Wesley's Explanatory Notes
Acts 8:38
And they both went down — Out of the chariot. It does not follow that he was baptized by immersion. The text neither affirms nor intimates any thing concerning it.
And they both went down — Out of the chariot. It does not follow that he was baptized by immersion. The text neither affirms nor intimates any thing concerning it.
Verse 38. _AND THEY WENT DOWN_] They _alighted from the chariot_ _into the water_. While Philip was instructing him, and he professed his faith in Christ, he probably plunged himself under the water,...
AND THEY WENT DOWN BOTH INTO THE WATER - This passage has been made the subject of much discussion on the subject of baptism. It has been adduced in proof of the necessity of immersion. It is not prop...
PART II The Witness to Samaria. Saul's Conversion and Peter's Witness in Caesarea. Chapter s 8-12 CHAPTER 8 _ 1. The first great persecution (Acts 8:1)._ 2. The preaching of the scattered believ...
PHILIP AND THE ETHIOPIAN EUNUCH. Philip appears again; we are not told where, but the instruction given him by the angel shows that he was not at Jerusalem; he is to go southward (_mg._ at noon; not s...
The angel of the Lord spoke to Philip and said, "Rise and go to the south by the road that goes down from Jerusalem to Gaza; that is Gaza in the desert." So he arose and went. Now, look you, an Ethiop...
THE FIRST OF THE MARTYRS (Acts 7:54-60 ; Acts 8:1) 8:1 As they listened to this their very hearts were torn with vexation and they gnashed their teeth at him. But he was full of the Holy Spirit and h...
INTO. Greek. _eis._...
_And he commanded the chariot to stand still_ i.e. he ordered the chariot-driver to stop, and of course the whole retinue would see what took place, and they may certainly be regarded as the nucleus o...
ἘΚΈΛΕΥΣΕΝ ΣΤΗ͂ΝΑΙ ΤῸ ἍΡΜΑ, _he commanded the chariot to stand still_, i.e. he bade the chariot-driver halt. Of course the whole retinue would be witnesses of what took place, and they may perhaps be r...
PHILIP BAPTIZES AN ETHIOPIAN EUNUCH...
_THE ETHIOPIAN OBEYS THE GOSPEL ACTS 8:36-40:_ God is concerned about the redemption of one lost soul. The Lord uses people like Philip to convert other people like the Ethiopian. A part of conversion...
ΈΚΈΛΕΥΣΕΝ _aor. ind. act. от_ ΚΕΛΕΎΩ (G2753) повелевать, ΣΤΉΝΑΙ _aor. act. inf. от_ ΪΣΤΗΜΙ (G2476) стоять. _Inf._ передает содержание повеления, ΚΑΤΈΒΗΣΑΝ _aor. ind. act., см._ Acts 8:15. ΈΒΆΠΤΙΣΕΝ...
AND THEY WENT DOWN BOTH INTO THE WATER,— The prepositions εις and εκ, here, and in the next verse, rendered _into_ and _out of_ the water, frequently signify _unto_ and _from,_ as every one must allow...
D. THE LATER WORK OF PHILIP. Acts 8:26-40. 1. ON THE ROAD FROM JERUSALEM TO GAZA. Acts 8:26-39. Acts 8:26 But an angel of the Lord spake unto Philip, saying, Arise, and go toward the south unto th...
38, 39. When Philip ascertained that the eunuch believed in the Lord Jesus, and desired to obey him, there was no delay, but his desire to be immersed was immediately gratified. (38) "_And he commande...
And he commanded the chariot to stand still: and they went down both into the water, both Philip and the eunuch; and he baptized him. AND HE COMMANDED THE CHARIOT TO STAND STILL; AND THEY WENT DOWN...
26 It is notable that the messenger, or angel, who spoke to Philip is also called "the spirit" (29) and "the spirit of the Lord" (39). This suggests that these expressions may refer to created beings...
The eunuch was probably baptised by immersion, the usual practice of the early Church, though not held to be absolutely essential....
