1 And Saul was consenting unto his death. And there arose on that day a great persecution against the church which was in Jerusalem; and they were all scattered abroad throughout the regions of Judæa and Samaria, except the apostles. 2 And devout men buried Stephen, and made great lamentation over him. 3 But Saul laid waste the church, entering into every house, and dragging men and women committed them to prison. 4 They therefore that were scattered abroad went about preaching the word. 5 And Philip went down to the city of Samaria, and proclaimed unto them the Christ. 6 And the multitudes gave heed with one accord unto the things that were spoken by Philip, when they heard, and saw the signs which he did. 7 For [from] many of those that had unclean spirits, they came out, crying with a loud voice: and many that were palsied, and that were lame, were healed. 8 And there was much joy in that city. 9 But there was a certain man, Simon by name, who beforetime in the city used sorcery, and amazed the people of Samaria, giving out that himself was some great one: 10 to whom they all gave heed, from the least to the greatest, saying, This man is that power of God which is called Great. 11 And they gave heed to him, because that of long time he had amazed them with his sorceries. 12 But when they believed Philip preaching good tidings concerning the kingdom of God and the name of Jesus Christ, they were baptized, both men and women. 13 And Simon also himself believed: and being baptized, he continued with Philip; and beholding signs and great miracles wrought, he was amazed. 14 Now when the apostles that were at Jerusalem heard that Samaria had received the word of God, they sent unto them Peter and John: 15 who, when they were come down, prayed for them, that they might receive the Holy Spirit: 16 for as yet it was fallen upon none of them: only they had been baptized into the name of the Lord Jesus. 17 Then laid they their hands on them, and they received the Holy Spirit. 18 Now when Simon saw that through the laying on of the apostles’ hands the Holy Spirit was given, he offered them money, 19 saying, Give me also this power, that on whomsoever I lay my hands, he may receive the Holy Spirit. 20 But Peter said unto him, Thy silver perish with thee, because thou hast thought to obtain the gift of God with money. 21 Thou hast neither part nor lot in this matter: for thy heart is not right before God. 22 Repent therefore of this thy wickedness, and pray the Lord, if perhaps the thought of thy heart shall be forgiven thee. 23 For I see that thou art in the gall of bitterness and in the bond of iniquity. 24 And Simon answered and said, Pray ye for me to the Lord, that none of the things which ye have spoken come upon me. 25 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. 26 But an angel of the Lord spake unto Philip, saying, Arise, and go toward the south unto the way that goeth down from Jerusalem unto Gaza: the same is desert. 27 And he arose and went: and behold, a man of Ethiopia, a eunuch of great authority under Candace, queen of the Ethiopians, who was over all her treasure, who had come to Jerusalem to worship; 28 and he was returning and sitting in his chariot, and was reading the prophet Isaiah. 29 And the Spirit said unto Philip, Go near, and join thyself to this chariot. 30 And Philip ran to him, and heard him reading Isaiah the prophet, and said, Understandest thou what thou readest? 31 And he said, How can I, except some one shall guide me? And he besought Philip to come up and sit with him. 32 Now the passage of the scripture which he was reading was this, He was led as a sheep to the slaughter; And as a lamb before his shearer is dumb, So he openeth not his mouth: 33 In his humiliation his judgment was taken away: His generation who shall declare? For his life is taken from the earth. 34 And the eunuch answered Philip, and said, I pray thee, of whom speaketh the prophet this? of himself, or of some other? 35 And Philip opened his mouth, and beginning from this scripture, preached unto him Jesus. 36◆ And as they went on the way, they came unto a certain water; and the eunuch saith, Behold, [here is] water; what doth hinder me to be baptized? 37◆ No está en esta traducción 38◆ And he commanded the chariot to stand still: and they both went down into the water, both Philip and the eunuch; and he baptized him. 39 And when they came up out of the water, the Spirit of the Lord caught away Philip; and the eunuch saw him no more, for he went on his way rejoicing. 40 But Philip was found at Azotus: and passing through he preached the gospel to all the cities, till he came to Cæsarea.
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Personas y lugares de este capítulo
Del árbol genealógico y los mapas bíblicos de este sitio (en inglés), solo donde esas guías citan este capítulo.
Personas
Philip
One of the seven chosen at Jerusalem; he preached in Samaria, baptized the Ethiopian official, and later hosted Paul at Caesarea with his four prophesying daughters.
