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 Living Translation (NLT)Many evil spirits were cast out, screaming as they left their victims. And many who had been paralyzed or lame were healed.

Context of Acts 8:7

5Then Philip went down to the city of Samaria and preached Christ to them. 6And the multitudes with one accord heeded the things spoken by Philip, hearing and seeing the miracles which he did. For unclean spirits, crying with a loud voice, came out of many who were possessed; and many who were paralyzed and lame were healed. 8And there was great joy in that city. 9But there was a certain man called Simon, who previously practiced sorcery in the city and astonished the people of Samaria, claiming that he was 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

Words taken from the KJV.

• ·ὁho hē to · the/this/whoG3588
• Forγάρgar · forG1063
• uncleanἀκάθαρτοςakathartos · uncleanG169
• spiritsπνεῦμαpneuma · spirit/breath: spiritG4151
• cryingβοάωboaō · to cry outG994
• with loudμέγαςmegas · greatG3173
• voiceφωνήphōnē · voice/sound: voiceG5456
• came outἐξέρχομαιexerchomai · to go outG1831
• of manyπολύςpolus polos · muchG4183
• that were possessedἔχωechō · to have/beG2192
• andδέde · thenG1161
• taken with palsiesπαραλύωparaluō · to paralyzeG3886
• andκαίkai · andG2532
• that wereθεραπεύωtherapeuō · to serve/healG2323
• lameχωλόςchōlos · lameG5560

Cross-references for Acts 8:7

• Acts 5:16Also a multitude gathered from the surrounding cities to Jerusalem, bringing sick people and those who were tormented by unclean spirits, and they were all healed.
• Matthew 10:1And when He had called His twelve disciples to Him, He gave them power over unclean spirits, to cast them out, and to heal all kinds of sickness and all kinds of disease.
• Mark 9:26Then the spirit cried out, convulsed him greatly, and came out of him. And he became as one dead, so that many said, “He is dead.”
• Mark 16:17And these signs will follow those who believe: In My name they will cast out demons; they will speak with new tongues;
• Luke 10:17Then the seventy returned with joy, saying, “Lord, even the demons are subject to us in Your name.”
• John 14:12“Most assuredly, I say to you, he who believes in Me, the works that I do he will do also; and greater works than these he will do, because I go to My Father.
• Hebrews 2:4God also bearing witness both with signs and wonders, with various miracles, and gifts of the Holy Spirit, according to His own will?
• Acts 9:33There he found a certain man named Aeneas, who had been bedridden eight years and was paralyzed.
• Mark 2:3Then they came to Him, bringing a paralytic who was carried by four men.
• Acts 3:6Then Peter said, “Silver and gold I do not have, but what I do have I give you: In the name of Jesus Christ of Nazareth, rise up and walk.”
• Acts 14:8And in Lystra a certain man without strength in his feet was sitting, a cripple from his mother’s womb, who had never walked.
• Isaiah 35:6Then the lame shall leap like a deer, And the tongue of the dumb sing. For waters shall burst forth in the wilderness, And streams in the desert.
• Matthew 11:5The blind see and the lame walk; the lepers are cleansed and the deaf hear; the dead are raised up and the poor have the gospel preached to them.
• Matthew 15:30Then great multitudes came to Him, having with them the lame, blind, mute, maimed, and many others; and they laid them down at Jesus’ 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