Acts 8:24-26

New Testament for Everyone

²⁴ “Pray to the Lord for me,” said Simon in reply, “that none of what you’ve said will happen to me.”

²⁵ After Peter and John had finished bearing witness and speaking the word of the Lord, they returned to Jerusalem, announcing the good news to many Samaritan villages.

Philip and the Ethiopian

²⁶ An angel of the Lord spoke to Philip.

“Get up and go south,” he said. “Go to the desert road that runs down from Jerusalem to Gaza.”