Acts 8:8

Acts 13:48; Acts 13:52; Isaiah 35:1; Isaiah 35:2; Isaiah 42:10-12; Luke 2:10; Luke 2:11; Psalms 96:10-12; Psalms 98:2-6; Romans 15:9-12

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Albert Barnes' Notes on the Bible

And there was great joy - This joy arose: From the fact that so many persons, before sick and afflicted, were restored to health. (2)From...
Arthur Peake's Commentary on the Bible

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 exce...
Bullinger's Companion Bible Notes

was . came to be.
Calvin's Commentary on the Bible

8. The joy whereof he speaketh is a fruit of faith. For it cannot be but that so soon as we know that God will be favorable and merciful our...
Charles Simeon's Horae Homileticae

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...
Clarke's commentary and critical notes on the Bible

And there was great joy in that city. There was great joy in that city - No wonder, when they heard such glorious truths, and were the subjects of su...
Commentary Critical and Explanatory on the Whole Bible

And there was great joy in that city. And there was great joy in that city joy over the change worked by the Gospel in it and over the varied...
Dummelow's Commentary on the Bible

Philip in Samaria. Simon Magus The graphic details of the ministry of Philip which follow, were doubtless obtained from Philip himself. St. Luke s...
Ellicott's Commentary On The Whole Bible

There was great joy in that city. — This and the whole narrative may well have been learnt by St. Luke from the lips of Philip himself, when St. Pa...
Frederick Brotherton Meyer's Commentary

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...
G. Campbell Morgan's Exposition on the Whole Bible

The popular outburst against Christianity evidenced in the martyrdom of Stephen was general. Members of the Church at Jerusalem were scattered throug...
Hawker's Poor Man's Commentary

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 s...
James Nisbet's Church Pulpit Commentary

THE CHRISTIAN CITY ‘And there was great joy in that city.’ Acts 8:8 The city was Samaria, and the great joy was the fruit of the first preachi...
John Gill's Exposition of the Entire Bible

And there was great joy in that city. Both on a spiritual account, for the good of their souls, through the preaching of Christ and his Gospel to t...
John Trapp Complete Commentary

And there was great joy in that city. Ver. 8. And there was great joy ] So there was at Berne; for when the reformation was first received they p...
L. M. Grant's Commentary on the Bible

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...
Matthew Henry's Whole Bible Commentary

The Spreading of the Gospel; Philip's Success. 4 Therefore they that were scatter...
Matthew Poole's English Annotations on the Holy Bible

Great joy; not only for the cures wroght upon their bodies, but much more for the word of reconciliation and salvation preached unto their souls:...
Peter Pett's Commentary on the Bible

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...
Peter Pett's Commentary on the Bible

‘And there was much joy in that city.' Joy was one of the fruits of the new message ( Acts 2:28 ; Acts 13:52 ; Acts 15:3 ; Acts 20:24 compare G...
Preacher's Complete Homiletical Commentary

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 th...
Sermon Bible Commentary

Acts 8:8 A Christian City. It is manifestly true that an aggregate of individuals may possess, in its own peculiar way, the spiritual character w...
Spurgeon’s Verse Expositions of the Bible

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...
Spurgeon’s Verse Expositions of the Bible

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...
Sutcliffe's Commentary on the Old and New Testaments

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...
The Biblical Illustrator

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...
The Biblical Illustrator

Then Philip wont down to the city of Samaria and preached Christ unto them. Philip at Samaria I. The preacher--“Philip.” 1. His native place...
The Complete Pulpit Commentary

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The Popular Commentary by Paul E. Kretzmann

The missionary work of the disciples and of Philip:
The Popular Commentary by Paul E. Kretzmann

And there was great joy in that city. While the apostles remained in Jerusalem with the small remnant of the former large congregation, escaping p...
Wells of Living Water Commentary

The Great Persecution Acts 8:1-9 INTRODUCTORY WORDS We approach today the scenes that immediately followed Stephen's death. Satan, encouraged...

⁸ And there was great joy in that city.

Related Commentaries of Acts 8:8

Albert Barnes' Notes on the Bible

Arthur Peake's Commentary on the Bible

Bullinger's Companion Bible Notes

Calvin's Commentary on the Bible

Charles Simeon's Horae Homileticae

Clarke's commentary and critical notes on the Bible

Commentary Critical and Explanatory on the Whole Bible

Dummelow's Commentary on the Bible

Ellicott's Commentary On The Whole Bible

Frederick Brotherton Meyer's Commentary

G. Campbell Morgan's Exposition on the Whole Bible

Hawker's Poor Man's Commentary

James Nisbet's Church Pulpit Commentary

John Gill's Exposition of the Entire Bible

John Trapp Complete Commentary

L. M. Grant's Commentary on the Bible

Matthew Henry's Whole Bible Commentary

Matthew Poole's English Annotations on the Holy Bible

Peter Pett's Commentary on the Bible

Peter Pett's Commentary on the Bible

Preacher's Complete Homiletical Commentary

Sermon Bible Commentary

Spurgeon’s Verse Expositions of the Bible

Spurgeon’s Verse Expositions of the Bible

Sutcliffe's Commentary on the Old and New Testaments

The Biblical Illustrator

The Biblical Illustrator

The Complete Pulpit Commentary

The Popular Commentary by Paul E. Kretzmann

The Popular Commentary by Paul E. Kretzmann

Wells of Living Water Commentary

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