Berean Standard Bible
Acts 8:9-25
9δέdeG1161Prior to that timeπροϋπῆρχενproupērchenG4391,aτιςtisG5100manἈνὴρAnērG435namedὀνόματιonomatiG3686SimonΣίμωνSimōnG4613had practiced sorceryμαγεύωνmageuōnG3096inἐνenG1722theτῇtēaG3588cityπόλειpoleiG4172andκαὶkaiG2532astoundedἐξιστάνωνexistanōnG1839theτὸtoG3588peopleἔθνοςethnosG1484τῆςtēsG3588of SamariaΣαμαρείαςSamareiasG4540.He claimedλέγων ἑαυτὸνlegōn he'autonG3004G1438to beG1510someoneτιναtinaG5100greatμέγαν·meganG3173,
10andallπάντεςpantesG3956the people,fromἀπὸapoG575the leastμικροῦmikrouG3398toἕωςhe'ōsG2193the greatestμεγάλουmegalouG3173,heededᾧ προσεῖχονhō proseichonG4337G3739his words andsaidλέγοντες·legontesG3004, “ThisοὗτόςhoutosG3778manisἐστινestinG1510theἡhēG3588τοῦtouG3588divineθεοῦtheouG2316powerδύναμιςdunamisG1411ἡhēG3588calledκαλουμένηkaloumenēG2564theGreatμεγάλη.megalēG3173Power.”
12ButδὲdeG1161whenὅτεhoteG3753they believedἐπίστευσανepisteusanG4100τῷtōG3588PhilipΦιλίππῳPhilippōG5376as he preached the gospelεὐαγγελιζομένῳeuangelizomenōG2097ofπερὶperiG4012theτῆςtēsG3588kingdomβασιλείαςbasileiasG932τοῦtouG3588of GodθεοῦtheouG2316andκαὶkaiG2532theτοῦtouG3588nameὀνόματοςonomatosG3686of JesusἸησοῦIēsouG2424ChristΧριστοῦ,ChristouG5547,they were baptizedἐβαπτίζοντοebaptizontoG907,bothτεteG5037menἄνδρεςandresG435andκαὶkaiG2532womenγυναῖκες.gunaikesG1135.
13δὲdeG1161EvenκαὶkaiG2532ὁhoG3588SimonΣίμωνSimōnG4613himselfαὐτὸςautosG846believedἐπίστευσεν,episteusenG4100andκαὶkaiG2532was baptizedβαπτισθεὶςbaptistheisG907.He followedἦν προσκαρτερῶνēn proskarterōnG1510G4342τῷtōG3588Philip closelyΦιλίππῳ,PhilippōG5376andτεteG5037was astoundedἐξίστατο.¶existatoG1839by thegreatμεγάλαςmegalasG3173signsσημεῖαsēmeiaG4592andκαὶkaiG2532miraclesδυνάμειςdunameisG1411he observedθεωρῶν γινομέναςtheōrōn ginomenasG2334G1096.
14WhenδὲdeG1161theοἱhoiG3588apostlesἀπόστολοιapostoloiG652inἐνenG1722JerusalemἹεροσολύμοιςHi'erosolumoisG2414heardἈκούσαντεςAkousantesG191thatὅτιhotiG3754ἡhēG3588SamariaΣαμάρειαSamareiaG4540had receivedδέδεκταιdedektaiG1209theτὸνtonG3588wordλόγονlogonG3056τοῦtouG3588of Godθεοῦ,theouG2316,they sentἀπέστειλανapesteilanG649PeterΠέτρονPetronG4074andκαὶkaiG2532JohnἸωάννην·IōannēnG2491toπρὸςprosG4314themαὐτοὺςautousG846.
16ForγὰρgarG1063the Holy SpirithadἦνēnG1510not yetοὐδέπωoudepōG3764fallenἐπιπεπτωκός,epipeptōkosG1968uponἐπ᾽ep᾽G1909anyοὐδενὶoudeniG3762of themαὐτῶνautōnG846δὲdeG1161;they had simply beenὑπῆρχονhupērchonG5225G3440baptizedβεβαπτισμένοιbebaptismenoiG907intoεἰςeisG1519theτὸtoG3588nameὄνομαonomaG3686of theτοῦtouG3588LordκυρίουkuriouG2962JesusἸησοῦ.IēsouG2424.
