# Daily Bible Reading | Acts 8 - From: Resonate Church — DISC | Resonate Bible Reading Plan - Sent: December 20, 2025 (2025-12-20T12:01:08.171Z) - Web version: https://resonatechurch.flowforth.co/emails/disc-resonate-bible-reading-plan/1810 - More emails: https://resonatechurch.flowforth.co/emails/disc-resonate-bible-reading-plan --- [![](https://churchusercontent.com/api/image-proxy?url=https%3A%2F%2Fauth.churchspace.co%2Fstorage%2Fv1%2Fobject%2Fpublic%2Forganization-assets%2Fcf7ebbc1-eaca-4046-86f9-54f6cb303b54%2Fresonate_logo_3x1_2025-06-24T00-26-16-978Z.png)](https://resonatemovement.org) [![Introduction to Acts](https://churchusercontent.com/api/image-proxy?url=https%3A%2F%2Fauth.churchspace.co%2Fstorage%2Fv1%2Fobject%2Fpublic%2Forganization-assets%2Fcf7ebbc1-eaca-4046-86f9-54f6cb303b54%2FActs_2025-10-26T00-16-59-407Z.png)](https://www.esv.org/resources/esv-global-study-bible/introduction-to-acts/) [Introduction to Acts](https://www.esv.org/resources/esv-global-study-bible/introduction-to-acts/) # ***ACTS 8*** --- *Saul Ravages the Church* \[1\] And Saul approved of his execution. And there arose on that day a great persecution against the church in Jerusalem, and they were all scattered throughout the regions of Judea and Samaria, except the apostles. \[2\] Devout men buried Stephen and made great lamentation over him. \[3\] But Saul was ravaging the church, and entering house after house, he dragged off men and women and committed them to prison. *Philip Proclaims Christ in Samaria* \[4\] Now those who were scattered went about preaching the word. \[5\] Philip went down to the city of Samaria and proclaimed to them the Christ. \[6\] And the crowds with one accord paid attention to what was being said by Philip, when they heard him and saw the signs that he did. \[7\] For unclean 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 there was much joy in that city. *Simon the Magician Believes* \[9\] But there was a man named Simon, who had previously practiced magic in the city and amazed the people of Samaria, saying that he himself was somebody great. \[10\] They all paid attention to him, from the least to the greatest, saying, “This man is the power of God that is called Great.” \[11\] And they paid attention to him because for a long time he had amazed them with his magic. \[12\] But when they believed Philip as he preached good news about the kingdom of God and the name of Jesus Christ, they were baptized, both men and women. \[13\] Even Simon himself believed, and after being baptized he continued with Philip. And seeing signs and great miracles performed, he was amazed. \[14\] Now when the apostles at Jerusalem heard that Samaria had received the word of God, they sent to them Peter and John, \[15\] who came down and prayed for them that they might receive the Holy Spirit, \[16\] for he had not yet fallen on any of them, but they had only been baptized in the name of the Lord Jesus. \[17\] Then they laid their hands on them and they received the Holy Spirit. \[18\] Now when Simon saw that the Spirit was given through the laying on of the apostles’ hands, he offered them money, \[19\] saying, “Give me this power also, so that anyone on whom I lay my hands may receive the Holy Spirit.” \[20\] But Peter said to him, “May your silver perish with you, because you thought you could obtain the gift of God with money! \[21\] You have neither part nor lot in this matter, for your heart is not right before God. \[22\] Repent, therefore, of this wickedness of yours, and pray to the Lord that, if possible, the intent of your heart may be forgiven you. \[23\] For I see that you are in the gall of bitterness and in the bond of iniquity.” \[24\] And Simon answered, “Pray for me to the Lord, that nothing of what you have said may come upon me.” \[25\] Now when they had testified and spoken the word of the Lord, they returned to Jerusalem, preaching the gospel to many villages of the Samaritans. *Philip and the Ethiopian Eunuch* \[26\] Now an angel of the Lord said to Philip, “Rise and go toward the south 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 Ethiopian, a eunuch, a court official of Candace, queen of the Ethiopians, who was in charge of all her treasure. He 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, “How can I, unless someone guides me?” And he invited Philip to come up and sit with him. \[32\] Now the passage of the Scripture that he was reading was this: “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 humiliation 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 beginning with this Scripture he 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! What prevents me from being baptized?” \[38\] 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, the Spirit of the Lord carried 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. (ESV)