They were baptized (εβαπτιζοντο). Imperfect passive (repetition, from time to time), while

believed (επιστ…

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Acts 8:37; Acts 2:41

things concerning (Acts 1:3)

But when they believed Philip ...—The word for preaching is, as in Acts 8:4, “preaching the glad tidings of the …

But when they believed Philip preaching the things concerning the kingdom of God, and the name of Jesus Christ, they were baptized, both men an…

Simon the sorcerer, or Simon Magus as he is called in postapostolic Christian writings, was a leading heretic in the early church. Justin Martyr (d…

When they had believed. This is the miracle I spoke of: that those who were utterly amazed by Simon's illusions heard Philip. It is a mira…

But when they believed Philip
Though they had been carried away so long with this deceiver, and had been so much att…

As far as the gospel prevails, evil spirits are dislodged, particularly unclean spirits. All inclinations to the lusts of the flesh, which war agai…