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Verse Acts 8:13. _SIMON HIMSELF BELIEVED ALSO_] He was struck with
_the_ _doctrine and miracles of Philip_-he saw that these were _real_;
he knew his own to be _fictitious_. He believed therefore that...
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THEN SIMON HIMSELF BELIEVED ALSO - That is, he believed that Jesus had
performed miracles, and was raised from the dead, etc. All this he
could believe in entire consistency with his own notions of th...
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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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SIMON MAGUS. This man had been for some time at Samaria. This is the
only account of him in NT; but in the early Fathers and in Christian
legend he occupies much space, and he has been the occasion du...
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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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Those who were scattered abroad went throughout the country telling
the message of the good news. Philip went down to the city of Samaria
and preached Christ to them. The crowds listened attentively t...
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BELIEVED ALSO. also believed. App-150.
CONTINUED. was continuing. Greek. _proskartereo._ See note on Acts
1:14.
WONDERED. was amazed, or dumbfounded. Middle of _existemi._ Compare
"bewitched", Acts...
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_Then_[And] _Simon himself believed also_ We can see from the history
which follows that the belief here described was of a very imperfect
nature. It perhaps amounted to no more than the conviction th...
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Ὁ ΔῈ ΣΊΜΩΝ … ἘΠΊΣΤΕΥΣΕΝ, _and Simon himself
believed also_. We can see from the history which follows that the
belief here described was of a very imperfect nature. It perhaps
amounted to no more than...
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PHILIP’S PREACHING IN SAMARIA AND ITS EFFECT...
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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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ΈΠΊΣΤΕΥΣΕΝ _aor. ind. act., см._ Acts 8:12.
ΒΑΠΤΙΣΘΕΊΣ _aor. pass. part. (temp.), см._ Acts 8:12.
ΠΡΟΣΚΑΡΤΕΡΏΝ _praes. act. part. от_
ΠΡΟΣΚΑΡΤΕΡΈΩ (G4342) постоянно помогать,
держаться возле. Part,...
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THEN SIMON HIMSELF BELIEVED ALSO:— _that this Jesus who enabled
Philip to do these things, was some Power superior to any he conversed
with._ Perhaps as L'Enfant and Limborch conjecture, he might thin...
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B.
THE FIRST WORK OF PHILIP. Acts 8:5-13.
Acts 8:5
And Philip went down to the city of Samaria, and proclaimed unto them
the Christ.
Acts 8:6
And the multitudes gave heed with one accord unto the...
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See notes on verse 6...
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Then Simon himself believed also: and when he was baptized, he
continued with Philip, and wondered, beholding the miracles and signs
which were done.
THEN SIMON HIMSELF BELIEVED ALSO. Left without...
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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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BELIEVED] i.e. believed in the genuineness of Philip's miracles, but
did not believe in God with a spiritual and saving faith. Simon as a
sorcerer and conjurer was an excellent judge of alleged miracl...
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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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THEN SIMON HIMSELF BELIEVED ALSO. — Endless questions have been
raised as to the nature of such a faith, and the effect of such a
baptism. It is probable enough that he was impressed by the signs that...
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καὶ αὐτὸς : characteristic of St. Luke, see Friedrich, _Das
Lucasevangelium_, p. 37. βαπτισθεὶς ἐβαπτίσθη
ἀλλʼ οὐκ ἐφωτίσθη (St. Cyril). ἦν
προσκαρτερῶν : on ἦν with a participle as
characteristic of...
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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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Philip Preaching in Samaria
Philip, who was one of the seven, went to the city of Samaria. Because
the Samaritans were of mixed descent coming from the intermarriage of
Jews and Gentiles, the Jews reg...
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(6) Then Simon himself believed also: and when he was baptized, he
continued with Philip, and wondered, beholding the miracles and signs
which were done.
(6) The wicked and the highly reprobate are o...
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Simon himself believed. That is, pretended to believe, that he might
obtain the power of speaking in tongues, and working miracles, which
was frequently imparted to the faithful at baptism. (Menochius...
