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Acts 8:13-15
New English Translation
Acts 8:13-15
New English Translation
13 Even Simon himself believed, and after he was baptized, he stayed close to[a] Philip constantly, and when he saw the signs and great miracles that were occurring, he was amazed.[b]
14 Now when the apostles in Jerusalem heard that Samaria had accepted the word[c] of God, they sent[d] Peter and John to them. 15 These two[e] went down and prayed for them so that they would receive the Holy Spirit.
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- 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.
- Acts 8:15 tn Grk “who.” The relative pronoun was replaced by the phrase “these two” and a new sentence was begun in the translation at this point to improve the English style.
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