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Acts 8:12-14
New English Translation
Acts 8:12-14
New English Translation
12 But when they believed Philip as he was proclaiming the good news about the kingdom of God[a] and the name of Jesus Christ,[b] they began to be baptized,[c] both men and women. 13 Even Simon himself believed, and after he was baptized, he stayed close to[d] Philip constantly, and when he saw the signs and great miracles that were occurring, he was amazed.[e]
14 Now when the apostles in Jerusalem heard that Samaria had accepted the word[f] of God, they sent[g] Peter and John to them.
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- Acts 8:12 sn The kingdom of God is also what Jesus preached; see Acts 1:3. The term reappears in Acts 14:22; 19:8; 28:23, 31. The nature of the kingdom of God in the NT and in Jesus’ teaching has long been debated by interpreters and scholars, with discussion primarily centering around the nature of the kingdom (earthly, heavenly, or both) and the kingdom’s arrival (present, future, or both). An additional major issue concerns the relationship between the kingdom of God and the person and work of Jesus himself. See also Luke 6:20; 11:20; 17:20-21.
- Acts 8:12 tn Or “Messiah”; both “Christ” (Greek) and “Messiah” (Hebrew and Aramaic) mean “one who has been anointed.”
- Acts 8:12 tn The imperfect verb ἐβαπτίζοντο (ebaptizonto) has been translated as an ingressive imperfect.
- Acts 8:13 tn Or “he kept close company with.”
- Acts 8:13 sn He was amazed. Now Simon, the one who amazed others, is himself amazed, showing the superiority of Philip’s connection to God. Christ is better than anything the culture has to offer.
- Acts 8:14 tn Or “message.”
- Acts 8:14 sn They sent. The Jerusalem church with the apostles was overseeing the expansion of the church, as the distribution of the Spirit indicates in vv. 15-17.
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