Verš 32
Now the place in Scripture that he was reading was this: “Like a sheep he was led to the slaughter. And like a lamb silent before his shearer, so he opened not his mouth.
Iz 53:7 - He was offered up, because it was his own will. And he did not open his mouth. He will be led like a sheep to the slaughter. And he will be mute like a lamb before his shearer. For he will not open his mouth.
Verš 1
Now in those days, there occurred a great persecution against the Church at Jerusalem. And they were all dispersed throughout the regions of Judea and Samaria, except the Apostles.
Sk 22:20 - And when the blood of your witness Stephen was poured out, I stood nearby and was consenting, and I watched over the garments of those who put him to death.’
Sk 11:19 - And some of them, having been dispersed by the persecution that had occurred under Stephen, traveled around, even to Phoenicia and Cyprus and Antioch, speaking the Word to no one, except to Jews only.
Verš 2
But God-fearing men arranged for Stephen’s funeral, and they made a great mourning over him.
Gn 23:2 - And she died in the city of Arba, which is Hebron, in the land of Canaan. And Abraham came to mourn and weep for her.
Gn 50:10 - And they arrived at the threshing place of Atad, which is situated beyond the Jordan. There they spent seven full days celebrating the funeral rites with a great and vehement lamentation.
2Sam 3:31 - Then David said to Joab, and to all the people who were with him, “Tear your garments, and gird yourselves with sackcloth, and mourn before the funeral procession of Abner.” Moreover, king David himself was following the casket.
Verš 3
Then Saul was laying waste to the Church by entering throughout the houses, and dragging away men and women, and committing them to prison.
Sk 9:1 - Now Saul, still breathing threats and beatings against the disciples of the Lord, went to the high priest,
Sk 22:4 - I persecuted this Way, even unto death, binding and delivering into custody both men and women,
Sk 26:9 - And certainly, I myself formerly considered that I ought to act in many ways which are contrary to the name of Jesus the Nazarene.
1Kor 15:9 - For I am the least of the Apostles. I am not worthy to be called an Apostle, because I persecuted the Church of God.
Gal 1:13 - For you have heard of my former behavior within Judaism: that, beyond measure, I persecuted the Church of God and fought against Her.
1Tim 1:13 - though previously I was a blasphemer, and a persecutor, and contemptuous. But then I obtained the mercy of God. For I had been acting ignorantly, in unbelief.
Verš 4
Therefore, those who had been dispersed were traveling around, evangelizing the Word of God.
Mt 10:23 - Now when they persecute you in one city, flee into another. Amen I say to you, you will not have exhausted all the cities of Israel, before the Son of man returns.
Sk 11:19 - And some of them, having been dispersed by the persecution that had occurred under Stephen, traveled around, even to Phoenicia and Cyprus and Antioch, speaking the Word to no one, except to Jews only.
Verš 7
For many of them had unclean spirits, and, crying out with a loud voice, these departed from them.
Mk 16:17 - Now these signs will accompany those who believe. In my name, they shall cast out demons. They will speak in new languages.
Sk 5:16 - But a multitude also hurried to Jerusalem from the neighboring cities, carrying the sick and those troubled by unclean spirits, who were all healed.
Sk 16:18 - Now she behaved in this way for many days. But Paul, being grieved, turned and said to the spirit, “I command you, in the name of Jesus Christ, to go out from her.” And it went away in that same hour.
Sk 19:11 - And God was accomplishing powerful and uncommon miracles by the hand of Paul,
Verš 9
Therefore, there was great gladness in that city. Now there was a certain man named Simon, who formerly had been a magician in that city, seducing the people of Samaria, claiming himself to be someone great.
Sk 13:6 - And when they had traveled throughout the entire island, even to Paphos, they found a certain man, a magician, a false prophet, a Jew, whose name was Bar-Jesu.
Verš 17
Then they laid their hands on them, and they received the Holy Spirit.
Sk 6:6 - These they set before the sight of the Apostles, and while praying, they imposed hands on them.
Sk 13:3 - Then, fasting and praying and imposing their hands upon them, they sent them away.
Sk 19:6 - And when Paul had imposed his hands on them, the Holy Spirit came over them. And they were speaking in tongues and prophesying.
1Tim 4:14 - Do not be willing to neglect the grace that is within you, which was given to you through prophecy, with the imposition of the hands of the priesthood.
1Tim 5:22 - You should not be quick to impose hands on anyone, nor should you take part in the sins of outsiders. Keep yourself chaste.
2Tim 1:6 - Because of this, I admonish you to revive the grace of God, which is in you by the imposition of my hands.
Verš 35
Then Philip, opening his mouth and beginning from this Scripture, evangelized Jesus to him.
Lk 24:45 - Then he opened their mind, so that they might understand the Scriptures.
Verš 20
“Let your money be with you in perdition, for you have supposed that a gift of God might be possessed by money.
Mt 10:8 - Cure the infirm, raise the dead, cleanse lepers, cast out demons. You have 569 received freely, so give freely.
Verš 24
Then Simon responded by saying, “Pray for me to the Lord, so that nothing of what you have said may happen to me.”
Nm 21:7 - And so they went to Moses, and they said: “We have sinned, because we have spoken against the Lord and against you. Pray, so that he may take away these serpents from us.” And Moses prayed for the people.
Verš 36
And while they were going along the way, they arrived at a certain water source. And the eunuch said: “There is water. What would prevent me from being baptized?”
Sk 10:47 - Then Peter responded, “How could anyone prohibit water, so that those who have received the Holy Spirit would not be baptized, just as we also have been?”
Verš 27
And rising up, he went. And behold, an Ethiopian man, a eunuch, powerful under Candace, the queen of the Ethiopians, who was over all her treasures, had arrived in Jerusalem to worship.
Jn 12:20 - Now there were certain Gentiles among those who went up so that they might worship on the feast day.
Sk 8,5 - Filip je jeden zo siedmich mužov, ktorých apoštoli ustanovili, aby "obsluhovali pri stoloch"; nie je totožný s apoštolom Filipom.
Sk 8,12 - "Meno" tu označuje samého Krista.
Sk 8,14-17 - Je to klasické miesto Svätého písma, ktoré poukazuje na jestvovanie sviatosti birmovania, odlišnej od krstu.
Sk 8,19 - Od tohto Šimona sa odvodzuje názov "simónia", ktorým sa označuje akékoľvek kupčenie so svätými vecami a úradmi v Cirkvi.
Sk 8,27 - "Kandaké" nie je vlastné meno, ale označuje hodnosť kráľovnej. Všetky etiópske kráľovné mali titul kandaké, ako zasa egyptskí králi sa menovali faraóni.
Sk 8,32 - Porov. Iz 53, 7.8.
Sk 8,32-32 - Iz 53, 7–8. Izaiáš predpovedá, že Mesiáš bude nevinne a trpezlivo trpieť a zomrie bolestnou a ponižujúcou smrťou.
Sk 8,37 - Tento verš Neovulgáta vynecháva. Znie: "Filip mu povedal: »Ak veríš z celého srdca, slobodno.« A on odpovedal: »Verím, že Ježiš Kristus je Boží Syn.«" Ide o veľmi starú glosu, ktorú zachovali niektoré grécke rukopisy, ako aj Vulgáta (text inšpirovaný krstnou liturgiou).
Sk 8,40 - Azot je mesto na pobreží Stredozemného mora, asi 37 km na sever od Gazy. Cézarea sa nachádza asi 50 km od dnešného Tel Avivu, tiež na morskom pobreží.