Apologetics Bible

Acts 8:1

Greek

Σαῦλος δὲ ἦν συνευδοκῶν τῇ ἀναιρέσει αὐτοῦ. Ἐγένετο δὲ ἐν ἐκείνῃ τῇ ἡμέρᾳ διωγμὸς μέγας ἐπὶ τὴν ἐκκλησίαν τὴν ἐν Ἱεροσολύμοις· πάντες δὲ διεσπάρησαν κατὰ τὰς χώρας τῆς Ἰουδαίας καὶ Σαμαρείας πλὴν τῶν ἀποστόλων.

Saylos de en syneydokon te anairesei aytoy. Egeneto de en ekeine te emera diogmos megas epi ten ekklesian ten en Ierosolymois· pantes de diesparesan kata tas choras tes Ioydaias kai Samareias plen ton apostolon.

KJV: And Saul was consenting unto his death. And at that time there was a great persecution against the church which was at Jerusalem; and they were all scattered abroad throughout the regions of Judea and Samaria, except the apostles.

AKJV: And Saul was consenting to his death. And at that time there was a great persecution against the church which was at Jerusalem; and they were all scattered abroad throughout the regions of Judaea and Samaria, except the apostles.

ASV: 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.

YLT: And Saul was assenting to his death, and there came in that day a great persecution upon the assembly in Jerusalem, all also were scattered abroad in the regions of Judea and Samaria, except the apostles;

Exposition: Acts 8:1 emphasizes a key movement in the chapter's argument. In KJV form, the text reads: 'And Saul was consenting unto his death. And at that time there was a great persecution against the church which was at Jerusalem; and they were all scattered abroad throughout the regions of Judea and Samaria, except...'. Read in canonical context, the verse supports the coherence of biblical revelation by linking doctrine, narrative, and covenantal meaning.

Apologetics Notes

• Scientific Correlation: This verse is suitable for cumulative-case reasoning in apologetics: historical context, textual stability, and worldview coherence are evaluated together rather than in isolation.

• Koine Greek Grammar: A close Koine Greek reading should attend lexical range, clause flow, and discourse function in context; these controls reduce over-reading and preserve authorial intent.

• Historical Evidence: Historically, this verse is interpreted within the received canonical tradition, where manuscript continuity and early community usage support stable transmission and meaning.

Acts 8:2

Greek

συνεκόμισαν δὲ τὸν Στέφανον ἄνδρες εὐλαβεῖς καὶ ⸀ἐποίησαν κοπετὸν μέγαν ἐπʼ αὐτῷ.

synekomisan de ton Stephanon andres eylabeis kai epoiesan kopeton megan ep ayto.

KJV: And devout men carried Stephen to his burial, and made great lamentation over him.

AKJV: And devout men carried Stephen to his burial, and made great lamentation over him.

ASV: And devout men buried Stephen, and made great lamentation over him.

YLT: and devout men carried away Stephen, and made great lamentation over him;

Exposition: Acts 8:2 emphasizes a key movement in the chapter's argument. In KJV form, the text reads: 'And devout men carried Stephen to his burial, and made great lamentation over him.'. Read in canonical context, the verse supports the coherence of biblical revelation by linking doctrine, narrative, and covenantal meaning.

Apologetics Notes

• Scientific Correlation: This verse is suitable for cumulative-case reasoning in apologetics: historical context, textual stability, and worldview coherence are evaluated together rather than in isolation.

• Koine Greek Grammar: A close Koine Greek reading should attend lexical range, clause flow, and discourse function in context; these controls reduce over-reading and preserve authorial intent.

• Historical Evidence: Historically, this verse is interpreted within the received canonical tradition, where manuscript continuity and early community usage support stable transmission and meaning.

Acts 8:3

Greek

Σαῦλος δὲ ἐλυμαίνετο τὴν ἐκκλησίαν κατὰ τοὺς οἴκους εἰσπορευόμενος, σύρων τε ἄνδρας καὶ γυναῖκας παρεδίδου εἰς φυλακήν.

Saylos de elymaineto ten ekklesian kata toys oikoys eisporeyomenos, syron te andras kai gynaikas paredidoy eis phylaken.

KJV: As for Saul, he made havock of the church, entering into every house, and haling men and women committed them to prison.

AKJV: As for Saul, he made havoc of the church, entering into every house, and haling men and women committed them to prison.

ASV: But Saul laid waste the church, entering into every house, and dragging men and women committed them to prison.

YLT: and Saul was making havoc of the assembly, into every house entering, and haling men and women, was giving them up to prison;

Exposition: Acts 8:3 emphasizes a key movement in the chapter's argument. In KJV form, the text reads: 'As for Saul, he made havock of the church, entering into every house, and haling men and women committed them to prison.'. Read in canonical context, the verse supports the coherence of biblical revelation by linking doctrine, narrative, and covenantal meaning.

Apologetics Notes

• Scientific Correlation: This verse is suitable for cumulative-case reasoning in apologetics: historical context, textual stability, and worldview coherence are evaluated together rather than in isolation.

• Koine Greek Grammar: A close Koine Greek reading should attend lexical range, clause flow, and discourse function in context; these controls reduce over-reading and preserve authorial intent.

• Historical Evidence: Historically, this verse is interpreted within the received canonical tradition, where manuscript continuity and early community usage support stable transmission and meaning.

Acts 8:4

Greek

Οἱ μὲν οὖν διασπαρέντες διῆλθον εὐαγγελιζόμενοι τὸν λόγον.

Oi men oyn diasparentes dielthon eyaggelizomenoi ton logon.

KJV: Therefore they that were scattered abroad went every where preaching the word.

AKJV: Therefore they that were scattered abroad went every where preaching the word.

ASV: They therefore that were scattered abroad went about preaching the word.

YLT: they then indeed, having been scattered, went abroad proclaiming good news--the word.

Exposition: Acts 8:4 emphasizes a key movement in the chapter's argument. In KJV form, the text reads: 'Therefore they that were scattered abroad went every where preaching the word.'. Read in canonical context, the verse supports the coherence of biblical revelation by linking doctrine, narrative, and covenantal meaning.

Apologetics Notes

• Scientific Correlation: This verse is suitable for cumulative-case reasoning in apologetics: historical context, textual stability, and worldview coherence are evaluated together rather than in isolation.

• Koine Greek Grammar: A close Koine Greek reading should attend lexical range, clause flow, and discourse function in context; these controls reduce over-reading and preserve authorial intent.

• Historical Evidence: Historically, this verse is interpreted within the received canonical tradition, where manuscript continuity and early community usage support stable transmission and meaning.

Acts 8:5

Greek

Φίλιππος δὲ κατελθὼν εἰς ⸀τὴν πόλιν τῆς Σαμαρείας ἐκήρυσσεν αὐτοῖς τὸν χριστόν.

Philippos de katelthon eis ten polin tes Samareias ekeryssen aytois ton christon.

KJV: Then Philip went down to the city of Samaria, and preached Christ unto them.

AKJV: Then Philip went down to the city of Samaria, and preached Christ to them.

ASV: And Philip went down to the city of Samaria, and proclaimed unto them the Christ.

YLT: And Philip having gone down to a city of Samaria, was preaching to them the Christ,

Exposition: Acts 8:5 emphasizes a key movement in the chapter's argument. In KJV form, the text reads: 'Then Philip went down to the city of Samaria, and preached Christ unto them.'. Read in canonical context, the verse supports the coherence of biblical revelation by linking doctrine, narrative, and covenantal meaning.

Apologetics Notes

• Scientific Correlation: This verse is suitable for cumulative-case reasoning in apologetics: historical context, textual stability, and worldview coherence are evaluated together rather than in isolation.

• Koine Greek Grammar: A close Koine Greek reading should attend lexical range, clause flow, and discourse function in context; these controls reduce over-reading and preserve authorial intent.

• Historical Evidence: Historically, this verse is interpreted within the received canonical tradition, where manuscript continuity and early community usage support stable transmission and meaning.

