Acts 8:14

Treasury of Scripture Knowledge

Summary

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

Received

Peter

Acts 3:1

Galatians 2:9

Bible References

When

Saul agreed to his death. There was at that time a great persecution against the congregation at Jerusalem. All but the apostles were scattered abroad throughout the regions of Judea and Samaria.

The apostles and brothers in Judea heard that the people of the nations also received the word of God.

Then they went to Jerusalem where the apostles and elders and congregation greeted them. They declared all the things that God had done for them.

So we sent Timothy, our brother and God's fellow worker in the good news of Christ. He came to strengthen and encourage you concerning your faith.

Received

Those who gladly received his word were baptized. About three thousand persons were added the same day.

The Bereans were nobler than those in Thessalonica because they received the word with all readiness of mind and examined the Scriptures daily to see if what Paul told them was true.

He that was sown upon the good ground hears the word, and understands it. He bears fruit, producing sometimes a hundredfold, sometimes sixty, and sometimes thirty.

He that rejects me and does not accept my message has one that judges him. The word (divine expression) (God's Word) that I spoke shall judge him now and in the last day. (Deuteronomy 18:19)

For this purpose we also thank God without ceasing, that, when you received from us the word of the message, even the word of God, you accepted it, not as the word of men, but, as it is in truth, the word of God, which also works in you who believe.

He will use every kind of wicked deceit on those who will perish. They will perish because they did not welcome and love the truth so as to be saved.

Peter

Peter and John went up to the temple at the hour of prayer. It was the ninth hour.

When they saw the grace that was given to me, James, Cephas (Peter) and John, they who were known to be pillars, gave to Barnabas and me the right hand of fellowship. We were to go to the nations and they were to go to the people who are circumcised.