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24 Simon answered, “Both of you pray[a] to the Lord for me that none of the things you have said will happen to me.”

25 After they had given their testimony and spoken the word of the Lord, they started back to Jerusalem, continuing to proclaim the good news in many Samaritan villages.

Philip Tells an Ethiopian about Jesus

26 Now an angel of the Lord told Philip, “Get up and go south on the road that leads from Jerusalem to Gaza. This is a deserted road.”

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Footnotes

  1. Acts 8:24 Lit. Pray (pl.)

24 Then Simon answered, “Pray to the Lord for me(A) so that nothing you have said may happen to me.”

25 After they had further proclaimed the word of the Lord(B) and testified about Jesus, Peter and John returned to Jerusalem, preaching the gospel in many Samaritan villages.(C)

Philip and the Ethiopian

26 Now an angel(D) of the Lord said to Philip,(E) “Go south to the road—the desert road—that goes down from Jerusalem to Gaza.”

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