Revised Webster's Bible
Acts 8
1AndG1161SaulΣαῦλοςSaulosG4569wasG2258consentingσυνευδοκῶνsuneudokōnG4909tohisαὐτοῦ.¶autouG846deathἀναιρέσειanaireseiG336.AndG1161atἐνenG1722thatἐκείνῃekeinēG1565timeἡμέρᾳhēmeraG2250therewasἘγένετοEgenetoG1096agreatμέγαςmegasG3173persecutionδιωγμὸςdiōgmosG1375againstἐπὶepiG1909thechurchἐκκλησίανekklēsianG1577whichG3588wasatἐνenG1722JerusalemἹεροσολύμοις·Hi'erosolumoisG2414;andG5037theywereG1289allπάντεςpantesG3956scatteredδιεσπάρησανdiesparēsanG1289throughoutκατὰkataG2596theregionsχώραςchōrasG5561ofJudaeaἸουδαίαςIoudaiasG2449andκαὶkaiG2532SamariaΣαμαρείαςSamareiasG4540,exceptπλὴνplēnG4133theapostlesἀποστόλων.¶apostolōnG652.
3AsδὲdeG1161forSaulΣαῦλοςSaulosG4569, he madehavocἐλυμαίνετοelumainetoG3075of thechurchἐκκλησίανekklēsianG1577, enteringintoεἰσπορευόμενος,eisporeuomenosG1531everyκατὰkataG2596houseοἴκουςoikousG3624, and draggingoffσύρων τεsurōn teG4951G5037menἄνδραςandrasG435andκαὶkaiG2532womenγυναῖκαςgunaikasG1135committedπαρεδίδουparedidouG3860themtoεἰςeisG1519prisonφυλακήν.¶phulakēnG5438.
6AndG5037thepeopleὄχλοιochloiG3793with oneaccordὁμοθυμαδὸνhomothumadonG3661gaveheedπροσεῖχονproseichonG4337to those things whichPhilipΦιλίππουPhilippouG5376spokeλεγομένοις ὑπὸlegomenois hupoG3004G5259,hearingἐν ἀκούεινen akoueinG1722G191αὐτοὺςautousG846andκαὶkaiG2532seeingβλέπεινblepeinG991themiraclesσημεῖαsēmeiaG4592whichἃhaG3739he wasperformingἐποίει·epoieiG4160.
7ForγὰρgarG1063uncleanἀκάθαρταakathartaG169spiritsπνεύματαpneumataG4151,cryingβοῶνταboōntaG994withloudμεγάλῃmegalēG3173voiceφωνῇphōnēaG5456, cameoutἐξήρχοντο,exērchontoG1831ofmanyπολλοὶpolloiG4183that werepossessedἐχόντωνechontōnG2192andδὲdeG1161manyπολλοὶpolloiG4183sick withpalsiesπαραλελυμένοιparalelumenoiG3886,andκαὶkaiG2532that werelameχωλοὶchōloiG5560, werehealedἐθεραπεύθησαν·etherapeuthēsanG2323.
9ButδέdeG1161there was acertainτιςtisG5100manἈνὴρAnērG435,calledὀνόματιonomatiG3686SimonΣίμωνSimōnG4613, whobeforeπροϋπῆρχενproupērchenG4391inἐνenG1722the samecityπόλειpoleiG4172usedsorceryμαγεύωνmageuōnG3096,andκαὶkaiG2532bewitchedἐξιστάνωνexistanōnG1839thepeopleἔθνοςethnosG1484ofSamariaΣαμαρείαςSamareiasG4540,sayingλέγωνlegōnG3004thatheἑαυτὸνhe'autonG1438wasεἶναίeinaiG1511someτιναtinaG5100greatpersonμέγαν·meganG3173:
12ButδὲdeG1161whenὅτεhoteG3753theybelievedἐπίστευσανepisteusanG4100PhilipΦιλίππῳPhilippōG5376preachingεὐαγγελιζομένῳeuangelizomenōG2097the thingsconcerningπερὶperiG4012thekingdomβασιλείαςbasileiasG932ofGodθεοῦtheouG2316,andκαὶkaiG2532thenameὀνόματοςonomatosG3686ofJesusἸησοῦIēsouG2424ChristΧριστοῦ,ChristouG5547, they werebaptizedἐβαπτίζοντοebaptizontoG907,bothτεteG5037menἄνδρεςandresG435andκαὶkaiG2532womenγυναῖκες.gunaikesG1135.
