Acts 8:14

Acts 8:14 in other versions

• King James Version (KJV)Now when the apostles which were at Jerusalem heard that Samaria had received the word of God, they sent unto them Peter and John:
• New International Version (NIV)When the apostles in Jerusalem heard that Samaria had accepted the word of God, they sent Peter and John to Samaria.
• English Standard Version (ESV)Now when the apostles at Jerusalem heard that Samaria had received the word of God, they sent to them Peter and John,
• New King James Version (NKJV)Now when the apostles who were at Jerusalem heard that Samaria had received the word of God, they sent Peter and John to them,

Context of Acts 8:14

12But then Philip told them the good news about the kingdom of God. He told them the message about God's Messiah, Jesus. Many men and women believed Philip's message, so he baptized them. 13Simon also believed and Philip baptized him too. After this, Simon stayed near to Philip. He was very surprised at the powerful miracles which Philip did. The apostles who were in Jerusalem heard about all this. They heard that many people in Samaria had believed God's word. So they sent Peter and John to Samaria. 15When these two apostles arrived in Samaria, they prayed for the people who now believed in Jesus. They asked God to give the new believers the Holy Spirit. 16The Holy Spirit had not yet come to any of these people. When Philip had baptized them, he had just used the name of the Lord Jesus.

Acts 8:14 word by word

Ἀκούσαντες δὲ οἱ ἐν Ἱεροσολύμοις ἀπόστολοι ὅτι δέδεκται ἡ Σαμάρεια τὸν λόγον τοῦ θεοῦ, ἀπέστειλαν πρὸς αὐτοὺς Πέτρον καὶ Ἰωάννην·Read the interlinear

Words taken from the KJV.

• Now whenδέde · thenG1161
• the apostlesἀπόστολοςapostolos · apostleG652
• which wereὁho hē to · the/this/whoG3588
• atἐνen · in/on/amongG1722
• JerusalemἹεροσόλυμαHierosoluma · JerusalemG2414
• heardἀκούωakouō · to hearG191
• thatὅτιhoti · that/since: thatG3754
• SamariaΣαμάρειαSamareia · SamariaG4540
• had receivedδέχομαιdechomai · to receiveG1209
• the wordλόγοςlogos · wordG3056
• of Godθεόςtheos · GodG2316
• they sentἀποστέλλωapostellō · to sendG649
• untoπρόςpros · to/withG4314
• themαὐτόςautos · it/s/heG846
• PeterΠέτροςPetros · PeterG4074
• andκαίkai · andG2532
• JohnἸωάννηςIōannēs · JohnG2491

Cross-references for Acts 8:14

• Acts 8:1Saul was standing there while the Jewish leaders killed Stephen. He agreed with what they did. On the same day that Stephen died, the group of believers who lived in Jerusalem began to have great trouble. People did bad things to them. All the believers left Jerusalem and went to other places in Judea and Samaria. Only Jesus' 12 apostles stayed in Jerusalem.
• Acts 11:1The apostles and the other believers in Judea heard that Gentiles had also believed the message from God.
• Acts 15:4When Paul, Barnabas and the other men arrived in Jerusalem, they met with the believers there. The apostles, the other leaders and the whole group of believers were happy to see them. Paul and Barnabas told them about everything that God had helped them to do.
• Acts 2:41Many of the people who listened to Peter believed his message. So the apostles baptized those people. About three thousand people who now believed in Jesus joined the group that same day.
• Acts 17:11The Jewish people in Berea were better than the people in Thessalonica. They were happy to listen carefully to Paul. Every day they also studied the Bible. They wanted to know if Paul's message was true.
• Matthew 13:23But some seeds fell on good soil. This is like other people who hear the message from God and they understand it. These people are like good plants that grow well. From one seed, some good plants make 100 new seeds. Other good plants make 60 new seeds, and some good plants make 30 new seeds.’
• John 12:48But there is something that will judge people who refuse to believe in me. Those are people who do not accept my message. The message that I have spoken will itself judge people like that on the last day.
• 1 Thessalonians 2:13There is another reason why we always continue to thank God for you. When we told God's message to you, you knew that it was not human ideas. You accepted it as God's own message, and that is what it certainly is. You continue to grow as believers because of God's message that you heard.
• 2 Thessalonians 2:10He will do all kinds of bad things that deceive people. The people that he deceives are people that God will destroy. Those people believe false things because they have refused to accept God's true message. If they had loved that true message, God would have saved them.
• Acts 3:1One day, Peter and John went to the temple in Jerusalem. It was three o'clock in the afternoon. This was the time that everyone went there to pray.
• Galatians 2:9James, Peter and John understood that God had given this special job to me. They are the leaders that the church in Jerusalem respects. And they were happy to accept Barnabas and me as their friends. They agreed that we should teach God's message to the Gentiles. They themselves would continue to teach the Jews.

Commentaries on Acts 8:14

• Adam Clarke Bible Commentary · v. 14The word of God - The doctrine of the Lord Jesus Christ. They sent unto them Peter and John - There was no individual ruler among the apostles - there was not even a president of the council; and Peter, far from being chief of the apostles, is one of those sent, with the same commission and authority as John, to confirm the Samaritans in the faith.Read the comment
• Barnes’ Notes on the Bible · v. 14They sent - That is, the apostles “deputed” two of their number. This shows conclusively that there was no “chief” or ruler among them. They acted as being equal in authority. The reason why they sent Peter and John was probably that there would be a demand for more labor than Philip could render; a church was to be founded, and it was important that persons of experience and wisdom should be present to organize it, and to build it up. The “harvest” had…Read the comment
• Matthew Henry Concise Commentary · v. 14-25Verses 14-25 The Holy Ghost was as yet fallen upon none of these coverts, in the extraordinary powers conveyed by the descent of the Spirit upon the day of Pentecost. We may take encouragement from this example, in praying to God to give the renewing graces of the Holy Ghost to all for whose spiritual welfare we are concerned; for that includes all blessings. No man can give the Holy Spirit by the laying on of his hands; but we should use our best…Read the comment
• Tyndale Open Study Notes · v. 14-17When the apostles sent two of their own representatives to Samaria, it was an important step in overcoming prejudice (compare Matthew 10:5; Luke 9:52–54; John 4:9; 8:48). It was even more remarkable that Peter and John prayed for the Samaritans who trusted in Christ to receive the Holy Spirit. This event is similar to the day of Pentecost in Jerusalem and marks how the Holy Spirit's power spread from Judea to Samaria (Acts 2:1–47; 1:8).Read the comment
• Jamieson–Fausset–Brown Commentary · v. 14-1714-17. the apostles ... sent Peter and John--showing that they regarded Peter as no more than their own equal.Read the comment

Topics related to Acts 8:14

• John
• Peter
• Philip
• Samaria

In the dictionaries

• God
• Jerusalem
• Peter
• Samaria
• Peter, Simon Peter, Cephas
• Samaria, Samaritan
• god, false god, goddess, idol, idolater, idolatrous, idolatry
• Word of God
• Believe
• Bitterness

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