Acts 8:12
But when Philip began to tell the Good News about the Kingdom of God and about the Name of Jesus Christ, and they embraced the faith, they were baptized, men and women alike.
Weymouth NT (1912)
In The King James Version
In Context
11His influence over them arose from their having been, for a long time, bewildered by his sorceries.
Cross References
Matthew 28:19Go therefore and make disciples of all the nations; baptize them into the name of the Father, and of the Son, and of the Holy Spirit;
Luke 9:2and sent them out to proclaim the Kingdom of God and to cure the sick.
Acts 1:3He had also, after He suffered, shown Himself alive to them with many sure proofs, appearing to them at intervals during forty days, and speaking of the Kingdom of God.
Acts 2:41Those, therefore, who joyfully welcomed his Message were baptized; and on that one day about three thousand persons were added to them;
Acts 8:35Then Philip began to speak, and, commencing with that same portion of Scripture, told him the Good News about Jesus.
Acts 11:20But some of them were Cyprians and Cyrenaeans, who, on coming to Antioch, spoke to the Greeks also and told them the Good News concerning the Lord Jesus.
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 →