Acts 8:25

Acts 8:25 in other versions

• King James Version (KJV)And they, when they had testified and preached the word of the Lord, returned to Jerusalem, and preached the gospel in many villages of the Samaritans.
• English Standard Version (ESV)Now when they had testified and spoken the word of the Lord, they returned to Jerusalem, preaching the gospel to many villages of the Samaritans.
• New King James Version (NKJV)So when they had testified and preached the word of the Lord, they returned to Jerusalem, preaching the gospel in many villages of the Samaritans.
• New Living Translation (NLT)After testifying and preaching the word of the Lord in Samaria, Peter and John returned to Jerusalem. And they stopped in many Samaritan villages along the way to preach the Good News.

Context of Acts 8:25

23For I see that you are full of bitterness and captive to sin.” 24Then Simon answered, “Pray to the Lord for me so that nothing you have said may happen to me.” After they had further proclaimed the word of the Lord and testified about Jesus, Peter and John returned to Jerusalem, preaching the gospel in many Samaritan villages. 26Now an angel of the Lord said to Philip, “Go south to the road—the desert road—that goes down from Jerusalem to Gaza.” 27So he started out, and on his way he met an Ethiopian eunuch, an important official in charge of all the treasury of the Kandake (which means “queen of the Ethiopians”). This man had gone to Jerusalem to worship,

Acts 8:25 word by word

οἱ μὲν οὖν διαμαρτυράμενοι καὶ λαλήσαντες τὸν λόγον τοῦ κυρίου ὑπέστρεφον εἰς Ἱεροσόλυμα, πολλάς τε κώμας τῶν Σαμαριτῶν εὐηγγελίζοντο.¶Read the interlinear

Words taken from the KJV.

• Andοὖνoun · therefore/thenG3767
• ·μένmen · on the other handG3303
• theyὁho hē to · the/this/whoG3588
• when they had testifiedδιαμαρτύρομαιdiamarturomai · to testify solemnlyG1263
• andκαίkai · andG2532
• preachedλαλέωlaleō · to speakG2980
• the wordλόγοςlogos · wordG3056
• of the Lordκύριοςkurios · lord: GodG2962
• returnedὑποστρέφωhupostrephō · to returnG5290
• toεἰςeis · towardG1519
• JerusalemἹερουσαλήμHierousalēm · JerusalemG2419
• andτεte · and/bothG5037
• preached the gospelεὐαγγελίζομαιeuaggelizō · to speak good newsG2097
• in manyπολύςpolus polos · muchG4183
• villagesκώμηkōmē · villageG2968
• of the SamaritansΣαμαρείτηςSamareitēs · SamaritanG4541

Cross-references for Acts 8:25

• Acts 1:8But you will receive power when the Holy Spirit comes on you; and you will be my witnesses in Jerusalem, and in all Judea and Samaria, and to the ends of the earth.”
• Acts 18:5When Silas and Timothy came from Macedonia, Paul devoted himself exclusively to preaching, testifying to the Jews that Jesus was the Messiah.
• Acts 20:21I have declared to both Jews and Greeks that they must turn to God in repentance and have faith in our Lord Jesus.
• Acts 26:22But God has helped me to this very day; so I stand here and testify to small and great alike. I am saying nothing beyond what the prophets and Moses said would happen—
• Acts 28:23They arranged to meet Paul on a certain day, and came in even larger numbers to the place where he was staying. He witnessed to them from morning till evening, explaining about the kingdom of God, and from the Law of Moses and from the Prophets he tried to persuade them about Jesus.
• John 15:27And you also must testify, for you have been with me from the beginning.
• 1 Peter 5:12With the help of Silas, whom I regard as a faithful brother, I have written to you briefly, encouraging you and testifying that this is the true grace of God. Stand fast in it.
• Luke 9:52And he sent messengers on ahead, who went into a Samaritan village to get things ready for him;

Commentaries on Acts 8:25

• Adam Clarke Bible Commentary · v. 25And they, when they had - preached - returned to Jerusalem - That is, Peter and John returned, after they had borne testimony to and confirmed the work which Philip had wrought.Read the comment
• Barnes’ Notes on the Bible · v. 25In many villages … - They went at first directly to the “city” of Samaria. On their return to Jerusalem they travelled more at leisure, and preached in the villages also - a good example for the ministers of the gospel, and for all Christians, when traveling from place to place. The reason why they returned to Jerusalem, and made that their permanent abode, might have been, that it was important to bear witness to the resurrection of Christ in the very…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
• Jamieson–Fausset–Brown Commentary · v. 2525. and they--Peter and John. when they had ... preached--in the city where Philip's labors had been so richly blessed. returned ... and preached ... in many villages of the Samaritans--embracing the opportunity of their journey back to Jerusalem to fulfil their Lord's commission to the whole region of Samaria (Ac 1:8). "With this narrative of the progress of the Gospel among the Samaritans is connected another which points to the diffusion of the…Read the comment

Topics related to Acts 8:25

• Peter
• Samaria
• Zeal, Religious

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• Jerusalem
• Believe
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• Devout
• Havock
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• Peter
• Pray
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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