Apostelgeschichte 8 | Bible, překlad 21. století

Evangelium v Samaří

1 Saul jeho smrt schvaloval. V té době přišlo na církev v Jeruzalémě veliké pronásledování, takže se všichni kromě apoštolů rozprchli po judských a samařských krajích. 2 Zbožní muži pochovali Štěpána a velmi ho oplakávali. 3 Saul zatím pustošil církev. Vcházel do domů, odvlékal muže i ženy a zavíral je do vězení. 4 Ti, kdo se rozprchli, ovšem kázali Slovo, kamkoli přišli. 5 Filip vešel do města Samaří a kázal tam Krista. 6 Lidé svorně naslouchali Filipovým slovům v celých zástupech, protože slyšeli a viděli znamení, která konal. 7 Nečistí duchové s velikým křikem vycházeli z mnoha posedlých a mnozí ochrnutí a chromí byli uzdraveni. 8 Celé město zažívalo velikou radost. 9 V tom městě žil jeden muž jménem Šimon. Už dlouho ohromoval samařský lid svou magií a prohlašoval se za někoho výjimečného. 10 Všichni, od nejmenšího až po největšího, ho dychtivě poslouchali a říkali: „Tohle je jistě ta veliká Boží moc!“ 11 Poslouchali ho proto, že je tak dlouho ohromoval svou magií. 12 Když ale uvěřili Filipovi kážícímu o Božím království a o jménu Ježíše Krista, dávali se muži i ženy pokřtít. 13 Uvěřil dokonce i sám Šimon a po svém křtu se stále držel Filipa. Když viděl, jak veliká znamení a zázraky se dějí, byl ohromen. 14 Apoštolové v Jeruzalémě uslyšeli, že Samaří přijalo Boží slovo, a tak k nim vyslali Petra a Jana. 15 Ti přišli a modlili se za ně, aby přijali Ducha svatého. 16 (Na nikoho z nich totiž ještě nesestoupil; byli pouze pokřtěni ve jménu Pána Ježíše.) 17 Vkládali tedy na ně ruce a oni přijímali Ducha svatého. 18 Když Šimon uviděl, že se Duch svatý uděluje skrze vkládání rukou apoštolů, přinesl jim peníze 19 se slovy: „Dejte i mně tu moc, aby každý, na koho vložím ruce, přijal Ducha svatého!“ 20 Petr mu na to řekl: „Ať jsou tvé peníze zatraceny s tebou! To sis myslel, že Boží dar jde koupit za peníze? 21 Nemáš podíl ani účast na téhle věci, protože tvé srdce není před Bohem upřímné. 22 Čiň pokání ze své špatnosti a modli se – snad ti Bůh ten úmysl tvého srdce odpustí. 23 Vidím, jak jsi plný hořkosti a spoutaný nepravostí.“ 24 Šimon odpověděl: „Vy se za mě modlete k Pánu, ať se mi nestane nic z toho, co jste říkali!“ 25 Poté, co vydali svědectví a promluvili Pánovo slovo, vraceli se apoštolové do Jeruzaléma a kázali evangelium v mnoha samařských vesnicích.

Etiopský komoří

26 Hospodinův anděl promluvil k Filipovi: „Vstaň a vydej se na jih, k pouštní cestě z Jeruzaléma dolů do Gazy.“ 27 Vydal se tedy na cestu a hle, narazil na jednoho Etiopana. Byl to komoří etiopské královny Kandaky, který spravoval všechny její poklady. Ten se přijel do Jeruzaléma poklonit Bohu 28 a právě se vracel domů. Seděl na voze a četl proroka Izaiáše. 29 Duch řekl Filipovi: „Dohoň ten vůz a jdi vedle něj.“ 30 Filip ho tedy doběhl a uslyšel ho, jak čte proroka Izaiáše. Zeptal se ho: „Rozumíš tomu, co čteš?“ 31 „Jak bych mohl?“ odpověděl. „Jedině kdyby mi to někdo vyložil.“ A prosil Filipa, aby nastoupil a přisedl k němu. 32 Místo, které v Písmu četl, bylo toto: „Jak ovce na porážku veden byl, jako když beránek před střihačem oněmí, ústa neotevřel. 33 Ve svém ponížení byl zbaven práva a kdo vylíčí jeho rod? Vždyť byl na zemi připraven o život.“* 34 Komoří se Filipa zeptal: „Prosím tě, o kom to prorok mluví? O sobě, nebo o někom jiném?“ 35 Filip se ujal slova a počínaje tímto místem Písma mu zvěstoval Ježíše. 36 [37] A jak jeli, cesta vedla kolem nějaké vody. Komoří zvolal: „Pohleď, voda – co brání, abych byl pokřtěn?“* 38 a nechal zastavit vůz. Oba, Filip i komoří, sestoupili do vody a Filip ho pokřtil. 39 Když vystoupili z vody, Hospodinův Duch uchvátil Filipa a komoří ho už nespatřil; jel tedy svou cestou a radoval se. 40 Filip se pak octl v Azotu. Procházel všechna okolní města a kázal evangelium, až přišel do Cesareje.

English Standard Version

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.

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