13ThenδὲdeG1161SimonΣίμωνSimōnG4613himselfαὐτὸςautosG846believedἐπίστευσεν,episteusenG4100alsoκαὶkaiG2532:andκαὶkaiG2532when he wasbaptizedβαπτισθεὶςbaptistheisG907, hecontinuedπροσκαρτερῶνproskarterōnG2258G4342withPhilipΦιλίππῳ,PhilippōG5376,andτεteG5037wasamazedἐξίστατο.¶existatoG1839,beholdingθεωρῶνtheōrōnG2334themiraclesδυνάμειςdunameisG1411andκαὶkaiG2532signsσημεῖα μεγάλαςsēmeia megalasG4592G3173which weredoneγινομέναςginomenasG1096.
14NowδὲdeG1161when theapostlesἀπόστολοιapostoloiG652whoG3588wereatἐνenG1722JerusalemἹεροσολύμοιςHi'erosolumoisG2414heardἈκούσαντεςAkousantesG191thatὅτιhotiG3754SamariaΣαμάρειαSamareiaG4540hadreceivedδέδεκταιdedektaiG1209thewordλόγονlogonG3056ofGodθεοῦ,theouG2316, theysentἀπέστειλανapesteilanG649toπρὸςprosG4314themαὐτοὺςautousG846PeterΠέτρονPetronG4074andκαὶkaiG2532JohnἸωάννην·IōannēnG2491:
18AndδὲdeG1161whenSimonΣίμωνSimōnG4613sawG2300thatὅτιhotiG3754throughδιὰdiaG1223layingonἐπιθέσεωςepitheseōsG1936of theapostlesἀποστόλωνapostolōnG652’handsχειρῶνcheirōnG5495theHolyG40SpiritπνεῦμαpneumaG4151wasgivenδίδοταιdidotaiG1325, heofferedπροσήνεγκενprosēnegkenG4374themαὐτοῖςautoisG846moneyχρήματαchrēmataG5536,
20ButδὲdeG1161PeterΠέτροςPetrosG4074saidεἶπενeipenG2036toπρὸςprosG4314himαὐτόν·autonG846,ThyG4675moneyἀργύριόνargurionG694perishεἰς ἀπώλειαν,eis apōleianG1498G1519G684withσὺνsunG4862theeG4671,becauseὅτιhotiG3754thou hastthoughtἐνόμισαςenomisasG3543that thegiftδωρεὰνdōreanG1431ofGodθεοῦtheouG2316may bepurchasedκτᾶσθαι.ktasthaiG2932withδιὰdiaG1223moneyχρημάτωνchrēmatōnG5536.
24ThenδὲdeG1161answeredἀποκριθεὶςapokritheisG611SimonΣίμωνSimōnG4613, andsaidεἶπεν·eipenG2036,PrayδεήθητεdeēthēteG1189yeG5210toπρὸςprosG4314theLordκύριον,kurionG2962forὑπὲρhuperG5228meG1700,thatὅπωςhopōsG3704none of thesethingsμηδὲνmēdenG3367whichὧνhōnG3739ye havespokenεἰρήκατε.eirēkateG2046comeἐπέλθῃepelthēG1904uponἐπ᾽ep᾽G1909meG1691.
25And they,whenμὲν οὖνmen ounG3303G3767they hadtestifiedδιαμαρτυράμενοιdiamarturamenoiG1263andκαὶkaiG2532preachedλαλήσαντεςlalēsantesG2980thewordλόγονlogonG3056of theLordκυρίουkuriouG2962,returnedὑπέστρεφονhupestrephonG5290toεἰςeisG1519JerusalemG2419,andτεteG5037preached thegospelεὐηγγελίζοντο.¶euēngelizontoG2097inmanyπολλάςpollasG4183villagesκώμαςkōmasG2968of theSamaritansΣαμαριτῶνSamaritōnG4541.
