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ACTS 8:6 prosei/con de. oi` o;cloi
Here the jejune superfluity of the expansions of the Western text was
too much even for Blass, 171 who refused to adopt the addition of D,
w`j de. h;kouon pa/n (itd...
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Verse Acts 8:6. _THE PEOPLE WITH ONE ACCORD GAVE HEED_] He had fixed
their attention, not only with the gravity and importance of the
matter of his preaching, but also by _the miracles which he did_....
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WITH ONE ACCORD - Unitedly, or with one mined. Great multitudes of
them did it.
GAVE HEED - Paid attention to; embraced.
HEARING - Hearing what he said....
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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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PHILIP AT SAMARIA. Philip's activity is given here beside that of
Stephen. He belongs to the Seven, not to the Twelve, who remain at
Jerusalem except when specially called elsewhere (Acts 6:1 *). More...
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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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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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PEOPLE. crowds. Greek. _ochlos._
WITH ONE ACCORD. Greek. _homothumadon._ See note on Acts 1:14.
GAVE HEED. Same word as "take heed in Acts 5:35, and "attended" in
Acts 16:14.
WHICH PHILIP SPAKE. spo...
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_And the people_[multitudes] _with one accord gave heed_ The original
words imply that crowds of the people gave their faith and consent to
the new teaching.
_hearing and seeing the miracles which he...
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ΠΡΟΣΕΙ͂ΧΟΝ ΔῈ ΟἹ ὌΧΛΟΙ, _and the multitudes gave
heed_. We know from John 4:25; John 4:29; John 4:42, that some among
the Samaritans were looking for the advent of the Messiah. The field
had been alre...
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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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DISCOURSE: 1758
PHILIP PREACHES CHRIST IN SAMARIA
Acts 8:5. Then Philip went down to the city of Samaria, and preached
Christ unto them. And the people with one accord gave heed unto those
things whic...
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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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6-11. When Philip first entered the city of Samaria, the public mind
was in a condition most unfavorable to the reception of the gospel.
The practice of magical arts was quite common among the Jews an...
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_AND THE PEOPLE WITH ONE ACCORD GAVE HEED UNTO THOSE THINGS WHICH
PHILIP SPAKE, HEARING AND SEEING THE MIRACLES WHICH HE DID._
No JFB commentary on this verse....
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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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προσεῖχον … τοῖς λεγ., _cf._ Acts 16:14; 1 Timothy
1:4; Titus 1:14; 2 Peter 1:9, see note on...
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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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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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And Saul was consenting unto his death. And at that time there was a
great persecution against the church which was at Jerusalem; and they
were all scattered abroad throughout the regions of Judea and...
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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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6._And the multitude gave ear. _Luke declareth how the Samaritans did
embrace Philip’s doctrine. For he saith that they heard, whereby
they took some taste; there was also another prick whereby they w...
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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 THE PEOPLE WITH ONE ACCORD,.... The inhabitants of the city of
Samaria, as one man, came to hear the word:
AND GAVE HEED TO THOSE THINGS WHICH PHILIP SPAKE; they listened to
them, took notice of...
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And the people with one accord gave heed unto those things which
Philip spake, hearing and seeing the miracles which he did.
Ver. 6. _And the people, &c._] A corrupt place, and bewitched by the
sorce...
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_Then Philip_, &c. The sacred historian here proceeds to record one
particular instance of the success of the preaching of the persons
dispersed by the above-mentioned persecution. The Philip here spo...
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The missionary work of the disciples and of Philip:...
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AND THE PEOPLE WITH ONE ACCORD GAVE HEED UNTO THOSE THINGS WHICH
PHILIP SPAKE, HEARING AND SEEING THE MIRACLES WHICH HE DID....
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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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AND THE MULTITUDES WITH ONE ACCORD HEEDED THE THINGS SPOKEN BY PHILIP,
HEARING AND SEEING THE MIRACLES WHICH HE DID.
1. Here we must pay close attention to the wording.
1. THEY HEEDED THE THINGS SPO...
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And the multitudes gave heed with one accord unto the things that were
spoken by Philip, when they heard, and saw the signs which he did.
'GAVE HEED WITH ONE ACCORD'-'unanimously attended' (Ber); 'at...
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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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GAVE HEED; a good preparation towards their conversion, seeing _faith
cometh by hearing,_ ROMANS 10:17. HEARING AND SEEING THE MIRACLES
WHICH HE DID; these miracles were as so many evidences of the tr...
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6-11. When Philip first entered the city of Samaria, the public mind
was in a condition most unfavorable to the reception of the gospel.
The practice of magical arts was quite common among the Jews an...
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Acts 8:6 And G5037 multitudes G3793 accord G3661 heeded G4337 (G5707)
spoken G3004 (G5746) G5259 Philip...
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‘And the multitudes gave heed with one accord to the things which
were spoken by Philip, when they heard, and saw the signs which he
did. For from many of those who had unclean spirits, they came out,...
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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 8:6. AND THE PEOPLE WITH ONE ACCORD GAVE HEED. The visit and the
work of Christ in the neighbouring city of Sychar (St. John 4) help us
to understand the warm welcome which Philip received among...
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GAVE HEED
(προσειχον). Imperfect active as in verses Acts 8:10; Acts
8:11, there with dative of the person (αυτω), here with the dative
of the thing (τοις λεγομενοις). There is an ellipse of
νουν (m...
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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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THE CROWDS PAID CLOSE ATTENTION. The miracles got their attention.
_Compare_ Acts 19:10-12. Philip, one of the seven (Acts 6:5), had the
gift of miracles. This is the second recorded example of one, w...
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_And Saul was consenting to his death._
THREE GREAT FIGURES IN THE CHURCH
I. The persecuting Saul. In this part of the narrative the name of
Saul occurs three times (Acts 7:58; Acts 8:1; Acts 8:3). H...
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_Then Philip wont down to the city of Samaria and preached Christ unto
them._
PHILIP AT SAMARIA
I. The preacher--“Philip.”
1. His native place--“Caesarea,” most likely.
2. His official status--“Ev...
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ACTS—NOTE ON ACTS 8:6 The Samaritans had their own expectation of a
prophetic Messiah. They believed he would come to Mt. Gerizim (see
John 4:20). John the Baptist and Jesus had previously ministered...
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_CRITICAL REMARKS_
Acts 8:5. PHILIP.—Not the apostle, but the deacon (Acts 6:4). THE
CITY OF SAMARIA—according to the best MSS.—signifies that the
capital built by Omri (1 Kings 16:24), and renamed Se...
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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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2 Chronicles 30:12; Acts 13:44; John 4:41; John 4:42; Matthew 20:15;...
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THE GREAT PERSECUTION
Acts 8:1
INTRODUCTORY WORDS
We approach today the scenes that immediately followed Stephen's
death. Satan, encouraged by Stephen's martyrdom, thinks to press on
with fire and...