“ Then Philip went down to the city of Samaria, and preached Christ unto them. ”
Then Philip - One of the seven deacons, Acts 6:5 . He is afterward called the “evangelist,” Acts 21:8 . The city of Samaria - This does not mean a city whose “name” was Samaria, for no such...
(4) Then Philip went down to the city of Samaria, and preached Christ unto them. (4) Philip, who was before a deacon in Jerusalem, is made an evangelist by God in an extraordinary way.
Philip at Samaria. Philip's activity is given here beside that of Stephen. He belongs to the Seven, not to the Twelve, who remain at Jerusalem except when specially called elsewhere ( Acts 6:1-6 *...
preached. Greek. kerusso. App-121. Christ. i.e. the Messiah App-98. unto . to
5. Luke said that they all preached the Word of God, now he maketh mention of Philip alone, both because his preaching was more fruitful and effectual than the preaching of the rest, and also b...
DISCOURSE: 1758 PHILIP PREACHES CHRIST IN SAMARIA Acts 8:5-8 . Then Philip went down to the city of Samaria, and preached Christ unto them. And the people with one accord gave heed unto those th...
Then Philip went down to the city of Samaria, and preached Christ unto them. Then Philip - One of the seven deacons, Acts 6:5 , called afterwards, Philip the Evangelist, Acts 21:8 . The city of Sa...
Then Philip went down— We are sure that it was not Philip the apostle, both as he continued at Jerusalem, and as this Philip had not the power of communicating the miraculous gifts of the holy Sp...
Then Philip went down to the city of Samaria, and preached Christ unto them. Then Philip - not the apostle of that name (as some of the fathers supposed), for in that case (as Grotius observe...
Philip in Samaria. Simon Magus The graphic details of the ministry of Philip which follow, were doubtless obtained from Philip himself. St. Luke stayed at his house at Cæsarea, and made the acquai...
Then Philip went down to the city of Samaria. — More accurately, “ a city.” The sequence of events implies that it was not the Apostle, but his namesake who had been chosen as one of the Seven. As...
Chapter 17 SIMON MAGUS AND THE CONVERSION OF SAMARIA. Acts 8:5 ; Acts 8:9-10 THE object of the earlier part of this book of the Acts is to trace the steady, gradual development of the Church...
Fruits of the Scattered Seed Acts 8:1-13 Evidently Stephen was beloved outside the precincts of the Church, for it would seem that the devout men who lamented his early death and carried his po...
The popular outburst against Christianity evidenced in the martyrdom of Stephen was general. Members of the Church at Jerusalem were scattered throughout Judea and Samaria. How dark the day seemed to...
And Saul was consenting unto his death. And at that time there was a great persecution against the church which was at Jerusalem; and they were all scattered abroad throughout the regions of Judea an...
Then Philip went down to the city of Samaria ,.... The city which was formerly called Samaria, but now Sebaste; it had been destroyed by Hyrcanus, and was rebuilt by Herod; and called by him, in hon...
Then Philip went down to the city of Samaria, and preached Christ unto them. Ver. 5. Then Philip ] Not Philip the apostle (for they all abode at Jerusalem, Act 8:1), but Philip the deacon. He tha...
Then Philip , &c. The sacred historian here proceeds to record one particular instance of the success of the preaching of the persons dispersed by the above-mentioned persecution. The Philip her...
As a wild beast tasting blood, the Jews were the more inflamed by the martyrdom of Stephen to greatly persecute the Church of God at Jerusalem. For this reason believers were scattered through Judea...
The Spreading of the Gospel; Philip's Success. 4 Therefore they that were scattered abroad went every where preaching the word. 5...
Philip; not the apostle, but the deacon of that name; for the apostles remained at Jerusalem, as Acts 8:1 . Samaria is a name both of a city and a country, so called from the chief city, 1 K...
The Continuing Ministry of Peter (9:32-11:18). In preparing for the Gentile ministry of Paul, a preparation which has included what we have just considered concerning his conversion and ministry t...
CRITICAL REMARKS Acts 8:5 . Philip .—Not the apostle, but the deacon ( Acts 6:4 ). The city of Samaria —according to the best MSS.—signifies that the capital built by Omri ( 1 Kings 16:24 ), an...
city of The Jews having rejected Stephen's witness to, and of, them, the Gospel now begins to go out to "all nations." Compare ( Luke 24:47 ).
Stephen had been stoned to death; but with his latest breath he prayed for his murderers. Then this chapter begins: Acts 8:1 . And Saul was consenting unto his death. And at that time there was a...
Acts 8:1 . At that time there was a great persecution against the church. With regard to this very tremendous storm which suddenly burst on the infant church, Cardinal Baronius, in his Ecclesiasti...
And Saul was consenting to his death. Three great figures in the Church I. The persecuting Saul. In this part of the narrative the name of Saul occurs three times ( Acts 7:58 ; Acts 8:1 ; Act...
EXPOSITION Acts 8:1 There arose on that day for at that time there was, A.V. ; in for at, A.V. Saul was consenting to his death . St. Paul's repeated reference to this sad episode i...
The missionary work of the disciples and of Philip:
1 Corinthians 1:23 ; 1 Corinthians 2:2 ; 1 Corinthians 3:11 ; Acts 1:8 ; Acts 17:2 ; Acts 17:3 ; Acts 21:8 ; Acts 5:42 ; Acts 6:5 ; Acts 8:1 ; Acts 8:14 ; Acts 8:15 ; Acts 8:35-37 ; Act...
The Great Persecution Acts 8:1-9 INTRODUCTORY WORDS We approach today the scenes that immediately followed Stephen's death. Satan, encouraged by Stephen's martyrdom, thinks to press on with fi...
Stephen — Being taken away, Philip, his next colleague, (not the apostle,) rises in his place.