L. M. Grant's Commentary on the Bible - Acts 8:1-40
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 and Samaria, except the apostles. Even the persecution at this time did not exercise them to leave and carry the gospel elsewhere, as the Lord had commanded them (Mark 16:15), but where they failed, the Lord had others to do the work. Devout men buried Stephen with great lamentation. They may not... read more
Geneva Study Bible - Acts 8:23
8:23 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 magician was wholly filled with the gall of bitterness: and he is said to be in the gall, as though he were wholly overwhelmed with gall, and buried in it.(h) Entangled in the bonds of iniquity. read more