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Matthew Henry's Complete Commentary - Acts 8:4-13

Samson's riddle is here again unriddled: Out of the eater comes forth meat, and out of the strong sweetness. The persecution that was designed to extirpate the church was by the overruling providence of God made an occasion of the enlargement of it. Christ had said, I am come to send fire on the earth; and they thought, by scattering those who were kindled with that fire, to have put it out, but instead of this they did but help to spread it. I. Here is a general account of what was done by... read more

William Barclay

William Barclay's Daily Study Bible - Acts 8:5-13

8:5-13 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 to what Philip had to say, as they heard his story and saw the signs which he performed. Many of them had unclean spirits, and the spirits, shouting loudly, came out of them; and many who were paralysed and lame were cured; and there was much rejoicing in that city. A man called... read more

John Gill

John Gills Exposition of the Bible Commentary - Acts 8:5

Then Philip went down to the city of Samaria ,.... The city which was formerly called Samaria, but now Sebaste; it had been destroyed by Hyrcanus, and was rebuilt by Herod; and called by him, in honour of Augustus, by the name of Sebaste F4 Joseph de Bello Jud. l. 1. c. 2. sect. 7. & c. 21. sect. 2. Plin. l. 5. c. 13. ; and so R. Benjamin says F5 Itinerar. p. 38. , that "from Luz he came in a day to Sebaste, היא שומרון , "this is Samaria"; where yet may be discerned the... read more

Adam Clarke

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 8:5

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 8:1-8

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

Spence, H. D. M., etc.

The Pulpit Commentary - Acts 8:5

And for then, A.V. ; proclaimed unto them the Christ for preached Christ unto them, A.V. Philip ; the deacon and evangelist ( Acts 6:7 ; Acts 21:8 ), not the apostle. As regards Samaria, it is always used in the New Testament of the country, not of the city, which at this time was called Sebaste, from σεβαστός , i.e. Augustus Caesar (see Acts 25:21 , Acts 25:26 , etc.; John 4:5 ; and Josephus, 'Ant. Jud.,' 15. John 7:9 ). Whether, therefore, we read with the T.R. ... read more

Spence, H. D. M., etc.

The Pulpit Commentary - Acts 8:5

Preaching Christ. The expression here used is a frequent one in the Acts of the Apostles; e.g. " preaching the gospel;" "preached the Word;" "preaching peace by Jesus Christ;" "ceased not to teach and preach Jesus Christ;" "preaching the Lord Jesus;" "Jesus whom Paul preached;" "according to the preaching of Jesus." The proper idea of preaching is "heralding," "proclaiming," declaring a message; and the old prophets of Judaism were true preachers; so were the angels at Bethlehem, and... read more

Spence, H. D. M., etc.

The Pulpit Commentary - Acts 8:5-8

Samaria evangelized. I. The STEPPING - STONE to work among the Gentiles . Half heathen. II. THE PREPARATION FOR CHRIST . The Pentateuch. The false teaching of Simon and others. Mental and moral degradation. III. A specimen of SPIRITUAL WANT AND PRIVATION . Unclean spirits. Palsied. Lame. The multitudes under the dominion of physical and spiritual disease. Adaptation of the new message to universal humanity. IV. THE MEANS EMPLOYED . Preaching the... read more

Matthew Henry's Complete Commentary - Acts 8:4-13

William Barclay's Daily Study Bible - Acts 8:5-13

John Gills Exposition of the Bible Commentary - Acts 8:5

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

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

The Pulpit Commentary - Acts 8:1-8

The Pulpit Commentary - Acts 8:1-13

The Pulpit Commentary - Acts 8:5

The Pulpit Commentary - Acts 8:5

The Pulpit Commentary - Acts 8:5-8

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