Act 6:5, 8:5-13, 26-40 | ESV | STEP | And what they said pleased the whole gathering , and they chose Stephen , a man full of faith and of the Holy Spirit , and Philip , and Prochorus , and Nicanor , and Timon , and Parmenas , and Nicolaus , a proselyte of Antioch .

Acts 6:5

5 And what they said pleased the whole gathering, and they chose Stephen, ^aa man full of faith and ^bof the Holy Spirit, and ^cPhilip, and Prochorus, and Nicanor, and Timon, and Parmenas, and Nicolaus, ^da proselyte of Antioch.

Acts 8:5-13

5 ^ePhilip went down to the city ^{▼▼Some manuscripts a city} of Samaria and proclaimed to them the Christ. 6 ^gAnd the crowds with one accord paid attention to what was being said by Philip, when they heard him ^hand saw the signs that he did. 7 For ⁱunclean 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 ^jthere was much joy in that city.

Simon the Magician Believes

9 But there was a man named Simon, ^kwho had previously practiced magic in the city and amazed the people of Samaria, ^lsaying that he himself was somebody great. 10 They all paid attention to him, from the least to the greatest, saying, ^m“This man is the power of God that is called ⁿGreat.” 11 And they paid attention to him because for a long time he had ^oamazed them with his magic. 12 But when ^pthey believed Philip as he preached good news ^qabout the kingdom of God and the name of Jesus Christ, ^rthey were baptized, both men and women. 13 Even Simon himself believed, and after being baptized he continued with Philip. And ^sseeing signs and ^tgreat miracles ^{▼▼Greek works of power} performed, ^vhe was amazed.

Acts 8:26-40

Philip and the Ethiopian Eunuch

26 Now ^wan angel of the Lord said to Philip, “Rise and go toward the south ^{▼▼Or go at about noon} 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 ^yEthiopian, a ^zeunuch, a court official of Candace, queen of the Ethiopians, ^aawho was in charge of all her treasure. ^abHe 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, ^ac“How can I, unless someone ^adguides me?” And ^aehe invited Philip to come up and sit with him. 32 Now the passage of the Scripture that he was reading was this:

^af“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 ^aghumiliation 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 ^ahbeginning with this Scripture ^aihe 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! ^ajWhat prevents me from being baptized?” ^{▼▼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.”} 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, ^althe Spirit of the Lord ^amcarried 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.