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Hechos 8 Biblia en inglés básico
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1 And Saul gave approval to his death. Now at that time a violent attack was started against the church in Jerusalem; and all but the Apostles went away into all parts of Judaea and Samaria.
1 Saul was consenting to his death. A great persecution arose against the assembly which was in Jerusalem in that day. They were all scattered abroad throughout the regions of Judea and Samaria, except for the apostles.
1 Ἐγένετο δὲ ἐν ἐκείνῃ τῇ ἡμέρᾳ διωγμὸς μέγας ἐπὶ τὴν ἐκκλησίαν τὴν ἐν Ἱεροσολύμοις· πάντες δὲ διεσπάρησαν κατὰ τὰς χώρας τῆς Ἰουδαίας καὶ Σαμαρείας, πλὴν τῶν ἀποστόλων.
2 And God-fearing men put Stephen's body in its last resting-place, making great weeping over him.
2 Devout men buried Stephen and lamented greatly over him.
2 συνεκόμισαν δὲ τὸν Στέφανον ἄνδρες εὐλαβεῖς καὶ ἐποίησαν κοπετὸν μέγαν ἐπ᾽ αὐτῷ.
3 But Saul was burning with hate against the church, going into every house and taking men and women and putting them in prison.
3 But Saul ravaged the assembly, entering into every house and dragged both men and women off to prison.
3 Σαῦλος δὲ ἐλυμαίνετο τὴν ἐκκλησίαν κατὰ τοὺς οἴκους εἰσπορευόμενος, σύρων τε ἄνδρας καὶ γυναῖκας παρεδίδου εἰς φυλακήν.
4 But those who had gone in flight went everywhere preaching the word.
4 Therefore those who were scattered abroad went around preaching the word.
4 Οἱ μὲν οὖν διασπαρέντες διῆλθον εὐαγγελιζόμενοι τὸν λόγον.
5 And Philip went down to Samaria and was teaching them about Christ.
5 Philip went down to the city of Samaria and proclaimed to them the Christ.
5 Φίλιππος δὲ κατελθὼν εἰς πόλιν τῆς Σαμαρείας ἐκήρυσσεν αὐτοῖς τὸν Χριστόν.
6 And all the people gave attention to the words which Philip said, when they saw the signs which he did.
6 The multitudes listened with one accord to the things that were spoken by Philip when they heard and saw the signs which he did.
6 προσεῖχον δὲ οἱ ὄχλοι τοῖς λεγομένοις ὑπὸ τοῦ Φιλίππου ὁμοθυμαδὸν ἐν τῷ ἀκούειν αὐτοὺς καὶ βλέπειν τὰ σημεῖα ἃ ἐποίει.
7 For unclean spirits came out from those who had them, crying with a loud voice; and a number of those who were ill and broken in body were made well.
7 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.
7 πολλῶν γὰρ τῶν ἐχόντων πνεύματα ἀκάθαρτα βοῶντα φωνῇ μεγάλῃ ἐξήρχετο, πολλοὶ δὲ παραλελυμένοι καὶ χωλοὶ ἐθεραπεύθησαν,
8 And there was much joy in that town.
8 There was great joy in that city.
8 καὶ ἐγένετο χαρὰ μεγάλη ἐν τῇ πόλει ἐκείνῃ.
9 But there was a certain man named Simon, who in the past had been a wonder-worker and a cause of surprise to the people of Samaria, saying that he himself was a great man:
9 But there was a certain man, Simon by name, who used to practice sorcery in the city and amazed the people of Samaria, making himself out to be some great one,
9 Ἀνὴρ δέ τις ὀνόματι Σίμων προϋπῆρχεν ἐν τῇ πόλει μαγεύων καὶ ἐξιστῶν τὸ ἔθνος τῆς Σαμαρείας, λέγων εἶναί τινα ἑαυτὸν μέγαν·
10 To whom they all gave attention, from the smallest to the greatest, saying, This man is that power of God which is named Great.
10 to whom they all listened, from the least to the greatest, saying, “This man is that great power of God.”
10 ᾧ προσεῖχον πάντες ἀπὸ μικροῦ ἕως μεγάλου λέγοντες· οὗτός ἐστιν ἡ δύναμις τοῦ Θεοῦ ἡ μεγάλη.
11 And they gave attention to him, because for a long time his wonder-working powers had kept them under his control.
11 They listened to him because for a long time he had amazed them with his sorceries.
11 προσεῖχον δὲ αὐτῷ διὰ τὸ ἱκανῷ χρόνῳ ταῖς μαγείαις ἐξεστακέναι αὐτούς.
12 But when they had faith in the good news given by Philip about the kingdom of God and the name of Jesus Christ, a number of men and women had baptism.
