Acts 8:1-31
And Saul .................................. and <1161 4569 5037 2532> [And Saul.]
This clause evidently belongs to the conclusion of the previous chapter; there is scarcely a worse division of chapters than this.
<1096> [there.]
church <1577> [the church.]
And .......................... were forced to scatter ....... and <1161 5037 2532 1289> [and they.]
Samaria <4540> [Samaria.]
except <4133> [except.]
devout <2126> [devout.]
made <4160> [made.]
Philip <5376> [Philip.]
city <4172> [the city.]
Rather, "to a city of Samaria," [eis <\\See definition 1519\\> polis Samaria] for the city of Samaria had been utterly destroyed by Hyrcanus, and the city built by Herod on its site was called [Sebaste,] that is, Augusta, in honour of Augustus. Samaria comprised the tract of country formerly occupied by the tribes of Ephraim and Manasseh, west of Jordan, lying between Judea and Galilee: beginning, says Josephus, at Ginea in the great plain, and ending at the toparchy of Acrabateni.
began proclaiming <2784> [preached.]
with one mind <3661> [with one.]
unclean <169> [unclean.]
paralyzed <3886> [palsies.]
lame people <5560> [lame.]
who had been practicing magic <3096> [used.]
claiming <3004> [giving.]
All <3956> [they.]
from <575> [from.]
greatest ............ power ....... Great <3173 1411> [the great power.]
had amazed <1839> [he had.]
they believed <4100> [they believed.]
about <4012> [concerning.]
both <5037> [both.]
Simon <4613> [Simon.]
This Simon was probably, as several learned men suppose, the same who is mentioned by Josephus, as persuading Drusilla to leave her husband, and live with Felix.
believed <4100> [believed.]
and .................. and ....... he was amazed <2532 5037 1839> [and wondered.]
and ................. signs and ... miracles <2532 5037 4592 1411> [miracles and signs. Gr. signs and great miracles.]
apostles <652> [when.]
had accepted <1209> [received.]
Peter <4074> [Peter.]
prayed <4336> [prayed.]
<2258> [he was.]
only <3440> [only.]
placed <2007> [laid.]
they received <2983> [they received.]
offered <4374> [he offered.]
your <4675> [Thy.]
you thought <3543> [thou.]
gift <1431> [the gift.]
<2076> [hast.]
because <1063> [for.]
repent <3340> [Repent.]
pray <1189> [pray.]
<1487> [if.]
intent <1963> [the thought.]
bitterly <5521> [the gall.]
bondage <4886> [the bond.]
pray <1189> [Pray.]
had solemnly testified <3303 1263> [when they had.]
villages <2968> [villages.]
an angel <32> [The angel.]
Get up <450> [Arise.]
Gaza <1048> [Gaza.]
a desert road <2048> [desert.]
It is probable, that we should refer [eremos <\\See definition 2048\\>,] desert, not to Gaza, but to [hodos <\\See definition 3598\\>,] the way; though Gaza was situated at the entrance of the desert, and the ancient city was in ruins, being destroyed by Alexander.
got up <450> [he arose.]
<435> [a man.]
queen <938> [queen.]
So ...................... who ......... He had come <2532 2258 3739 2064> [and had.]
sitting <5037 2532 2521> [and sitting.]
Isaiah <2268> [Esaias.]
[Isaiah.]
ran up ..... heard <4370 191> [ran thither.]
<687> [Understandest.]
<1063> [How.]
replied ............ So he invited <1161 5037 2036 3870> [And he.]
