Acts 8:14

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

Darby Translation

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 also himself believed; and, having been baptised, continued constantly with Philip; and, beholding the signs and great works of power which took place, was astonished.

15who, having come down, prayed for them that they might receive [the] Holy Spirit;

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Cross References

Matthew 13:23But he that is sown upon the good ground this is he who hears and understands the word, who bears fruit also, and produces, one a hundred, one sixty, and one thirty.

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

Acts 3:1And Peter and John went up together into the temple at the hour of prayer, [which is] the ninth [hour];

Acts 11:1And the apostles and the brethren who were in Judaea heard that the nations also had received the word of God;

Acts 15:4And being arrived at Jerusalem, they were received by the assembly, and the apostles, and the elders, and related all that God had wrought with them.

Galatians 2:9and recognising the grace given to me, James and Cephas and John, who were conspicuous as being pillars, gave to me and Barnabas [the] right hands of fellowship, that *we* [should go] to the nations, and *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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