Acts 8:14

Now when the apostles, who were in Jerusalem, heard that Samaria had received the word of God, they sent to them Peter and John;

Henry Tompkins Anderson’s 1864 New Testament

In The King James Version

Now when the apostles which were at Jerusalem heard that Samaria had received the word of God, they sent unto them Peter and John:

In Context

13And Simon himself also believed; and after he was immersed, he continued with Philip; and, seeing the mighty deeds and the signs which were done, he was astonished.

15who, when they had gone down, prayed for them, that they might receive the Holy Spirit.

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Cross References

Matthew 13:23But he that received seed on the good ground, is he that hears the word and understands it; who also produces fruit, and yields, one a hundred; another, sixty; another, thirty.

John 12:48He that rejects me, and receives not my words, has that which judges him: the word which I have spoken, that shall judge him in the last day.

Acts 3:1Now Peter and John were going up together into the temple at the hour of prayer, which was the ninth hour.

Acts 11:1And the apostles and brethren that were in Judea, heard that the Gentiles also had received the word of God.

Acts 15:4When they arrived at Jerusalem, they were received by the church, and the apostles and elders, and they declared all that God had done with them.

Galatians 2:9and knowing the grace that was given to me, James and Cephas and John, who seemed to be pillars, gave to me and Barnabas the right hand of fellowship, that we should go to the Gentiles, but they to the circumcision,

Matthew Henry on Acts 8:5-14

The Spreading of the Gospel; Philip's Success. 4 Therefore they that were scattered abroad went every where preaching the word. 5 Then Philip went down to the city of Samaria, and preached Christ unto them. 6 And the people with one accord gave heed unto those things which Philip spake, hearing and seeing the miracles which he did. 7 For unclean spirits, crying with loud voice, came out of many that were possessed with them: and many taken with palsies, and that were lame, were healed. 8 And there was great joy in… Read the whole commentary →

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