Acts 8:6

Greek

προσεῖχον ⸀δὲ οἱ ὄχλοι τοῖς λεγομένοις ὑπὸ τοῦ Φιλίππου ὁμοθυμαδὸν ἐν τῷ ἀκούειν αὐτοὺς καὶ βλέπειν τὰ σημεῖα ἃ ἐποίει·

proseichon de oi ochloi tois legomenois ypo toy Philippoy omothymadon en to akoyein aytoys kai blepein ta semeia a epoiei·

KJV: And the people with one accord gave heed unto those things which Philip spake, hearing and seeing the miracles which he did.

AKJV: And the people with one accord gave heed to those things which Philip spoke, hearing and seeing the miracles which he did.

ASV: And the multitudes gave heed with one accord unto the things that were spoken by Philip, when they heard, and saw the signs which he did.

YLT: the multitudes also were giving heed to the things spoken by Philip, with one accord, in their hearing and seeing the signs that he was doing,

Exposition: Acts 8:6 emphasizes a key movement in the chapter's argument. In KJV form, the text reads: 'And the people with one accord gave heed unto those things which Philip spake, hearing and seeing the miracles which he did.'. Read in canonical context, the verse supports the coherence of biblical revelation by linking doctrine, narrative, and covenantal meaning.

Apologetics Notes

• Scientific Correlation: This verse is suitable for cumulative-case reasoning in apologetics: historical context, textual stability, and worldview coherence are evaluated together rather than in isolation.

• Koine Greek Grammar: A close Koine Greek reading should attend lexical range, clause flow, and discourse function in context; these controls reduce over-reading and preserve authorial intent.

• Historical Evidence: Historically, this verse is interpreted within the received canonical tradition, where manuscript continuity and early community usage support stable transmission and meaning.

Acts 8:7

Greek

⸀πολλοὶ γὰρ τῶν ἐχόντων πνεύματα ἀκάθαρτα βοῶντα φωνῇ μεγάλῃ ⸀ἐξήρχοντο, πολλοὶ δὲ παραλελυμένοι καὶ χωλοὶ ἐθεραπεύθησαν·

polloi gar ton echonton pneymata akatharta boonta phone megale exerchonto, polloi de paralelymenoi kai choloi etherapeythesan·

KJV: For unclean spirits, crying with loud voice, came out of many that were possessed with them: and many taken with palsies, and that were lame, were healed.

AKJV: For unclean spirits, crying with loud voice, came out of many that were possessed with them: and many taken with palsies, and that were lame, were healed.

ASV: For from many of those that had unclean spirits, they came out, crying with a loud voice: and many that were palsied, and that were lame, were healed.

YLT: for unclean spirits came forth from many who were possessed, crying with a loud voice, and many who have been paralytic and lame were healed,

Exposition: Acts 8:7 emphasizes a key movement in the chapter's argument. In KJV form, the text reads: 'For unclean spirits, crying with loud voice, came out of many that were possessed with them: and many taken with palsies, and that were lame, were healed.'. Read in canonical context, the verse supports the coherence of biblical revelation by linking doctrine, narrative, and covenantal meaning.

Apologetics Notes

• Scientific Correlation: This verse is suitable for cumulative-case reasoning in apologetics: historical context, textual stability, and worldview coherence are evaluated together rather than in isolation.

• Koine Greek Grammar: A close Koine Greek reading should attend lexical range, clause flow, and discourse function in context; these controls reduce over-reading and preserve authorial intent.

• Historical Evidence: Historically, this verse is interpreted within the received canonical tradition, where manuscript continuity and early community usage support stable transmission and meaning.

Acts 8:8

Greek

⸂ἐγένετο δὲ⸃ ⸂πολλὴ χαρὰ⸃ ἐν τῇ πόλει ἐκείνῃ.

egeneto de polle chara en te polei ekeine.

KJV: And there was great joy in that city.

AKJV: And there was great joy in that city.

ASV: And there was much joy in that city.

YLT: and there was great joy in that city.

Exposition: Acts 8:8 emphasizes a key movement in the chapter's argument. In KJV form, the text reads: 'And there was great joy in that city.'. Read in canonical context, the verse supports the coherence of biblical revelation by linking doctrine, narrative, and covenantal meaning.

Apologetics Notes

• Scientific Correlation: This verse is suitable for cumulative-case reasoning in apologetics: historical context, textual stability, and worldview coherence are evaluated together rather than in isolation.

• Koine Greek Grammar: A close Koine Greek reading should attend lexical range, clause flow, and discourse function in context; these controls reduce over-reading and preserve authorial intent.

• Historical Evidence: Historically, this verse is interpreted within the received canonical tradition, where manuscript continuity and early community usage support stable transmission and meaning.

Acts 8:9

Greek

Ἀνὴρ δέ τις ὀνόματι Σίμων προϋπῆρχεν ἐν τῇ πόλει μαγεύων καὶ ⸀ἐξιστάνων τὸ ἔθνος τῆς Σαμαρείας, λέγων εἶναί τινα ἑαυτὸν μέγαν,

Aner de tis onomati Simon proyperchen en te polei mageyon kai existanon to ethnos tes Samareias, legon einai tina eayton megan,

KJV: But there was a certain man, called Simon, which beforetime in the same city used sorcery, and bewitched the people of Samaria, giving out that himself was some great one:

AKJV: But there was a certain man, called Simon, which beforetime in the same city used sorcery, and bewitched the people of Samaria, giving out that himself was some great one:

ASV: But there was a certain man, Simon by name, who beforetime in the city used sorcery, and amazed the people of Samaria, giving out that himself was some great one:

YLT: And a certain man, by name Simon, was before in the city using magic, and amazing the nation of Samaria, saying himself to be a certain great one,

Exposition: Acts 8:9 emphasizes a key movement in the chapter's argument. In KJV form, the text reads: 'But there was a certain man, called Simon, which beforetime in the same city used sorcery, and bewitched the people of Samaria, giving out that himself was some great one:'. Read in canonical context, the verse supports the coherence of biblical revelation by linking doctrine, narrative, and covenantal meaning.

Apologetics Notes

• Scientific Correlation: This verse is suitable for cumulative-case reasoning in apologetics: historical context, textual stability, and worldview coherence are evaluated together rather than in isolation.

• Koine Greek Grammar: A close Koine Greek reading should attend lexical range, clause flow, and discourse function in context; these controls reduce over-reading and preserve authorial intent.

• Historical Evidence: Historically, this verse is interpreted within the received canonical tradition, where manuscript continuity and early community usage support stable transmission and meaning.

Acts 8:10

Greek

ᾧ προσεῖχον ⸀πάντες ἀπὸ μικροῦ ἕως μεγάλου λέγοντες· Οὗτός ἐστιν ἡ Δύναμις τοῦ θεοῦ ἡ ⸀καλουμένη Μεγάλη.

o proseichon pantes apo mikroy eos megaloy legontes· Oytos estin e Dynamis toy theoy e kaloymene Megale.

KJV: To whom they all gave heed, from the least to the greatest, saying, This man is the great power of God.

AKJV: To whom they all gave heed, from the least to the greatest, saying, This man is the great power of God.

ASV: to whom they all gave heed, from the least to the greatest, saying, This man is that power of God which is called Great.

YLT: to whom they were all giving heed, from small unto great, saying, `This one is the great power of God;'

Exposition: Acts 8:10 emphasizes a key movement in the chapter's argument. In KJV form, the text reads: 'To whom they all gave heed, from the least to the greatest, saying, This man is the great power of God.'. Read in canonical context, the verse supports the coherence of biblical revelation by linking doctrine, narrative, and covenantal meaning.

Apologetics Notes

• Scientific Correlation: This verse is suitable for cumulative-case reasoning in apologetics: historical context, textual stability, and worldview coherence are evaluated together rather than in isolation.

• Koine Greek Grammar: A close Koine Greek reading should attend lexical range, clause flow, and discourse function in context; these controls reduce over-reading and preserve authorial intent.

• Historical Evidence: Historically, this verse is interpreted within the received canonical tradition, where manuscript continuity and early community usage support stable transmission and meaning.

Acts 8:11

Greek

προσεῖχον δὲ αὐτῷ διὰ τὸ ἱκανῷ χρόνῳ ταῖς μαγείαις ἐξεστακέναι αὐτούς.

proseichon de ayto dia to ikano chrono tais mageiais exestakenai aytoys.

KJV: And to him they had regard, because that of long time he had bewitched them with sorceries.

