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ACTS 8:1
Once again Western witnesses expand the text with additions that
underline the obvious. If “a great persecution arose against the
church in Jerusalem,” one would expect, without being told,...
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CHAPTER VIII.
_A general persecution is raised against the Church_, 1.
_Stephen's burial_, 2.
_Saul greatly oppresses the followers of Christ_, 3, 4.
_Philip the deacon goes to Samaria, preaches,...
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AND SAUL WAS CONSENTING ... - Was pleased with his being put to death
and approved it. Compare Acts 22:20. This part of the verse should
have been connected with the previous chapter.
AND AT THAT TIME...
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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...
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ACTS 8:1_ B_ - ACTS 8:4. PERSECUTION AND DISPERSION. There has been no
great persecution of the believers as yet. A night's imprisonment and
beating was all they had to suffer. Now we are told that on...
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At that time a great persecution broke out against the church in
Jerusalem. They were all scattered abroad throughout the districts of
Judaea and Samaria, except the apostles. Pious men carried Stephe...
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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...
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CONSENTING UNTO. approving of. Greek. _suneu-dokeo._ Only here, Acts
22:20; Luke 11:48; Romans 1:32. 1Co 7:12, 1 Corinthians 7:13. Compare...
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Acts 8:1. _And Saul was consenting unto his death_ i.e. approving of
all that was done. We have the same word, Luke 11:48, "Ye allow (i.e.
praise and approve of) the deeds of your fathers." St Paul sa...
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ἘΓΈΝΕΤΟ ΔῈ ἘΝ ἘΚΕΊΝΗΙ ΤΗ͂Ι ἩΜΈΡΑΙ,
_and there arose on that day_, &c. The persecution was in immediate
succession to the death of Stephen. Having once proceeded to such a
length, the rage of the peopl...
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Acts 8:1-4. PERSECUTION AFTER THE DEATH OF STEPHEN...
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ΣΥΝΕΎΔΟΚΏΝ _praes. act. part. от_ ΣΥΝΕΥΔΟΚΈΩ
(G4909) соглашаться, одобрять, получать
удовольствие от чего-л.; используется
с _dat. part._ в перифр. обороте,
описывающем состояние, а не разовое
впечатл...
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AND SAUL WAS CONSENTING UNTO HIS DEATH— Dr. Heylin renders this,
_And Saul was accessary to his death;_ and he joins it to the last
verse of the foregoing chapter. The circumstances relative to St.
Pa...
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THE CHURCH IN JUDEA AND SAMARIA
Acts 8:1, Acts 12:25
THE DISPERSION THE WORK OF PHILIP THE WORK OF PETER AND JOHN 8:1-40.
A.
THE DISPERSION....
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VIII: 1–4. The enemies of the disciples had now tried and exhausted
all the ordinary methods of opposing the truth. Under the leadership
of the Sadducees they had tried, first threatening, then impris...
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And Saul was consenting unto his death. And at that time there was a
great persecution against the church which was at Jerusalem; and they
were all scattered abroad throughout the regions of Judaea a...
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41 Idolatry is, etymologically, the offering of divine service to that
which can be perceived by the senses. In this way, all objects of
worship, even if they are supposed to be representations of the...
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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...
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THE ESTABLISHMENT AND PROGRESS OF THE CHURCH AT JERUSALEM (ACTS 1:1 TO
ACTS 8:3)
The Acts of the Apostles] A more adequate title would be 'The Acts of
Peter and Paul,' the Acts of Peter extending fro...
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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....
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VIII.
(1) AND SAUL WAS CONSENTING UNTO HIS DEATH. — The word seems
carefully chosen to convey the fact that he did not himself take part
in stoning, but contented himself with guiding and directing th...
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8-60
CHAPTER 16
THE FIRST CHRISTIAN MARTYRDOM.
Acts 7:58; Acts 8:1
THE apology of Stephen struck the keynote of Christian freedom, traced
out the fair proportions of the Catholic Church, while the...
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Σαῦλος δὲ κ. τ. λ., R.V. joins these words to the
conclusion of the previous chapter, and thus brings them into a close
and fitting connection with Acts 7:58. So too Wendt, Blass, Nösgen,
Zöckler. ἦν...
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FRUITS OF THE SCATTERED SEED
Acts 8:1-13
Evidently Stephen was beloved outside the precincts of the Church, for
it would seem that the devout men who lamented his early death and
carried his poor bod...
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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...
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The Church Persecuted by Saul
Luke told Theophilus that Saul, by holding the coats of those who
stoned Stephen, had given consent to his death. Immediately following
this violent act, an intense perio...
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And (1) Saul was consenting unto his death. And at that time there was
a great persecution against the church which was at Jerusalem; and
they were all scattered abroad throughout the regions of Judae...
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Were dispersed. During this great persecution of the Church, those who
could not conceal themselves, were dispersed into different countries.
Thus did the Almighty make use of the malice of his enemie...
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Pursuant to the time-honored custom of the Jews, to mourn over the
dead seven days, _“devout men buried Stephen and made great mourning
over him.”_...
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CONTENTS
The Church under Persecution; which affords Occasion to Philip to
preach Christ in Samaria. Peter and John visit Samaria. The awful
History of Simon Magus. Philip preacheth to an Ethiopian,...