PHILIP IN SAMARIA. SIMON MAGUS The graphic details of the ministry of Philip which follow, were doubtless obtained from Philip himself. St. Luke stayed at his house at Cæsarea, and made the acquaintan...
GOOD NEWS FOR EVERYONE ACTS _MARION ADAMS_ CHAPTER 8 SAUL *PERSECUTES THE CHRISTIANS, 8:1-4 V1 Saul approved of Stephen’s murder. That same day, the Christians in *Jerusalem suffered very much....
THEY WENT DOWN BOTH INTO THE WATER. — The Greek preposition might mean simply “_unto_ the water,” but the universality of immersion in the practice of the early Church supports the English version. Th...
εἰς τὸ ὕδωρ : even if the words are rendered “unto the water” (Plumptre), the context ἀνέβησαν ἐκ indicates that the baptism was by immersion, and there can be no doubt that this was the custom in the...
WINNING A TRAVELER Acts 8:26-40 From the great city revival in Samaria Philip was led to the desert to minister to one seeking soul. It seems strange that God should be able to spare him from his bus...
The popular outburst against Christianity evidenced in the martyrdom of Stephen was general. Members of the Church at Jerusalem were scattered throughout Judea and Samaria. How dark the day seemed to...
Preaching to the Ethiopian At this point, Luke told Theophilus that Philip was directed by an angel of the Lord to go south to a place along the Jerusalem to Gaza road where no people lived. When an i...
We are not to suppose that in the administration of the sacraments in the primitive Church, nothing more was done than what we read, totidem litteris, in the Scripture. St. Augustine answers this, whe...
THE CONVERSION OF THE ETHIOPIAN EUNUCH 26-40. After the apostles have completed their Samaritan tour and returned to Jerusalem, leaving Philip surrounded by hosts of his converts pressing the battle,...
_“...they both went down into the water, both Philip and the eunuch, and he baptized him._ “...they both went down to the water, both Philip and the eunuch, and he baptized him....
And the angel of the Lord spake unto Philip, saying, Arise, and go toward the south unto the way that goeth down from Jerusalem unto Gaza, which is desert. (27) And he arose and went: and, behold, a m...
We are now arrived at a turning-point in the history, not merely of the church, but of the unfolding of the truth of God, and the manifestation of His ways. The death of Stephen, therefore, has in var...
38._They went down into the water. _Here we see the rite used among the men of old time in baptism; for they put all the body into the water. Now the use is this, that the minister doth only sprinkle...
Saul was present at Stephen's death, and consenting to it. [14] This is the end of the first phase of the assembly of God its history in immediate connection with Jerusalem and the Jews, as the centre...
AND HE COMMANDED THE CHARIOT TO STAND STILL,.... That is, the eunuch ordered his chariot driver to stop; for to him it better agrees to give this order than to Philip; though otherwise the words are s...
And he commanded the chariot to stand still: and they went down both into the water, both Philip and the eunuch; and he baptized him. Ver. 38. _And he baptized him_] Set Christ's mark upon him, that...
_And he commanded the chariot to stand still_ Namely, upon Philip's declaring his satisfaction in this profession of his faith in Christ, and subjection to him, and readily consenting to receive him a...
AND HE COMMANDED THE CHARIOT TO STAND STILL; AND THEY WENT DOWN BOTH INTO THE WATER, BOTH PHILIP AND THE EUNUCH; AND HE BAPTIZED HIM....
The baptism of the eunuch:...
As a wild beast tasting blood, the Jews were the more inflamed by the martyrdom of Stephen to greatly persecute the Church of God at Jerusalem. For this reason believers were scattered through Judea a...
SO HE COMMANDED THE CHARIOT TO STAND STILL. AND BOTH PHILIP AND THE EUNUCH WENT DOWN INTO THE WATER, AND HE BAPTIZED HIM. 1. The chariot had to stop. Baptism could not take place in a moving vehicle....
And he commanded the chariot to stand still: and they both went down into the water, both Philip and the eunuch, and he baptized him. 'HE COMMANDED THE CHARIOT TO STAND STILL'-The chariot had. driver...
