New American Standard Bible 1995
Acts 8:12-18
12But whenG3753 they believedG4100 PhilipG5376 1preachingG2097 the goodG2097 newsG2097 aboutG4012 the kingdomG932 of GodG2316 and the nameG3686 of JesusG2424 ChristG5547, they were being 2baptizedG907, menG435 and womenG1135 alikeG5037. 13EvenG2532 SimonG4613 himselfG846 believedG4100; and after being baptizedG907, he continuedG4342 on with PhilipG5376, and as he observedG2334 3signsG4592 and 4greatG3173 miraclesG1411 takingG1096 placeG1096, he was constantly amazedG1839.
14NowG1161 when 5the apostlesG652 in JerusalemG2414 heardG191 that SamariaG4540 had receivedG1209 the wordG3056 of GodG2316, they sentG649 them 6PeterG4074 and JohnG2491, 15whoG3748 cameG2597 downG2597 and prayedG4336 for them 7that they might receiveG2983 the HolyG40 SpiritG4151. 16For He had 8not yetG3764 fallenG1968 upon anyG3762 of them; they had simplyG3440 beenG5225 9baptizedG907 10in the nameG3686 of the LordG2962 JesusG2424. 17ThenG5119 they 11began layingG2007 their handsG5495 on them, and they were 12receivingG2983 the HolyG40 SpiritG4151. 18NowG1161 when SimonG4613 sawG3708 that the SpiritG4151 was bestowedG1325 throughG1223 the layingG1936 on of the apostles’G652 handsG5495, he offeredG4374 them moneyG5536,
Notes
- 1. Acts 8:12 Acts 1:3; 8:4 ↩
- 2. Acts 8:12 Acts 2:38 ↩
- 3. Acts 8:13 Acts 8:6 ↩
- 4. Acts 8:13 Acts 19:11 ↩
- 5. Acts 8:14 Acts 8:1 ↩
- 6. Acts 8:14 Luke 22:8 ↩
- 7. Acts 8:15 Acts 2:38; 19:2 ↩
- 8. Acts 8:16 Matt 28:19; Acts 19:2 ↩
- 9. Acts 8:16 Acts 2:38; 10:48 ↩
- 10. Acts 8:16 Lit into ↩
- 11. Acts 8:17 Mark 5:23; Acts 6:6 ↩
- 12. Acts 8:17 Acts 2:4 ↩
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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