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And Saul was consenting unto his death. And at that time there was a
great persecution against the church which was at Jerusalem; and they
were all scattered abroad throughout the regions of Judea and...
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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...
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1._At that day_. The persecution began at Stephen, after that, when
their madness was thereby set on fire, it waxed hot against all, both
one and other. For the wicked are like brute beasts, for when...
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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...
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AND SAUL WAS CONSENTING UNTO HIS DEATH,.... This clause, in the
Vulgate Latin, Syriac, Arabic and Ethiopic versions, stands at the
close of the preceding chapter, and which seems to be its proper
plac...
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And he kneeled down, and cried with a loud voice, Lord, lay not this
sin to their charge. And when he had said this, he fell asleep.
1 And Saul was consenting unto his death. And at that time there w...
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_And Saul was consenting_ Ην συνευδοκων τη
αναιρεσει αυτου, _was consenting with delight; to his
death_ Or, more literally, _was well pleased with his slaughter;_ for
he was so full of rage and malice...
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WAS CONSENTING; concurred in putting Stephen to death....
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AND SAUL WAS CONSENTING UNTO HIS DEATH. AND AT THAT TIME THERE WAS A
GREAT PERSECUTION AGAINST THE CHURCH WHICH WAS AT JERUSALEM; AND THEY
WERE ALL SCATTERED ABROAD THROUGHOUT THE REGIONS OF JUDEA AND...
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THE GOSPEL PLANTED IN SAMARIA.
The burial of Stephen and the hatred of Saul:...
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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...
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NOW SAUL WAS CONSENTING TO HIS DEATH. AT THAT TIME A GREAT PERSECUTION
AROSE AGAINST THE CHURCH WHICH WAS AT JERUSALEM; AND THEY WERE ALL
SCATTERED THROUGHOUT THE REGIONS OF JUDEA AND SAMARIA, EXCEPT...
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And Saul was consenting unto his death. And there arose on that day.
great persecution against the church which was in Jerusalem; and they
were all scattered abroad throughout the regions of Judaea an...
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1-4 Though persecution must not drive us from our work, yet it may
send us to work elsewhere. Wherever the established believer is
driven, he carries the knowledge of the gospel, and makes known the
p...
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OLBGrk; ACTS CHAPTER 8 ACTS 8:1 The disciples being dispersed by
reason of a great persecution at Jerusalem, a church is planted by
Philip in Samaria. ACTS 8:9 Simon the sorcerer is baptized, with man...
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VIII: 1 4. The enemies of the disciples had now tried and exhausted
all the ordinary methods of opposing the truth. Under the leadership
of the Sadducees they had tried, first threatening, then impris...
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Acts 8:1 Now G1161 Saul G4569 was G2258 (G5713) consenting G4909
(G5723) his G846 death G336 G
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THE CONTINUING MINISTRY OF PETER (9:32-11:18).
In preparing for the Gentile ministry of Paul, a preparation which has
included what we have just considered concerning his conversion and
ministry to Je...
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‘And Saul was consenting to his death.' What a chill this brings on
our hearts. He stood there silent and seemingly impassive, but his
heart was filled with hate and anger. And as he watched he nodded...
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_General Persecution of the Church by Saul,_ 1-4.
Acts 8:1. AND SAUL WAS CONSENTING UNTO HIS DEATH. These words were no
doubt often heard by Luke from the Paul of later days, for we find
them repeated...
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WAS CONSENTING
(ην συνευδοκων). Periphrastic imperfect of
συνευδοκεω, a late double compound (συν, ευ,
δοκεω) that well describes Saul's pleasure in the death
(αναιρεσις, taking off, only here in th...
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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...
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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,...
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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...
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AND SAUL APPROVED OF HIS MURDER. He did not throw a stone, but he
agreed in spirit with what they did. See the description of Saul in
notes on Acts 9:1. THAT VERY DAY. Murdering Stephen was not enough...
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_And Saul was consenting to his death._
THREE GREAT FIGURES IN THE CHURCH
I. The persecuting Saul. In this part of the narrative the name of
Saul occurs three times (Acts 7:58; Acts 8:1; Acts 8:3). H...
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ACTS—NOTE ON ACTS 8:1 THEY WERE ALL SCATTERED. See note on John
7:35. This “dispersion” led to the fulfillment of the promise in
Acts 1:8 (see...
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_CRITICAL REMARKS_
Acts 8:1. CONSENTING.—Compare Acts 22:20; Luke 11:48; Romans 1:32.
Luke had probably often heard this remark from Paul. At that time
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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...
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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...
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Acts 11:22; Acts 13:1; Acts 2:47; Acts 22:20; Acts 5:18;...
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Death [α ν α ι ρ ε σ ε ι]. Lit., taking off. See on Luke
23:32....
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THE GREAT PERSECUTION
Acts 8:1
INTRODUCTORY WORDS
We approach today the scenes that immediately followed Stephen's
death. Satan, encouraged by Stephen's martyrdom, thinks to press on
with fire and...
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At that time there was great persecution against the Church — Their
adversaries having tasted blood, were the more eager. And they were
all dispersed — Not all the Church: if so, who would have remain...
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That is, St. Stephen's, mentioned in the close of the last chapter;
how far he consented to his death, the text tells us, HE KEPT THE
GARMENTS OF THEM THAT STONED HIM, THEY LAID DOWN THEIR CLOTHES AT...