Acts 8:11. He had bewitched them with sorceries. Professor Westcott suggests ‘that it would be interesting to inquire how far the magical arts universally attributed to Simon and his followers admit of a physical explanation. In his school, if anywhere, we should look for an advanced knowledge of nature' (Hist. of the Canon, chap. 4 sect. i. note, p. 301).
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...
SIMON MAGUS. This man had been for some time at Samaria. This is the only account of him in NT; but in the early Fathers and in Christian legend he occupies much space, and he has been the occasion du...
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...
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 t...
HAD REGARD. Same word as "gave heed" in verses: Acts 8:6; Acts 8:10. BECAUSE THAT... HE HAD. Literally because of (Greek. _dia._ App-104.Acts 8:2; Acts 8:2) their ha
_And to him they had regard_ Read, _And they gave heed to him_. This is an instance of that fondness for change of expression which is so marked a feature of the A. V. The word in the original is exac...
ἹΚΑΝΩ͂Ι ΧΡΌΝΩΙ, _for a long time_. For the dative similarly used of a space of time, see Acts 13:20. Simon’s birthplace was in Samaria, and it is most probable that he had lived there a great part of...
PHILIP’S PREACHING IN SAMARIA AND ITS EFFECT...
_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...
ΠΡΟΣΕΪ́ΧΟΝ _impf. ind. act., см._ Acts 8:6. ΊΚΑΝΦ ΧΡΌΝΩ _dat. sing._ на долгое время. Temp. _dat._ относится к длительности времени (МТ, 243). ΜΑΓΕΊΑΙΣ _dat. pl._ от ΜΆΓΕΊΑ (G3095) магия, магические...
HE HAD BEWITCHED THEM— _Had astonished them._ Doddridge....
B. THE FIRST WORK OF PHILIP. Acts 8:5-13. Acts 8:5 And Philip went down to the city of Samaria, and proclaimed unto them the Christ. Acts 8:6 And the multitudes gave heed with one accord unto the...
See notes on verse 6...
And to him they had regard, because that of long time he had bewitched them with sorceries. AND TO HIM THEY HAD REGARD, BECAUSE THAT OF LONG TIME HE HAD BEWITCHED THEM, [ dia (G1223) to (G3588) hik...
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...
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...
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....
AND TO HIM THEY HAD REGARD. — The Greek word is the same as in the “gave heed” of the previous verse. The “long time” during which the evil fascination had been exercised, reckoning backwards from the...
ἱκανῷ χρόνῳ : dative for accusative, _cf._ Acts 13:20, and perhaps Luke 8:29; Romans 16:25 the usage is not classical, Blass, _Grammatik_, p. 118, but see also Winer-Moulton, xxxi. 9 _a_. St. Luke alo...
FRUITS OF THE SCATTERED SEED Acts 8:1-13 Evidently Stephen was beloved outside the precincts of the Church, for it would seem that the devout men who lamented his early death and carried his poor bod...
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...
Philip Preaching in Samaria Philip, who was one of the seven, went to the city of Samaria. Because the Samaritans were of mixed descent coming from the intermarriage of Jews and Gentiles, the Jews reg...
_He had bewitched them with his sorceries, [1] or magic: he had put them out of their wits, turned their heads, charmed them, stupefied them. (Witham)_ [BIBLIOGRAPHY] Dementasset, _Greek: exestakena...
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...
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...
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...
11.When he saith that _they were astonied_, from the least to the greatest. For seeing all men, of what estate soever they were, were deluded, what entrance could the gospel have, especially since it...
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...
TO HIM THEY HAD REGARD,.... Which is repeated from the foregoing verse, for the sake of what follows: BECAUSE THAT OF A LONG TIME HE HAD BEWITCHED THEM WITH SORCERIES; or because he had, it may be fo...
And to him they had regard, because that of long time he had bewitched them with sorceries. Ver. 11. _He had bewitched them with sorcery_] It happened in the year of grace 434, that a certain seducer...
_But there was_, &c. At the time when the gospel was thus brought to them by Philip, a man was there, _called Simon, which before- time in the same city used sorcery_ Greek, _had been_ μαγευων, _using...
AND TO HIM THEY HAD REGARD, BECAUSE THAT OF LONG TIME HE HAD BEWITCHED THEM WITH SORCERIES....
The conversion of Simon:...
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...
AND THEY HEEDED HIM BECAUSE HE HAD ASTONISHED THEM WITH HIS SORCERIES FOR A LONG TIME. 1. Stated again - They heeded him - they listened and obeyed his teaching and instructions, believing they were...
And they gave heed to him, because that of long time he had amazed them with his sorceries. 'GAVE HEED TO HIM'-Apparently believing that he was also the channel for Divine revelation. 'THAT OF LONG...
5-13 As far as the gospel prevails, evil spirits are dislodged, particularly unclean spirits. All inclinations to the lusts of the flesh which war against the soul are such. Distempers are here named...
THEY HAD REGARD; they acquiesced in what he said, and yielded obedience unto it; not only attending to his words with their ears, but with their hearts: so true is that which our Saviour says, 1 THESS...
Acts 8:11 And G1161 heeded G4337 (G5707) him G846 because G1223 astonished G1839 (G5760) them G846 sorceries...
‘But there was a certain man, Simon by name, who before that time in the city used sorcery, and amazed the people of Samaria, giving out that he himself was some great one, to whom they all gave heed,...
THE CONTINUING MINISTRY OF PETER (9:32-11:18). In preparing for the Gentile ministry of Paul, a preparation which has included what we have just considered concerning his conversion and ministry to Je...
BECAUSE THAT OF LONG TIME HE HAD AMAZED THEM WITH HIS SORCERIES (δια το ικανω χρονω ταις μαγιαις εξεστακενα αυτους). Causal use of δια with the accusative articular infinitive (perfect active _Koine...
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...
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...
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,...
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...
_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...
_CRITICAL REMARKS_ Acts 8:9. SIMON.—Not the Cyprian Jew of that name whom, according to Josephus (_Ant._, XX. vii. 2), Felix afterwards employed to persuade Drusilla to leave for him her husband. King...
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...
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...
Galatians 3:1; Isaiah 44:25; Isaiah 47:9; Isaiah 8:19...
Bewitched. Amazed, as ver. 9...
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...
Observe here, 1. How long. time this vile sorcerer, by God's permission, and Stan's power, wrought these lying wonders among the pepole: HE HAD OF. LONG TIME BEWITCHED THEM WITH SORCERIES, Acts 8:11....