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Verse Acts 8:23. _THE GALL OF BITTERNESS_] A Hebraism for _excessive_
_bitterness_: gall, wormwood, and such like, were used to express the
dreadful effects of _sin_ in the soul; the bitter _repentan...
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FOR I PERCEIVE - That is, by the act which he had done. His offer had
shown a state of mind that was wholly inconsistent with true religion.
One single sin “may” as certainly show that there is no tru...
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PART II
The Witness to Samaria.
Saul's Conversion and Peter's Witness in Caesarea.
Chapter s 8-12
CHAPTER 8
_ 1. The first great persecution (Acts 8:1)._
2. The preaching of the scattered believ...
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PETER AND SIMON. No more is heard of Philip at Samaria; the Jerusalem
apostles appear, represented by Peter and John, who have got over the
prohibition of Matthew 10:5. The baptism of Philip appears t...
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THE FIRST OF THE MARTYRS (Acts 7:54-60 ; Acts 8:1)
8:1 As they listened to this their very hearts were torn with
vexation and they gnashed their teeth at him. But he was full of the
Holy Spirit and h...
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When the apostles in Jerusalem heard that Samaria had received the
word of God, they despatched Peter and John to them. They came down
and prayed for them, so that they might receive the Holy Spirit,...
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PERCEIVE. see. Greek. _horao._ App-133.
GALL. Greek. _chole._ Only here and Matthew 27:34. Compare Deuteronomy
29:18.
BITTERNESS. Greek. _pikria._ Here, Romans 3:14.
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_For I perceive that thou art in the gall of bitterness, and in the
bond of iniquity_ The preposition _in_makes a great difficulty in this
verse. The word in the original means _into_or _for_. The con...
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ΕἸΣ ΓᾺΡ ΧΟΛῊΝ ΠΙΚΡΊΑΣ. The preposition εἰς =
_into_ is not easy to explain here. Some have thought that εἰς,
like ἐν, is used as representing בְּ. By others the construction
has been compared with tha...
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PETER AND JOHN SENT DOWN TO SAMARIA. CONDUCT OF SIMON MAGUS...
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_THE CONVERSION OF THE SAMARITANS ACTS 8:5-25:_ Philip went to Samaria
and preached Christ and the gospel of His kingdom. (Acts 8:12) Signs
and wonders confirmed the message Philip preached. As the go...
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ΧΟΛΉ (G5521) желчь, горькая ярость,
горькая отрава,
ΠΙΚΡΊΑ горечь,
ΣΎΝΔΕΣΜΟΣ (G4886) оковы. Возможно, это
значит: "Ты полон горькой отравы, ты
опутан цепями неправедности" (Barrett),
ΌΡ _praes. ind...
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DISCOURSE: 1759
THE STATE OF UNGODLY MEN
Acts 8:23. _I perceive that thou art in the gall of bitterness, and in
the bond of iniquity_.
IT is no real disparagement to the Gospel of Christ, if some
hyp...
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IN THE GALL OF BITTERNESS,— That is, _the bitterest gall._ The whole
sentence expresses, in St. Peter's strong manner of speaking, how
odious and wretched a creature Simon now appeared to him. How muc...
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C.
THE WORK OF PETER AND JOHN. Acts 8:14-25.
I.
AT JERUSALEM. Acts 8:14
Acts 8:14
Now when the apostles that were at Jerusalem heard that Samaria had
received the word of God, they sent unto them...
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See notes on verse 20...
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For I perceive that thou art in the gall of bitterness, and in the
bond of iniquity.
FOR I PERCEIVE THAT THOU ART IN THE GALL OF BITTERNESS - literally
'into' it [ eis (G1519)] as if steeped in it...
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4 We now enter the second cycle of the kingdom testimony. Jerusalem
and Judea have not heeded its proclamation. It is now offered to
Samaria, then it will go to the limits of the earth, and even to th...
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8:23 unrighteousness. (b-15) Or 'iniquity,' as ch. 1.18....
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PHILIP IN SAMARIA. SIMON MAGUS
The graphic details of the ministry of Philip which follow, were
doubtless obtained from Philip himself. St. Luke stayed at his house
at Cæsarea, and made the acquaintan...
