Acts 8
Treated in 19 passages across the library.
The verses these writers stop at
- 8:29 And the Spirit said unto Philip, Go near, and join thyself to this chariot. 4
- 8:12 But when they believed Philip preaching good tidings concerning the kingdom of God and the name of Jesus Christ, they were baptized, both men and women. 3
- 8:13 And Simon also himself believed: and being baptized, he continued with Philip; and beholding signs and great miracles wrought, he was amazed. 3
- 8:21 Thou hast neither part nor lot in this matter: for thy heart is not right before God. 3
- 8:4 They therefore that were scattered abroad went about preaching the word. 2
- 8:15 who, when they were come down, prayed for them, that they might receive the Holy Spirit: 2
- 8:27 And he arose and went: and behold, a man of Ethiopia, a eunuch of great authority under Candace, queen of the Ethiopians, who was over all her treasure, who had come to Jerusalem to worship; 2
- 8:28 and he was returning and sitting in his chariot, and was reading the prophet Isaiah. 2
- 8:30 And Philip ran to him, and heard him reading Isaiah the prophet, and said, Understandest thou what thou readest? 2
- 8:1 And Saul was consenting unto his death. And there arose on that day a great persecution against the church which was in Jerusalem; and they were all scattered abroad throughout the regions of Judæa and Samaria, except the apostles. 1
- 8:14 Now when the apostles that were at Jerusalem heard that Samaria had received the word of God, they sent unto them Peter and John: 1
- 8:16 for as yet it was fallen upon none of them: only they had been baptized into the name of the Lord Jesus. 1
- 8:19 saying, Give me also this power, that on whomsoever I lay my hands, he may receive the Holy Spirit. 1
- 8:20 But Peter said unto him, Thy silver perish with thee, because thou hast thought to obtain the gift of God with money. 1
- 8:22 Repent therefore of this thy wickedness, and pray the Lord, if perhaps the thought of thy heart shall be forgiven thee. 1
- 8:23 For I see that thou art in the gall of bitterness and in the bond of iniquity. 1
- 8:26 But an angel of the Lord spake unto Philip, saying, Arise, and go toward the south unto the way that goeth down from Jerusalem unto Gaza: the same is desert. 1
- 8:31 And he said, How can I, except some one shall guide me? And he besought Philip to come up and sit with him. 1
- 8:32 Now the passage of the scripture which he was reading was this, He was led as a sheep to the slaughter; And as a lamb before his shearer is dumb, So he openeth not his mouth: 1
- 8:33 In his humiliation his judgment was taken away: His generation who shall declare? For his life is taken from the earth. 1
- 8:34 And the eunuch answered Philip, and said, I pray thee, of whom speaketh the prophet this? of himself, or of some other? 1
- 8:35 And Philip opened his mouth, and beginning from this scripture, preached unto him Jesus. 1
- 8:36 And as they went on the way, they came unto a certain water; and the eunuch saith, Behold, [here is] water; what doth hinder me to be baptized? 1
- 8:38 And he commanded the chariot to stand still: and they both went down into the water, both Philip and the eunuch; and he baptized him. 1
- 8:39 And when they came up out of the water, the Spirit of the Lord caught away Philip; and the eunuch saw him no more, for he went on his way rejoicing. 1
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Where it is preached
- The Person and Work of the Holy Spirit ·
The Person and Work of the Holy Spirit as Revealed in His Names cites Acts 8:29
…l and might” because He gives us counsel in all our plans and strength to carry them out (Acts 8:29, 16:6-7 1:8). It is our privilege to have God's counsel in all our plans and God's streng…
- The Ten Commandments ·
1.4 The Right Understanding of the Law cites Acts 8: 1
… cast one stone at Stephen, yet the Scripture says, ‘Saul was consenting unto his death.’ Acts 8: 1. Thus he had a hand in it. If several combined to murder a man, and should tell another o…
- Grace Abounding to the Chief of Sinners ·
A Brief Account of the Author’s Call to the Work of the Ministry cites Act. 8.4
…ptures and examples of the godly, both specified in the Word and other ancient histories (Act. 8.4; 18.24, 25; 1 Pet. 4.10; Rom. 12.6; Foxe’s Acts and Mounments). 271. Wherefore, though of…
- Watchman Nee ·
The Church and the Body of Christ cites Acts 8:4
