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Verse Acts 8:15. _WHEN THEY WERE COME DOWN_] The very same mode of
speaking, in reference to _Jerusalem_ formerly, obtains now in
reference to _London_. The metropolis in both cases is considered as...
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WERE COME DOWN - To Samaria. Jerusalem was generally represented as
“up,” or “higher” than the rest of the land, Matthew 20:18;
John 7:8.
PRAYED FOR THEM - They sought at the hand of God the extraordi...
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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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PRAYED. Greek. _proseuchomai._ App-134.
FOR. concerning. Greek. _peri_, as in Acts 8:12.
THE HOLY GHOST. holy spirit. Greek. _pneuma hagion._ No article.
App-101....
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_who, when they were come down_, &c. It is clear from the whole
history that the special gift of the Holy Ghost, bestowed at this
period on the Christian converts in various places, was not given
exce...
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PETER AND JOHN SENT DOWN TO SAMARIA. CONDUCT OF SIMON MAGUS...
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ΚΑΤΑΒΆΝΤΕΣ, _when they were come down_. Used often of
leaving Jerusalem, the centre of all religious life, to go into other
parts. So the contrary verb ἀναβαίνειν is employed (Luke
2:42) to describe t...
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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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WHO, WHEN THEY WERE COME DOWN,— Hence it appears very probable, that
the Spirit, in some or other of his miraculous powers, had been
conferred upon all the Christian converts hitherto; and it was high...
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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 14...
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_WHO, WHEN THEY WERE COME DOWN, PRAYED FOR THEM, THAT THEY MIGHT
RECEIVE THE HOLY GHOST:_
No JFB commentary on these verses....
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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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PRAYED FOR THEM, THAT THEY MIGHT RECEIVE THE HOLY GHOST. — The
prayer clearly pointed to such a gift of the power of the Spirit as
had been bestowed on the Day of Pentecost. It assumed that such gifts...
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CHAPTER 18
THE APOSTLES AND CONFIRMATION.
Acts 8:14
IN the last chapter we noticed the work of Philip in Samaria, the
present one will deal with the mission of the Apostles Peter and John
to comple...
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οἵτινες : on this form of the relative see Rendall, _in loco;_
Blass however regards it as simply = οἵ, _Grammatik_, p. 169, _cf._
Acts 12:10. καταβάντες, _cf._ Acts 24:1 (Luke 2:42),...
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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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Who, when they were come down, prayed for them, that they might
receive the (d) Holy Ghost:
(d) Those excellent gifts which are necessary, especially for those
that were to be appointed rulers and go...
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The Holy Ghost, which the apostles came to give the Samaritan
Neophytes, was not the spirit of grace, of justice, and of sanctity,
for that they had received at baptism; but the spirit of strength, to...
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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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APOSTOLICAL PRECEDENT
14-16. _“And the apostles in Jerusalem hearing that Samaria had
received the word of God, sent to them Peter and John, who having come
down, prayed that they may receive the Hol...
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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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15._They prayed_. Undoubtedly they taught first, for we know that they
were no dumb persons; but Luke passeth over that which was common to
them and Philip, and declareth only what new thing the Samar...
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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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WHO WHEN THEY WERE COME DOWN,.... To the city of Samaria, where Philip
was, and these converts dwelt:
PRAYED FOR THEM; for some of them, unto God:
THAT THEY MIGHT RECEIVE THE HOLY GHOST; the extraor...
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Who, when they were come down, prayed for them, that they might
receive the Holy Ghost:
Ver. 15. _The Holy Ghost_] That is, those extraordinary gifts of
tongues, healing, &c....
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_When the apostles heard that Samaria_ That the inhabitants of that
country, or of the chief city thereof; _had received the word of God_
By faith; being desirous that these new converts should be fur...
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THE HOLY GHOST; his miraculous influences, so that they might work
miracles....
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Special gifts of the Holy Spirit:...
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WHO, WHEN THEY WERE COME DOWN, PRAYED FOR THEM THAT THEY MIGHT 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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WHO, WHEN THEY HAD COME DOWN, PRAYED FOR THEM THAT THEY MIGHT RECEIVE
THE HOLY SPIRIT.
1. Peter and John prayed for these new Christians, that they might
receive the Holy Spirit (spiritual gifts).
2...
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who, when they were come down, prayed for them, that they might
receive the Holy Spirit:...
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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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THEY; Peter and John. PRAYED FOR THEM; in this particular they did not
pray for all that believed, amongst whom there were several women,
ACTS 8:12. THAT THEY MIGHT RECEIVE THE HOLY GHOST; those extra...
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Acts 8:15 who G3748 down G2597 (G5631) prayed G4336 (G5662) for G4012
them G846 that G3704 receive...
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‘Now when the apostles who were at Jerusalem heard that Samaria had
received the word of God, they sent to them Peter and John, who, when
they were come down, prayed for them, that they might receive...
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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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Acts 8:15-17. On the whole question of this laying on of the apostles'
hands in Samaria, see the Excursus at the end of this chapter....
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THAT THEY MIGHT RECEIVE
(οπως λαβωσιν). Second aorist active subjunctive of
λαμβανω, final clause with οπως. Did they wish the
Samaritan Pentecost to prove beyond a doubt that the Samaritans were
re...
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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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THEY PRAYED FOR THE BELIEVERS. That the Spirit might come down on
them. The "gifts of the Spirit" are not the same as the "Spirit as a
gift." These had already been born of water and the Spirit (John...
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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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_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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_CRITICAL REMARKS_
Acts 8:14. SENT.—The mission of the two apostles, Peter and John, is
not said to have had as its motive the imparting of the Holy Spirit to
the Samaritans (Holtzmann), although thi...
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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 2:38; John 14:13; John 14:14; John 16:23; John 16:24;...
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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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The Holy Ghost — In his miraculous gifts? Or his sanctifying graces?
Probably in both....