26-40 Philip was directed to go to a desert. Sometimes God opens a door of opportunity to his ministers in very unlikely places. We should study to do good to those we come into company with by trave...
In hot countries this was usual, to baptize by dipping the body in the water; and to this the apostle alludes, when he tells the Corinthians, 1 CORINTHIANS 6:1, that they are washed: but God will have...
38, 39. When Philip ascertained that the eunuch believed in the Lord Jesus, and desired to obey him, there was no delay, but his desire to be immersed was immediately gratified. (38) "_ And he command...
Acts 8:38 So G2532 commanded G2753 (G5656) chariot G716 still G2476 (G5629) And G2532 both G297...
‘And he commanded the chariot to stand still. And they both went down into the water, both Philip and the eunuch, and he baptised him.' Knowing that God had specifically sent him here, and seeing and...
THE MINISTRY OF PHILIP TO THE ETHIOPIAN EUNUCH (8:26-39). Meanwhile God was now satisfied that the Samaritan church was sufficiently equipped to carry on and He calls Philip elsewhere to where there i...
Acts 8:38. AND HE BAPTIZED HIM. The comment of Gregory of Nazianzen, about A.D. 370-380, on this verse, quoted by Wordsworth, is curious and interesting: ‘Let me be a Philip, and be thou a minister of...
Acts 8:4. _Therefore they that were scattered abroad went every where preaching the word. Then Philip went down to the city of Samaria, and preached Christ unto them. And the people with one accord ga...
Stephen had been stoned to death; but with his latest breath he prayed for his murderers. Then this chapter begins: Acts 8:1. _And Saul was consenting unto his death. And at that time there was a gre...
CONTENTS: Saul persecuting Christians. The first missionaries. The case of Simon, the sorcerer. Philip and the Ethiopian. CHARACTERS: God, Christ, Holy Spirit, Saul, Stephen, Philip, Simon, apostles,...
Acts 8:1. _At that time there was a great persecution against the church._ With regard to this very tremendous storm which suddenly burst on the infant church, Cardinal Baronius, in his Ecclesiastical...
AND BOTH OF THEM. WENT DOWN INTO THE WATER. _The Expositor's Greek Testament_ says: "HIS TO HUDOR: even if the words are rendered unto the water' (Plumptre), the context ANEBESAN EK indicates that the...
_The eunuch said, See, here is water; what doth hinder me to be baptized?_ THE BAPTIZING OF THE EUNUCH Note-- I. That to an obedient and cheerful hearer the word of God is never preached without suc...
_The place of the Scripture which he read was this, He was led as a sheep to the slaughter … Then Philip … began at the same Scripture and preached unto him Jesus._ PHILIP’S SERMON I. The text. “He...
_And Philip ran … and said, Understandest thou what thou readest?_ UNDERSTANDING THE WORD 1. Notice the preliminary fact that the Scriptures challenge investigation. “Let us reason together,” says I...
_And the angel of the Lord spake unto Philip, saying, Arise, and go._ MAN VERSUS ANGEL Why didn’t the angel go himself? Because this was a mission where a man was worth more than an angel. In the Lor...
_CRITICAL REMARKS_ Acts 8:18. AND WHEN SIMON SAW.—Most likely through hearing the baptised speak with tongues. HE OFFERED THEM MONEY.—From Simon’s name and proposal arose the expression “Simony” for...
EXPOSITION ACTS 8:1 _There arose on that day _for _at that time there was, _A.V._; in _for _at, _A.V. SAUL WAS CONSENTING TO HIS DEATH. St. Paul's repeated reference to this sad episode in his life i...
We are introduced now to one of the chief persecutors. A zealous young Jew, a Pharisee of the Pharisees, whose name is Saul. And he was standing by, consenting to the death of Stephen, holding the coa...
John 3:22; John 3:23; John 4:1...
THE ETHIOPIAN EUNUCH Acts 8:26 INTRODUCTORY WORDS The subject of our sermon today, is "The Ethiopian Eunuch." There is a wonderful vision of God given in the 68th Psalm. After the Prophet has ascrib...