A Textual Commentary On The Greek NT
Acts 8:35
CopG67 reads, “Then Philip took his beginning from the scripture, and now he was in the spirit; he began to explain to him from the scripture, (and) preached the Lord Jesus Christ to him.”
CopG67 reads, “Then Philip took his beginning from the scripture, and now he was in the spirit; he began to explain to him from the scripture, (and) preached the Lord Jesus Christ to him.”
Verse 35. _BEGAN AT THE SAME SCRIPTURE_] He did not confine himself to this one scripture, but made this his text, and showed, from the general tenor of the sacred writings, that _Jesus_ was the _Chr...
OPENED HIS MOUTH - See Matthew 5:2. AT THE SAME SCRIPTURE - Taking this as a “text” to be illustrated. PREACHED UNTO HIM JESUS - Showed him that Jesus of Nazareth exactly corresponded to the descript...
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...
THEN. But. OPENED HIS MOUTH.. Hebraism. Figure of speech _Idioma._ App-6. AT. from. Greek. _apo._ App-104. THE SAME. this....
_and began at the same_[this] _scripture, and preached unto him Jesus_ It can hardly be doubted that during his sojourn in Jerusalem the eunuch had heard the history of the new teachers who had create...
PHILIP BAPTIZES AN ETHIOPIAN EUNUCH...
ΚΑῚ�.Τ.Λ., _and he began at this Scripture, and preached unto him Jesus_. It can hardly be doubted that during his sojourn in Jerusalem the eunuch had heard the history of the new teachers who had cre...
_CHRIST IS PREACHED TO AN ETHIOPIAN ACTS 8:27-35:_ This account is the story of a preacher (Philip) and a sinner (the Ethiopian). When God said “go,” Philip went to do the will of the Heavenly Father....
ΆΝΟΊΞΑΣ _aor. act. part. (сопутств.)_, _см._ Acts 8:32. ΆΡΞΆΜΕΝΟΣ _aor. med. (dep.) part. (сопутств.) от_ ΆΡΧΟΜΑΙ (G757) начинать, ΕΎΗΓΓΕΛΊΣΑΤΟ _aor. ind. med. (dep.), см._ Acts 8:4....
DISCOURSE: 1760 PHILIP AND THE EUNUCH Acts 8:35. _Then Philip opened his mouth, and began at the same Scripture, and preached unto him Jesus_. IF God have designs of love and mercy towards any person...
AND PREACHED UNTO HIM JESUS.— Limborch very largely shews, in his commentary on this passage, how shamefully the Jews pervert the whole 53rd of Isaiah, in expounding it of _the afflictions of Israel,_...
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...
See notes on verse 31...
Then Philip opened his mouth, and began at the same scripture, and preached unto him Jesus. THEN PHILIP OPENED HIS MOUTH (SEE THE NOTE AT ), AND BEGAN AT THE SAME SCRIPTURE - founding on it as his...
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...
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....
PHILIP OPENED HIS MOUTH. — The phrase, wherever it occurs in the New Testament, implies something like a set discourse. (Comp. Acts 10:34; Acts 18:14; Matthew 5:2;...
ἀνοίξας τὸ στ. αὐτοῦ : the phrase is used to introduce some weighty and important utterance, _cf._ Acts 10:34; Acts 18:14, and Luke 1:64, so too Matthew 5:2;...
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...
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,...
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...
_PREACHING JESUS_ ‘Then Philip opened his mouth, and began at the same scripture, and preached unto him Jesus.’ Acts 8:35 At the close of this chapter the picture of the Crucifixion unrolls itself...
35._Philip, opening his mouth. _To open the mouth is taken in Scripture for, to begin a long speech concerning some grave and weighty matter. Therefore Luke’s meaning is, that Philip began to intreat...
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...
THEN PHILIP OPENED HIS MOUTH,.... With freedom and boldness, and spoke clearly and distinctly, and expounded the passage to him. This is a phrase frequently used in Jewish writings, especially in the...
Then Philip opened his mouth, and began at the same scripture, and preached unto him Jesus. Ver. 35. _And preached unto him_] Of preaching we may say in comparison of other ordinances, for the gettin...
_The eunuch said, Of whom speaketh the prophet this_ He asks a very important question, a question necessary to be resolved, in order to the understanding of the prophecy; _of himself_ Does the prophe...
PREACHED UNTO HIM JESUS; showed him that it was Jesus of whom the prophet spoke, and pointed out the way of salvation through him. When persons wish to know the will of God for the purpose of doing it...
THEN PHILIP OPENED HIS MOUTH, AND BEGAN AT THE SAME SCRIPTURE, AND PREACHED UNTO HIM JESUS....
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...
THEN PHILIP OPENED HIS MOUTH, AND BEGINNING AT THIS SCRIPTURE, PREACHED JESUS TO HIM. 1. There is a parallel passage in Matthew 5:1 about Jesus and the sermon on the mount. 1. He opened his mouth -...
And Philip opened his mouth, and beginning from this Scripture, preached unto him Jesus. 'BEGINNING FROM THIS SCRIPTURE'-Note that the angel and Spirit speaking to Philip were supernatural events. But...
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...
OPENED HIS MOUTH; so they were said to do when they began to speak of some weighty matter. BEGAN AT THE SAME SCRIPTURE; showing that the prophet, in that most signal prophecy, ISAIAH 53:7,8 could not...
Acts 8:35 Then G1161 Philip G5376 opened G455 (G5660) his G846 mouth G4750 and G2532 beginning G756 ...
‘And Philip opened his mouth, and beginning from this Scripture, preached to him Jesus.' Then Philip took the chapter he had been reading and applied it to Jesus, and his explanation on this chapter i...
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 8:35. THEN PHILIP OPENED HIS MOUTH. An oriental expression which occurs ordinarily before grave and weighty words (see Acts 10:34; Job 3:1; Job 32:20). And bega
BEGINNING FROM THIS SCRIPTURE (αρξαμενος απο της γραφης ταυτης). As a text. Philip needed no better opening than this Messianic passage in Isaiah.PREACHED UNTO HIM JESUS (ευηγγελισατο αυτω τον Ιησ...
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...
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...
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...
OF WHOM IS THE PROPHET SAYING THIS? Philip used this opportunity to show how the prophets predicted God's act in Christ to set men free. He showed the death, burial, and resurrection of Jesus. He told...
_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...
_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...
_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...
_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...
1 Corinthians 1:23; 1 Corinthians 2:2; 1 Peter 1:11; 1 Peter 1:12;...
Opened his mouth. Indicating a solemn announcement. Compare Matthew 5:2....
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...