AKJV: And to him they had regard, because that of long time he had bewitched them with sorceries.

ASV: And they gave heed to him, because that of long time he had amazed them with his sorceries.

YLT: and they were giving heed to him, because of his having for a long time amazed them with deeds of magic.

Exposition: Acts 8:11 emphasizes a key movement in the chapter's argument. In KJV form, the text reads: 'And to him they had regard, because that of long time he had bewitched them with sorceries.'. Read in canonical context, the verse supports the coherence of biblical revelation by linking doctrine, narrative, and covenantal meaning.

Apologetics Notes

• Scientific Correlation: This verse is suitable for cumulative-case reasoning in apologetics: historical context, textual stability, and worldview coherence are evaluated together rather than in isolation.

• Koine Greek Grammar: A close Koine Greek reading should attend lexical range, clause flow, and discourse function in context; these controls reduce over-reading and preserve authorial intent.

• Historical Evidence: Historically, this verse is interpreted within the received canonical tradition, where manuscript continuity and early community usage support stable transmission and meaning.

Acts 8:12

Greek

ὅτε δὲ ἐπίστευσαν τῷ Φιλίππῳ εὐαγγελιζομένῳ ⸀περὶ τῆς βασιλείας τοῦ θεοῦ καὶ τοῦ ὀνόματος Ἰησοῦ Χριστοῦ, ἐβαπτίζοντο ἄνδρες τε καὶ γυναῖκες.

ote de episteysan to Philippo eyaggelizomeno peri tes basileias toy theoy kai toy onomatos Iesoy Christoy, ebaptizonto andres te kai gynaikes.

KJV: But when they believed Philip preaching the things concerning the kingdom of God, and the name of Jesus Christ, they were baptized, both men and women.

AKJV: But when they believed Philip preaching the things concerning the kingdom of God, and the name of Jesus Christ, they were baptized, both men and women.

ASV: 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.

YLT: And when they believed Philip, proclaiming good news, the things concerning the reign of God and the name of Jesus Christ, they were baptized both men and women;

Exposition: Acts 8:12 emphasizes a key movement in the chapter's argument. In KJV form, the text reads: 'But when they believed Philip preaching the things concerning the kingdom of God, and the name of Jesus Christ, they were baptized, both men and women.'. Read in canonical context, the verse supports the coherence of biblical revelation by linking doctrine, narrative, and covenantal meaning.

Apologetics Notes

• Scientific Correlation: This verse is suitable for cumulative-case reasoning in apologetics: historical context, textual stability, and worldview coherence are evaluated together rather than in isolation.

• Koine Greek Grammar: A close Koine Greek reading should attend lexical range, clause flow, and discourse function in context; these controls reduce over-reading and preserve authorial intent.

• Historical Evidence: Historically, this verse is interpreted within the received canonical tradition, where manuscript continuity and early community usage support stable transmission and meaning.

Acts 8:13

Greek

ὁ δὲ Σίμων καὶ αὐτὸς ἐπίστευσεν, καὶ βαπτισθεὶς ἦν προσκαρτερῶν τῷ Φιλίππῳ, θεωρῶν τε ⸂σημεῖα καὶ δυνάμεις μεγάλας γινομένας⸃ ἐξίστατο.

o de Simon kai aytos episteysen, kai baptistheis en proskarteron to Philippo, theoron te semeia kai dynameis megalas ginomenas existato.

KJV: Then Simon himself believed also: and when he was baptized, he continued with Philip, and wondered, beholding the miracles and signs which were done.

AKJV: Then Simon himself believed also: and when he was baptized, he continued with Philip, and wondered, beholding the miracles and signs which were done.

ASV: And Simon also himself believed: and being baptized, he continued with Philip; and beholding signs and great miracles wrought, he was amazed.

YLT: and Simon also himself did believe, and, having been baptized, he was continuing with Philip, beholding also signs and mighty acts being done, he was amazed.

Exposition: Acts 8:13 emphasizes a key movement in the chapter's argument. In KJV form, the text reads: 'Then Simon himself believed also: and when he was baptized, he continued with Philip, and wondered, beholding the miracles and signs which were done.'. Read in canonical context, the verse supports the coherence of biblical revelation by linking doctrine, narrative, and covenantal meaning.

Apologetics Notes

• Scientific Correlation: This verse is suitable for cumulative-case reasoning in apologetics: historical context, textual stability, and worldview coherence are evaluated together rather than in isolation.

• Koine Greek Grammar: A close Koine Greek reading should attend lexical range, clause flow, and discourse function in context; these controls reduce over-reading and preserve authorial intent.

• Historical Evidence: Historically, this verse is interpreted within the received canonical tradition, where manuscript continuity and early community usage support stable transmission and meaning.

Acts 8:14

Greek

Ἀκούσαντες δὲ οἱ ἐν Ἱεροσολύμοις ἀπόστολοι ὅτι δέδεκται ἡ Σαμάρεια τὸν λόγον τοῦ θεοῦ, ἀπέστειλαν πρὸς ⸀αὐτοὺς Πέτρον καὶ Ἰωάννην,

Akoysantes de oi en Ierosolymois apostoloi oti dedektai e Samareia ton logon toy theoy, apesteilan pros aytoys Petron kai Ioannen,

KJV: Now when the apostles which were at Jerusalem heard that Samaria had received the word of God, they sent unto them Peter and John:

AKJV: Now when the apostles which were at Jerusalem heard that Samaria had received the word of God, they sent to them Peter and John:

ASV: Now when the apostles that were at Jerusalem heard that Samaria had received the word of God, they sent unto them Peter and John:

YLT: And the apostles in Jerusalem having heard that Samaria hath received the word of God, did send unto them Peter and John,

Exposition: Acts 8:14 emphasizes a key movement in the chapter's argument. In KJV form, the text reads: 'Now when the apostles which were at Jerusalem heard that Samaria had received the word of God, they sent unto them Peter and John:'. Read in canonical context, the verse supports the coherence of biblical revelation by linking doctrine, narrative, and covenantal meaning.

Apologetics Notes

• Scientific Correlation: This verse is suitable for cumulative-case reasoning in apologetics: historical context, textual stability, and worldview coherence are evaluated together rather than in isolation.

• Koine Greek Grammar: A close Koine Greek reading should attend lexical range, clause flow, and discourse function in context; these controls reduce over-reading and preserve authorial intent.

• Historical Evidence: Historically, this verse is interpreted within the received canonical tradition, where manuscript continuity and early community usage support stable transmission and meaning.

Acts 8:15

Greek

οἵτινες καταβάντες προσηύξαντο περὶ αὐτῶν ὅπως λάβωσιν πνεῦμα ἅγιον·

oitines katabantes proseyxanto peri ayton opos labosin pneyma agion·

KJV: Who, when they were come down, prayed for them, that they might receive the Holy Ghost:

AKJV: Who, when they were come down, prayed for them, that they might receive the Holy Ghost:

ASV: who, when they were come down, prayed for them, that they might receive the Holy Spirit:

YLT: who having come down did pray concerning them, that they may receive the Holy Spirit, --

Exposition: Acts 8:15 emphasizes a key movement in the chapter's argument. In KJV form, the text reads: 'Who, when they were come down, prayed for them, that they might receive the Holy Ghost:'. Read in canonical context, the verse supports the coherence of biblical revelation by linking doctrine, narrative, and covenantal meaning.

Apologetics Notes

• Scientific Correlation: This verse is suitable for cumulative-case reasoning in apologetics: historical context, textual stability, and worldview coherence are evaluated together rather than in isolation.

• Koine Greek Grammar: A close Koine Greek reading should attend lexical range, clause flow, and discourse function in context; these controls reduce over-reading and preserve authorial intent.

• Historical Evidence: Historically, this verse is interpreted within the received canonical tradition, where manuscript continuity and early community usage support stable transmission and meaning.

Acts 8:16

Greek

⸀οὐδέπω γὰρ ἦν ἐπʼ οὐδενὶ αὐτῶν ἐπιπεπτωκός, μόνον δὲ βεβαπτισμένοι ὑπῆρχον εἰς τὸ ὄνομα τοῦ ⸀κυρίου Ἰησοῦ.

oydepo gar en ep oydeni ayton epipeptokos, monon de bebaptismenoi yperchon eis to onoma toy kyrioy Iesoy.

