Act 8:5-13, 26-40, 21:8 | TSK | STEP | Philip. 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. preached.

Acts 8:5-13

Philip.

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

Acts 8:26-40

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