26AndδὲdeG1161theangelἌγγελοςAngelosG32of theLordκυρίουkuriouG2962spokeἐλάλησενelalēsenG2980toπρὸςprosG4314PhilipΦίλιππονPhilipponG5376,sayingλέγων·legōnG3004,AriseἀνάστηθιanastēthiG450,andκαὶkaiG2532goπορεύουporeuouG4198towardκατὰkataG2596thesouthμεσημβρίανmesēmbrianG3314toἐπὶepiG1909thewayὁδὸνhodonG3598that goethdownκαταβαίνουσανkatabainousanG2597fromἀπὸapoG575JerusalemἸερουσαλὴμIerousalēmG2419toεἰςeisG1519GazaΓάζαν·GazanG1048,whichαὕτηhautēG3778isG2076desertἔρημος.erēmosG2048.
27AndκαὶkaiG2532hearoseἀναστὰςanastasG450andwentἐπορεύθη·eporeuthēG4198:andκαὶkaiG2532,beholdἰδοὺidouG2400, amanἀνὴρanērG435ofEthiopiaΑἰθίοψAithiopsG128, aneunuchεὐνοῦχοςeunouchosG2135of greatauthorityδυνάστηςdunastēsG1413underCandaceΚανδάκηςKandakēsG2582queenβασιλίσσηςbasilissēsG938of theEthiopiansΑἰθιόπων,AithiopōnG128,whoὃςhosG3739hadG2258the chargeofἐπὶepiG1909allπάσηςpasēsG3956herαὐτῆς,autēsG846treasureγάζηςgazēsG1047,andὃςhosG3739hadcomeἐληλύθειelēlutheiG2064toεἰςeisG1519JerusalemἸερουσαλήμ,IerousalēmG2419toworshipπροσκυνήσωνproskunēsōnG4352,
30AndδὲdeG1161PhilipΦίλιπποςPhilipposG5376ranπροσδραμὼνprosdramōnG4370to him, andheardἤκουσενēkousenG191himαὐτοῦautouG846readingἀναγινώσκοντοςanaginōskontosG314theprophetπροφήτηνprophētēnG4396IsaiahἨσαΐανĒsaianG2268,andκαὶkaiG2532saidεἶπεν·eipenG2036, Understandestthouἆρά γε γινώσκειςara ge ginōskeisG687G1065G1097whatἃhaG3739thoureadestἀναγινώσκεις;anaginōskeisG314?
31AndδὲdeG1161hesaidεἶπεν·eipenG2036,Howπῶς γὰρpōs garG1063G4459canIἂν δυναίμην,an dunaimēnG302G1410,exceptG3362somemanτιςtisG5100shouldguideG3594meμε;meG3165?AndτεteG5037hebesoughtπαρεκάλεσένparekalesenG3870PhilipΦίλιππονPhilipponG5376that he would comeupἀναβάνταanabantaG305andsitκαθίσαιkathisaiG2523withσὺνsunG4862himαὐτῷ.autōG846.
32δὲdeG1161TheplaceπεριοχὴperiochēG4042of thescriptureγραφῆςgraphēsG1124whichἣνhēnG3739hereadἀνεγίνωσκενaneginōskenG314wasG2258thisαὕτη·hautēG3778, He wasledἤχθη,ēchthēG71asὡςhōsG5613asheepπρόβατονprobatonG4263toἐπὶepiG1909theslaughterσφαγὴνsphagēnG4967;andκαὶkaiG2532likeὡςhōsG5613alambἀμνὸςamnosG286dumbἄφωνος,aphōnosG880beforeἐναντίονenantionG1726hisαὐτὸνautonG846shearerκείραντοςkeirantosG2751,soοὕτωςhoutōsG3779heopenedἀνοίγειanoigeiG455notοὐκoukG3756hisαὐτοῦ.autouG846mouthστόμαstomaG4750:
33InἐνenG1722hisαὐτοῦautouG846humiliationταπεινώσειtapeinōseiG5014hisαὐτοῦautouG846judgmentκρίσιςkrisisG2920was takenawayἤρθη,ērthēG142:andG1161whoτίςtisG5101shalldeclareδιηγήσεται;diēgēsetaiG1334hisαὐτοῦautouG846generationγενεὰνgeneanG1074?forὅτιhotiG3754hisαὐτοῦ.¶autouG846lifeζωὴzōēG2222istakenαἴρεταιairetaiG142fromἀπὸapoG575theearthγῆςgēsG1093.
