Acts 8 · Verse 25

Acts 8:25

And they, when they had testified and preached the word of the Lord, returned to Jerusalem, and preached the gospel in many villages of the Samaritans.

Acts 8:25, King James Version

Acts 8:25 in other translations

BSB	And after Peter and John had testified and spoken the word of the Lord, they returned to Jerusalem, preaching the gospel in many of the Samaritan villages.
WEB	They therefore, when they had testified and spoken the word of the Lord, returned to Jerusalem, and preached the Good News to many villages of the Samaritans.
ASV	They therefore, when they had testified and spoken the word of the Lord, returned to Jerusalem, and preached the gospel to many villages of the Samaritans.
YLT	They indeed, therefore, having testified fully, and spoken the word of the Lord, did turn back to Jerusalem; in many villages also of the Samaritans they did proclaim good news.
DARBY	They therefore, having testified and spoken the word of the Lord, returned to Jerusalem, and announced the glad tidings to many villages of the Samaritans.
BBE	So they, having given their witness and made clear the word of the Lord, went back to Jerusalem, giving the good news on their way in a number of the small towns of Samaria.
Webster	And they, when they had testified and preached the word of the Lord, returned to Jerusalem, and preached the gospel in many villages of the Samaritans.

What does Acts 8:25 mean?

Jamieson-Fausset-Brown

25. and they--Peter and John. when they had ... preached--in the city where Philip's labors had been so richly blessed. returned ... and preached ... in many villages of the Samaritans--embracing the opportunity of their journey back to Jerusalem to fulfil their Lord's commission to the whole region of Samaria (Ac 1:8).

Ac 8:26-40. The Ethiopian Eunuch.

"With this narrative of the progress of the Gospel among the Samaritans is connected another which points to the diffusion of the doctrine of the Cross among the remotest nations. The simplicity of the chamberlain of Meroe forms a remarkable contrast with the craft of the magician just described" [Olshausen].

Robert Jamieson, A. R. Fausset & David Brown, 1871 · public domain

Barnes' Notes

Verse 25. In many villages, etc. They went at first directly to the city of Samaria. On their return to Jerusalem, they travelled more at leisure, and preached in the villages also--a good example for the ministers of the gospel, and for all Christians, when travelling from place to place. The reason why they returned to Jerusalem, and made that their permanent abode, might have been, that it was important to bear witness to the resurrection of Christ in the very city where he had been crucified, and where his resurrection had occurred. If the doctrine was established there, it would be more easy to establish it elsewhere.

Albert Barnes, 1834 · public domain

Adam Clarke's Commentary

Verse 25 And they, when they had - preached - returned to Jerusalem - That is, Peter and John returned, after they had borne testimony to and confirmed the work which Philip had wrought.

Adam Clarke, 1831 · public domain

Matthew Henry's Concise Commentary on Acts 8:14-25

The Holy Ghost was as yet fallen upon none of these coverts, in the extraordinary powers conveyed by the descent of the Spirit upon the day of Pentecost. We may take encouragement from this example, in praying to God to give the renewing graces of the Holy Ghost to all for whose spiritual welfare we are concerned; for that includes all blessings. No man can give the Holy Spirit by the laying on of his hands; but we…

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Acts 8:25 in the original Greek

Word-by-word with transliteration, English gloss and Strong's number. Tap a number for the full definition and every place the word is used.

