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Adam Clarke's Commentary on the Bible - Acts 8:5

Then Philip - One of the seven deacons, Acts 6:5 , called afterwards, Philip the Evangelist, Acts 21:8 . The city of Samaria - At this time there was no city of Samaria existing: according to Josephus, Ant. lib. xiii. cap. 10, sect. 3, Hyrcanus had so utterly demolished it as to leave no vestige of it remaining. Herod the Great did afterwards build a city on the same spot of ground; but he called it ΣεβαϚη i.e. Augusta, in compliment to the Emperor Augustus, as Josephus tells us,... read more

John Calvin

John Calvin's Commentary on the Bible - Acts 8:3

Verse 3 3.But Saul. We must note two things in this place, how great the cruelty of the adversaries was, and how wonderful the goodness of God was, who vouchsafed to make Paul a pastor of so cruel a wolf. For that desire to lay waste the Church wherewith he was incensed did seem to cut away all hope. Therefore his conversion was so much the more excellent afterward. And it is not to be doubted but that this punishment was laid upon him by God, after that he had conspired to put Stephen to... read more

John Calvin

John Calvin's Commentary on the Bible - Acts 8:4

Verse 4 4.And they were scattered abroad. Luke declareth in this place also, that it came to pass by the wonderful providence of God, that the scattering abroad of the faithful should bring many unto the unity of faith; thus doth the Lord use to bring light out of darkness, and life out of death. For the voice of the gospel, which was heard heretofore in one place only, doth now sound everywhere; in the mean season, we are taught by this example that we must not yield unto persecutions, but... read more

John Calvin

John Calvin's Commentary on the Bible - Acts 8:5

Verse 5 5.Luke said that they all preached the Word of God, now he maketh mention of Philip alone, both because his preaching was more fruitful and effectual than the preaching of the rest, and also because there followed notable histories, which he will add afterward. He put the city of Samaria for the city Samaria which was laid waste by Hyrcanus, and built again by Herod, and called Sebaste. Read Josephus, in his Thirteenth and Fifteenth Books of Antiquities. When he saith that Philip... read more

Spence, H. D. M., etc.

The Pulpit Commentary - Acts 8:1-3

The enemy coming in like a flood. I. THE FLOOD OF INIQUITY CALLED FORTH BY THE OUTPOURING OF THE HOLY GHOST . 1. The corruption of the Jewish state. Instances in the case of Saul of Tarsus, assenting to the death of Stephen. The organized persecution as an answer to the gospel. The insincerity of those who pretended to accept Gamaliel's wise counsel. Their real cowardice in not venturing to lay hold of the apostles. 2. The persecution had now a leader... read more

Spence, H. D. M., etc.

The Pulpit Commentary - Acts 8:1-4

Perversion and restoration. These verses suggest— I. HOW FAR FROM RIGHT FEELING WILL WRONG THOUGHTS LEAD MEN ASTRAY . "Saul was consenting [rejoicing] unto his death" ( Acts 8:1 ). "Saul made havoc of [was ravaging] the Church," etc. ( Acts 8:3 ). The death of the first martyr, which was so utterly shameful to those who compassed it, and so deeply regrettable from a human estimate, was, in the eyes of Saul, a thing in which to triumph with savage pleasure.... read more

Spence, H. D. M., etc.

The Pulpit Commentary - Acts 8:1-4

Discordant elements obedient to the accomplishing of one purpose. This short paragraph is not only full of incident, but of strangely contrary kind of incident. It seems at first a mere medley of facts, history's patchwork, or like some mosaic pretending to no harmony at all. This first impression, however, soon passes off, and each incident of the group assumes yet clearer outline and is seen to fit into its place. The fact still remains, however, that the materials are of very... read more

Spence, H. D. M., etc.

The Pulpit Commentary - Acts 8:1-4

Providence making missionaries. The disciples of the Lord Jesus were to be missionaries, going everywhere and preaching his gospel to every creature. But they were to begin at Jerusalem, and there wait for "the promise of the Father"—the Divine endowment of the Holy Ghost. Then they were simply to follow the openings of Divine providence and the impulses and leadings of the Divine Spirit. They evidently at first scarcely understood what their work was, or how it was to be begun. Prejudices... read more

Spence, H. D. M., etc.

The Pulpit Commentary - Acts 8:1-8

The fruits of persecution. Persecution is Satan's instrument for checking and, if possible, destroying the truth of God. Our Savior reminds us, in the sermon on the mount, how the prophets, who spake to the people in the Name of God, had been persecuted of old; and foretold how the prophets and wise men and scribes whom he would send should, in like manner, be scourged and persecuted, killed and crucified. And the history of the Church, from the first imprisonment of the apostles related... read more

Spence, H. D. M., etc.

The Pulpit Commentary - Acts 8:1-13

Incidents of persecution and dispersion. I. A GLIMPSE OF SAUL THE PERSECUTOR . Though brief and passing, it is very significant. He was a party to the execution of Stephen. Saul was full of ignorance and blind passion. What he afterwards felt about his conduct is expressed in 1 Timothy 1:3 . This example should be a standing warning to us against trust in mere feeling and enthusiasm. The fumes of anger and violence are no signs of pure glowing zeal for the truth, but rather... read more

Adam Clarke's Commentary on the Bible - Acts 8:5

John Calvin's Commentary on the Bible - Acts 8:3

John Calvin's Commentary on the Bible - Acts 8:4

John Calvin's Commentary on the Bible - Acts 8:5

The Pulpit Commentary - Acts 8:1-3

The Pulpit Commentary - Acts 8:1-4

The Pulpit Commentary - Acts 8:1-4

The Pulpit Commentary - Acts 8:1-4

The Pulpit Commentary - Acts 8:1-8

The Pulpit Commentary - Acts 8:1-13

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