8:18 {8} And when Simon saw that through laying on of the apostles’ hands the Holy Ghost was given, he offered them money,(8) Covetousness and the seeking of glory at length remove the hypocrites from their dens. read more
8:20 (9) But Peter said unto him, Thy money perish with thee, because thou hast thought that the gift of God may be purchased with money.(9) They are the successors of Simon Magus, and not Simon Peter, who either buy or sell holy things. read more
8:21 Thou hast neither part nor lot in this {e} matter: for thy heart is not {f} right in the sight of God.(e) In this doctrine which I preach.(f) Is not upright indeed and without the concealing of hypocritical motives. read more
8:22 {10} Repent therefore of this thy wickedness, and pray God, if perhaps the thought of thine heart may be forgiven thee.(10) We must hope well even for the vilest sinners, as long as and as much as we can. read more
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
8:26 {11} And the angel of the Lord spake unto Philip, saying, Arise, and go toward the south unto the way that goeth down from Jerusalem unto Gaza, which is desert.(11) Christ, who calls freely whom he wishes, now uses Philip, who was not thinking about any such thing, to unexpectedly instruct and baptize the eunuch, and by this means extends the limits of his kingdom even into Ethiopia. read more
8:27 And he arose and went: and, behold, a man of Ethiopia, an eunuch {i} of great authority under Candace queen of the Ethiopians, who had the charge of all her treasure, and had come to Jerusalem for to worship,(i) A man of great wealth and authority with Candace. Now this word "Candace" is a common name of all the Queens of Ethiopia. read more
8:31 And he said, How can I, except some man should {k} guide me? And he desired Philip that he would come up and sit with him.(k) To show me the way to understand it. read more
8:32 {12} The place of the scripture which he read was this, He was led as a sheep to the slaughter; and like a lamb dumb before his shearer, so opened he not his mouth:(12) Those things which seem to come most by chance or fortune(as men term it) are governed by the secret providence of God. read more
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Geneva Study Bible - Acts 8:15
8:15 Who, when they were come down, prayed for them, that they might receive the {d} Holy Ghost:(d) Those excellent gifts which are necessary, especially for those that were to be appointed rulers and governors of the Church. read more