KJV: (For as yet he was fallen upon none of them: only they were baptized in the name of the Lord Jesus.)

AKJV: (For as yet he was fallen on none of them: only they were baptized in the name of the Lord Jesus.)

ASV: for as yet it was fallen upon none of them: only they had been baptized into the name of the Lord Jesus.

YLT: for as yet he was fallen upon none of them, and only they have been baptized--to the name of the Lord Jesus;

Exposition: Acts 8:16 emphasizes a key movement in the chapter's argument. In KJV form, the text reads: '(For as yet he was fallen upon none of them: only they were baptized in the name of the Lord Jesus.)'. Read in canonical context, the verse supports the coherence of biblical revelation by linking doctrine, narrative, and covenantal meaning.

Apologetics Notes

• Scientific Correlation: This verse is suitable for cumulative-case reasoning in apologetics: historical context, textual stability, and worldview coherence are evaluated together rather than in isolation.

• Koine Greek Grammar: A close Koine Greek reading should attend lexical range, clause flow, and discourse function in context; these controls reduce over-reading and preserve authorial intent.

• Historical Evidence: Historically, this verse is interpreted within the received canonical tradition, where manuscript continuity and early community usage support stable transmission and meaning.

Acts 8:17

Greek

τότε ⸀ἐπετίθεσαν τὰς χεῖρας ἐπʼ αὐτούς, καὶ ἐλάμβανον πνεῦμα ἅγιον.

tote epetithesan tas cheiras ep aytoys, kai elambanon pneyma agion.

KJV: Then laid they their hands on them, and they received the Holy Ghost.

AKJV: Then laid they their hands on them, and they received the Holy Ghost.

ASV: Then laid they their hands on them, and they received the Holy Spirit.

YLT: then were they laying hands on them, and they received the Holy Spirit.

Exposition: Acts 8:17 emphasizes a key movement in the chapter's argument. In KJV form, the text reads: 'Then laid they their hands on them, and they received the Holy Ghost.'. Read in canonical context, the verse supports the coherence of biblical revelation by linking doctrine, narrative, and covenantal meaning.

Apologetics Notes

• Scientific Correlation: This verse is suitable for cumulative-case reasoning in apologetics: historical context, textual stability, and worldview coherence are evaluated together rather than in isolation.

• Koine Greek Grammar: A close Koine Greek reading should attend lexical range, clause flow, and discourse function in context; these controls reduce over-reading and preserve authorial intent.

• Historical Evidence: Historically, this verse is interpreted within the received canonical tradition, where manuscript continuity and early community usage support stable transmission and meaning.

Acts 8:18

Greek

⸀ἰδὼν δὲ ὁ Σίμων ὅτι διὰ τῆς ἐπιθέσεως τῶν χειρῶν τῶν ἀποστόλων δίδοται τὸ ⸀πνεῦμα προσήνεγκεν αὐτοῖς χρήματα

idon de o Simon oti dia tes epitheseos ton cheiron ton apostolon didotai to pneyma prosenegken aytois chremata

KJV: And when Simon saw that through laying on of the apostles’ hands the Holy Ghost was given, he offered them money,

AKJV: And when Simon saw that through laying on of the apostles’ hands the Holy Ghost was given, he offered them money,

ASV: Now when Simon saw that through the laying on of the apostles’ hands the Holy Spirit was given, he offered them money,

YLT: And Simon, having beheld that through the laying on of the hands of the apostles, the Holy Spirit is given, brought before them money,

Exposition: Acts 8:18 emphasizes a key movement in the chapter's argument. In KJV form, the text reads: 'And when Simon saw that through laying on of the apostles’ hands the Holy Ghost was given, he offered them money,'. Read in canonical context, the verse supports the coherence of biblical revelation by linking doctrine, narrative, and covenantal meaning.

Apologetics Notes

• Scientific Correlation: This verse is suitable for cumulative-case reasoning in apologetics: historical context, textual stability, and worldview coherence are evaluated together rather than in isolation.

• Koine Greek Grammar: A close Koine Greek reading should attend lexical range, clause flow, and discourse function in context; these controls reduce over-reading and preserve authorial intent.

• Historical Evidence: Historically, this verse is interpreted within the received canonical tradition, where manuscript continuity and early community usage support stable transmission and meaning.

Acts 8:19

Greek

λέγων· Δότε κἀμοὶ τὴν ἐξουσίαν ταύτην ἵνα ᾧ ἐὰν ἐπιθῶ τὰς χεῖρας λαμβάνῃ πνεῦμα ἅγιον.

legon· Dote kamoi ten exoysian tayten ina o ean epitho tas cheiras lambane pneyma agion.

KJV: Saying, Give me also this power, that on whomsoever I lay hands, he may receive the Holy Ghost.

AKJV: Saying, Give me also this power, that on whomsoever I lay hands, he may receive the Holy Ghost.

ASV: saying, Give me also this power, that on whomsoever I lay my hands, he may receive the Holy Spirit.

YLT: saying, `Give also to me this authority, that on whomsoever I may lay the hands, he may receive the Holy Spirit.'

Exposition: Acts 8:19 emphasizes a key movement in the chapter's argument. In KJV form, the text reads: 'Saying, Give me also this power, that on whomsoever I lay hands, he may receive the Holy Ghost.'. Read in canonical context, the verse supports the coherence of biblical revelation by linking doctrine, narrative, and covenantal meaning.

Apologetics Notes

• Scientific Correlation: This verse is suitable for cumulative-case reasoning in apologetics: historical context, textual stability, and worldview coherence are evaluated together rather than in isolation.

• Koine Greek Grammar: A close Koine Greek reading should attend lexical range, clause flow, and discourse function in context; these controls reduce over-reading and preserve authorial intent.

• Historical Evidence: Historically, this verse is interpreted within the received canonical tradition, where manuscript continuity and early community usage support stable transmission and meaning.

Acts 8:20

Greek

Πέτρος δὲ εἶπεν πρὸς αὐτόν· Τὸ ἀργύριόν σου σὺν σοὶ εἴη εἰς ἀπώλειαν ὅτι τὴν δωρεὰν τοῦ θεοῦ ἐνόμισας διὰ χρημάτων κτᾶσθαι.

Petros de eipen pros ayton· To argyrion soy syn soi eie eis apoleian oti ten dorean toy theoy enomisas dia chrematon ktasthai.

KJV: But Peter said unto him, Thy money perish with thee, because thou hast thought that the gift of God may be purchased with money.

AKJV: But Peter said to him, Your money perish with you, because you have thought that the gift of God may be purchased with money.

ASV: But Peter said unto him, Thy silver perish with thee, because thou hast thought to obtain the gift of God with money.

YLT: And Peter said unto him, `Thy silver with thee--may it be to destruction! because the gift of God thou didst think to possess through money;

Exposition: Acts 8:20 emphasizes a key movement in the chapter's argument. In KJV form, the text reads: 'But Peter said unto him, Thy money perish with thee, because thou hast thought that the gift of God may be purchased with money.'. Read in canonical context, the verse supports the coherence of biblical revelation by linking doctrine, narrative, and covenantal meaning.

Apologetics Notes

• Scientific Correlation: This verse is suitable for cumulative-case reasoning in apologetics: historical context, textual stability, and worldview coherence are evaluated together rather than in isolation.

• Koine Greek Grammar: A close Koine Greek reading should attend lexical range, clause flow, and discourse function in context; these controls reduce over-reading and preserve authorial intent.

• Historical Evidence: Historically, this verse is interpreted within the received canonical tradition, where manuscript continuity and early community usage support stable transmission and meaning.

Acts 8:21

Greek

οὐκ ἔστιν σοι μερὶς οὐδὲ κλῆρος ἐν τῷ λόγῳ τούτῳ, ἡ γὰρ καρδία σου οὐκ ἔστιν εὐθεῖα ⸀ἔναντι τοῦ θεοῦ.

oyk estin soi meris oyde kleros en to logo toyto, e gar kardia soy oyk estin eytheia enanti toy theoy.

KJV: Thou hast neither part nor lot in this matter: for thy heart is not right in the sight of God.

