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Acts 8:26-40
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Acts 8:9-25
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Acts 7:51-8:8
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Acts 8:9-25
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Acts 8:26-40
PHILIP AND THE ETHIOPIAN EUNUCH - Jan 01, 2000
THE GOSPEL SEED SCATTERED
Passage:
Acts 8:1-8
Key verse: 4
NIV
8 And Saul(A) approved of their killing him.
The Church Persecuted and Scattered
On that day a great persecution broke out against the church in Jerusalem, and all except the apostles were scattered(B) throughout Judea and Samaria.(C) 2 Godly men buried Stephen and mourned deeply for him. 3 But Saul(D) began to destroy the church.(E) Going from house to house, he dragged off both men and women and put them in prison.
Philip in Samaria
4 Those who had been scattered(F) preached the word wherever they went.(G) 5 Philip(H) went down to a city in Samaria and proclaimed the Messiah there. 6 When the crowds heard Philip and saw the signs he performed, they all paid close attention to what he said. 7 For with shrieks, impure spirits came out of many,(I) and many who were paralyzed or lame were healed.(J) 8 So there was great joy in that city.
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ESV
Saul Ravages the Church
8 And (A)Saul (B)approved of his execution.
And there arose on that day a great persecution against the church in Jerusalem, and (C)they were all scattered throughout the regions of Judea and Samaria, except the apostles. 2 Devout men buried Stephen and made great lamentation over him. 3 But (D)Saul was ravaging the church, and entering house after house, he (E)dragged off men and women and committed them to prison.
Philip Proclaims Christ in Samaria
4 Now (F)those who were scattered went about preaching the word. 5 (G)Philip went down to the city[a] of Samaria and proclaimed to them the Christ. 6 (H)And the crowds with one accord paid attention to what was being said by Philip, when they heard him (I)and saw the signs that he did. 7 For (J)unclean spirits, crying out with a loud voice, came out of many who had them, and many who were paralyzed or lame were healed. 8 So (K)there was much joy in that city.
Read full chapterFootnotes
- Acts 8:5 Some manuscripts a city
Cross references
- Acts 8:1 : ch. 7:58; 22:20
- Acts 8:1 : See Rom. 1:32
- Acts 8:1 : ch. 11:19; See Matt. 10:23
- Acts 8:3 : ch. 9:1, 13, 21; 22:4, 19; 26:10, 11; 1 Cor. 15:9; Gal. 1:13; Phil. 3:6; 1 Tim. 1:13
- Acts 8:3 : [James 2:6]
- Acts 8:4 : ver. 1
- Acts 8:5 : ch. 6:5
- Acts 8:6 : [John 4:39]
- Acts 8:6 : John 2:23
- Acts 8:7 : See Mark 16:17, 18
- Acts 8:8 : ver. 39; See John 16:22
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1. A great persecution arose (1-3)
Stephen's death marked the beginning of a great persecution of the church by anti-Christians. The most rabid persecutor was Saul, a young man who had participated in Stephen's stoning. Saul went about systematically to destroy the church. It seemed that Stephen's death had kindled a great fire in him. Because of persecution, Christians were scattered all over the empire.
2. Those who scattered preached the word (4-8)
Wherever Christians went, they preached the word. When Philip went into non-Jewish territory, Samaria, and preached the gospel, people paid close attention to his message, repented and believed the gospel. God confirmed his ministry by acts of healing. The gospel brought great joy to that city. God turned the time of tragedy and persecution into a great missionary thrust.
Prayer: Lord, thank you for the joy that your word brings to those who receive it. Help me to share the gospel with those around me.
One Word: Scatter the gospel seed