34AndδὲdeG1161theeunuchεὐνοῦχοςeunouchosG2135answeredἈποκριθεὶςApokritheisG611PhilipΦιλίππῳPhilippōG5376, andsaidεἶπεν·eipenG2036, IprayδέομαίdeomaiG1189theeG4675,ofπερὶperiG4012whomτίνοςtinosG5101speakethλέγειlegeiG3004theprophetπροφήτηςprophētēsG4396thisG5124?ofπερὶperiG4012himselfἑαυτοῦ,he'autouG1438,orἢēG2228ofπερὶperiG4012someτινός;tinosG5100othermanἑτέρουheterouG2087?
36AndδὲdeG1161asὩςHōsG5613theywentἐπορεύοντοeporeuontoG4198onκατὰkataG2596theirwayὁδόν,hodonG3598, theycameἦλθονēlthonG2064toἐπίepiG1909acertainτιtiG5100waterὕδωρhudōrG5204:andκαίkaiG2532theeunuchεὐνοῦχος·eunouchosG2135saidφησινphēsinG5346,SeeἰδοὺidouG2400, here iswaterὕδωρ·hudōrG5204;whatτίtiG5101dothhinderκωλύειkōlueiG2967meμεmeG3165to bebaptizedβαπτισθῆναι;baptisthēnaiG907?
38AndκαὶkaiG2532hecommandedἐκέλευσενekeleusenG2753thechariotἅρμα,harmaG716to standstillστῆναιstēnaiG2476:andκαὶkaiG2532theybothἀμφότεροιamphoteroiG297wentdownκατέβησανkatebēsanG2597intoεἰςeisG1519thewaterὕδωρ,hudōrG5204,bothτεteG5037PhilipΦίλιπποςPhilipposG5376andκαὶkaiG2532theeunuchεὐνοῦχος,eunouchosG2135;andκαὶkaiG2532hebaptizedἐβάπτισενebaptisenG907himαὐτόν.autonG846.
39AndδὲdeG1161whenὅτεhoteG3753they had comeupἀνέβησανanebēsanG305outofἐκekG1537thewaterὕδατος,hudatosG5204, theSpiritπνεῦμαpneumaG4151of theLordκυρίουkuriouG2962caughtawayἥρπασενhērpasenG726PhilipΦίλιππον,PhilipponG5376,καὶkaiG2532that theeunuchεὐνοῦχος·eunouchosG2135sawεἶδενeidenG1492G3756himαὐτὸνautonG846nomoreG3765:andγὰρgarG1063hewentἐπορεύετοeporeuetoG4198onhisαὐτοῦautouG846wayὁδὸνhodonG3598rejoicingχαίρων.¶chairōnG5463.
40ButδὲdeG1161PhilipΦίλιπποςPhilipposG5376wasfoundεὑρέθηheurethēG2147atεἰςeisG1519AzotusἌζωτον,AzōtonG108:andκαὶkaiG2532passingδιερχόμενοςdierchomenosG1330through hepreachedεὐηγγελίζετοeuēngelizetoG2097inallπάσαςpasasG3956thecitiesπόλειςpoleisG4172,tillἕωςhe'ōsG2193heαὐτὸνautonG846cameἐλθεῖνeltheinG2064toεἰςeisG1519CaesareaΚαισάρειαν.¶KaisareianG2542.
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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