Acts 8:2-40 ASV

E.W. Bullinger's Companion Bible Notes - Acts 8:39

Out of. Greek. ek. App-104 . saw. Greek. eidon. App-133 . no more. Greek. ouk ouketi, a double negative. and = for. Supply ellipsis , taught by the Spirit, he needed him not. went on his way = went his way. rejoicing. Compare Acts 8:8 . read more

E.W. Bullinger

E.W. Bullinger's Companion Bible Notes - Acts 8:40

was found = was carried to, and found. A constructioproegnans. at = to. Greek. eis. App-104 . Azotus. = Ashdod. See Joshua 11:22 . till. Greek. heos. Caeserea. Not Caesarea Philippi (Matthew 16:13 ), but the place on the coast, between Carmel and Joppa. It was built by Herod, and called Caesarea Sebaste, in honour of Augustus (Greek. Sebastoa) Caesar. Herod built a mole or breakwater, so as to make a harbour (Josephus, Antiquities XVI, 8, 1). Now a ruin. read more

James Burton Coffman

Coffman Commentaries on the Bible - Acts 8:2

And devout men buried Stephen, and made great lamentation over him.Devout men buried Stephen ... Johnson expressed the view that these men were "not disciples, but pious Jews, deeply impressed by the gospel, but not yet brought to conversion"; but, despite the fact that many commentators have taken the same position, we simply cannot concur in such a view. The allegation that true Christians would not have made the lamentations mentioned in the next verse, or that Luke would have called the men... read more

James Burton Coffman

Coffman Commentaries on the Bible - Acts 8:3

But Saul laid waste the church, entering into every house, and dragging men and women committed them to prison.The New Testament record of Saul's persecution of the church leaves no doubt of the savagery and brutality with which it was carried forward. There was no consideration of age, sex, or other circumstances. The youth, ability, and energetic zeal of the leading persecutor, revealed here as Saul, testify to the bitterness and fury with which the Sanhedrin sought to exterminate... read more

James Burton Coffman

Coffman Commentaries on the Bible - Acts 8:4

They therefore that were scattered abroad went about preaching the word.As Joseph Benson noted:The great majority of the dispersed Christians held no office in the church; yet they preached wherever they came, and this spread of the gospel without the Holy City, this planting the church in the regions beyond, was effected not by the apostles but by an entirely voluntary and unofficial agency.[9]II. THE CHURCH IN JUDEA AND SAMARIA (Acts 8:5-11:18)With Acts 8:5, a new era in the church began. The... read more

James Burton Coffman

Coffman Commentaries on the Bible - Acts 8:5

And Philip went down to the city of Samaria and proclaimed unto them the Christ.The city of Samaria ... was long considered by scholars as ambiguous, some declaring that it had reference to Sychar, as in John 4:5, and others thinking it referred to the city of Samaria, that is, the capital of the province. McGarvey said:The definite article is now admitted to be a part of the Greek text, and this settles the question (as proved by the Sinaitic manuscript which has the definite article). It was... read more

James Burton Coffman

Coffman Commentaries on the Bible - Acts 8:6

And the multitudes gave heed with one accord unto the things that were spoken by Philip, when they heard, and saw the signs which he did.The great Samaritan capital was overwhelmed with the message, certified to them as authentic by the miracles wrought by Philip. Thus, another of the Seven is revealed to have had the power of miracles, confirming the deduction already made that the laying on of the apostles' hands had conferred this gift at the time of their appointment.SAMARIAThis city was... read more

James Burton Coffman

Coffman Commentaries on the Bible - Acts 8:7

For from many of those that had unclean spirits, they came out, crying with a loud voice: and many that were palsied, and that were lame, were healed. And there was much joy in that city.Luke, a distinguished physician and scientist, here made a separation between physical maladies like palsy and lameness, and the conditions attributed to unclean spirits, the same being proof enough that the wisest men of that age recognized the phenomenon of demon possession. This subject was reviewed... read more

James Burton Coffman

Coffman Commentaries on the Bible - Acts 8:9

But there was a certain man, Simon by name, who beforetime in the city used sorcery, and amazed the people of Samaria, giving out that himself was some great one.Josephus mentions no less than twenty different Simons in his history,[15] making this one of the commonest names of antiquity, and imposing an intolerable burden upon any who would identify this Simon with any of those. It is logical to reject all fanciful traditions about the man mentioned here and to view the information given by... read more

James Burton Coffman

Coffman Commentaries on the Bible - Acts 8:10

To whom they all gave heed, from the least to the greatest, saying, This man is that power of God which is called Great.Nothing is any more pitiful than the delusions which blind whole cities and populations of mankind. Simon was an unqualified fraud; but, until the coming of the gospel, his evil influence dominated the whole city, "from the least to the greatest." Nor does modern man have any right to despise the Samaritans for their gullibility, because there are many examples in our own... read more

E.W. Bullinger's Companion Bible Notes - Acts 8:39

E.W. Bullinger's Companion Bible Notes - Acts 8:40

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