AKJV: You have neither part nor lot in this matter: for your heart is not right in the sight of God.

ASV: Thou hast neither part nor lot in this matter: for thy heart is not right before God.

YLT: thou hast neither part nor lot in this thing, for thy heart is not right before God;

Exposition: Acts 8:21 emphasizes a key movement in the chapter's argument. In KJV form, the text reads: 'Thou hast neither part nor lot in this matter: for thy heart is not right in the sight of God.'. Read in canonical context, the verse supports the coherence of biblical revelation by linking doctrine, narrative, and covenantal meaning.

Apologetics Notes

• Scientific Correlation: This verse is suitable for cumulative-case reasoning in apologetics: historical context, textual stability, and worldview coherence are evaluated together rather than in isolation.

• Koine Greek Grammar: A close Koine Greek reading should attend lexical range, clause flow, and discourse function in context; these controls reduce over-reading and preserve authorial intent.

• Historical Evidence: Historically, this verse is interpreted within the received canonical tradition, where manuscript continuity and early community usage support stable transmission and meaning.

Acts 8:22

Greek

μετανόησον οὖν ἀπὸ τῆς κακίας σου ταύτης, καὶ δεήθητι τοῦ ⸀κυρίου εἰ ἄρα ἀφεθήσεταί σοι ἡ ἐπίνοια τῆς καρδίας σου·

metanoeson oyn apo tes kakias soy taytes, kai deetheti toy kyrioy ei ara aphethesetai soi e epinoia tes kardias soy·

KJV: Repent therefore of this thy wickedness, and pray God, if perhaps the thought of thine heart may be forgiven thee.

AKJV: Repent therefore of this your wickedness, and pray God, if perhaps the thought of your heart may be forgiven you.

ASV: Repent therefore of this thy wickedness, and pray the Lord, if perhaps the thought of thy heart shall be forgiven thee.

YLT: reform, therefore, from this thy wickedness, and beseech God, if then the purpose of thy heart may be forgiven thee,

Exposition: Acts 8:22 emphasizes a key movement in the chapter's argument. In KJV form, the text reads: 'Repent therefore of this thy wickedness, and pray God, if perhaps the thought of thine heart may be forgiven thee.'. Read in canonical context, the verse supports the coherence of biblical revelation by linking doctrine, narrative, and covenantal meaning.

Apologetics Notes

• Scientific Correlation: This verse is suitable for cumulative-case reasoning in apologetics: historical context, textual stability, and worldview coherence are evaluated together rather than in isolation.

• Koine Greek Grammar: A close Koine Greek reading should attend lexical range, clause flow, and discourse function in context; these controls reduce over-reading and preserve authorial intent.

• Historical Evidence: Historically, this verse is interpreted within the received canonical tradition, where manuscript continuity and early community usage support stable transmission and meaning.

Acts 8:23

Greek

εἰς γὰρ χολὴν πικρίας καὶ σύνδεσμον ἀδικίας ὁρῶ σε ὄντα.

eis gar cholen pikrias kai syndesmon adikias oro se onta.

KJV: For I perceive that thou art in the gall of bitterness, and in the bond of iniquity.

AKJV: For I perceive that you are in the gall of bitterness, and in the bond of iniquity.

ASV: For I see that thou art in the gall of bitterness and in the bond of iniquity.

YLT: for in the gall of bitterness, and bond of unrighteousness, I perceive thee being.'

Exposition: Acts 8:23 emphasizes a key movement in the chapter's argument. In KJV form, the text reads: 'For I perceive that thou art in the gall of bitterness, and in the bond of iniquity.'. Read in canonical context, the verse supports the coherence of biblical revelation by linking doctrine, narrative, and covenantal meaning.

Apologetics Notes

• Scientific Correlation: This verse is suitable for cumulative-case reasoning in apologetics: historical context, textual stability, and worldview coherence are evaluated together rather than in isolation.

• Koine Greek Grammar: A close Koine Greek reading should attend lexical range, clause flow, and discourse function in context; these controls reduce over-reading and preserve authorial intent.

• Historical Evidence: Historically, this verse is interpreted within the received canonical tradition, where manuscript continuity and early community usage support stable transmission and meaning.

Acts 8:24

Greek

ἀποκριθεὶς δὲ ὁ Σίμων εἶπεν· Δεήθητε ὑμεῖς ὑπὲρ ἐμοῦ πρὸς τὸν κύριον ὅπως μηδὲν ἐπέλθῃ ἐπʼ ἐμὲ ὧν εἰρήκατε.

apokritheis de o Simon eipen· Deethete ymeis yper emoy pros ton kyrion opos meden epelthe ep eme on eirekate.

KJV: Then answered Simon, and said, Pray ye to the Lord for me, that none of these things which ye have spoken come upon me.

AKJV: Then answered Simon, and said, Pray you to the LORD for me, that none of these things which you have spoken come on me.

ASV: And Simon answered and said, Pray ye for me to the Lord, that none of the things which ye have spoken come upon me.

YLT: And Simon answering, said, `Beseech ye for me unto the Lord, that nothing may come upon me of the things ye have spoken.'

Exposition: Acts 8:24 emphasizes a key movement in the chapter's argument. In KJV form, the text reads: 'Then answered Simon, and said, Pray ye to the Lord for me, that none of these things which ye have spoken come upon me.'. Read in canonical context, the verse supports the coherence of biblical revelation by linking doctrine, narrative, and covenantal meaning.

Apologetics Notes

• Scientific Correlation: This verse is suitable for cumulative-case reasoning in apologetics: historical context, textual stability, and worldview coherence are evaluated together rather than in isolation.

• Koine Greek Grammar: A close Koine Greek reading should attend lexical range, clause flow, and discourse function in context; these controls reduce over-reading and preserve authorial intent.

• Historical Evidence: Historically, this verse is interpreted within the received canonical tradition, where manuscript continuity and early community usage support stable transmission and meaning.

Acts 8:25

Greek

Οἱ μὲν οὖν διαμαρτυράμενοι καὶ λαλήσαντες τὸν λόγον τοῦ κυρίου ⸀ὑπέστρεφον εἰς ⸀Ἱεροσόλυμα, πολλάς τε κώμας τῶν Σαμαριτῶν ⸀εὐηγγελίζοντο.

Oi men oyn diamartyramenoi kai lalesantes ton logon toy kyrioy ypestrephon eis Ierosolyma, pollas te komas ton Samariton eyeggelizonto.

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.

AKJV: 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.

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.

YLT: They indeed, therefore, having testified fully, and spoken the word of the Lord, did turn back to Jerusalem; in many villages also of the Samaritans they did proclaim good news.

Exposition: Acts 8:25 emphasizes a key movement in the chapter's argument. In KJV form, the text reads: '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.'. Read in canonical context, the verse supports the coherence of biblical revelation by linking doctrine, narrative, and covenantal meaning.

Apologetics Notes

• Scientific Correlation: This verse is suitable for cumulative-case reasoning in apologetics: historical context, textual stability, and worldview coherence are evaluated together rather than in isolation.

• Koine Greek Grammar: A close Koine Greek reading should attend lexical range, clause flow, and discourse function in context; these controls reduce over-reading and preserve authorial intent.

• Historical Evidence: Historically, this verse is interpreted within the received canonical tradition, where manuscript continuity and early community usage support stable transmission and meaning.

Acts 8:26

Greek

Ἄγγελος δὲ κυρίου ἐλάλησεν πρὸς Φίλιππον λέγων· Ἀνάστηθι καὶ πορεύου κατὰ μεσημβρίαν ἐπὶ τὴν ὁδὸν τὴν καταβαίνουσαν ἀπὸ Ἰερουσαλὴμ εἰς Γάζαν· αὕτη ἐστὶν ἔρημος.

Aggelos de kyrioy elalesen pros Philippon legon· Anastethi kai poreyoy kata mesembrian epi ten odon ten katabainoysan apo Ieroysalem eis Gazan· ayte estin eremos.

KJV: And the angel of the Lord spake unto Philip, saying, Arise, and go toward the south unto the way that goeth down from Jerusalem unto Gaza, which is desert.

AKJV: And the angel of the Lord spoke to Philip, saying, Arise, and go toward the south to the way that goes down from Jerusalem to Gaza, which is desert.