18WhenδὲdeG1161ὁhoG3588SimonΣίμωνSimōnG4613sawG3708thatὅτιhotiG3754theτῆςtēsG3588SpiritπνεῦμαpneumaG4151was givenδίδοταιdidotaiG1325throughδιὰdiaG1223theτῶνtōnG3588laying onἐπιθέσεωςepitheseōsG1936of theτῶνtōnG3588τὸtoG3588apostlesἀποστόλωνapostolōnG652’handsχειρῶνcheirōnG5495,he offeredπροσήνεγκενprosēnegkenG4374themαὐτοῖςautoisG846moneyχρήματαchrēmataG5536.
19“Give meδότεdoteG1325thisταύτην,tautēnG3778τὴνtēnG3588powerἐξουσίανexousianG1849as wellG2504,”he saidλέγων·legōnG3004, “so thatἵναinaG2443everyone on whomᾧ ἐὰνhō eanG3739G1437I layἐπιθῶepithōG2007myτὰςtasG3588handsχεῖραςcheirasG5495may receiveλαμβάνῃlambanēG2983theHolyἅγιον.hagionG40SpiritπνεῦμαpneumaG4151.”
20ButδὲdeG1161PeterΠέτροςPetrosG4074repliedεἶπενeipenG2036πρὸςprosG4314αὐτόν·autonG846, “May yourσουsouG4771τὸtoG3588silverἀργύριόνargurionG694perishεἴη εἰς ἀπώλειαν,eiē eis apōleianG1510G1519G684withσὺνsunG4862youσοὶsoiG4771,becauseὅτιhotiG3754you thoughtἐνόμισαςenomisasG3543you could buyκτᾶσθαι.ktasthaiG2932theτὴνtēnG3588giftδωρεὰνdōreanG1431τοῦtouG3588of GodθεοῦtheouG2316withδιὰdiaG1223moneyχρημάτωνchrēmatōnG5536!
21YouσοιsoiG4771haveἔστινestinG1510noοὐκoukG3756partμερὶςmerisG3310orοὐδὲoudeG3761shareκλῆροςklērosG2819inἐνenG1722τούτῳ·toutōG3778ourτῷtōG3588ministryλόγῳlogōG3056,becauseγὰρgarG1063yourσουsouG4771ἡhēG3588heartκαρδίαkardiaG2588isἔστινestinG1510notοὐκoukG3756rightεὐθεῖαeutheiaG2117beforeἔναντιenantiG1725τοῦtouG3588Godθεοῦ.theouG2316.
22RepentμετανόησονmetanoēsonG3340,thereforeοὖνounG3767,ofἀπὸapoG575ταύτηςtautēsG3778τῆςtēsG3588yourσουsouG4771wickednessκακίαςkakiasG2549,andκαὶkaiG2532pray toδεήθητιdeēthētiG1189theτοῦtouG3588Lordκυρίου,kuriouG2962.PerhapsεἰeiG1487G687He will forgiveἀφεθήσεταίaphethēsetaiG863youσοιsoiG4771for theἡhēG3588intentἐπίνοιαepinoiaG1963ofτῆςtēsG3588yourσου.souG4771heartκαρδίαςkardiasG2588.
24ThenδὲdeG1161ὁhoG3588SimonΣίμωνSimōnG4613answeredἀποκριθεὶς εἶπεν·apokritheis eipenG611G2036ὑμεῖςhumeisG4771, “PrayδεήθητεdeēthēteG1189toπρὸςprosG4314theτὸνtonG3588Lordκύριον,kurionG2962forὑπὲρhuperG5228meἐμοῦemouG1473,so thatὅπωςhopōsG3704nothingμηδὲνmēdenG3367ὧνhōnG3739you have saidεἰρήκατε.eirēkateG2046may happenἐπέλθῃepelthēG1904toἐπ᾽ep᾽G1909meἐμὲemeG1473.”
25And afterοὖνounG3767μὲνmenG3303Peter and JohnοἱhoiG3588had testifiedδιαμαρτυράμενοιdiamarturamenoiG1263andκαὶkaiG2532spokenλαλήσαντεςlalēsantesG2980theτὸνtonG3588wordλόγονlogonG3056of theτοῦtouG3588LordκυρίουkuriouG2962,they returnedὑπέστρεφονhupestrephonG5290toεἰςeisG1519JerusalemἹεροσόλυμα,Hi'erosolumaG2414τεteG5037,preaching the gospelεὐηγγελίζοντο.¶euēngelizontoG2097in manyπολλάςpollasG4183of theτῶνtōnG3588SamaritanΣαμαριτῶνSamaritōnG4541villagesκώμαςkōmasG2968.
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
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