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For unclean spirits came out of many of those who had them. They came out, crying with a loud voice. Many who had been paralyzed and lame were healed.
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Commentators note that Philip's miracles—casting out demons and healing the paralyzed—were the same kind of signs Jesus performed. This authenticated his message and showed the Samaritans that the power of Christ was now at work through His followers, fulfilling Jesus's own words about the Samaritan 'harvest field.'
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18th Century
Presbyterian
For unclean spirits. See Barnes on Matthew 4:24.
Crying with loud voice. See Barnes on Mark 1:26.
Palsies. S…
For many (πολλο γαρ). So the correct text of the best MSS., but there is an anacoluthon as this nominative has no verb with it. It…
19th Century
Anglican
For unclean spirits, crying with loud voice.—The manuscripts present several variations in the structure of the sentence,…
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Baptist
Then Philip went down to the city of Samaria, and preached Christ unto them. And the people with one accord gave heed unto those things which P…
In the highly fluid and syncretistic atmosphere of first-century Palestine a number of parallels of outlook and ideology existed between various no…
16th Century
Protestant
Unclean spirits. He briefly touches on certain kinds, so that we may know by what miracles they were led to attribute any authority to Phi…
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17th Century
Reformed Baptist
For unclean spirits Devils, so called because they were unclean themselves, defiled others, and delighted in impure …
As far as the gospel prevails, evil spirits are dislodged, particularly unclean spirits. All inclinations to the lusts of the flesh, which war agai…