12 But when they believed Philip preaching good news concerning God’s Kingdom and the name of Jesus Christ, they were baptized, both men and women.
12 ὅτε δὲ ἐπίστευσαν τῷ Φιλίππῳ εὐαγγελιζομένῳ τὰ περὶ τῆς βασιλείας τοῦ Θεοῦ καὶ τοῦ ὀνόματος Ἰησοῦ Χριστοῦ, ἐβαπτίζοντο ἄνδρες τε καὶ γυναῖκες.
13 And Simon himself had faith and, having had baptism, he went with Philip and, seeing the signs and the great wonders which he did, he was full of surprise.
13 Simon himself also believed. Being baptized, he continued with Philip. Seeing signs and great miracles occurring, he was amazed.
13 ὁ δὲ Σίμων καὶ αὐτὸς ἐπίστευσε, καὶ βαπτισθεὶς ἦν προσκαρτερῶν τῷ Φιλίππῳ, θεωρῶν τε δυνάμεις καὶ σημεῖα γινόμενα ἐξίστατο.
14 Now when the Apostles at Jerusalem had news that the people of Samaria had taken the word of God into their hearts, they sent to them Peter and John;
14 Now when the apostles who were at Jerusalem heard that Samaria had received the word of God, they sent Peter and John to them,
14 Ἀκούσαντες δὲ οἱ ἐν Ἱεροσολύμοις ἀπόστολοι ὅτι δέδεκται ἡ Σαμάρεια τὸν λόγον τοῦ Θεοῦ, ἀπέστειλαν πρὸς αὐτοὺς τὸν Πέτρον καὶ Ἰωάννην·
15 Who, when they came there, made prayer for them, that the Holy Spirit might be given to them:
15 who, when they had come down, prayed for them, that they might receive the Holy Spirit;
15 οἵτινες καταβάντες προσηύξαντο περὶ αὐτῶν ὅπως λάβωσι Πνεῦμα Ἅγιον·
16 For up to that time he had not come on any of them; only baptism had been given to them in the name of the Lord Jesus.
16 for as yet he had fallen on none of them. They had only been baptized in the name of Christ Jesus.
16 οὔπω γὰρ ἦν ἐπ᾽ οὐδενὶ αὐτῶν ἐπιπεπτωκός, μόνον δὲ βεβαπτισμένοι ὑπῆρχον εἰς τὸ ὄνομα τοῦ Κυρίου Ἰησοῦ.
17 Then they put their hands on them, and the Holy Spirit came on them.
17 Then they laid their hands on them, and they received the Holy Spirit.
17 τότε ἐπετίθουν τὰς χεῖρας ἐπ᾽ αὐτούς, καὶ ἐλάμβανον Πνεῦμα Ἅγιον.
18 Now when Simon saw that the Holy Spirit was given through the touch of the Apostles' hands, he made them an offering of money, saying,
18 Now when Simon saw that the Holy Spirit was given through the laying on of the apostles’ hands, he offered them money,
18 ἰδὼν δὲ ὁ Σίμων ὅτι διὰ τῆς ἐπιθέσεως τῶν χειρῶν τῶν ἀποστόλων δίδοται τὸ Πνεῦμα τὸ Ἅγιον, προσήνεγκεν αὐτοῖς χρήματα
19 Give me this power, so that when I put my hands on anyone he may get the Holy Spirit.
19 saying, “Give me also this power, that whomever I lay my hands on may receive the Holy Spirit.”
19 λέγων· δότε κἀμοὶ τὴν ἐξουσίαν ταύτην, ἵνα ᾧ ἐὰν ἐπιθῶ τὰς χεῖρας λαμβάνῃ Πνεῦμα Ἅγιον.
20 But Peter said, May your money come to destruction with you, because you had the idea that what is freely given by God may be got for a price.
20 But Peter said to him, “May your silver perish with you, because you thought you could obtain the gift of God with money!
20 Πέτρος δὲ εἶπε πρὸς αὐτόν· τὸ ἀργύριόν σου σὺν σοὶ εἴη εἰς ἀπώλειαν, ὅτι τὴν δωρεὰν τοῦ Θεοῦ ἐνόμισας διὰ χρημάτων κτᾶσθαι.
21 You have no part in this business, because your heart is not right before God.
21 You have neither part nor lot in this matter, for your heart isn’t right before God.
21 οὐκ ἔστι σοι μερὶς οὐδὲ κλῆρος ἐν τῷ λόγῳ τούτῳ· ἡ γὰρ καρδία σου οὐκ ἔστιν εὐθεῖα ἐνώπιον τοῦ Θεοῦ.
