Acts 8:14
When the apostles back in Jerusalem heard that the people of Samaria had accepted the word of God, they sent Peter and John to visit them.
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15When they arrived they prayed for the converts in Samaria to receive the Holy Spirit.
Cross References
Matthew 13:23The seeds sown on good soil are people who hear the message, and understand it, and who produce a good harvest—some one hundred, some sixty, and some thirty times what was sown.”
John 12:48Anyone who rejects me and does not accept my words will be judged at the end-time judgment in accordance with what I have said.
Acts 3:1Peter and John were on their way up to the Temple at the time of the afternoon prayer, around 3 p.m.
Acts 11:1The apostles and brothers in Judea heard that foreigners had also accepted the word of God.
Acts 15:4When they arrived in Jerusalem they were welcomed by the church members, the apostles, and the elders. They explained everything God had done through them.
Galatians 2:9and once they recognized the grace that had been given to me, then James, Peter, and John, who bore the responsibility of church leadership, shook Barnabas and me by the hand as their fellow-workers.
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 →