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Text -- Acts 8:20-40 (NET)
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8:20 But Peter said to him , “May your silver perish with you , because you thought you could acquire God’s gift with money !
8:21 You have no share or part in this matter because your heart is not right before God !
8:22 Therefore repent of this wickedness of yours , and pray to the Lord that he may perhaps forgive you for the intent of your heart .
8:23 For I see that you are bitterly envious and in bondage to sin .”
8:24 But Simon replied , “You pray to the Lord for me so that nothing of what you have said may happen to me .”
8:25 So after Peter and John had solemnly testified and spoken the word of the Lord , they started back to Jerusalem , proclaiming the good news to many Samaritan villages as they went.
8:38 So he ordered the chariot to stop , and both Philip and the eunuch went down into the water , and Philip baptized him .
8:39 Now when they came up out of the water , the Spirit of the Lord snatched Philip away , and the eunuch did not see him any more , but went on his way rejoicing .
8:40 Philip , however, found himself at Azotus , and as he passed through the area, he proclaimed the good news to all the towns until he came to Caesarea .
Philip and the Ethiopian Eunuch
8:26 Then an angel of the Lord said to Philip , “Get up and go south on the road that goes down from Jerusalem to Gaza .” (This is a desert road .)
8:27 So he got up and went . There he met an Ethiopian eunuch , a court official of Candace , queen of the Ethiopians , who was in charge of all her treasury . He had come to Jerusalem to worship ,
8:28 and was returning home , sitting in his chariot , reading the prophet Isaiah .
8:29 Then the Spirit said to Philip , “Go over and join this chariot .”
8:30 So Philip ran up to it and heard the man reading Isaiah the prophet . He asked him, “Do you understand what you’re reading ?”
8:31 The man replied , “How in the world can I , unless someone guides me ?” So he invited Philip to come up and sit with him .
8:32 Now the passage of scripture the man was reading was this : “He was led like a sheep to slaughter , and like a lamb before its shearer is silent , so he did not open his mouth .
8:33 In humiliation justice was taken from him . Who can describe his posterity ? For his life was taken away from the earth .”
8:34 Then the eunuch said to Philip , “Please tell me, who is the prophet saying this about – himself or someone else ?”
8:35 So Philip started speaking , and beginning with this scripture proclaimed the good news about Jesus to him .
8:36 Now as they were going along the road , they came to some water , and the eunuch said , “Look , there is water ! What is to stop me from being baptized ?”
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Names, People and Places, Dictionary Themes and Topics
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Names, People and Places:
Dictionary Themes and Topics:
ACTS OF THE APOSTLES, 13-OUTLINE |
Gaza |
Ethiopia |
Ethiopian Eunuch |
Conversion |
Simon |
Philip |
Jesus, The Christ |
CUSH (1) |
Peter |
Preaching |
Chariot |
Samaria |
APOSTLE |
Magic |
SIMON MAGUS |
Eunuch |
Holy Spirit |
PETER, THE FIRST EPISTLE OF |
Converts |
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expand allCommentary -- Verse Notes / Footnotes
NET Notes -> Act 8:20; Act 8:20; Act 8:21; Act 8:21; Act 8:22; Act 8:22; Act 8:23; Act 8:24; Act 8:24; Act 8:24; Act 8:25; Act 8:25; Act 8:25; Act 8:25; Act 8:25; Act 8:25; Act 8:26; Act 8:26; Act 8:26; Act 8:26; Act 8:26; Act 8:26; Act 8:26; Act 8:27; Act 8:27; Act 8:27; Act 8:27; Act 8:27; Act 8:27; Act 8:27; Act 8:27; Act 8:27; Act 8:28; Act 8:28; Act 8:28; Act 8:30; Act 8:30; Act 8:30; Act 8:30; Act 8:30; Act 8:31; Act 8:31; Act 8:32; Act 8:32; Act 8:33; Act 8:33; Act 8:33; Act 8:33; Act 8:33; Act 8:33; Act 8:34; Act 8:34; Act 8:34; Act 8:35; Act 8:35; Act 8:36; Act 8:37; Act 8:38; Act 8:38; Act 8:39; Act 8:39; Act 8:40; Act 8:40; Act 8:40; Act 8:40; Act 8:40; Act 8:40; Act 8:40
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NET Notes: Act 8:21 Since the semantic range for λόγος (logos) is so broad, a number of different translations could be given for the preposition...
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NET Notes: Act 8:22 Grk “that if possible the intent of your heart may be forgiven you.” The passive construction is somewhat awkward in contemporary English ...
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NET Notes: Act 8:23 Grk “in the gall of bitterness,” an idiom meaning to be particularly envious or resentful of someone. In this case Simon was jealous of th...
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NET Notes: Act 8:25 “As they went” is not in the Greek text, but is implied by the imperfect tense (see tn above).
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NET Notes: Act 8:26 The concluding note about the road appears to be a parenthetical note by the author.
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NET Notes: Act 8:27 Since this man had come to Jerusalem to worship, he may have been a proselyte to Judaism. This event is a precursor to Acts 10.
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NET Notes: Act 8:28 The fact that this man was reading from a scroll (an expensive item in the first century) indicates his connection to a wealthy house.
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NET Notes: Act 8:30 Grk “he said”; but since what follows is a question, it is better English style to translate the introduction to the question “he as...
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NET Notes: Act 8:31 Grk “How am I able, unless…” The translation is based on the force of the conjunction γάρ (gar) in this context. The ...
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NET Notes: Act 8:32 Grk “does.” The present tense here was translated as a past tense to maintain consistency with the first line of the quotation (“he ...
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NET Notes: Act 8:34 About himself, or about someone else? It is likely in 1st century Judaism this would have been understood as either Israel or Isaiah.
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NET Notes: Act 8:35 Beginning with this scripture. The discussion likely included many of the scriptures Acts has already noted for the reader in earlier speeches. At the...
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NET Notes: Act 8:36 Or “What prevents me.” The rhetorical question means, “I should get baptized, right?”
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NET Notes: Act 8:37 A few later mss (E 36 323 453 945 1739 1891 pc) add, with minor variations, 8:37 “He said to him, ‘If you believe with your whole heart, y...
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NET Notes: Act 8:38 Philip baptized. Again, someone beyond the Twelve has ministered an ordinance of faith.
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