Citado en la guía: Acts 6:5; Acts 8:5; Acts 8:38
Simon
A sorcerer in Samaria who believed and was baptized, then tried to buy the power to give the Holy Spirit and was rebuked by Peter.
Citado en la guía: Acts 8:9; Acts 8:13; Acts 8:18
Stephen
One of the seven chosen to serve tables, full of faith and the Holy Spirit; he was stoned after his speech to the Sanhedrin and became the first martyr.
Citado en la guía: Acts 6:5; Acts 7:59; Acts 8:2
Referencias cruzadas (39)
Pasajes relacionados con cada versículo, del Treasury of Scripture Knowledge, tal como los reúnen y ordenan los lectores de OpenBible.info.
- 1 Daniel 3:16–18; Hechos 22:20; Hechos 5:40; Hechos 1:8; Hechos 7:58
- 2 Génesis 50:10–11; Jeremías 22:18; Génesis 23:2; 2 Crónicas 35:25; 2 Crónicas 32:33
- 3 1 Timoteo 1:13; Filipenses 3:6; 1 Corintios 15:9; Gálatas 1:13; Hechos 9:21
- 4 Mateo 10:23; Hechos 11:19; Hechos 8:1; 1 Tesalonicenses 2:2; Hechos 15:35
- 5 Hechos 6:5; Hechos 21:8; Hechos 8:40; Hechos 8:35–36; Hechos 5:42
- 6 Juan 4:41–42; Mateo 20:15–16; Hechos 13:44; 2 Crónicas 30:12
- 7 Mateo 10:1; Hechos 14:8–10; Marcos 16:17–18; Hechos 5:16; Hebreos 2:4
- 8 Hechos 13:52; Salmo 96:10–12; Hechos 13:48; Lucas 2:10–11; Romanos 15:9–12
- 9 Hechos 13:6; Juan 7:18; Hechos 5:36; Éxodo 8:18–19; Hechos 19:18–20
- 10 2 Pedro 2:2; Apocalipsis 13:3; Jeremías 31:34; Jeremías 8:10; Jonás 3:5
- 11 Hechos 8:9; Gálatas 3:1; Isaías 8:19; Isaías 47:9–13; Isaías 44:25
- 12 Hechos 2:38; Hechos 1:3; Mateo 28:19; Hechos 2:41; 1 Pedro 3:21
- 13 Hechos 19:11; Hechos 8:6–7; Juan 5:20; Juan 8:30–31; Marcos 16:17
- 14 1 Tesalonicenses 2:13; 1 Tesalonicenses 3:2; Hechos 8:1; Gálatas 2:9; Hechos 2:41
- 15 Hechos 2:38; Juan 16:23–24; Mateo 18:19; Juan 14:13–14; Filipenses 1:19
- 16 Hechos 2:38; Hechos 19:2; Mateo 28:19; Hechos 19:5–6; Hechos 11:15–17
- 17 Hechos 19:6; Hechos 6:6; 2 Timoteo 1:6; Hechos 8:18; Hechos 2:4
- 18 1 Timoteo 6:5; Mateo 10:8; 2 Reyes 8:9; Ezequiel 13:19; 2 Reyes 5:15–16
- 19 Lucas 14:7–11; Mateo 18:1–3; 3 Juan 9; Juan 5:44; Hechos 8:17
- 20 Daniel 5:17; Hechos 2:38; Mateo 10:8; Apocalipsis 18:15; 2 Pedro 2:14–17
- 21 Hebreos 4:13; Mateo 6:22–24; Salmo 36:1; Juan 21:17; Apocalipsis 22:19
- 22 2 Timoteo 2:25–26; Daniel 4:27; Hebreos 4:12; Hechos 9:11; Lucas 11:9–13
- 23 Isaías 58:6; Proverbios 5:22; Juan 8:34; Hebreos 12:15; Tito 3:3
- 24 Éxodo 8:8; Números 21:7; Job 42:8; Génesis 20:7; Santiago 5:16
- 25 Hechos 20:21; Hechos 28:23; 1 Pedro 5:12; Hechos 28:28; Hechos 8:40
- 26 2 Reyes 1:3; Hechos 5:19; Hebreos 1:14; Hechos 27:23; Hechos 12:23
- 27 Sofonías 3:10; Salmo 68:31; Isaías 56:3–8; Jeremías 38:7; Salmo 87:4
- 28 Colosenses 3:16; Isaías 1:1; Hechos 28:25; Proverbios 2:1–6; 2 Timoteo 3:15–17
- 29 Hechos 10:19; Hechos 11:12; Hechos 13:2–4; Hechos 20:22–23; Hechos 16:6–7
- 30 Lucas 24:44–45; Juan 5:39; Efesios 5:17; Mateo 15:10; Mateo 13:23
- 31 Romanos 10:14; Isaías 29:18–19; Salmo 73:16–17; Proverbios 30:2–3; Salmo 25:8–9
- 32 Isaías 53:7–8; 1 Pedro 2:21–24; Jeremías 51:40; Jeremías 11:19; Romanos 8:36
- 33 Isaías 53:12; Isaías 53:8; Filipenses 2:8–9; Zacarías 13:7; Isaías 53:10
- 34 Mateo 15:15; Mateo 13:36; Mateo 2:2–4
- 35 Lucas 24:27; Hechos 18:28; 1 Corintios 2:2; Hechos 28:23; Mateo 5:2