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GOOD NEWS FOR EVERYONE
ACTS
_MARION ADAMS_
CHAPTER 8
SAUL *PERSECUTES THE CHRISTIANS, 8:1-4
V1 Saul approved of Stephen’s murder. That same day, the Christians
in *Jerusalem suffered very much....
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IN THE GALL OF BITTERNESS, AND IN THE BOND OF INIQUITY. — On
“gall,” in its literal sense, see Note on Matthew 27:34. This is
the only passage in the New Testament in which it is used
figuratively. “B...
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εἰς γὰρ χολὴν : The passages in LXX generally referred
to as containing somewhat similar phraseology are Deuteronomy 29:18;
Deuteronomy 32:32; Lamentations 3:15. But the word χολή is found
in LXX seve...
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CONFIRMING NEW BELIEVERS
Acts 8:14-25
Simon attracted people to _himself;_ he posed as a man of power and
mystery. The gospel fixes our thoughts exclusively upon _Jesus._ We
preach Him as Lord, and o...
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The popular outburst against Christianity evidenced in the martyrdom
of Stephen was general. Members of the Church at Jerusalem were
scattered throughout Judea and Samaria. How dark the day seemed to...
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Simon's Sin
When the apostles heard of the events in Samaria, they sent Peter and
John to the city. Theophilus may well have remembered that John and
his brother, James, had asked the Lord if they sho...
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For I perceive that thou art in the (g) gall of bitterness, and [in]
the (h) bond of iniquity.
(g) He calls the inward malice of the heart and the venomous and
demonic wickedness with which the magic...
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_In the gall of bitterness. In the bitter gall of hypocrisy, in the
bonds, fetters, and chains of sin and iniquity. (Witham)_...
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_“For I perceive that thou art in the gall of bitterness and the
bond of iniquity.”_ This verse shows clearly that Simon had never
been saved from inbred sin abiding in his heart after regeneration,
a...
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EVANGELIZATION OF SAMARIA
5-25. Philip, a bright, uncultured layman, sanctified in the
Pentecostal revival, _“filled with the Spirit and wisdom,”_
rendering him eligible to the office of deacon, was t...
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But there was a certain man, called Simon, which beforetime in the
same city used sorcery, and bewitched the people of Samaria, giving
out that himself was some great one: (10) To whom they all gave h...
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We are now arrived at a turning-point in the history, not merely of
the church, but of the unfolding of the truth of God, and the
manifestation of His ways. The death of Stephen, therefore, has in
var...
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23._In the gall of bitterness. _Peter doth sharply reprove Simon
again, and striketh him with God’s judgment. For unless he had been
compelled to descend into himself, he would never have been turned...
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Saul was present at Stephen's death, and consenting to it. [14] This
is the end of the first phase of the assembly of God its history in
immediate connection with Jerusalem and the Jews, as the centre...
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FOR I PERCEIVE THAT THOU ART IN THE GALL OF BITTERNESS,.... Alluding
to Deuteronomy 29:18 with which compare Hebrews 12:15 and signifying,
that he was in a state of nature and unregeneracy; under the...
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For I perceive that thou art in the gall of bitterness, and _in_ the
bond of iniquity.
Ver. 23. _Thou art in the gall, &c._] The apostle alludeth to
Deuteronomy 29:18. Sin is a bitter potion, a deadl...
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_Repent, therefore, of this thy wickedness_ Be humbled and ashamed for
what thou hast thought, said, and done; own thyself guilty in this
matter, and be sorry for it; condemn thy way, and amend it; an...
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THE GALL OF BITTERNESS-THE BOND OF INIQUITY; in the most loathsome
bondage to sin. Men whose great object is self-exaltation have very
erroneous views of the nature of true religion, and of the charac...
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The blasphemous demand of Simon:...
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FOR I PERCEIVE THAT THOU ART IN THE GALL OF BITTERNESS AND IN THE BOND
OF INIQUITY....
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As a wild beast tasting blood, the Jews were the more inflamed by the
martyrdom of Stephen to greatly persecute the Church of God at
Jerusalem. For this reason believers were scattered through Judea a...
