전하고 가이사랴에 이르렀다.
Acts 8
New King James Version
Saul Persecutes the Church
8 Now Saul was consenting to his death.
At that time a great persecution arose against the church which was at Jerusalem; and (A)they were all scattered throughout the regions of Judea and Samaria, except the apostles. 2 And devout men carried Stephen to his burial, and (B)made great lamentation over him.
3 As for Saul, (C)he made havoc of the church, entering every house, and dragging off men and women, committing them to prison.
Christ Is Preached in Samaria
4 Therefore (D)those who were scattered went everywhere preaching the word. 5 Then (E)Philip went down to [a]the city of Samaria and preached Christ to them. 6 And the multitudes with one accord heeded the things spoken by Philip, hearing and seeing the miracles which he did. 7 For (F)unclean spirits, crying with a loud voice, came out of many who were possessed; and many who were paralyzed and lame were healed. 8 And there was great joy in that city.
The Sorcerer’s Profession of Faith
9 But there was a certain man called Simon, who previously (G)practiced [b]sorcery in the city and (H)astonished the [c]people of Samaria, claiming that he was someone great, 10 to whom they all gave heed, from the least to the greatest, saying, “This man is the great power of God.” 11 And they heeded him because he had astonished them with his [d]sorceries for a long time. 12 But when they believed Philip as he preached the things (I)concerning the kingdom of God and the name of Jesus Christ, both men and women were baptized. 13 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.
The Sorcerer’s Sin
14 Now when the (J)apostles who were at Jerusalem heard that Samaria had received the word of God, they sent Peter and John to them, 15 who, when they had come down, prayed for them (K)that they might receive the Holy Spirit. 16 For (L)as yet He had fallen upon none of them. (M)They had only been baptized in (N)the name of the Lord Jesus. 17 Then (O)they laid hands on them, and they received the Holy Spirit.
18 And when Simon saw that through the laying on of the apostles’ hands the Holy Spirit was given, he offered them money, 19 saying, “Give me this power also, that anyone on whom I lay hands may receive the Holy Spirit.”
20 But Peter said to him, “Your money perish with you, because (P)you thought that (Q)the gift of God could be purchased with money! 21 You have neither part nor portion in this matter, for your (R)heart is not right in the sight of God. 22 Repent therefore of this your wickedness, and pray God (S)if perhaps the thought of your heart may be forgiven you. 23 For I see that you are (T)poisoned by bitterness and bound by iniquity.”
24 Then Simon answered and said, (U)“Pray to the Lord for me, that none of the things which you have spoken may come upon me.”
25 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.
Christ Is Preached to an Ethiopian(V)
26 Now an angel of the Lord spoke to (W)Philip, saying, “Arise and go toward the south along the road which goes down from Jerusalem to Gaza.” This is [e]desert. 27 So he arose and went. And behold, (X)a man of Ethiopia, a eunuch of great authority under Candace the queen of the Ethiopians, who had charge of all her treasury, and (Y)had come to Jerusalem to worship, 28 was returning. And sitting in his chariot, he was reading Isaiah the prophet. 29 Then the Spirit said to Philip, “Go near and overtake this chariot.”
30 So Philip ran to him, and heard him reading the prophet Isaiah, and said, “Do you understand what you are reading?”
31 And he said, “How can I, unless someone guides me?” And he asked Philip to come up and sit with him. 32 The place in the Scripture which he read was this:
(Z)“He was led as a sheep to the slaughter;
And as a lamb before its shearer is silent,
(AA)So He opened not His mouth.
33 In His humiliation His (AB)justice was taken away,
And who will declare His generation?
For His life is (AC)taken from the earth.”
34 So the eunuch answered Philip and said, “I ask you, of whom does the prophet say this, of himself or of some other man?” 35 Then Philip opened his mouth, (AD)and beginning at this Scripture, preached Jesus to him. 36 Now as they went down the road, they came to some water. And the eunuch said, “See, here is water. (AE)What hinders me from being baptized?”
37 [f]Then Philip said, (AF)“If you believe with all your heart, you may.”
And he answered and said, (AG)“I believe that Jesus Christ is the Son of God.”
38 So he commanded the chariot to stand still. And both Philip and the eunuch went down into the water, and he baptized him. 39 Now when they came up out of the water, (AH)the Spirit of the Lord caught Philip away, so that the eunuch saw him no more; and he went on his way rejoicing. 40 But Philip was found at [g]Azotus. And passing through, he preached in all the cities till he came to (AI)Caesarea.
Acts 8
English Standard Version
Saul Ravages the Church
8 And (A)Saul (B)approved of his execution.
And there arose on that day a great persecution against the church in Jerusalem, and (C)they were all scattered throughout the regions of Judea and Samaria, except the apostles. 2 Devout men buried Stephen and made great lamentation over him. 3 But (D)Saul was ravaging the church, and entering house after house, he (E)dragged off men and women and committed them to prison.
