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1 ) 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.
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2 ) And devout men carried Stephen to his burial, and made great lamentation over him.
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3 ) As for Saul, he made havoc of the church, entering into every house, and haling men and women committed them to prison.
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4 ) Therefore they that were scattered abroad went every where preaching the word.
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5 ) Then Philip went down to the city of Samaria, and preached Christ unto them.
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6 ) And the people with one accord gave heed unto those things which Philip spoke, hearing and seeing the miracles which he did.
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7 ) 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.
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8 ) And there was great joy in that city.
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9 ) But there was a certain man, called Simon, which in time past in the same city used sorcery, and bewitched the people of Samaria, giving out that himself was some great one:
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10 ) 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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11 ) And to him they had regard, because that of long time he had bewitched them with sorceries.
