Acts 8:6-8
New English Translation
6 The crowds were paying attention with one mind to what Philip said,[a] as they heard and saw the miraculous signs[b] he was performing. 7 For unclean spirits,[c] crying with loud shrieks, were coming out of many who were possessed,[d] and many paralyzed and lame people were healed. 8 So there was[e] great joy[f] in that city.
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- Acts 8:6 tn Grk “to what was being said by Philip,” a passive construction that has been changed to active voice in the translation.
- Acts 8:6 tn Here the following context indicates the miraculous nature of the signs mentioned. This term appears 13 times in Acts, but only twice more after Acts 8:13 (i.e., 14:3; 15:12).
- Acts 8:7 sn The expression unclean spirits refers to evil supernatural spirits which were ceremonially unclean, and which caused the persons possessed by them to be ceremonially unclean.
- Acts 8:7 tn Grk “For [in the case of] many who had unclean spirits, they were coming out, crying in a loud voice.”
- Acts 8:8 tn Grk “and there came about,” but this is somewhat awkward in English.
- Acts 8:8 sn Great joy. The reason for eschatological joy was that such events pointed to God’s decisive deliverance (Luke 7:22-23). Note how the acts of healing extend beyond the Twelve here.
Acts 8:6-8
New International Version
6 When the crowds heard Philip and saw the signs he performed, they all paid close attention to what he said. 7 For with shrieks, impure spirits came out of many,(A) and many who were paralyzed or lame were healed.(B) 8 So there was great joy in that city.
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