1 Saul said Stephen should die. A big hurt came to the church in Jerusalem. Many people ran to Judea and Samaria. The leaders stayed. ♂️♀️ 2 Good men buried Stephen and cried a lot. 3 Saul went into homes. He dragged men and women to jail. 4 The people who ran away told the good news about Jesus everywhere. ✝️ 5 Philip went to a city in Samaria. He told people about Jesus. ♂️️️✝️ 6 Many people listened to Philip. They saw big things God did. ✨ 7 Bad spirits came out of many. People who could not walk were made well. ➡️ ➡️♂️ 8 The city was very happy. 9 A man named Simon did magic before. He told people he was big. ♂️✨ 10 All the people, small and big, listened to him. They said he had big power from God. 11 They kept listening to him because his magic wowed them for a long time. ⏳✨ 12 But they believed Philip. He told about God’s family and the name of Jesus. Men and women were baptized. ✝️ 13 Simon also believed and was baptized. He stayed with Philip and saw many big works. He was very surprised. ✨ 14 The leaders in Jerusalem heard that Samaria took God’s word. They sent Peter and John to help. ✉️➡️♂️♂️ 15 Peter and John came. They prayed that the people would get God’s Holy Spirit. ️ 16 God’s Holy Spirit had not come on them yet. They were only baptized in the name of the Lord Jesus. ️⏳✝️ 17 Then Peter and John put hands on them. They got God’s Holy Spirit. ✋️ 18 Simon saw the Spirit came when the leaders put hands on people. He gave them money. ✋️ 19 He said, “Give me this power too, so I can put hands on people and they get God’s Holy Spirit.” ️✋️ 20 Peter said, “No! Your money cannot buy God’s gift!” ♂️ 21 “Your heart is not right with God. You have no part in this.” ❤️❌ 22 “Say sorry to God. Pray that He will forgive your bad thought.” 23 “I see a bad, bitter thing in you. Bad holds you.” ⛓️ 24 Simon said, “Please pray to the Lord for me, so bad things do not happen to me.” 25 Peter and John told the good news about the Lord. Then they went back to Jerusalem. They told the good news in many towns in Samaria. ♂️♂️️️ 26 An angel from the Lord told Philip, “Go south on the road from Jerusalem to Gaza. It is a desert road.” ️ 27 Philip went. He met a man from Ethiopia. He worked for the queen, Candace. He watched her money. He came to Jerusalem to worship God. 28 He was going home. He sat in his cart and read the book of Isaiah. 29 God’s Holy Spirit said to Philip, “Go to that cart and stay near it.” ️➡️ 30 Philip ran. He heard the man read Isaiah. He asked, “Do you understand?” ♂️❓ 31 The man said, “How can I if no one helps me?” He asked Philip to sit with him. 32 The book said: “He was like a sheep led to be killed. He was like a lamb quiet. He did not speak.” 33 The book said: “He was hurt. He did not get fair things. His life was taken.” ⚖️❌ 34 The man asked, “Who is this about? The writer or someone else?” ❓ 35 Philip started with that book and told him the good news about Jesus. Jesus is God’s Son. Jesus loves us. ➡️✝️❤️ 36 They came to water. The man said, “Look! Water! Can I get baptized?” 37 Philip said, “If you believe with all your heart, you can.” The man said, “I believe Jesus is God’s Son.” ❤️✅✝️ 38 They stopped the cart. They went down into the water. Philip baptized the man. ⛔ 39 They came up from the water. God’s Holy Spirit took Philip away. The man did not see him. The man went on happy. ️✨ 40 Philip was now in Azotus. He told the good news in many towns until he came to Caesarea. ️️️