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ACTS 8:19 le,gwn
In order to strengthen Simon’s request the Western text (D itgig, p)
inserts parakalw/n kai, before le,gwn (compare ver. Acts 8:24 where...
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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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PETER AND SIMON. No more is heard of Philip at Samaria; the Jerusalem
apostles appear, represented by Peter and John, who have got over the
prohibition of Matthew 10:5. The baptism of Philip appears t...
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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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When the apostles in Jerusalem heard that Samaria had received the
word of God, they despatched Peter and John to them. They came down
and prayed for them, so that they might receive the Holy Spirit,...
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POWER. authority. Greek. _exousia._ App-172.
THAT. in order that. Greek. _hina._...
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_saying, Give me also this power_ The character of the man is shewn by
what he asks for. He does not desire the Holy Ghost for himself as a
spiritual gift to seal his baptism, but that he may be able...
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ΔΌΤΕ ΚἈΜΟῚ ΤῊΝ ἘΞΟΥΣΊΑΝ ΤΑΎΤΗΝ, _give me
also this power_. The character of the man is shewn by what he asks
for. He does not desire the Holy Ghost for himself as a spiritual gift
to seal his baptism,...
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PETER AND JOHN SENT DOWN TO SAMARIA. CONDUCT OF SIMON MAGUS...
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_THE CONVERSION OF THE SAMARITANS ACTS 8:5-25:_ Philip went to Samaria
and preached Christ and the gospel of His kingdom. (Acts 8:12) Signs
and wonders confirmed the message Philip preached. As the go...
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ΔΌΤΕ _aor. imper. act., см._ Acts 8:18. _Aor. imper._
призывает к специфическому действию с
оттенком срочности,
ΈΠΙΘΏ _aor. conj. act., см._ Acts 8:17. _Conj._ с ΈΆΝ
(G1437) в indef. rel. _прид._ ΛΑΜ...
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AND WHEN SIMON SAW, &C.— "Now when Simon saw with astonishment, that
the Holy spirit in his extraordinary operations was thus apparently
given by the imposition of the apostles' hands,—as he imagined...
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C.
THE WORK OF PETER AND JOHN. Acts 8:14-25.
I.
AT JERUSALEM. Acts 8:14
Acts 8:14
Now when the apostles that were at Jerusalem heard that Samaria had
received the word of God, they sent unto them...
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See notes on verse 18...
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Saying, Give me also this power, that on whomsoever I lay hands, he
may receive the Holy Ghost.
SAYING, GIVE ME ALSO THIS POWER, THAT ON WHOMSOEVER I LAY HANDS, HE
MAY RECEIVE THE HOLY SPIRIT. This...
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4 We now enter the second cycle of the kingdom testimony. Jerusalem
and Judea have not heeded its proclamation. It is now offered to
Samaria, then it will go to the limits of the earth, and even to th...
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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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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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WHEN SIMON SAW THAT THROUGH LAYING ON OF THE APOSTLES’ HANDS.... —
The words imply that the result was something visible and conspicuous.
A change was wrought; and men spoke with tongues and prophesie...
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CHAPTER 19
ST. PETER AND SIMON MAGUS.
Acts 8:18
WE have in the last exposition endeavoured to explain the origin of
the rite of Confirmation and to connect its development in the second
century with...
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ἵνα ᾧ ἐὰν ἐπιθῷ : “that on whomsoever I lay my
hands,” _i.e._, quite apart from any profession of faith or test of
character; no words could more plainly show how completely Simon
mistook the essentia...
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CONFIRMING NEW BELIEVERS
Acts 8:14-25
Simon attracted people to _himself;_ he posed as a man of power and
mystery. The gospel fixes our thoughts exclusively upon _Jesus._ We
preach Him as Lord, and o...
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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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Simon's Sin
When the apostles heard of the events in Samaria, they sent Peter and
John to the city. Theophilus may well have remembered that John and
his brother, James, had asked the Lord if they sho...
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EVANGELIZATION OF SAMARIA
5-25. Philip, a bright, uncultured layman, sanctified in the
Pentecostal revival, _“filled with the Spirit and wisdom,”_
rendering him eligible to the office of deacon, was t...
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But there was a certain man, called Simon, which beforetime in the
same city used sorcery, and bewitched the people of Samaria, giving
out that himself was some great one: (10) To whom they all gave h...
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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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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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SAYING, GIVE ME ALSO THIS POWER,.... He does not ask them to lay their
hands on him, that he might receive the Holy Ghost, and have these
gifts to exercise himself, but that he might have the power of...
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Saying, Give me also this power, that on whomsoever I lay hands, he
may receive the Holy Ghost.
Ver. 19. _Give me also this power_] Base spirits have low conceits of
the high things of God. The strea...
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_And when Simon_ The magician, spoken of before; _saw_ With
astonishment; _that through laying on of the apostles' hands_ On the
heads of many individuals, lately converted to the Christian faith;
_th...
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THIS POWER; he supposed that, should he receive it, he might enrich or
exalt himself....
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The blasphemous demand of Simon:...
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SAYING, GIVE ME ALSO THIS POWER, THAT ON WHOMSOEVER I LAY HANDS, HE
MAY RECEIVE THE HOLY GHOST....
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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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SAYING, " GIVE ME THIS POWER ALSO, THAT ANYONE ON WHOM I LAY HANDS MAY
RECEIVE THE HOLY SPIRIT. "
1. Simon wanted to buy the power to impart spiritual gifts. He wanted
to be able to distribute these...
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14-25 The Holy Ghost was as yet fallen upon none of these coverts, in
the extraordinary powers conveyed by the descent of the Spirit upon
the day of Pentecost. We may take encouragement from this exa...
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Such an extraordinary power of working miracles he did not desire that
he might glorify God, or confirm the truths of the gospel (now
professed by him); but out of an insatiable desire of gain, and
am...
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Constitutions of the Holy Apostles Book VI
But when Simon saw that the Spirit was given to believers by the
imposition of our hands, he took money, and offered it to us, saying,
"Give me also the pow...
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Acts 8:19 saying G3004 (G5723) Give G1325 (G5628) this G5026 power
G1849 also G2504 that G2443 anyone...
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‘Now when Simon saw that through the laying on of the apostles'
hands the Holy Spirit was given, he offered them money, saying,
“Give me also this power, that on whoever I lay my hands, he may
receive...
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ME ALSO
(καμο). This is the whole point with this charlatan. He wants the
power to pass on "this power." His notion of "The Holy Spirit" was on
this low level. He regarded spiritual functions as a...
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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...
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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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SO HE OFFERED MONEY TO PETER AND JOHN. This implies he was not one
whom the apostles gave the gifts of the Spirit. His sin is not that he
wanted this power, but that he tried to buy it! [1 Timothy 6:5...
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_But there was a certain man called Simon _
SIMON THE MAGIAN UNMASKED AND PUT TO SHAME
This Simon was the first heretic in the Christian Church, the first to
claim its fellowship while out of sympat...
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_Now when the apostles which were at Jerusalem heard that Samaria had
received the Word of God, they sent unto them Peter and John._
THE FIRST CHURCH VISITATION
I. The occasion. There is--
1. Chris...
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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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1 Corinthians 15:8; 1 Corinthians 15:9; 3 John 1:9; Acts 8:17; Acts 8
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PHILIP THE EVANGELIST
Acts 8:10
INTRODUCTORY WORDS
Philip was a man mighty in word and in deed. He wrought miracles and
preached Christ, The people may have talked and marveled at the many
palsied a...