Saul Persecutes the Church

1Saul had pleasure in his death. At ye same tyme there was a greate persecucion ouer the congregacion at Ierusale. And they were all scatered abrode in the regions of Iewrye & Samaria, excepte the Apostles. 2As for Steuen, men yt feared God dressed him, and made greate lamentacion ouer him. 3But Saul made hauocke of the congregacion, entred in to euery house, and drue out men & wemen, & delyuered the to preson.

Philip in Samaria

4They now yt were scatered abrode wete aboute & preached the worde. 5The came Philippe in to a cite of Samaria, and preached Christ vnto them. 6And the people gaue hede with one acorde vnto ye thinges that Philip spake, hearinge him, and seynge the tokes that he dyd. 7For the vncleane spretes cryed loude, and departed out of many yt were possessed. And many that were sicke of the palsie and lame, were healed. 8And there was greate ioye in the same cite.

Simon the Sorcerer
(Deuteronomy 18:9–14)

9But afore there was in ye same cite a certayne ma, called Simon, which vsed witche craft, and bewitched ye people of Samaria, sayenge, that he was a man which coulde do greate thinges. 10And they all regarded him from the leest vnto ye greatest, & sayde: This is the power of God which is greate. 11But they regarded him, because that of longe tyme he had bewitched them with his sorcery. 12Howbeit whan they beleued Philips preachinge of ye kyngdome of God, and of the name of Iesu Christ, they were baptysed both me & weme. 13Then Symon himself beleued also, and was baptysed, and cleued vnto Philippe. And wha he sawe the dedes and tokens that were done, he wondred.

14Whan the Apostles which were at Ierusalem, herde, that Samaria had receaued ye worde of God, they sent vnto the Peter and Ihon. 15Which, wha they were come, prayed for the, yt they might receaue the holy goost. 16For as yet he was come vpon none of them but they were baptysed onely in the name of Christ Iesu. 17Then layed they their hades on them, and they receaued the holy goost. 18But whan Simon sawe, that by the layenge on of the Apostles hades ye holy goost was geuen, he offred the money, 19and sayde: Geue me also this power, that, on whomsoeuer I put the hodes, he maye receaue the holy goost. 20Howbeit Peter sayde vnto him: Perishe thou with thy money, because thou thinkest that ye gifte of God maye be optayned with money. 21Thou shalt haue nether parte ner felashipe in this worde, for yi hert is not righte before God. 22Repente therfore of this yi wickednesse, and praye vnto God, yf happly the thought of thy hert maye be forgeue ye. 23For I se, yt thou art full of bytter gall, and wrapped in wt vnrighteousnesse. 24Then answered Simon, & sayde: Praye ye vnto the LORDE for me, yt none of these thinges wherof ye haue spoken, come vpon me.

25And they, wha they had testified and spoke the worde of the LORDE, turned agayne to Ierusalem, and preached the Gospell in many townes of the Samaritanes.

Philip and the Ethiopian
(Isaiah 53:1–8)

26But the angell of the LORDE spake vnto Philippe, and sayde: Aryse, & go towarde the South, vnto the waye that goeth downe from Ierusalem vnto Gaza, which is deserte. 27And he rose, and wente on. And beholde, a ma of the Morians lode (a chamberlayne and of auctorite with Candace ye quene of the londe of the Morians) which had the rule of all hir treasuries, ye same came to Ierusale to worshipe. 28And returned home agayne, and satt vpon his charet, and red the prophet Esay. 29The sprete sayde vnto Philippe: Go neare, and ioyne thy selfe to yonder charet. 30The ranne Philippe vnto him, and herde him rede the prophet Esay, and sayde: Vnderstodest thou what thou readest? 31He sayde: How can I, excepte some ma enfourme me? And he desyred Philippe, that he wolde come vp, and syt with him.

32The tenoure of the scripture which he red, was this: He was led as a shepe to be slayne, and as a lambe voycelesse before his sherer, so opened he not his mouth.

33In his humblenesse is his iudgment exalted. Who shal declare his generacion? for his life is taken awaye from the earth.

34Then answered the chamberlayne vnto Philippe, and sayde: I praye the, of whom speaketh the prophet this? of himselfe, or of some other man? 35Philippe opened his mouth, and beganne at this scripture, and preached him the Gospell of Iesus. 36And as they wete on their waye, they came to a water. And the chamberlayne sayde: Beholde, here is water, what hyndereth me to be baptysed? 37Philippe sayde: Yf thou beleue from thy whole herte, thou mayest. He answered, and sayde: I beleue, that Iesus Christ is the sonne of God. 38And he commaunded to holde styll the charet, and they wente downe in to the water, both Philippe and the chamberlayne. And he baptysed him. 39But whan they were come vp out of the water, the sprete of the LORDE toke Philippe awaye. And the Chamberlayne sawe him nomore. But he wente on his waye reioysinge. 40As for Philippe, he was founde at Assdod, and walked aboute, and preached the Gospell vnto all the cities, tyll he came to Cesarea.