ASV: 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.

YLT: And a messenger of the Lord spake unto Philip, saying, `Arise, and go on toward the south, on the way that is going down from Jerusalem to Gaza,' --this is desert.

Exposition: Acts 8:26 emphasizes a key movement in the chapter's argument. In KJV form, the text reads: 'And the angel of the Lord spake unto Philip, saying, Arise, and go toward the south unto the way that goeth down from Jerusalem unto Gaza, which is desert.'. Read in canonical context, the verse supports the coherence of biblical revelation by linking doctrine, narrative, and covenantal meaning.

Apologetics Notes

• Scientific Correlation: This verse is suitable for cumulative-case reasoning in apologetics: historical context, textual stability, and worldview coherence are evaluated together rather than in isolation.

• Koine Greek Grammar: A close Koine Greek reading should attend lexical range, clause flow, and discourse function in context; these controls reduce over-reading and preserve authorial intent.

• Historical Evidence: Historically, this verse is interpreted within the received canonical tradition, where manuscript continuity and early community usage support stable transmission and meaning.

Acts 8:27

Greek

καὶ ἀναστὰς ἐπορεύθη, καὶ ἰδοὺ ἀνὴρ Αἰθίοψ εὐνοῦχος δυνάστης ⸀Κανδάκης βασιλίσσης Αἰθιόπων, ὃς ἦν ἐπὶ πάσης τῆς γάζης αὐτῆς, ὃς ἐληλύθει προσκυνήσων εἰς Ἰερουσαλήμ,

kai anastas eporeythe, kai idoy aner Aithiops eynoychos dynastes Kandakes basilisses Aithiopon, os en epi pases tes gazes aytes, os elelythei proskyneson eis Ieroysalem,

KJV: And he arose and went: and, behold, a man of Ethiopia, an eunuch of great authority under Candace queen of the Ethiopians, who had the charge of all her treasure, and had come to Jerusalem for to worship,

AKJV: And he arose and went: and, behold, a man of Ethiopia, an eunuch of great authority under Candace queen of the Ethiopians, who had the charge of all her treasure, and had come to Jerusalem for to worship,

ASV: 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;

YLT: And having arisen, he went on, and lo, a man of Ethiopia, a eunuch, a man of rank, of Candace the queen of the Ethiopians, who was over all her treasure, who had come to worship to Jerusalem;

Exposition: Acts 8:27 emphasizes a key movement in the chapter's argument. In KJV form, the text reads: 'And he arose and went: and, behold, a man of Ethiopia, an eunuch of great authority under Candace queen of the Ethiopians, who had the charge of all her treasure, and had come to Jerusalem for to worship,'. Read in canonical context, the verse supports the coherence of biblical revelation by linking doctrine, narrative, and covenantal meaning.

Apologetics Notes

• Scientific Correlation: This verse is suitable for cumulative-case reasoning in apologetics: historical context, textual stability, and worldview coherence are evaluated together rather than in isolation.

• Koine Greek Grammar: A close Koine Greek reading should attend lexical range, clause flow, and discourse function in context; these controls reduce over-reading and preserve authorial intent.

• Historical Evidence: Historically, this verse is interpreted within the received canonical tradition, where manuscript continuity and early community usage support stable transmission and meaning.

Acts 8:28

Greek

ἦν ⸀τε ὑποστρέφων καὶ καθήμενος ἐπὶ τοῦ ἅρματος αὐτοῦ καὶ ἀνεγίνωσκεν τὸν προφήτην Ἠσαΐαν.

en te ypostrephon kai kathemenos epi toy armatos aytoy kai aneginosken ton propheten Esaian.

KJV: Was returning, and sitting in his chariot read Esaias the prophet.

AKJV: Was returning, and sitting in his chariot read Isaiah the prophet.

ASV: and he was returning and sitting in his chariot, and was reading the prophet Isaiah.

YLT: he was also returning, and is sitting on his chariot, and he was reading the prophet Isaiah.

Exposition: Acts 8:28 emphasizes a key movement in the chapter's argument. In KJV form, the text reads: 'Was returning, and sitting in his chariot read Esaias the prophet.'. Read in canonical context, the verse supports the coherence of biblical revelation by linking doctrine, narrative, and covenantal meaning.

Apologetics Notes

• Scientific Correlation: This verse is suitable for cumulative-case reasoning in apologetics: historical context, textual stability, and worldview coherence are evaluated together rather than in isolation.

• Koine Greek Grammar: A close Koine Greek reading should attend lexical range, clause flow, and discourse function in context; these controls reduce over-reading and preserve authorial intent.

• Historical Evidence: Historically, this verse is interpreted within the received canonical tradition, where manuscript continuity and early community usage support stable transmission and meaning.

Acts 8:29

Greek

εἶπεν δὲ τὸ πνεῦμα τῷ Φιλίππῳ· Πρόσελθε καὶ κολλήθητι τῷ ἅρματι τούτῳ.

eipen de to pneyma to Philippo· Proselthe kai kolletheti to armati toyto.

KJV: Then the Spirit said unto Philip, Go near, and join thyself to this chariot.

AKJV: Then the Spirit said to Philip, Go near, and join yourself to this chariot.

ASV: And the Spirit said unto Philip, Go near, and join thyself to this chariot.

YLT: And the Spirit said to Philip, `Go near, and be joined to this chariot;'

Exposition: Acts 8:29 emphasizes a key movement in the chapter's argument. In KJV form, the text reads: 'Then the Spirit said unto Philip, Go near, and join thyself to this chariot.'. Read in canonical context, the verse supports the coherence of biblical revelation by linking doctrine, narrative, and covenantal meaning.

Apologetics Notes

• Scientific Correlation: This verse is suitable for cumulative-case reasoning in apologetics: historical context, textual stability, and worldview coherence are evaluated together rather than in isolation.

• Koine Greek Grammar: A close Koine Greek reading should attend lexical range, clause flow, and discourse function in context; these controls reduce over-reading and preserve authorial intent.

• Historical Evidence: Historically, this verse is interpreted within the received canonical tradition, where manuscript continuity and early community usage support stable transmission and meaning.

Acts 8:30

Greek

προσδραμὼν δὲ ὁ Φίλιππος ἤκουσεν αὐτοῦ ἀναγινώσκοντος ⸂Ἠσαΐαν τὸν προφήτην⸃ καὶ εἶπεν· Ἆρά γε γινώσκεις ἃ ἀναγινώσκεις;

prosdramon de o Philippos ekoysen aytoy anaginoskontos Esaian ton propheten kai eipen· Ara ge ginoskeis a anaginoskeis;

KJV: And Philip ran thither to him, and heard him read the prophet Esaias, and said, Understandest thou what thou readest?

AKJV: And Philip ran thither to him, and heard him read the prophet Isaiah, and said, Understand you what you read?

ASV: And Philip ran to him, and heard him reading Isaiah the prophet, and said, Understandest thou what thou readest?

YLT: and Philip having run near, heard him reading the prophet Isaiah, and said, `Dost thou then know what thou dost read?'

Exposition: Acts 8:30 emphasizes a key movement in the chapter's argument. In KJV form, the text reads: 'And Philip ran thither to him, and heard him read the prophet Esaias, and said, Understandest thou what thou readest?'. Read in canonical context, the verse supports the coherence of biblical revelation by linking doctrine, narrative, and covenantal meaning.

Apologetics Notes

• Scientific Correlation: This verse is suitable for cumulative-case reasoning in apologetics: historical context, textual stability, and worldview coherence are evaluated together rather than in isolation.

• Koine Greek Grammar: A close Koine Greek reading should attend lexical range, clause flow, and discourse function in context; these controls reduce over-reading and preserve authorial intent.

• Historical Evidence: Historically, this verse is interpreted within the received canonical tradition, where manuscript continuity and early community usage support stable transmission and meaning.

Acts 8:31

Greek

ὁ δὲ εἶπεν· Πῶς γὰρ ἂν δυναίμην ἐὰν μή τις ⸀ὁδηγήσει με; παρεκάλεσέν τε τὸν Φίλιππον ἀναβάντα καθίσαι σὺν αὐτῷ.

o de eipen· Pos gar an dynaimen ean me tis odegesei me; parekalesen te ton Philippon anabanta kathisai syn ayto.

