Acts 8:6

Acts 8:6 in other versions

• King James Version (KJV)And the people with one accord gave heed unto those things which Philip spake, hearing and seeing the miracles which he did.
• New International Version (NIV)When the crowds heard Philip and saw the signs he performed, they all paid close attention to what he said.
• English Standard Version (ESV)And the crowds with one accord paid attention to what was being said by Philip, when they heard him and saw the signs that he did.
• New King James Version (NKJV)And the multitudes with one accord heeded the things spoken by Philip, hearing and seeing the miracles which he did.

Context of Acts 8:6

4Now those [believers] who had been scattered went from place to place preaching the word [the good news of salvation through Christ]. 5Philip [the evangelist] went down to the city of Samaria and began proclaiming Christ (the Messiah, the Anointed) to them. The crowds gathered and were paying close attention to everything Philip said, as they heard [the message] and saw the [miraculous] signs which he was doing [validating his message]. 7For unclean spirits (demons), shouting loudly, were coming out of many who were possessed; and many who had been paralyzed and lame were healed. 8So there was great rejoicing in that city.

Acts 8:6 word by word

προσεῖχον δὲ οἱ ὄχλοι τοῖς λεγομένοις ὑπὸ τοῦ Φιλίππου ὁμοθυμαδὸν ἐν τῷ ἀκούειν αὐτοὺς καὶ βλέπειν τὰ σημεῖα ἃ ἐποίει·Read the interlinear

Words taken from the KJV.

• ·ὁho hē to · the/this/whoG3588
• Andτεte · and/bothG5037
• the peopleὄχλοςochlos · crowdG3793
• withἐνen · in/on/amongG1722
• one accordὁμοθυμαδόνhomothumadon · unitedG3661
• gave heedπροσέχωprosechō · to watch outG4337
• untoὑπόhupo · by/under: byG5259
• whichλέγωlegō · to sayG3004
• PhilipΦίλιπποςPhilippos · PhilipG5376
• hearingἀκούωakouō · to hearG191
• ·αὐτόςautos · it/s/heG846
• andκαίkai · andG2532
• seeingβλέπωblepō · to seeG991
• the miraclesσημεῖονsēmeion · signG4592
• whichὅςhos hē ho · whichG3739
• he didποιέωpoieō · to do/make: doG4160

Cross-references for Acts 8:6

• Acts 13:44On the next Sabbath almost the entire city gathered together to hear the word of the Lord [about salvation through faith in Christ].
• 2 Chronicles 30:12Also the hand of God was on Judah to give them one heart to do that which the king and the officials had commanded by the word of the Lord.
• Matthew 20:15Am I not lawfully permitted to do what I choose with what is mine? Or is your eye envious because I am generous?’
• John 4:41Many more believed in Him [with a deep, abiding trust] because of His word [His personal message to them];

Commentaries on Acts 8:6

• Adam Clarke Bible Commentary · v. 6The people with one accord gave heed - He had fixed their attention, not only with the gravity and importance of the matter of his preaching, but also by the miracles which he did.Read the comment
• Barnes’ Notes on the Bible · v. 6With one accord - Unitedly, or with one mined. Great multitudes of them did it. Gave heed - Paid attention to; embraced. Hearing - Hearing what he said.Read the comment
• Matthew Henry Concise Commentary · v. 5-13Verses 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, the most difficult to be cured by the course of nature, and most expressive of the disease of sin. Pride, ambition, and desire after grandeur have always caused abundance of mischief, both to the world and to the church. The people said of Simon, This…Read the comment
• Jamieson–Fausset–Brown Commentary · v. 6-86-8. the people with one accord gave heed to ... Philip--the way being prepared perhaps by the fruits of our Lord's sojourn, as He Himself seems to intimate (see on Joh 4:31-38). But "we may mark the providence of God in sending a Grecian, or a Hellenistic Jew, to a people who from national antipathy would have been unlikely to attend to a native of Judea" [Webster and Wilkinson].Read the comment

Topics related to Acts 8:6

• Minister, Christian
• Miracles
• Philip
• Preaching
• Samaria

In the dictionaries

• Believe
• Bitterness
• Consent
• Devout
• Havock
• Join
• Pray
• Regard
• Samaria
• Separate

Commentaries on Acts 8

• Adam Clarke Bible Commentary
• Barnes’ Notes on the Bible
• Matthew Henry Concise Commentary
• Tyndale Open Study Notes
• Jamieson–Fausset–Brown Commentary
• Calvin’s Commentaries
• John Wesley’s Notes
• Illustrated New Testament
• Burkitt’s Expository Notes
• Darby Translation Notes
• Family Bible Notes
• Geneva Bible Translation Notes
• Kingcomments
• Luther’s Commentary on Selected Bible Passages
• Matthew Henry’s Complete Commentary
• Matthew Henry’s Modern English Commentary
• The People’s New Testament
• Robertson’s Word Pictures
• Scofield Reference Notes, 1917 Edition
• The Fourfold Gospel and Commentary on Acts
• Original Douay–Rheims Annotations
• Seventh-day Adventist Bible Commentary
• EGW Writings