Act 8 | TSK | STEP | By occasion of the persecution in Jerusalem, the church being planted in Samaria, by Philip the deacon, who preached, did miracles, and baptized many; among the rest Simon the sorcerer, a great seducer of the people; Peter and John come to confirm and enlarge the church; where, by prayer and imposition of hands giving the Holy Ghost; when Simon would have bought the like power of them, Peter sharply reproving his hypocrisy and covetousness, and exhorting him to repentance, together with John preaching the word of the Lord, return to Jerusalem; but the angel sends Philip to teach and baptize the Ethiopian Eunuch. And Saul.This clause evidently belongs to the conclusion of the previous chapter; there is scarcely a worse division of chapters than this. there. the church. and they. Samaria. except.

Acts 8

1 By occasion of the persecution in Jerusalem, the church being planted in Samaria, by Philip the deacon, who preached, did miracles, and baptized many;

9 among the rest Simon the sorcerer, a great seducer of the people;

14 Peter and John come to confirm and enlarge the church; where, by prayer and imposition of hands giving the Holy Ghost;

18 when Simon would have bought the like power of them, Peter sharply reproving his hypocrisy and covetousness, and exhorting him to repentance, together with John preaching the word of the Lord, return to Jerusalem;

26 but the angel sends Philip to teach and baptize the Ethiopian Eunuch.

And Saul.This clause evidently belongs to the conclusion of the previous chapter; there is scarcely a worse division of chapters than this.

7:58; 22:20

there.

5:33,40; 7:54; Mt 10:25-28; 22:6; 23:34; Lu 11:49,50; Joh 15:20; 16:2

the church.

2:47; 7:38; 11:22; 13:1

and they.

4; 11:19-21; Mt 5:13; Php 1:12

Samaria.

14; 1:8; Joh 4:39-42

except.

5:18,20,33,40; Ex 10:28,29; Ne 6:3; Da 3:16-18; 6:10,23; Heb 11:27

devout.

2:5; 10:2; Lu 2:25

made.

Ge 23:2; 50:10,11; Nu 20:29; De 34:8; 1Sa 28:3; 2Sa 3:31; 2Ch 32:33

2Ch 35:25; Isa 57:1,2; Jer 22:10,18; Joh 11:31-35

7:58; 9:1-13,21; 22:3,4; 26:9-11; 1Co 15:9; Ga 1:13; Php 3:6

1Ti 1:13

11:19; 14:2-7; Mt 10:23; 1Th 2:2

Philip.

1,14,15,40; 6:5; 21:8

the city.Rather, "to a city of Samaria," [eis polis Samaria] for the city of Samaria had been utterly destroyed by Hyrcanus, and the city built by Herod on its site was called [Sebaste,] that is, Augusta, in honour of Augustus. Samaria comprised the tract of country formerly occupied by the tribes of Ephraim and Manasseh, west of Jordan, lying between Judea and Galilee: beginning, says Josephus, at Ginea in the great plain, and ending at the toparchy of Acrabateni.

1:8; Mt 10:5,6

preached.

35-37; 5:42; 9:20; 17:2,3; Joh 4:25,26; 1Co 1:23; 2:2; 3:11

with one.

13:44; 2Ch 30:12; Mt 20:15,16; Joh 4:41,42

unclean.

5:16; Mt 10:1; Mr 9:26; 16:17,18; Lu 10:17; Joh 14:12; Heb 2:4

palsies.

9:33,34; Mr 2:3-11

lame.

3:6,7; 14:8-10; Isa 35:6; Mt 11:5; 15:30,31

13:48,52; Ps 96:10-12; 98:2-6; Isa 35:1,2; 42:10-12; Lu 2:10,11

Ro 15:9-12

used.

13:6; 16:16-18; 19:18-20; Ex 7:11,22; 8:18,19; 9:11; Le 20:6

De 18:10-12; 2Ti 3:8,9; Re 13:13,14; 22:15

giving.

5:36; Joh 7:18; 2Th 2:4; 2Ti 3:2,5; 2Pe 2:18

they.

2Co 11:19; Eph 4:14; 2Pe 2:2; Re 13:3

from.

Jer 6:13; 8:10; 31:34; Jon 3:5

the great power.

1Co 1:24

he had.

Isa 8:19; 44:25; 47:9-13; Ga 3:1

they believed.

35-38; 2:38,41; 16:14,15,31-34; Mt 28:19; Mr 16:15; Ro 10:10

1Pe 3:21

concerning.

1:3; 11:20; 20:21,25; 28:31; Lu 9:2,60

both.