KJV: And he said, How can I, except some man should guide me? And he desired Philip that he would come up and sit with him.

AKJV: And he said, How can I, except some man should guide me? And he desired Philip that he would come up and sit with him.

ASV: And he said, How can I, except some one shall guide me? And he besought Philip to come up and sit with him.

YLT: and he said, `Why, how am I able, if some one may not guide me?' he called Philip also, having come up, to sit with him.

Exposition: Acts 8:31 emphasizes a key movement in the chapter's argument. In KJV form, the text reads: 'And he said, How can I, except some man should guide me? And he desired Philip that he would come up and sit with him.'. Read in canonical context, the verse supports the coherence of biblical revelation by linking doctrine, narrative, and covenantal meaning.

Apologetics Notes

• Scientific Correlation: This verse is suitable for cumulative-case reasoning in apologetics: historical context, textual stability, and worldview coherence are evaluated together rather than in isolation.

• Koine Greek Grammar: A close Koine Greek reading should attend lexical range, clause flow, and discourse function in context; these controls reduce over-reading and preserve authorial intent.

• Historical Evidence: Historically, this verse is interpreted within the received canonical tradition, where manuscript continuity and early community usage support stable transmission and meaning.

Acts 8:32

Greek

ἡ δὲ περιοχὴ τῆς γραφῆς ἣν ἀνεγίνωσκεν ἦν αὕτη· Ὡς πρόβατον ἐπὶ σφαγὴν ἤχθη, καὶ ὡς ἀμνὸς ἐναντίον τοῦ ⸀κείραντος αὐτὸν ἄφωνος, οὕτως οὐκ ἀνοίγει τὸ στόμα αὐτοῦ.

e de perioche tes graphes en aneginosken en ayte· Os probaton epi sphagen echthe, kai os amnos enantion toy keirantos ayton aphonos, oytos oyk anoigei to stoma aytoy.

KJV: The place of the scripture which he read was this, He was led as a sheep to the slaughter; and like a lamb dumb before his shearer, so opened he not his mouth:

AKJV: The place of the scripture which he read was this, He was led as a sheep to the slaughter; and like a lamb dumb before his shearer, so opened he not his mouth:

ASV: Now the passage of the scripture which he was reading was this, He was led as a sheep to the slaughter;

YLT: And the contents of the Writing that he was reading was this: `As a sheep unto slaughter he was led, and as a lamb before his shearer dumb, so he doth not open his mouth;

Exposition: Acts 8:32 emphasizes a key movement in the chapter's argument. In KJV form, the text reads: 'The place of the scripture which he read was this, He was led as a sheep to the slaughter; and like a lamb dumb before his shearer, so opened he not his mouth:'. Read in canonical context, the verse supports the coherence of biblical revelation by linking doctrine, narrative, and covenantal meaning.

Apologetics Notes

• Scientific Correlation: This verse is suitable for cumulative-case reasoning in apologetics: historical context, textual stability, and worldview coherence are evaluated together rather than in isolation.

• Koine Greek Grammar: A close Koine Greek reading should attend lexical range, clause flow, and discourse function in context; these controls reduce over-reading and preserve authorial intent.

• Historical Evidence: Historically, this verse is interpreted within the received canonical tradition, where manuscript continuity and early community usage support stable transmission and meaning.

Acts 8:33

Greek

ἐν τῇ ⸀ταπεινώσει ἡ κρίσις αὐτοῦ ἤρθη· ⸀τὴν γενεὰν αὐτοῦ τίς διηγήσεται; ὅτι αἴρεται ἀπὸ τῆς γῆς ἡ ζωὴ αὐτοῦ.

en te tapeinosei e krisis aytoy erthe· ten genean aytoy tis diegesetai; oti airetai apo tes ges e zoe aytoy.

KJV: In his humiliation his judgment was taken away: and who shall declare his generation? for his life is taken from the earth.

AKJV: In his humiliation his judgment was taken away: and who shall declare his generation? for his life is taken from the earth.

ASV: In his humiliation his judgment was taken away:

YLT: in his humiliation his judgment was taken away, and his generation--who shall declare? because taken from the earth is his life.'

Exposition: Acts 8:33 emphasizes a key movement in the chapter's argument. In KJV form, the text reads: 'In his humiliation his judgment was taken away: and who shall declare his generation? for his life is taken from the earth.'. Read in canonical context, the verse supports the coherence of biblical revelation by linking doctrine, narrative, and covenantal meaning.

Apologetics Notes

• Scientific Correlation: This verse is suitable for cumulative-case reasoning in apologetics: historical context, textual stability, and worldview coherence are evaluated together rather than in isolation.

• Koine Greek Grammar: A close Koine Greek reading should attend lexical range, clause flow, and discourse function in context; these controls reduce over-reading and preserve authorial intent.

• Historical Evidence: Historically, this verse is interpreted within the received canonical tradition, where manuscript continuity and early community usage support stable transmission and meaning.

Acts 8:34

Greek

ἀποκριθεὶς δὲ ὁ εὐνοῦχος τῷ Φιλίππῳ εἶπεν· Δέομαί σου, περὶ τίνος ὁ προφήτης λέγει ⸀τοῦτο; περὶ ἑαυτοῦ ἢ περὶ ἑτέρου τινός;

apokritheis de o eynoychos to Philippo eipen· Deomai soy, peri tinos o prophetes legei toyto; peri eaytoy e peri eteroy tinos;

KJV: And the eunuch answered Philip, and said, I pray thee, of whom speaketh the prophet this? of himself, or of some other man?

AKJV: And the eunuch answered Philip, and said, I pray you, of whom speaks the prophet this? of himself, or of some other man?

ASV: And the eunuch answered Philip, and said, I pray thee, of whom speaketh the prophet this? of himself, or of some other?

YLT: And the eunuch answering Philip said, `I pray thee, about whom doth the prophet say this? about himself, or about some other one?'

Exposition: Acts 8:34 emphasizes a key movement in the chapter's argument. In KJV form, the text reads: 'And the eunuch answered Philip, and said, I pray thee, of whom speaketh the prophet this? of himself, or of some other man?'. Read in canonical context, the verse supports the coherence of biblical revelation by linking doctrine, narrative, and covenantal meaning.

Apologetics Notes

• Scientific Correlation: This verse is suitable for cumulative-case reasoning in apologetics: historical context, textual stability, and worldview coherence are evaluated together rather than in isolation.

• Koine Greek Grammar: A close Koine Greek reading should attend lexical range, clause flow, and discourse function in context; these controls reduce over-reading and preserve authorial intent.

• Historical Evidence: Historically, this verse is interpreted within the received canonical tradition, where manuscript continuity and early community usage support stable transmission and meaning.

Acts 8:35

Greek

ἀνοίξας δὲ ὁ Φίλιππος τὸ στόμα αὐτοῦ καὶ ἀρξάμενος ἀπὸ τῆς γραφῆς ταύτης εὐηγγελίσατο αὐτῷ τὸν Ἰησοῦν.

anoixas de o Philippos to stoma aytoy kai arxamenos apo tes graphes taytes eyeggelisato ayto ton Iesoyn.

KJV: Then Philip opened his mouth, and began at the same scripture, and preached unto him Jesus.

AKJV: Then Philip opened his mouth, and began at the same scripture, and preached to him Jesus.

ASV: And Philip opened his mouth, and beginning from this scripture, preached unto him Jesus.

YLT: and Philip having opened his mouth, and having begun from this Writing, proclaimed good news to him--Jesus.

Exposition: Acts 8:35 emphasizes a key movement in the chapter's argument. In KJV form, the text reads: 'Then Philip opened his mouth, and began at the same scripture, and preached unto him Jesus.'. Read in canonical context, the verse supports the coherence of biblical revelation by linking doctrine, narrative, and covenantal meaning.

Apologetics Notes

• Scientific Correlation: This verse is suitable for cumulative-case reasoning in apologetics: historical context, textual stability, and worldview coherence are evaluated together rather than in isolation.

• Koine Greek Grammar: A close Koine Greek reading should attend lexical range, clause flow, and discourse function in context; these controls reduce over-reading and preserve authorial intent.

