Acts 8:14

14 When the apostles in Jerusalem heard that Samaria had accepted the word of God, they sent Peter and John to Samaria.

Acts 8:14 in Other Translations

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

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

14 When the apostles in Jerusalem heard that the people of Samaria had accepted God’s message, they sent Peter and John there.

14 When the apostles in Jerusalem received the report that Samaria had accepted God's Message, they sent Peter and John down

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

14 When the apostles in Jerusalem heard that the Samaritans had accepted the word of God, they sent Peter and John to them.

14 When the apostles who were at Jerusalem heard that Samaria had welcomed God's message, they sent Peter and John to them.

14 The apostles in Jerusalem heard that people in Samaria had accepted God's word. So they sent Peter and John to them.

Acts 8:14 Meaning and Commentary

Acts 8:14

Now when the apostles which were at Jerusalem
Not that there were some at Jerusalem, and some elsewhere; for they all tarried at Jerusalem, when the rest of the ministers of the word were scattered abroad; though it is possible, that by this time, some of them might have departed from hence; but it seems more probable, that they were as yet all here: these

heard that Samaria had received the word of God;
that is, they heard that the Samaritans, who only received the five books of Moses, and that not the Hebrew, but their own copy of them, now received not only the whole Bible, but the Gospel of Christ, as preached by Philip; which they might hear by a letter, or messengers sent from Philip to them, to acquaint them with the success of the Gospel; or from some persons, who had been in those parts: upon which

they sent unto them Peter and John:
who were not only fellow apostles, but very familiar and intimate companions; these they sent to confirm the doctrine of Philip, and establish the young converts in it, and to form them into a Gospel church state, and ordain ministers over them.

Acts 8:14 In-Context

12 But when they believed Philip as he proclaimed the good news of the kingdom of God and the name of Jesus Christ, they were baptized, both men and women.

13 Simon himself believed and was baptized. And he followed Philip everywhere, astonished by the great signs and miracles he saw.

14 When the apostles in Jerusalem heard that Samaria had accepted the word of God, they sent Peter and John to Samaria.

15 When they arrived, they prayed for the new believers there that they might receive the Holy Spirit,

16 because the Holy Spirit had not yet come on any of them; they had simply been baptized in the name of the Lord Jesus.

Cross References

• 1. ver 1
• 2. S Hebrews 4:12
• 3. S Luke 22:8