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FOR I SEE THAT YOU ARE POISONED BY BITTERNESS AND BOUND BY INIQUITY. "
1. What he had done was called "wicked" by Peter.
2. His heart was not right with God - AND
1. He was poisoned by bitterness...
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For. see that thou art in the gall of bitterness and in the bond of
iniquity.
'I SEE'-Even non-miraculous insight could tell that Simon's motives
weren't pure. (Matthew 15:18 'But the things that pro...
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14-25 The Holy Ghost was as yet fallen upon none of these coverts, in
the extraordinary powers conveyed by the descent of the Spirit upon
the day of Pentecost. We may take encouragement from this exa...
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THE GALL OF BITTERNESS; the same with _gall and wormwood,_ DEUTERONOMY
29:18: or gall and bitterness; signifying a very bad constitution and
disposition of soul or mind, such as may be compared unto t...
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Acts 8:23 For G1063 see G3708 (G5719) you G4571 are G5607 (G5752)
poisoned G1519 G5521 bitterness...
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“Repent therefore of this your wickedness, and pray the Lord, if
perhaps the thought of your heart shall be forgiven you. For I see
that you are in the gall of bitterness and in the bond of iniquity.”...
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Acts 8:23. FOR I PERCEIVE THAT THOU ART IN THE GALL OF BITTERNESS, AND
IN THE BOND OF INIQUITY. St. Peter here gives the reason why he doubts
the possibility of forgiveness. It was not that he conceiv...
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Acts 8:4. _Therefore they that were scattered abroad went every where
preaching the word. Then Philip went down to the city of Samaria, and
preached Christ unto them. And the people with one accord ga...
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Stephen had been stoned to death; but with his latest breath he prayed
for his murderers. Then this chapter begins:
Acts 8:1. _And Saul was consenting unto his death. And at that time
there was a gre...
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CONTENTS: Saul persecuting Christians. The first missionaries. The
case of Simon, the sorcerer. Philip and the Ethiopian.
CHARACTERS: God, Christ, Holy Spirit, Saul, Stephen, Philip, Simon,
apostles,...
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Acts 8:1. _At that time there was a great persecution against the
church._ With regard to this very tremendous storm which suddenly
burst on the infant church, Cardinal Baronius, in his Ecclesiastical...
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MAY YOU AND YOUR MONEY GO TO HELL. This is a _literal_ translation.
_Johnson_ thinks this is not an _anathema_ [God's curse], but the word
is APOLEIAN, which is translated "destined to hell" in 2 Thes...
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_But Peter said unto him, Thy money perish with thee._
THE IMPOTENCE OF MONEY
I do not know that the age in which Simon lived was especially a
commercial age; but whatever may have been its distincti...
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_Now when the apostles which were at Jerusalem heard that Samaria had
received the Word of God, they sent unto them Peter and John._
THE FIRST CHURCH VISITATION
I. The occasion. There is--
1. Chris...
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_But there was a certain man called Simon _
SIMON THE MAGIAN UNMASKED AND PUT TO SHAME
This Simon was the first heretic in the Christian Church, the first to
claim its fellowship while out of sympat...
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EXPOSITION
ACTS 8:1
_There arose on that day _for _at that time there was, _A.V._; in _for
_at, _A.V. SAUL WAS CONSENTING TO HIS DEATH. St. Paul's repeated
reference to this sad episode in his life i...
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We are introduced now to one of the chief persecutors. A zealous young
Jew, a Pharisee of the Pharisees, whose name is Saul. And he was
standing by, consenting to the death of Stephen, holding the coa...
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2 Peter 2:19; 2 Peter 2:4; Deuteronomy 29:18; Deuteronomy 32:32;...
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In the gall [ε ι ς χ ο λ η ν]. Lit., into. Thou hast fallen
into and continuest in. Gall, only here and Matthew 27:34. Gall of
bitterness is bitter enmity against the Gospel.
Bond of iniquity [σ υ ν δ...
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PHILIP THE EVANGELIST
Acts 8:10
INTRODUCTORY WORDS
Philip was a man mighty in word and in deed. He wrought miracles and
preached Christ, The people may have talked and marveled at the many
palsied a...