Acts 8:7

Acts 8:7 in other versions

• King James Version (KJV)For unclean spirits, crying with loud voice, came out of many that were possessed with them: and many taken with palsies, and that were lame, were healed.
• New International Version (NIV)For with shrieks, impure spirits came out of many, and many who were paralyzed or lame were healed.
• English Standard Version (ESV)For unclean spirits, crying out with a loud voice, came out of many who had them, and many who were paralyzed or lame were healed.
• New King James Version (NKJV)For unclean spirits, crying with a loud voice, came out of many who were possessed; and many who were paralyzed and lame were healed.

Context of Acts 8:7

5Philip went down to a city in Samaria and proclaimed the Christ to them. 6The crowds all paid close attention to Philip’s message and to the signs they saw him perform. With loud shrieks, unclean spirits came out of many who were possessed, and many of the paralyzed and lame were healed. 8So there was great joy in that city. 9Prior to that time, a man named Simon had practiced sorcery in the city and astounded the people of Samaria. He claimed to be someone great,

Acts 8:7 word by word

πολλοὶ γὰρ τῶν ἐχόντων πνεύματα ἀκάθαρτα βοῶντα φωνῇ μεγάλῃ ἐξήρχοντο, πολλοὶ δὲ παραλελυμένοι καὶ χωλοὶ ἐθεραπεύθησαν·Read the interlinear

• ·γάρgar · forG1063
• With loud shrieksβοάωboaō · to cry outG994
• With loud shrieksμέγαςmegas · greatG3173
• With loud shrieksφωνήphōnē · voice/sound: voiceG5456
• uncleanἀκάθαρτοςakathartos · uncleanG169
• spiritsπνεῦμαpneuma · spirit/breath: spiritG4151
• came out ofἐξέρχομαιexerchomai · to go outG1831
• manyπολύςpolus polos · muchG4183
• whoὁho hē to · the/this/whoG3588
• were possessedἔχωechō · to have/beG2192
• andδέde · thenG1161
• paralyzedπαραλύωparaluō · to paralyzeG3886
• andκαίkai · andG2532
• lameχωλόςchōlos · lameG5560
• were healedθεραπεύωtherapeuō · to serve/healG2323

Cross-references for Acts 8:7

• Acts 5:16Crowds also gathered from the towns around Jerusalem, bringing the sick and those tormented by unclean spirits, and all of them were healed.
• Matthew 10:1And calling His twelve disciples to Him, Jesus gave them authority over unclean spirits, so that they could drive them out and heal every disease and sickness.
• Mark 9:26After shrieking and convulsing him violently, the spirit came out. The boy became like a corpse, so that many said, “He is dead.”
• Mark 16:17And these signs will accompany those who believe: In My name they will drive out demons; they will speak in new tongues;
• Luke 10:17The seventy-two returned with joy and said, “Lord, even the demons submit to us in Your name.”
• John 14:12Truly, truly, I tell you, whoever believes in Me will also do the works that I am doing. He will do even greater things than these, because I am going to the Father.
• Hebrews 2:4and was affirmed by God through signs, wonders, various miracles, and gifts of the Holy Spirit distributed according to His will.
• Acts 9:33There he found a man named Aeneas who had been paralyzed and bedridden for eight years.
• Mark 2:3Then a paralytic was brought to Him, carried by four men.
• Acts 3:6But Peter said, “Silver or gold I do not have, but what I have I give you: In the name of Jesus Christ of Nazareth, get up and walk!”
• Acts 14:8In Lystra there sat a man crippled in his feet, who was lame from birth and had never walked.
• Isaiah 35:6Then the lame will leap like a deer and the mute tongue will shout for joy. For waters will gush forth in the wilderness, and streams in the desert.
• Matthew 11:5The blind receive sight, the lame walk, the lepers are cleansed, the deaf hear, the dead are raised, and the good news is preached to the poor.
• Matthew 15:30Large crowds came to Him, bringing the lame, the blind, the crippled, the mute, and many others, and laid them at His feet, and He healed them.

Commentaries on Acts 8:7

• Adam Clarke Bible Commentary · v. 7For unclean spirits, crying with loud voice, came out of many that were possessed - Hence it is evident that these unclean spirits were not a species of diseases; as they are here distinguished from the paralytic and the lame. There is nothing more certain than that the New Testament writers mean real diabolic possessions by the terms unclean spirits, devils, etc., which they use. It is absolute trifling to deny it. If we, in our superior sagacity can…Read the comment
• Barnes’ Notes on the Bible · v. 7For unclean spirits - See the notes on Matthew 4:24. Crying with loud voice - See the notes on Mark 1:26. Palsies - See the notes on Matthew 4:24.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
• Tyndale Open Study Notes · v. 7Came out … healed: Miracles often happen when the gospel is preached in the book of Acts (see study note on 3:1–11).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 8:7

• Demons
• Paralysis
• Philip
• Preaching
• Samaria

In the dictionaries

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

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