The Newe Testament dylygently corrected and compared with the Greke by Willyam Tindale, and fynesshed in the yere of our Lorde God A.M.D. & xxxiiij. in the moneth of Nouember.

¶ The .viii. Chapter.

SAul had pleasure in his deeth. And at [ A] y^t tyme there was a great persecucion* 1.1 agaynst the congregacion which was at Ierusalem / & they were all scattered abroa∣de thorowout the regions of Iury and Sama¦ria / except the Apostles. Then devout men dressed Steven / and made great lamentacion over him. But Saul made havocke of the con¦gregacion entrynge into every housse / & drewe out bothe man & woman / & thrust thē into pre¦son. They that were scattered abroade / went every where preachyng the worde. Then ca∣me Philip into a cite of Samaria & preached* 1.2 Christ vnto them. And the people gave hede vnto those thinges which Philip spake / with one acorde / in that they hearde and sawe the miracles which he dyd. For vnclene spretes cryinge with loude voyce / came out of many that were possessed of them. And manye taken [ B] with palsies / and many y^t halted / were healed And ther was great ioye in that cite. And ther* 1.3 was a certayne man called Simon / which be∣fore tyme in the same cite / vsed witche crafte & bewitched the people of Samarie / sayinge / that he was a man y^t coulde do greate thing{is}. Whom they regarded / from y^• lest to the grea¦test / sayinge: this felow is the great power of God. And him they set moche by / because of longe tyme with sorcery he had mocked thē. But assone as they beleved Philippes prea∣chynge of the kyngdome of God & of the na∣me of Iesu Christ / they were baptised bo∣the men and wemen. Then Simon himselfe

beleved also / and was baptised / and cōtinued with Phillip / and wondered beholdynge the miracles and signes / which were shewed.

✚ When y^• Apostles which were at Ierusa¦lem [ C] hearde saye that Samaria had receaved y^• worde of God: they sent vnto thē / Peter and Iohn / which when they were come / prayed for thē / that they myght receave y^• holy goost For as yet he was come on none of them: But they were baptised only in the name of Christ Iesu. Then layde they their hondes on them / & they receaved the holy goost. ⊢

When Simō sawe / that thorowe layinge* 1.4 on of the Apostles hondes on them / the holy goost was geven: he offered thē money sayin∣ge: Geve me also this power / that on whom soever I put the hondes / he maye receave the holy goost. Then sayde Peter vnto him: thy monye perysh with the / because thou wenest that the gifte of God maye be obteyned w^t mo¦ney. Thou hast nether parte nor fellouship∣pe in this busines. For thy hert is not ryght in the syght of God. Repent therfore of this thy wickednes / & praye God that y^• thought of thyne hert maye be forgeven the. For I perceave that thou arte full of bitter gall / and wrapped in iniquite.

Then answered Simon & sayde: Praye ye to the lorde for me y^• none of these thinges whi∣che ye have spoken / fall on me. And they / whē they had testified & preached the worde of the lorde / returned toward Ierusalem / & preached the gospellin many cities of the Samaritās.

✚ Then the angell of the lorde spake vnto Phillip sayinge: aryse & goo towardes mydde daye vnto y^• waye y^• goeth doune frō Ierusa∣lem vnto Gaza which is in y^• desert. And he arose & wēt on. And beholde a man of Ethio∣pia which was a chāberlayne / & of grete auc∣torite w^t Cādace quene of y^• Ethiopiās / & had y^• rule of all her treasure / came to Ierusalem forto praye. And as he returned home agayne sittynge in his charet / he rede Esay y^• prophet

Then y^• sprete sayde vnto Phillip: Goo nea¦re & ioyne thy selfe to yonder charet. And Phi¦lip ranne to him / & hearde him rede y^• prophet Esayas and sayde: Understondest thou what thou redest? And he sayd: how can I / except I had a gyde? And he desyred Philip that he wold come vp & sit w^t him. The tenoure of y^• scripture which he redde / was this. He was ledde as a shepe to be slayne: & lyke a lambe dōme before his sherer / so opened he not his mouth. * 1.5 Because of his humblenes / he was not estemed: who shall declare his generaciō? for his lyfe is taken frō the erthe. The cham∣ber layne answered Philip and sayde: I praye the / of whom speaketh the Prophet this? of him selfe / or of some other man?

And Philip opened his mouth / & beganne [ F] at y^e same scripture / & preached vnto him Ie∣sus. And as they went on their waye / they ca∣me vnto a certayne water / & the chamberlay∣ne sayde: Se here is water / what shall let me to be baptised? Philip sayde vnto him: Yf thou beleve with all thyne hert thou mayst.

He answered and sayde: I beleve that Iesus Christe is the sonne of God. And he cōmaun¦ded the charet to stonde still. And they went doune bothe into the water: bothe Philip & al¦so the chamberlayne / and he baptised him. And assone as they were come out of the wa∣ter / the sprete of the lorde caught awaye Phi∣lip / y^t the chamberlayne sawe him no moore. And he wēt on his waye reioysinge: but Phi∣lip was founde at Azotus. And he walked tho¦row out y^• countre preachynge in their cities / tyll he came to Cesarea. ✚.

Notes

• * 1.1

  Saul.
• * 1.2

  Philip.
• * 1.3

  Simon magus.
• * 1.4

  Layenge on of han¦des.
• * 1.5

  Becau∣se he was of so lowe degree in this worl¦de: but a poore car penter / & humbled him selfe vnto all men / and was obe∣dient euē vnto the moost vy¦le deathe of the cros¦se: therfo¦re cannot the Iewes esteme h•• for the ve¦rie messi∣as.