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Verse Acts 8:25. _AND THEY, WHEN THEY HAD - PREACHED - RETURNED TO_
_JERUSALEM_] That is, Peter and John returned, after they had borne
testimony to and confirmed the work which Philip had wrought....
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IN MANY VILLAGES ... - They went at first directly to the “city”
of Samaria. On their return to Jerusalem they travelled more at
leisure, and preached in the villages also - a good example for the
min...
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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 8:25. RETURN OF PETER AND JOHN TO JERUSALEM. The Church founded
by Philip at Samaria is further strengthened by the apostles, who also
preached in many villages of the Samaritans, whether before...
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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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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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AND THEY. Literally They indeed therefore.
TESTIFIED. Greek. _diamarturomai,_ i.e. fulfilled their testimony.
Compare Acts 2:40.
PREACHED. spoke. Greek. _laleo._ App-121.
PREACHED THE GOSPEL IN. ev...
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_And they_[They therefore], _when they had testified and
preached_[spoken] _the word of the Lord, returned to_[towards]
_Jerusalem, and preached the gospel in_[to] _many villages of the
Samaritans_ Pe...
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ΟἹ ΜῈΝ ΟΥ̓͂Ν … ΛΑΛΉΣΑΝΤΕΣ … ΕἸΣ
ἹΕΡΟΣΌΛΥΜΑ … ΕΥ̓ΗΓΓΕΛΊΖΟΝΤΟ, _they
therefore, when they had testified and spoken the word of the Lord,
returned towards Jerusalem, and preached the Gospel to many villa...
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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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WHEN THEY HAD TESTIFIED, &C.— _When they had borne their testimony,_
&c. that is, to the truth of the gospel. See on Luke 24:48....
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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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25. In connection with the prime object of their visit to Samaria,
Peter and John also furthered the efforts of Philip in preaching and
teaching. This we learn from an incidental remark in connection...
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And they, when they had testified and preached the word of the Lord,
returned to Jerusalem, and preached the gospel in many villages of the
Samaritans.
AND THEY (PETER AND JOHN), WHEN THEY HAD TEST...
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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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8:25 announced (c-16) A continuing work....
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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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AND THEY, WHEN THEY HAD TESTIFIED... — The statement involves a stay
of some duration, long enough to found and organise a community of
disciples. And this was followed, not by an immediate return to...
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οἱ μὲν οὖν : the μὲν οὖν and δέ in Acts 8:26 may
connect the return of the party to Jerusalem and the following
instructions to Philip for his journey, and so enable us to gather for
a certainty that...
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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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After the arrival of the apostles, Philip accompanied them; meanwhile
they prosecuted extensive tours in Samaria, everywhere preaching the
gospel, seeing multitudes of those heathen converted, and
unh...
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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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25._And they testified. _In these words Luke teacheth that Peter and
John came not only that they might enrich the Samaritans with the
gifts of the Spirit, but also that they might establish them in t...
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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 THEY, WHEN THEY HAD TESTIFIED, c. That is, Simeon (or Peter) and
John, as the Syriac version expresses it when they had bore their
testimony to, and by it confirmed the Gospel as preached by Phili...
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And they, when they had testified and preached the word of the Lord,
returned to Jerusalem, and preached the gospel in many villages of the
Samaritans.
Ver. 25. _When they had testified_] That is, wi...
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_And when they had testified, and preached the word of the Lord_ Had
borne a solemn testimony by word and deed to the truth of the gospel,
and confirmed what Philip had preached; they _returned to Jer...
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MANY VILLAGES; through which they passed on their way to Jerusalem....
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AND THEY, WHEN THEY HAD TESTIFIED AND PREACHED THE WORD OF THE LORD,
RETURNED TO JERUSALEM, AND PREACHED THE GOSPEL IN MANY VILLAGES OF THE
SAMARITANS.
The faith of Simon the Magician had undoubtedly...
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The blasphemous demand 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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SO WHEN THEY HAD TESTIFIED AND PREACHED THE WORD OF THE LORD, THEY
RETURNED TO JERUSALEM, PREACHING THE GOSPEL IN MANY VILLAGES OF THE
SAMARITANS.
1. This is a transition verse. The teaching, baptism...
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'Palsy'. Zondervan Pictorial Encyclopedia Of The Bible. p. 587....
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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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Not only in the chief city, but in the smallest villages, these great
apostles spend their pains; for so it was promised unto them that they
should receive power to do, ACTS 1:8....
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25. In connection with the prime object of their visit to Samaria,
Peter and John also furthered the efforts of Philip in preaching and
teaching. This we learn from an incidental remark in connection...
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Acts 8:25 when G3303 G3767 testified G1263 (G5666) and G2532 preached
G2980 (G5660) word G3056 Lord...
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‘They therefore, when they had testified and spoken the word of the
Lord, returned to Jerusalem, and preached the gospel to many villages
of the Samaritans.'
Then once Peter and John, impressed by the...
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Acts 8:25. AND THEY... RETURNED TO JERUSALEM. They that is, John and
Peter now left Philip to pursue his work alone, and returned to the
capital city.
ANA PREACHED THE GOSPEL IN MANY VILLAGES OF THE...
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THEY THEREFORE
(ο μεν ουν). Demonstrative ο with μεν (no following δε)
and the inferential ουν (therefore) as often in Acts (Acts 1:6,
etc.).RETURNED
(υπεστρεφον). Imperfect active picturing the...
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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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AFTER THEY HAD GIVEN. Peter and John did not rush back to Jerusalem,
but used every opportunity to spread the Good News of Jesus....
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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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ACTS—NOTE ON ACTS 8:25 The apostles’ preaching in MANY VILLAGES OF
THE SAMARITANS fulfills Acts 1:8....
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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 Peter 5:12; Acts 1:8; Acts 18:5; Acts 20:21; Acts 26:22;...
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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...