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Acts 8 is the eighth chapter of the Acts of the Apostles in the New Testament of the ... the sudden influence of the Spirit', cf. Luke 1:12, Acts 10:44; Acts 11:15; ...
Simon Magus (Greek Σίμων ὁ μάγος, Latin: Simon Magus), also known as Simon the Sorcerer or Simon the Magician, was a religious figure whose confrontation with Peter is recorded in the Acts of the Apostles. [1]
The mentions in Acts 12:11 and Revelation 22:6 of "his angel" (the Lord's angel) can also be understood as referring either to the angel of the Lord or an angel of the Lord. Descriptive titles [ edit ]
The name "Acts of the Apostles" was first used by Irenaeus in the late 2nd century. It is not known whether this was an existing name for the book or one invented by Irenaeus; it does seem clear that it was not given by the author, as the word práxeis (deeds, acts) only appears once in the text (Acts 19:18) and there it refers not to the apostles but to deeds confessed by their followers.
By its own context, this paragraph appears misplaced; in the verse preceding this pericope (namely verse 7:52) Jesus is conversing or arguing with a group of men, and in the verse following this pericope (verse 8:12) he is speaking "again unto them", even though verses 8:9–10 would indicate he was alone in the Temple courtyard and also that a ...
Compare Matthew 3:11; Mark 1:8; Luke 3:16. [6] Acts 1:5 ἡμέρας (days) – Byz ς WH [6] ἡμέρας ἔως τῆς πεντηκοστῆς (days until the Pentacost) – D, cop sa cop mae Ephraem Augustine Cassiodorus [6] Acts 1:6 ἠρώτων αὐτὸν (asking [of] him) – WH [7] ἐπηρώτων αὐτὸν (inquiring him ...
It has also been suggested that the Ethiopian eunuch story (Acts 8:26–40) [11] is a "much discussed parallel" to the Emmaus narrative, since there are some recognizable similarities between the two. [12]
Here some years afterwards, according to Acts 21:8–9, where he is described as "the evangelist" (a term found again in the New Testament only in Ephesians 4:11; 2 Timothy 4:5), he entertained Paul the Apostle and his companion on their way to Jerusalem; at that time "he had four daughters, virgins, which did prophesy". [1]