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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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13._Simon also himself. _He which had besotted the whole city with his
witchery receiveth the truth together with others. He which had
boasted himself to be the principal power of God submitteth himse...
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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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THEN SIMON HIMSELF BELIEVED ALSO,.... With an historical and temporary
faith, as that Jesus was the Messiah, c. or at least he pretended, to
believe this, and professed that he did believe, what other...
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Then Simon himself believed also: and when he was baptized, he
continued with Philip, and wondered, beholding the miracles and signs
which were done.
Ver. 13. _Simon himself believed_] As the devils...
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_But when they believed Philip_, &c. When they became spectators of
Philip's miracles, and were convinced that they were real, and those
of Simon a mere sham; or, when they believed the doctrine that...
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BELIEVED; the miracles which he witnessed seem to have convinced him
of the reality of the divine power that accompanied the gospel, though
he had very false ideas respecting it, and soon showed that...
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THEN SIMON HIMSELF BELIEVED ALSO; AND WHEN HE WAS BAPTIZED, HE
CONTINUED WITH PHILIP, AND WONDERED, BEHOLDING THE MIRACLES AND SIGNS
WHICH WERE DONE.
Luke here adds a bit of local history which makes...
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The conversion of Simon:...
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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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THEN SIMON HIMSELF ALSO BELIEVED; AND WHEN HE WAS BAPTIZED HE
CONTINUED WITH PHILIP, AND WAS AMAZED, SEEING THE MIRACLES AND SIGNS
WHICH WERE DONE.
1. Simon did three things:
1. He believed the prea...
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And Simon also himself believed: and being baptized, he continued with
Philip; and beholding signs and great miracles wrought, he was amazed.
'SIMON HIMSELF BELIEVED'-
Points to Note:
'His amazement...
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5-13 As far as the gospel prevails, evil spirits are dislodged,
particularly unclean spirits. All inclinations to the lusts of the
flesh which war against the soul are such. Distempers are here named...
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SIMON HIMSELF BELIEVED; Simon believed with an historical faith, that
it was indeed true, that our Saviour had done miracles, and did rise
from the dead, but his faith, to be sure, was dead all the wh...
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Recognitions of Clement III
For why should I further say that he once believed in our Jesus, and
was persuaded that Souls are immortal?[29]...
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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 Simon also himself believed, and being baptised, he continued
with Philip, and beholding signs and great miracles wrought, he was
amazed.'
‘Also himself believed.' Simon also believed and was ba...
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Acts 8:13. THEN SIMON HIMSELF BELIEVED ALSO: AND WHEN HE WAS BAPTIZED.
It is not necessary to assume that the unhappy man was simply moved by
the persuasion that Philip was a greater magician than him...
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AND SIMON ALSO HIMSELF BELIEVED
(Hο δε Σιμων κα αυτος επιστευσεν). Note the
same verb in the aorist tense επιστευσεν. What did he
believe? Evidently that Jesus was this "power of God" not himself
(S...
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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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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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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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SIMON HIMSELF ALSO BELIEVED. Many have argued that Simon believed in
the miracles, not in Christ. But we are not told this, and the
Scripture makes no separation between he and the others. It is hard...
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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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ACTS—NOTE ON ACTS 8:13 Commentators differ over whether SIMON had
genuine saving faith. Peter’s strong rebuke of Simon suggests that
he did not (see vv. Acts 8:20)....
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_CRITICAL REMARKS_
Acts 8:9. SIMON.—Not the Cyprian Jew of that name whom, according to
Josephus (_Ant._, XX. vii. 2), Felix afterwards employed to persuade
Drusilla to leave for him her husband. King...
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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 13:44; Acts 3:10; Acts 8:21; Acts 8:7; Habakkuk 1:5;...
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Continued with. See on ch. Acts 1:14.
Miracles and signs [σ η μ ε ι α κ α ι δ υ ν α μ ε ι
ς]. Lit., signs and powers. See on Matthew 11:20; Acts 2:22.
Which were done [γ ι ν ο μ ε α ς]. The present...
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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...
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And Simon believed — That is, was convinced of the truth....