• Historical Evidence: Historically, this verse is interpreted within the received canonical tradition, where manuscript continuity and early community usage support stable transmission and meaning.

Acts 8:36

Greek

ὡς δὲ ἐπορεύοντο κατὰ τὴν ὁδόν, ἦλθον ἐπί τι ὕδωρ, καί φησιν ὁ εὐνοῦχος· Ἰδοὺ ὕδωρ, τί κωλύει με ⸀βαπτισθῆναι;

os de eporeyonto kata ten odon, elthon epi ti ydor, kai phesin o eynoychos· Idoy ydor, ti kolyei me baptisthenai;

KJV: And as they went on their way, they came unto a certain water: and the eunuch said, See, here is water; what doth hinder me to be baptized?

AKJV: And as they went on their way, they came to a certain water: and the eunuch said, See, here is water; what does hinder me to be baptized?

ASV: 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?

YLT: And as they were going on the way, they came upon a certain water, and the eunuch said, `Lo, water; what doth hinder me to be baptized?'

Exposition: Acts 8:36 emphasizes a key movement in the chapter's argument. In KJV form, the text reads: 'And as they went on their way, they came unto a certain water: and the eunuch said, See, here is water; what doth hinder me to be baptized?'. Read in canonical context, the verse supports the coherence of biblical revelation by linking doctrine, narrative, and covenantal meaning.

Apologetics Notes

• Scientific Correlation: This verse is suitable for cumulative-case reasoning in apologetics: historical context, textual stability, and worldview coherence are evaluated together rather than in isolation.

• Koine Greek Grammar: A close Koine Greek reading should attend lexical range, clause flow, and discourse function in context; these controls reduce over-reading and preserve authorial intent.

• Historical Evidence: Historically, this verse is interpreted within the received canonical tradition, where manuscript continuity and early community usage support stable transmission and meaning.

Acts 8:37

KJV: And Philip said, If thou believest with all thine heart, thou mayest. And he answered and said, I believe that Jesus Christ is the Son of God.

AKJV: And Philip said, If you believe with all your heart, you may. And he answered and said, I believe that Jesus Christ is the Son of God.

YLT: And Philip said, If thou dost believe out of all the heart, it is lawful;' and he answering said, I believe Jesus Christ to be the Son of God;'

Exposition: Acts 8:37 emphasizes a key movement in the chapter's argument. In KJV form, the text reads: 'And Philip said, If thou believest with all thine heart, thou mayest. And he answered and said, I believe that Jesus Christ is the Son of God.'. Read in canonical context, the verse supports the coherence of biblical revelation by linking doctrine, narrative, and covenantal meaning.

Apologetics Notes

• Scientific Correlation: This verse is suitable for cumulative-case reasoning in apologetics: historical context, textual stability, and worldview coherence are evaluated together rather than in isolation.

• Koine Greek Grammar: A close Koine Greek reading should attend lexical range, clause flow, and discourse function in context; these controls reduce over-reading and preserve authorial intent.

• Historical Evidence: Historically, this verse is interpreted within the received canonical tradition, where manuscript continuity and early community usage support stable transmission and meaning.

Acts 8:38

Greek

καὶ ἐκέλευσεν στῆναι τὸ ἅρμα, καὶ κατέβησαν ἀμφότεροι εἰς τὸ ὕδωρ ὅ τε Φίλιππος καὶ ὁ εὐνοῦχος, καὶ ἐβάπτισεν αὐτόν.

kai ekeleysen stenai to arma, kai katebesan amphoteroi eis to ydor o te Philippos kai o eynoychos, kai ebaptisen ayton.

KJV: And he commanded the chariot to stand still: and they went down both into the water, both Philip and the eunuch; and he baptized him.

AKJV: And he commanded the chariot to stand still: and they went down both into the water, both Philip and the eunuch; and he baptized him.

ASV: 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.

YLT: and he commanded the chariot to stand still, and they both went down to the water, both Philip and the eunuch, and he baptized him;

Exposition: Acts 8:38 emphasizes a key movement in the chapter's argument. In KJV form, the text reads: 'And he commanded the chariot to stand still: and they went down both into the water, both Philip and the eunuch; and he baptized him.'. Read in canonical context, the verse supports the coherence of biblical revelation by linking doctrine, narrative, and covenantal meaning.

Apologetics Notes

• Scientific Correlation: This verse is suitable for cumulative-case reasoning in apologetics: historical context, textual stability, and worldview coherence are evaluated together rather than in isolation.

• Koine Greek Grammar: A close Koine Greek reading should attend lexical range, clause flow, and discourse function in context; these controls reduce over-reading and preserve authorial intent.

• Historical Evidence: Historically, this verse is interpreted within the received canonical tradition, where manuscript continuity and early community usage support stable transmission and meaning.

Acts 8:39

Greek

ὅτε δὲ ἀνέβησαν ἐκ τοῦ ὕδατος, πνεῦμα κυρίου ἥρπασεν τὸν Φίλιππον, καὶ οὐκ εἶδεν αὐτὸν οὐκέτι ὁ εὐνοῦχος, ἐπορεύετο γὰρ τὴν ὁδὸν αὐτοῦ χαίρων.

ote de anebesan ek toy ydatos, pneyma kyrioy erpasen ton Philippon, kai oyk eiden ayton oyketi o eynoychos, eporeyeto gar ten odon aytoy chairon.

KJV: And when they were come up out of the water, the Spirit of the Lord caught away Philip, that the eunuch saw him no more: and he went on his way rejoicing.

AKJV: And when they were come up out of the water, the Spirit of the Lord caught away Philip, that the eunuch saw him no more: and he went on his way rejoicing.

ASV: 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.

YLT: 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 was going on his way rejoicing;

Exposition: Acts 8:39 emphasizes a key movement in the chapter's argument. In KJV form, the text reads: 'And when they were come up out of the water, the Spirit of the Lord caught away Philip, that the eunuch saw him no more: and he went on his way rejoicing.'. Read in canonical context, the verse supports the coherence of biblical revelation by linking doctrine, narrative, and covenantal meaning.

Apologetics Notes

• Scientific Correlation: This verse is suitable for cumulative-case reasoning in apologetics: historical context, textual stability, and worldview coherence are evaluated together rather than in isolation.

• Koine Greek Grammar: A close Koine Greek reading should attend lexical range, clause flow, and discourse function in context; these controls reduce over-reading and preserve authorial intent.

• Historical Evidence: Historically, this verse is interpreted within the received canonical tradition, where manuscript continuity and early community usage support stable transmission and meaning.

Acts 8:40

Greek

Φίλιππος δὲ εὑρέθη εἰς Ἄζωτον, καὶ διερχόμενος εὐηγγελίζετο τὰς πόλεις πάσας ἕως τοῦ ἐλθεῖν αὐτὸν εἰς Καισάρειαν.

Philippos de eyrethe eis Azoton, kai dierchomenos eyeggelizeto tas poleis pasas eos toy elthein ayton eis Kaisareian.

KJV: But Philip was found at Azotus: and passing through he preached in all the cities, till he came to Cesarea.

AKJV: But Philip was found at Azotus: and passing through he preached in all the cities, till he came to Caesarea.

ASV: But Philip was found at Azotus: and passing through he preached the gospel to all the cities, till he came to Cæsarea.

YLT: and Philip was found at Azotus, and passing through, he was proclaiming good news to all the cities, till his coming to Caesarea.

Exposition: Acts 8:40 emphasizes a key movement in the chapter's argument. In KJV form, the text reads: 'But Philip was found at Azotus: and passing through he preached in all the cities, till he came to Cesarea.'. Read in canonical context, the verse supports the coherence of biblical revelation by linking doctrine, narrative, and covenantal meaning.

Apologetics Notes

• Scientific Correlation: This verse is suitable for cumulative-case reasoning in apologetics: historical context, textual stability, and worldview coherence are evaluated together rather than in isolation.

• Koine Greek Grammar: A close Koine Greek reading should attend lexical range, clause flow, and discourse function in context; these controls reduce over-reading and preserve authorial intent.

• Historical Evidence: Historically, this verse is interpreted within the received canonical tradition, where manuscript continuity and early community usage support stable transmission and meaning.