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Acts 8:12 — King James Version← Study notes

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.


Acts 8:12Greek Interlinear

Greek · Acts 8:1221 words
GreekMeaning
ὅτεhote
WhenwordG3753
δὲde
howeverwordG1161
ἐπίστευσανepisteusan
they believedverbG4100
τῷ
thearticleG3588
ΦιλίππῳPhilippō
PhilipnounG5376
εὐαγγελιζομένῳeuangelizomenō
evangelisingverbG2097
περὶperi
concerningprepositionG4012
τῆςtēs
thearticleG3588
βασιλείαςbasileias
kingdomnounG932
τοῦtou
thearticleG3588
θεοῦtheou
of GodnounG2316
καὶkai
andwordG2532
τοῦtou
thearticleG3588
ὀνόματοςonomatos
namenounG3686
ἸησοῦIēsou
of JesusnounG2424
ΧριστοῦChristou
ChristnounG5547
ἐβαπτίζοντοebaptizonto
they were baptizedverbG907
ἄνδρεςandres
mennounG435
τεte
bothwordG5037
καὶkai
andwordG2532
γυναῖκεςgynaikes
womennounG1135
Greek text from the SBL Greek New Testament (SBLGNT). Transliteration follows SBL Academic conventions.

Church Fathers on Acts 8:12

Giving out, it says, that he was himself some great one. To whom they all gave heed, from the least to the greatest, saying, This man is the great power of God. And to him they had regard, because that of long time he had bewitched them with sorceries. 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. Then Simon himself believed also: and when he was baptized, he continued…

Chrysostom · 4th century · Homily 18 on Acts
Nicene & Post-Nicene / Ante-Nicene Fathers translations · public domain
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