οἱhoiTheyG3588

μὲνmenindeedG3303

οὖνounthereforeG3767

διαμαρτυράμενοιdiamarturamenoihaving earnestly testifiedG1263

καὶkaiandG2532

λαλήσαντεςlalēsanteshaving spokenG2980

τὸνtontheG3588

λόγονlogonwordG3056

τοῦtouof theG3588

κυρίουkuriouLordG2962

ὑπέστρεφονhupestrephonwere travelling backG5290

εἰςeistoG1519

Ἱεροσόλυμα,Hi'erosolumaJerusalem,G2414

πολλάςpollasto manyG4183

τεtethenG5037

κώμαςkōmasvillagesG2968

τῶνtōnof theG3588

ΣαμαριτῶνSamaritōnSamaritansG4541

εὐηγγελίζοντο.¶euēngelizontothey were evangelising.G2097

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Cross references for Acts 8:25

Acts 20:21
Testifying both to the Jews, and also to the Greeks, repentance toward God, and faith toward our Lord Jesus Christ.
Acts 28:23
And when they had appointed him a day, there came many to him into his lodging; to whom he expounded and testified the kingdom of God, persuading them concerning Jesus, both out of the law of Moses, and out of the prophets, from morning till evening.
1 Peter 5:12
By Silvanus, a faithful brother unto you, as I suppose, I have written briefly, exhorting, and testifying that this is the true grace of God wherein ye stand.
Acts 28:28
Be it known therefore unto you, that the salvation of God is sent unto the Gentiles, and that they will hear it.
Acts 8:40
But Philip was found at Azotus: and passing through he preached in all the cities, till he came to Cesarea.
Acts 1:8
But ye shall receive power, after that the Holy Ghost is come upon you: and ye shall be witnesses unto me both in Jerusalem, and in all Judea, and in Samaria, and unto the uttermost part of the earth.
Acts 26:22-23
Having therefore obtained help of God, I continue unto this day, witnessing both to small and great, saying none other things than those which the prophets and Moses did say should come: That Christ should suffer, and that he should be the first that should rise from the dead, and should shew light unto the people, and to the Gentiles.
John 15:27
And ye also shall bear witness, because ye have been with me from the beginning.
Luke 9:52-56
And sent messengers before his face: and they went, and entered into a village of the Samaritans, to make ready for him. And they did not receive him, because his face was as though he would go to Jerusalem. And when his disciples James and John saw this, they said, Lord, wilt thou that we command fire to come down from heaven, and consume them, even as Elias did? But he turned, and rebuked them, and said, Ye know not what manner of spirit ye are of. …
Acts 18:5
And when Silas and Timotheus were come from Macedonia, Paul was pressed in the spirit, and testified to the Jews that Jesus was Christ.
Acts 28:31
Preaching the kingdom of God, and teaching those things which concern the Lord Jesus Christ, with all confidence, no man forbidding him.

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Treasury of Scripture Knowledge

when they had.
1:8; 18:5; 20:21; 26:22,23; 28:23,28,31; Joh 15:27; 1Pe 5:12
villages.
Lu 9:52-56

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Context

Acts 8:24
Then answered Simon, and said, Pray ye to the Lord for me, that none of these things which ye have spoken come upon me.
Acts 8:25
And they, when they had testified and preached the word of the Lord, returned to Jerusalem, and preached the gospel in many villages of the Samaritans.
Acts 8:26
And the angel of the Lord spake unto Philip, saying, Arise, and go toward the south unto the way that goeth down from Jerusalem unto Gaza, which is desert.

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Acts 8:25 in other languages

Spanish Reina-Valera 1909	Y ellos, habiendo testificado y hablado la palabra de Dios, se volvieron á Jerusalem, y en muchas tierras de los Samaritanos anunciaron el evangelio.
French Bible J.N. Darby 1885	Eux donc, après avoir rendu témoignage et avoir annoncé la parole du Seigneur, s’en retournaient à Jérusalem; et ils évangélisaient plusieurs villages des Samaritains.
German Elberfelder 1871	Nachdem sie nun das Wort des Herrn bezeugt und geredet hatten, kehrten sie nach Jerusalem zurück und verkündigten das Evangelium vielen Dörfern der Samariter.
Latin Clementine Vulgate	Et illi quidem testificati, et locuti verbum Domini, redibant Jerosolymam, et multis regionibus Samaritanorum evangelizabant.