“Now when the apostles which were at Jerusalem heard that Samaria had received the word of God, they sent unto them Peter and John:”
When the apostles in Jerusalem heard that Samaria had accepted the word of God, they sent Peter and John to Samaria - the Jerusalem apostles' awareness of the Samaritan mission is immediate. 'Accepted the word of God' (dexanto tēn logon tou theou) indicates genuine reception. Peter and John are sent as apostolic overseers, suggesting that the church maintains apostolic oversight even in the scattered missions. The dispatch of apostles to Samaria is theologically significant: the apostles are expanding their direct witness beyond Jerusalem.
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