22 Let your heart be changed, and make prayer to God that you may have forgiveness for your evil thoughts.
22 Repent therefore of this, your wickedness, and ask God if perhaps the thought of your heart may be forgiven you.
22 μετανόησον οὖν ἀπὸ τῆς κακίας σου ταύτης, καὶ δεήθητι τοῦ Θεοῦ εἰ ἄρα ἀφεθήσεταί σοι ἡ ἐπίνοια τῆς καρδίας σου·
23 For I see that you are prisoned in bitter envy and the chains of sin.
23 For I see that you are in the poison of bitterness and in the bondage of iniquity.”
23 εἰς γὰρ χολὴν πικρίας καὶ σύνδεσμον ἀδικίας ὁρῶ σε ὄντα.
24 And Simon, answering, said, Make prayer for me to the Lord, so that these things which you have said may not come on me.
24 Simon answered, “Pray for me to the Lord, that none of the things which you have spoken happen to me.”
24 ἀποκριθεὶς δὲ ὁ Σίμων εἶπε· δεήθητε ὑμεῖς ὑπὲρ ἐμοῦ πρὸς τὸν Θεὸν ὅπως μηδὲν ἐπέλθῃ ἐπ᾽ ἐμὲ ὧν εἰρήκατε.
25 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.
25 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.
25 Οἱ μὲν οὖν διαμαρτυράμενοι καὶ λαλήσαντες τὸν λόγον τοῦ Κυρίου ὑπέστρεψαν εἰς Ἱερουσαλήμ, πολλάς τε κώμας τῶν Σαμαρειτῶν εὐηγγελίσαντο.
26 But an angel of the Lord said to Philip, Get up, and go to the south, to the road which goes from Jerusalem to Gaza, through the waste land.
26 Then an angel of the Lord spoke to Philip, saying, “Arise, and go toward the south to the way that goes down from Jerusalem to Gaza. This is a desert.”
26 Ἄγγελος δὲ Κυρίου ἐλάλησε πρὸς Φίλιππον λέγων· ἀνάστηθι καὶ πορεύου κατὰ μεσημβρίαν ἐπὶ τὴν ὁδὸν τὴν καταβαίνουσαν ἀπὸ Ἱερουσαλὴμ εἰς Γάζαν· αὕτη ἐστὶν ἔρημος.
27 And he went and there was a man of Ethiopia, a servant of great authority under Candace, queen of the Ethiopians, and controller of all her property, who had come up to Jerusalem for worship;
27 He arose and went; and behold, there was 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.
27 καὶ ἀναστὰς ἐπορεύθη. καὶ ἰδοὺ ἀνὴρ Αἰθίοψ εὐνοῦχος δυνάστης Κανδάκης τῆς βασιλίσσης Αἰθιόπων, ὃς ἦν ἐπὶ πάσης τῆς γάζης αὐτῆς, ὃς ἐληλύθει προσκυνήσων εἰς Ἱερουσαλήμ,
28 He was going back, seated in his carriage, and was reading the book of the prophet Isaiah.
28 He was returning and sitting in his chariot, and was reading the prophet Isaiah.
28 ἦν τε ὑποστρέφων καὶ καθήμενος ἐπὶ τοῦ ἅρματος αὐτοῦ, καὶ ἀνεγίνωσκε τὸν προφήτην Ἡσαΐαν.
29 And the Spirit said to Philip, Go near, and get on his carriage.
29 The Spirit said to Philip, “Go near, and join yourself to this chariot.”
29 εἶπε δὲ τὸ Πνεῦμα τῷ Φιλίππῳ· πρόσελθε καὶ κολλήθητι τῷ ἅρματι τούτῳ.
30 And Philip, running up to him, saw that he was reading Isaiah the prophet, and said to him, Is the sense of what you are reading clear to you?
30 Philip ran to him, and heard him reading Isaiah the prophet, and said, “Do you understand what you are reading?”
30 προσδραμὼν δὲ ὁ Φίλιππος ἤκουσεν αὐτοῦ ἀναγινώσκοντος τὸν προφήτην Ἡσαΐαν, καὶ εἶπεν· ἆρά γε γινώσκεις ἃ ἀναγινώσκεις;
31 And he said, How is that possible when I have no guide? And he made Philip get up by his side.
31 He said, “How can I, unless someone explains it to me?” He begged Philip to come up and sit with him.
31 ὁ δὲ εἶπε· πῶς γὰρ ἂν δυναίμην, ἐὰν μή τις ὁδηγήσῃ με; παρεκάλεσέ τε τὸν Φίλιππον ἀναβάντα καθίσαι σὺν αὐτῷ.
