Galatians 3:1; Isaiah 44:25; Isaiah 47:9-13; Isaiah 8:19
Simon Magus. This man had been for some time at Samaria. This is the only account of him in NT; but in the early Fathers and in Christian legend he...
had regard. Same word as "gave heed" in verses: Acts 8:6 ; Acts 8:10 . because that... he had. Literally because of (Greek. dia. App-104. Ac...
11. When he saith that they were astonied, from the least to the greatest. For seeing all men, of what estate soever they were, were deluded,...
And to him they had regard, because that of long time he had bewitched them with sorceries.
He had bewitched them— Had astonished them. Doddridge.
And to him they had regard, because that of long time he had bewitched them with sorceries. And to him they had regard, because that of long...
Philip in Samaria. Simon Magus The graphic details of the ministry of Philip which follow, were doubtless obtained from Philip himself. St. Luke s...
And to him they had regard. — The Greek word is the same as in the “gave heed” of the previous verse. The “long time” during which the evil fascina...
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 m...
The popular outburst against Christianity evidenced in the martyrdom of Stephen was general. Members of the Church at Jerusalem were scattered throug...
But there was a certain man, called Simon, which beforetime in the same city used sorcery, and bewitched the people of Samaria, giving out that himse...
To him they had regard ,.... Which is repeated from the foregoing verse, for the sake of what follows: because that of a long time he had bewitche...
And to him they had regard, because that of long time he had bewitched them with sorceries. Ver. 11. He had bewitched them with sorcery ] It happ...
But there was , &c. At the time when the gospel was thus brought to them by Philip, a man was there, called Simon, which before- time in the sa...
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 t...
The Spreading of the Gospel; Philip's Success. 4 Therefore they that were scatter...
They had regard; they acquiesced in what he said, and yielded obedience unto it; not only attending to his words with their ears, but with their he...
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 c...
‘But there was a certain man, Simon by name, who before that time in the city used sorcery, and amazed the people of Samaria, giving out that he hims...
CRITICAL REMARKS Acts 8:9 . Simon .—Not the Cyprian Jew of that name whom, according to Josephus ( Ant. , XX. vii. 2), Felix afterwards employed...
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 consen...
Acts 8:4-6 . Therefore they that were scattered abroad went every where preaching the word. Then Philip went down to the city of Samaria, and preac...
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 in...
But there was a certain man called Simon Simon the Magian unmasked and put to shame This Simon was the first heretic in the Christian Church,...
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 . S...
The conversion of Simon:
Philip the Evangelist Acts 8:10-25 INTRODUCTORY WORDS Philip was a man mighty in word and in deed. He wrought miracles and preached Christ, Th...
11 And to him they had regard, because that of long time he had bewitched them with sorceries.