Philip Proclaims Christ in Samaria
4 Now (F)those who were scattered went about preaching the word. 5 (G)Philip went down to the city[a] of Samaria and proclaimed to them the Christ. 6 (H)And the crowds with one accord paid attention to what was being said by Philip, when they heard him (I)and saw the signs that he did. 7 For (J)unclean spirits, crying out with a loud voice, came out of many who had them, and many who were paralyzed or lame were healed. 8 So (K)there was much joy in that city.
Simon the Magician Believes
9 But there was a man named Simon, (L)who had previously practiced magic in the city and amazed the people of Samaria, (M)saying that he himself was somebody great. 10 They all paid attention to him, from the least to the greatest, saying, (N)“This man is the power of God that is called (O)Great.” 11 And they paid attention to him because for a long time he had (P)amazed them with his magic. 12 But when (Q)they believed Philip as he preached good news (R)about the kingdom of God and the name of Jesus Christ, (S)they were baptized, both men and women. 13 Even Simon himself believed, and after being baptized he continued with Philip. And (T)seeing signs and (U)great miracles[b] performed, (V)he was amazed.
14 Now when (W)the apostles at Jerusalem heard that (X)Samaria had received the word of God, they sent to them Peter and John, 15 who came down and prayed for them (Y)that they might receive the Holy Spirit, 16 for (Z)he had not yet (AA)fallen on any of them, but (AB)they had only been baptized in the name of the Lord Jesus. 17 Then (AC)they laid their hands on them and (AD)they received the Holy Spirit. 18 Now when Simon saw that the Spirit was given through the laying on of the apostles' hands, he offered them money, 19 saying, “Give me this power also, so that anyone on whom I lay my hands may receive the Holy Spirit.” 20 But Peter said to him, (AE)“May your silver perish with you, because you thought you could obtain the gift of God (AF)with money! 21 You have neither part nor lot in this matter, for (AG)your heart is not right before God. 22 Repent, therefore, of this wickedness of yours, and pray to the Lord that, (AH)if possible, the intent of your heart may be forgiven you. 23 For I see that you are in (AI)the gall[c] of bitterness and in (AJ)the bond of iniquity.” 24 And Simon answered, (AK)“Pray for me to the Lord, that nothing of what you have said may come upon me.”
25 Now when they had testified and spoken the word of the Lord, they returned to Jerusalem, (AL)preaching the gospel to many villages of the Samaritans.
Philip and the Ethiopian Eunuch
26 Now (AM)an angel of the Lord said to Philip, “Rise and go toward the south[d] to the road that goes down from Jerusalem to Gaza.” This is a desert place. 27 And he rose and went. And there was an (AN)Ethiopian, a (AO)eunuch, a court official of Candace, queen of the Ethiopians, (AP)who was in charge of all her treasure. (AQ)He had come to Jerusalem to worship 28 and was returning, seated in his chariot, and he was reading the prophet Isaiah. 29 And the Spirit said to Philip, “Go over and join this chariot.” 30 So Philip ran to him and heard him reading Isaiah the prophet and asked, “Do you understand what you are reading?” 31 And he said, (AR)“How can I, unless someone (AS)guides me?” And (AT)he invited Philip to come up and sit with him. 32 Now the passage of the Scripture that he was reading was this:
(AU)“Like a sheep he was led to the slaughter
and like a lamb before its shearer is silent,
so he opens not his mouth.
33 In his (AV)humiliation justice was denied him.
Who can describe his generation?
For his life is taken away from the earth.”
34 And the eunuch said to Philip, “About whom, I ask you, does the prophet say this, about himself or about someone else?” 35 Then Philip opened his mouth, and (AW)beginning with this Scripture (AX)he told him the good news about Jesus. 36 And as they were going along the road they came to some water, and the eunuch said, “See, here is water! (AY)What prevents me from being baptized?”[e] 38 And he commanded the chariot to stop, and they both went down into the water, Philip and the eunuch, and he baptized him. 39 And when they came up out of the water, (AZ)the Spirit of the Lord (BA)carried Philip away, and the eunuch saw him no more, and went on his way rejoicing. 40 But Philip found himself at Azotus, and as he passed through he preached the gospel to all the towns until he came to Caesarea.
Footnotes
- Acts 8:5 Some manuscripts a city
- Acts 8:13 Greek works of power
- Acts 8:23 That is, a bitter fluid secreted by the liver; bile
- Acts 8:26 Or go at about noon
- Acts 8:36 Some manuscripts add all or most of verse 37: And Philip said, “If you believe with all your heart, you may.” And he replied, “I believe that Jesus Christ is the Son of God.”
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