32 Now the place in the book where he was reading was this: He was taken, like a sheep, to be put to death; and as a lamb is quiet when its wool is being cut, so he made no sound:
32 Now the passage of the Scripture which he was reading was this, “He was led as a sheep to the slaughter. As a lamb before his shearer is silent, so he doesn’t open his mouth.
32 ἡ δὲ περιοχὴ τῆς γραφῆς ἣν ἀνεγίνωσκεν ἦν αὕτη· ὡς πρόβατον ἐπὶ σφαγὴν ἤχθη· καὶ ὡς ἀμνὸς ἐναντίον τοῦ κείροντος αὐτὸν ἄφωνος, οὕτως οὐκ ἀνοίγει τὸ στόμα αὐτοῦ.
33 Being of low degree, his cause was not given a hearing: who has knowledge of his family? for his life is cut off from the earth.
33 In his humiliation, his judgment was taken away. Who will declare His generation? For his life is taken from the earth.”
33 ἐν τῇ ταπεινώσει αὐτοῦ ἡ κρίσις αὐτοῦ ἤρθη· τὴν δὲ γενεὰν αὐτοῦ τίς διηγήσεται; ὅτι αἴρεται ἀπὸ τῆς γῆς ἡ ζωὴ αὐτοῦ.
34 And the Ethiopian said to Philip, About whom are these words said by the prophet? about himself, or some other?
34 The eunuch answered Philip, “Who is the prophet talking about? About himself, or about someone else?”
34 ἀποκριθεὶς δὲ ὁ εὐνοῦχος τῷ Φιλίππῳ εἶπε· δέομαί σου, περὶ τίνος ὁ προφήτης λέγει τοῦτο; περὶ ἑαυτοῦ ἢ περὶ ἑτέρου τινός;
35 So Philip, starting from this writing, gave him the good news about Jesus.
35 Philip opened his mouth, and beginning from this Scripture, preached to him about Jesus.
35 ἀνοίξας δὲ ὁ Φίλιππος τὸ στόμα αὐτοῦ καὶ ἀρξάμενος ἀπὸ τῆς γραφῆς ταύτης εὐηγγελίσατο αὐτῷ τὸν Ἰησοῦν.
36◆ And while they were going on their way, they came to some water, and the Ethiopian said, See, here is water; why may I not have baptism?
36 As they went on the way, they came to some water; and the eunuch said, “Behold, here is water. What is keeping me from being baptized?”
36 ὡς δὲ ἐπορεύοντο κατὰ τὴν ὁδόν, ἦλθον ἐπί τι ὕδωρ, καί φησιν ὁ εὐνοῦχος· ἰδοὺ ὕδωρ· τί κωλύει με βαπτισθῆναι;
37 No está en esta traducción
37 [εἶπε δὲ ὁ Φίλιππος· εἰ πιστεύεις ἐξ ὅλης τῆς καρδίας, ἔξεστιν. ἀποκριθεὶς δὲ εἶπε· πιστεύω τὸν υἱὸν τοῦ Θεοῦ εἶναι τὸν Ἰησοῦν Χριστόν.]
38◆ And he gave orders for the carriage to be stopped, and the two of them went down into the water, and Philip gave him baptism.
38 He commanded the chariot to stand still, and they both went down into the water, both Philip and the eunuch, and he baptized him.
38 καὶ ἐκέλευσε στῆναι τὸ ἅρμα, καὶ κατέβησαν ἀμφότεροι εἰς τὸ ὕδωρ, ὅ τε Φίλιππος καὶ ὁ εὐνοῦχος, καὶ ἐβάπτισεν αὐτόν.
39 And when they came up out of the water, the Spirit of the Lord took Philip away; and the Ethiopian saw him no more, for he went on his way full of joy.
39 When they came up out of the water, the Spirit of the Lord caught Philip away, and the eunuch didn’t see him any more, for he went on his way rejoicing.
39 ὅτε δὲ ἀνέβησαν ἐκ τοῦ ὕδατος, Πνεῦμα Κυρίου ἥρπασε τὸν Φίλιππον, καὶ οὐκ εἶδεν αὐτὸν οὐκέτι ὁ εὐνοῦχος· ἐπορεύετο γὰρ τὴν ὁδὸν αὐτοῦ χαίρων.
40 But Philip came to Azotus, and went through all the towns, preaching the good news, till he came to Caesarea.
40 But Philip was found at Azotus. Passing through, he preached the Good News to all the cities until he came to Caesarea.
40 Φίλιππος δὲ εὑρέθη εἰς Ἄζωτον, καὶ διερχόμενος εὐηγγελίζετο τὰς πόλεις πάσας ἕως τοῦ ἐλθεῖν αὐτὸν εἰς Καισάρειαν.
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
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)