Acts 8:25 BSB — MannaFest

Acts 8:25

And after Peter and John had testified and spoken the word of the Lord, they returned to Jerusalem, preaching the gospel in many of the Samaritan villages.

BSB

Parallel translations (2) ▾

ASV

They therefore, when they had testified and spoken the word of the Lord, returned to Jerusalem, and preached the gospel to many villages of the Samaritans.

KJV

And they, when they had testified and preached the word of the Lord, returned to Jerusalem, and preached the gospel in many villages of the Samaritans.

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Commentary

2 voices

Theophylact of Ohrid

Commentary on Acts (1107)

"And they, when they had testified and preached the word of the Lord, returned back to Jerusalem." Perhaps they returned because of Simon, so as not to be deceived and so as to remain firm afterwards. Note that they do not go to Samaria from …

The record, by era

The Puritans and the Awakening1 voice

Matthew Henry

1662–1714

Commentary on the Whole Bible (1710)

Lastly, Here is the return of the apostles to Jerusalem, when they had finished the business they came about; for as yet they were not to disperse; but, though they came hither to do that work which was peculiar to them as apostles, yet, opportunity offering itself, they applied themselves to that which was common to all gospel ministers.

The Nineteenth Century1 voice

Albert Barnes

1798–1870

Notes, Explanatory and Practical, on the Old and New Testaments (1832-1869)

In many villages ... - They went at first directly to the “city” of Samaria. On their return to Jerusalem they travelled more at leisure, and preached in the villages also - a good example for the ministers of the gospel, and for all Christians, when traveling from place to place. The reason why they returned to Jerusalem, and made that their permanent abode, might have been, that it was important to bear witness to the resurrection of Christ in the very city where he had been crucified, and where his resurrection had occurred.

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Original language & word study

19 tagged words

Original	Transliteration	Meaning	Word study
οἱ	hoi	They	G3588 →
μὲν	men	indeed	G3303 →
οὖν	oun	therefore	G3767 →
διαμαρτυράμενοι	diamarturamenoi	having earnestly testified	G1263 →
καὶ	kai	and	G2532 →
λαλήσαντες	lalēsantes	having spoken	G2980 →
τὸν	ton	the	G3588 →
λόγον	logon	word	G3056 →
τοῦ	tou	of the	G3588 →
κυρίου	kuriou	Lord	G2962 →
ὑπέστρεφον	hupestrephon	were travelling back	G5290 →
εἰς	eis	to	G1519 →
Ἱεροσόλυμα,	Hi'erosoluma	Jerusalem,	G2414 →
πολλάς	pollas	to many	G4183 →
τε	te	then	G5037 →
κώμας	kōmas	villages	G2968 →
τῶν	tōn	of the	G3588 →
Σαμαριτῶν	Samaritōn	Samaritans	G4541 →
εὐηγγελίζοντο.¶	euēngelizonto	they were evangelising.	G2097 →

Rare words are the text's own signal of a deliberate thread: the fewer the occurrences, the more the places it appears belong together.

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The walk8

Where the connections lead

Follow this verse’s cross-references two steps out. Each card is a verse this one points to, and beneath it the verses that one points to in turn. Where several different paths arrive at the same place, that place is listed first: the text keeps returning to it. Every stop shows its own words, and every stop is a page.

Through
1 Peter 5:12
Through Silvanus, whom I regard as a faithful brother, I have written to you briefly, encouraging you and testifying that this is the true grace of God. Stand firm in it.
leads to
- Hebrews 13:22
  I urge you, brothers, to bear with my word of exhortation, for I have only written to you briefly.
Through
Acts 20:21
testifying to Jews and Greeks alike about repentance to God and faith in our Lord Jesus Christ.
leads to
- Acts 2:38
  Peter replied, “Repent and be baptized, every one of you, in the name of Jesus Christ for the forgiveness of your sins, and you will receive the gift of the Holy Spirit.
- Acts 11:18
  When they heard this, their objections were put to rest, and they glorified God, saying, “So then, God has granted even the Gentiles repentance unto life.”
- 1 John 5:11–13
  And this is that testimony: God has given us eternal life, and this life is in His Son.
- 2 Corinthians 7:10
  Godly sorrow brings repentance that leads to salvation without regret, but worldly sorrow brings death.
- 2 Timothy 2:25–26
  He must gently reprove those who oppose him, in the hope that God may grant them repentance leading to a knowledge of the truth.
Through
John 15:27
And you also must testify, because you have been with Me from the beginning.
leads to
- 1 John 4:14
  And we have seen and testify that the Father has sent His Son to be the Savior of the world.
- John 21:24
  This is the disciple who testifies to these things and who has written them down. And we know that his testimony is true.

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Where the connections lead

04Related verses

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06About Acts

The record, by era

Where the connections lead

Commentary

Original language & word study

The walk

Related verses

Featured studies on this passage

About Acts