Treasury of Scripture Knowledge

Acts 8

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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; Acts 8 . 9 , among the rest Simon the sorcerer , a great seducer of the people; Acts 8 . 14 , Peter and John come to confirm and enlarge the church; where , by prayer and imposition of hands giving the Holy Ghost; Acts 8 . 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; Acts 8 . 26 , but the angel sends Philip to teach and baptize the Ethiopian Eunuch.

Acts 8:1

And Saul was there, giving approval to Stephen's death. On that day a great persecution broke out against the church in Jerusalem, and all except the apostles were scattered throughout Judea and Samaria.

Acts 8:1 · BSB

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

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Acts 8:2

God-fearing men buried Stephen and mourned deeply over him.

Acts 8:2 · BSB

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Acts 8:3

But Saul began to destroy the church. Going from house to house, he dragged off men and women and put them in prison.

Acts 8:3 · BSB

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Acts 8:4

Those who had been scattered preached the word wherever they went.

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Acts 8:5

Philip went down to a city in Samaria and proclaimed the Christ to them.

Acts 8:5 · BSB

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Rather , "to a city of Samaria ," ויע [Strong's G1519] , נןכיע פחע בלבסויבע , for the city of Samaria had been utterly destroyed by Hyrcanus , and the city built by Herod on its site was called וגבףפח , 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

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Acts 8:6

The crowds gave their undivided attention to Philip's message and to the signs they saw him perform.

Acts 8:6 · BSB

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Acts 8:7

With loud shrieks, unclean spirits came out of many who were possessed, and many of the paralyzed and lame were healed.

Acts 8:7 · BSB

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Acts 8:8

So there was great joy in that city.

Acts 8:8 · BSB

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Acts 8:9

Prior to that time, a man named Simon had practiced sorcery in the city and astounded the people of Samaria. He claimed to be someone great,

Acts 8:9 · BSB

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Acts 8:10

and all the people, from the least to the greatest, heeded his words and said, "This man is the divine power called the Great Power."

Acts 8:10 · BSB

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Acts 8:11

They paid close attention to him because he had astounded them for a long time with his sorcery.

Acts 8:11 · BSB

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Acts 8:12

But when they believed Philip as he preached the gospel of the kingdom of God and the name of Jesus Christ, they were baptized, both men and women.

Acts 8:12 · BSB

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Acts 8:13

Even Simon himself believed and was baptized. He followed Philip closely and was astounded by the great signs and miracles he observed.

Acts 8:13 · BSB

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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.

Acts 8:14

When the apostles in Jerusalem heard that Samaria had received the word of God, they sent Peter and John to them.

Acts 8:14 · BSB

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Acts 8:15

On their arrival, they prayed for them to receive the Holy Spirit.

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Acts 8:16

For the Holy Spirit had not yet fallen upon any of them; they had simply been baptized into the name of the Lord Jesus.

Acts 8:16 · BSB

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Acts 8:17

Then Peter and John laid their hands on them, and they received the Holy Spirit.

Acts 8:17 · BSB

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Acts 8:18

When Simon saw that the Spirit was given through the laying on of the apostles' hands, he offered them money.

Acts 8:18 · BSB

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Acts 8:19

"Give me this power as well," he said, "so that everyone on whom I lay my hands may receive the Holy Spirit."

Acts 8:19 · BSB

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Acts 8:20

But Peter replied, "May your silver perish with you, because you thought you could buy the gift of God with money!

Acts 8:20 · BSB

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Acts 8:21

You have no part or share in our ministry, because your heart is not right before God.

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Acts 8:22

Repent, therefore, of your wickedness, and pray to the Lord. Perhaps He will forgive you for the intent of your heart.

Acts 8:22 · BSB

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Acts 8:23

For I see that you are poisoned by bitterness and captive to iniquity."

Acts 8:23 · BSB

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Acts 8:24

Then Simon answered, "Pray to the Lord for me, so that nothing you have said may happen to me."

Acts 8:24 · BSB

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Acts 8:25

And after Peter and John had testified and spoken the word of the Lord, they returned to Jerusalem, preaching the gospel in many of the Samaritan villages.

Acts 8:25 · BSB

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Acts 8:26

Now an angel of the Lord said to Philip, "Get up and go south to the desert road that goes down from Jerusalem to Gaza."

Acts 8:26 · BSB

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It is probable , that we should refer וסחלןע [Strong's G2048] , desert , not to Gaza , but to ןהןע [Strong's G3598] , the way; though Gaza was situated at the entrance of the desert , and the ancient city was in ruins , being destroyed by Alexander

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Acts 8:27

So he started out, and on his way he met an Ethiopian eunuch, a court official in charge of the entire treasury of Candace, queen of the Ethiopians. He had gone to Jerusalem to worship,

Acts 8:27 · BSB

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Acts 8:28

and on his return was sitting in his chariot reading Isaiah the prophet.

Acts 8:28 · BSB

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Acts 8:29

The Spirit said to Philip, "Go over to that chariot and stay by it."

Acts 8:29 · BSB

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Acts 8:30

So Philip ran up and heard the man reading Isaiah the prophet. "Do you understand what you are reading?" Philip asked.

Acts 8:30 · BSB

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Acts 8:31

"How can I," he said, "unless someone guides me?" And he invited Philip to come up and sit with him.

Acts 8:31 · BSB

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Acts 8:32

The eunuch was reading this passage of Scripture: "He was led like a sheep to the slaughter, and as a lamb before the shearer is silent, so He did not open His mouth.

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Acts 8:33

In His humiliation He was deprived of justice. Who can recount His descendants? For His life was removed from the earth."

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Acts 8:34

"Tell me," said the eunuch, "who is the prophet talking about, himself or someone else?"

Acts 8:34 · BSB

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Acts 8:35

Then Philip began with this very Scripture and told him the good news about Jesus.

Acts 8:35 · BSB

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Acts 8:36

As they traveled along the road and came to some water, the eunuch said, "Look, here is water! What is there to prevent me from being baptized?"

Acts 8:36 · BSB

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Acts 8:37

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Acts 8:38

And he gave orders to stop the chariot. Then both Philip and the eunuch went down into the water, and Philip baptized him.

Acts 8:38 · BSB

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Acts 8:39

When they came up out of the water, the Spirit of the Lord carried Philip away, and the eunuch saw him no more, but went on his way rejoicing.

Acts 8:39 · BSB

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Acts 8:40

But Philip appeared at Azotus and traveled through that region, preaching the gospel in all the towns until he came to Caesarea.

Acts 8:40 · BSB

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In the wider web18 threads
Intertextuality Pairs
Quotations Acts 8:32-35 → Isaiah 53:7-8
Allusions Acts 8:23 → Deuteronomy 29:18, Acts 8:26-40 → Isaiah 56:3-8, Acts 8:26-40 → Zephaniah 2:4
Echoes Acts 8:10 → Genesis 19:11, Acts 8:20 → Daniel 2:5, Acts 8:21 → Deuteronomy 12:12, Acts 8:21 → Psalms 78:37, Acts 8:22 → Jeremiah 8:6, Acts 8:39 → 1 Kings 18:12
Trajectories
Isaiah (Suffering Servant Messenger), Suffering Servant (Vicarious Atonement)
Chiasms
Shaped Acts 07:51–08:01, Acts 08:01–13, Acts 08:14–25, Acts 08:26–40, Acts 08:32–33, Acts 08:36–38
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