5:14; 1Co 11:11; Ga 3:28

Simon.This Simon was probably, as several learned men suppose, the same who is mentioned by Josephus, as persuading Drusilla to leave her husband, and live with Felix.

believed.

21; Ps 78:35-37; 106:12,13; Lu 8:13; Joh 2:23-25; 8:30,31

Jas 2:19-26

and wondered.

3:10; 13:44; Hab 1:5; Joh 5:20; 7:21

miracles and signs. Gr. signs and great miracles.

7; Mr 16:17

when.

1; 11:1,19-22; 15:4; 1Th 3:2

received.

2:41; 17:11; Mt 13:23; Joh 12:48; 1Th 2:13; 2Th 2:10

Peter.

3:1-3; Ga 2:9

prayed.

2:38; Mt 18:19; Joh 14:13,14; 16:23,24; Php 1:19

he was.

10:44-46; 11:15-17; 19:2

only.

2:38; 10:47,48; 19:5,6; Mt 28:19; 1Co 1:13-15

laid.

18; 6:6; 9:17; 13:3; 19:6; Nu 8:10; 27:18; 1Ti 4:14; 5:22; 2Ti 1:6

Heb 6:2

they received.

Ro 1:11; Ga 3:2-5

he offered.

2Ki 5:15,16; 8:9; Eze 13:19; Mt 10:8; 1Ti 6:5

9-11,17; Mt 18:1-3; Lu 14:7-11; Joh 5:44; 1Co 15:8,9; 3Jo 1:9

Thy.

1:18; De 7:26; Jos 7:24,25; 2Ki 5:26,27; Da 5:17; Hab 2:9,10

Zec 5:4; Mt 27:3-5; 1Ti 6:9; Jas 5:3; 2Pe 2:14-17; Re 18:15

thou.

22; De 15:9; 2Ki 5:15,16; Pr 15:26; Mt 15:19

the gift.

2:38; 10:45; 11:17; Mt 10:8

hast.

Jos 22:25; Eze 14:3; Re 20:6; 22:19

for.

2Ch 25:2; Ps 36:1; 78:36,37; Hab 2:4; Mt 6:22-24; Joh 21:17

Heb 4:13; Re 2:23

Repent.

2:38; 3:19; 17:30; Ro 2:4; 2Ti 2:25,26; Re 2:21

pray.

9:11; De 4:29,30; 1Ki 8:47,48; 2Ch 33:12,13; Isa 55:6,7; Am 5:6

Mt 7:7,8; Lu 11:9-13; Re 3:17,18

if.

Da 4:27; Joe 2:13,14; Am 5:15; Jon 1:6; 3:9; 2Ti 2:25

the thought.

20; Heb 4:12

the gall.

De 29:18-20; 32:32,33; Job 20:14; Jer 4:18; 9:15; La 3:5,19

Heb 12:15

the bond.

Ps 116:16; Pr 5:22; Isa 28:22; Joh 8:34; Ro 6:17-22; Tit 3:3

2Pe 2:4,19

Pray.

Ge 20:7,17; Ex 8:8; 10:17; 12:32; Nu 21:7; 1Sa 12:19,23; 1Ki 13:6

Ezr 6:10; 8:23; Job 42:8; Jas 5:16

when they had.

1:8; 18:5; 20:21; 26:22,23; 28:23,28,31; Joh 15:27; 1Pe 5:12

villages.

Lu 9:52-56

The angel.

5:19; 10:7,22; 12:8-11,23; 27:23; 2Ki 1:3; Heb 1:14

Arise.

1Ch 22:16; Isa 60:1-22

Gaza.

Jos 13:3; 15:47; Zec 9:5

desert.It is probable, that we should refer [eremos ,] desert, not to Gaza, but to [hodos ,] the way; though Gaza was situated at the entrance of the desert, and the ancient city was in ruins, being destroyed by Alexander.

Mt 3:1-3; Lu 3:2-4

he arose.

Mt 21:2-6; Mr 14:13-16; Joh 2:5-8; Heb 11:8

a man.

Ps 68:31; 87:4; Isa 43:6; 45:14; 60:3,6; 66:19; Jer 13:23; 38:7; 39:16

Zep 3:10

queen.

1Ki 10:1; Mt 12:42

and had.

1Ki 8:41-43; 2Ch 6:32,33; Ps 68:29; Isa 56:3-8; Joh 12:20

and sitting.

17:11,12; De 6:6,7; 11:18-20; 17:18,19; Jos 1:8; Ps 1:2,3