- 36 Hechos 10:47; Juan 3:5; Juan 3:23; Tito 3:5–6; 1 Juan 5:6
- 38 Juan 4:1; Juan 3:22–23
- 39 1 Reyes 18:12; 2 Reyes 2:16; Ezequiel 8:3; Ezequiel 43:5; Ezequiel 11:1
- 40 Hechos 21:8; Hechos 23:33; Hechos 25:4; Hechos 10:1; Hechos 23:23
Referencias cruzadas: OpenBible.info (CC BY), tomadas sobre todo del Treasury of Scripture Knowledge (dominio público). · Fuentes y licencias
¿Por qué mi Biblia dice algo distinto?
- Hechos 8:37: la confesión de fe del eunuco
En algunas Biblias, antes de bautizar al etíope, Felipe le dice: «Si crees de todo corazón, bien puedes», y el eunuco responde: «Creo que Jesucristo es el Hijo de Dios». Este versículo falta en los manuscritos griegos más antiguos y en la mayoría de los bizantinos, pero san Ireneo ya lo conocía en el siglo II. Parece ser una antigua confesión bautismal añadida al relato.
Lo que dijeron los Padres
Pasajes de los Padres de la Iglesia que comentan o citan este capítulo, tal como aparecen en la edición de Schaff (traducciones inglesas del siglo XIX, de dominio público). Los textos están en inglés.
Cómo se eligieron
«Comentario» es el comienzo de una homilía o exposición sobre este capítulo (homilías de san Juan Crisóstomo; tratados, sermones y comentarios a los Salmos de san Agustín). «Cita» es una frase en la que las notas de la propia edición identifican la cita de un versículo de este capítulo; solo se conserva si el texto coincide con el versículo. Solo se usan obras de autoría segura. Los Salmos siguen la numeración hebrea (Agustín usa la de los Setenta: su Salmo 50 es aquí el 51).
It seems to me, this (Philip) was one of the seven; for from Jerusalem he would not have gone southwards, but to the north; but from Samaria it was "towards the south. The same is desert:" so that there is no fear of an attack from the Jews. And he did not ask, Wherefore? but "arose and went.
Leer en contexto · Nicene and Post-Nicene Fathers, series 1, vol. 11 (1889)
And to him they had regard, because that of long time he had driven them mad by his sorceries." This Simon, then--who feigned faith, supposing that the apostles themselves performed their cures by the art of magic, and not by the power of God; and with respect to their filling with the Holy Ghost, through the imposition of hands, those …
… when we hear, "He that believeth and is baptized shall be saved;" we do not of course understand it of one who believes in such a way "as the devils believe and tremble;" nor of those who receive baptism in such sort as Simon Magus, who though he could be baptized, could not be saved.
Leer en contexto · Nicene and Post-Nicene Fathers, series 1, vol. 6 (1888)
For indeed this is his great power. This power caused Christ to die, that He might put an end to it.
Leer en contexto · Nicene and Post-Nicene Fathers, series 1, vol. 10 (1888)
The inventor of all heresy was Simon Magus: that Simon, who in the Acts of the Apostles thought to purchase with money the unsaleable grace of the Spirit, and heard the words, Thou hast neither part nor lot in this matter, and the rest: concerning whom also it is written, They went out from us, but they were not …
Leer en contexto · Nicene and Post-Nicene Fathers, series 2, vol. 7 (1894)