… took Acts seriously. The early church was scattered and “went about preaching the word” (Acts 8:4, ASV). Mission is not only the work of professional missionaries. Businesspeople, familie…
- How to Bring Men to Christ ·
The Baptism of the Holy Spirit cites Acts viii. 12
…he Holy Spirit, Rom. viii. 9, but not every believer has the Baptism of the Holy Spirit, (Acts viii. 12‒16; xix. 1‒2). We shall see very soon that every believer may have the baptism of the Hol…
- The Person and Work of the Holy Spirit ·
The Baptism with the Holy Spirit cites Acts 8:12
… and additional to it to be baptised with the Holy Spirit. The same thing is evident from Acts 8:12, compared with the fifteenth and sixteenth verses of the same chapter. In the twelfth ver…
- How to Bring Men to Christ ·
Dealing with the Willful and the Deluded cites Acts viii. 13
…sm he must have baptized them, but in 1 Cor. i. 14, he declares he had not baptized them. Acts viii. 13, 21, 23, shows that a man may be baptized, and yet his heart not be “right in the sight o…
- A Treatise Concerning Religious Affections ·
V. Truly gracious affections are attended with a reasonable and spiritual conviction of the judgment, of the reality and certainty of divine things cites Acts 8:13
… signs which were done; but yet remained in the gall of bitterness, and bond of iniquity, Acts 8:13, 23. And if there is such a belief or assent of the judgment in some natural men, none ca…
- Baptism with the Holy Spirit ·
How the Baptism with the Holy Spirit can be obtained cites Acts 8:15
…w believers there that they might receive the Holy Spirit," and they did then and there. (Acts 8:15, 17). Paul of Tarsus was not obliged to wait in the ninth chapter of the Acts. Ananias ca…
- Godliness ·
Saving Faith cites Acts 8:21
…s true condition became clear. As the apostle said: "Your heart is not right before God." Acts 8:21 No one is converted whose heart is not right with God. That is the test. If Simon had tru…
- Thoughts for the Quiet Hour ·
June cites Acts viii. 21
…sfortune what is your crime.—Macduff. June 24 Thy heart is not right in the sight of God. Acts viii. 21. The worst of all mockeries is a religion that leaves the heart unchanged: a religion tha…
- All Things for Good ·
Effectual calling cites Acts viii. 23
…Every man is by sin bound in fetters. “I perceive that thou art in the bond of iniquity” (Acts viii. 23). A man that is in fetters, if you use arguments, and persuade him to go, is that suffici…
- How to Bring Men to Christ ·
The General Conditions of Success in Bringing Men to Christ cites Acts viii. 29
…tends us to speak, and we must ask Him to point him out to us, and, expect Him to do it. (Acts viii. 29). (2). We must pray God to show us just what to say to those to whom He leads us. After a…
- Evening by Evening ·
February cites Acts 8:30
…of the lion and the paw of the bear. February 21 “Understandest thou what thou readest?” (Acts 8:30) We should be abler teachers of others, and less liable to be carried about by every wind…
- Evening by Evening ·
August cites Acts 8:37
…ision among thy people. August 25 “If thou believest with all thine heart, thou mayest.” (Acts 8:37) These words may answer your scruples, devout reader, concerning the ordinances. Perhaps …
- The Person and Work of the Holy Spirit ·
The Holy Spirit Sending Men Forth to Definite Lines of Work cites Acts 8:27-29
…service as to where to go and where not to go, what to do and what not to do . We read in Acts 8:27-29, “And he rose and we nt. And there was an Ethiopian, a eunuch, a court official of Candac…
- The Pilgrim's Progress ·
The Seventh Stage cites Acts 8:19-22
…hat he might have got money therewith: and his sentence from Peter’s mouth was according. Acts 8:19-22. 5. Neither will it go out of my mind, but that that man who takes up religion for the wo…
- Baptism with the Holy Spirit ·
The Baptism with the Holy Spirit: What it is and what it does cites Acts 8:12-16
…n again and still not yet be baptised with the Holy Ghost. The same thing is evident from Acts 8:12-16. Here we find a company of believers who had been baptised. Surely in this company of bap…
- Our Daily Walk ·
April cites Act 8:26-40
… his obedience to the command: “Arise, and go toward the south.., and he arose and went” (Act 8:26-40). Are we being obedient to the call and command of our Lord to tell the good tidings of t…