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NASB | Acts 8:13 Even Simon himself believed; and after being baptized, he continued on with Philip, and as he observed signs and great miracles taking place, he was constantly amazed. |
AMPLIFIED 2015 | Acts 8:13 Even Simon believed [Philip's message of salvation]; and after being baptized, he continued on with Philip, and as he watched the attesting signs and great miracles taking place, he was constantly amazed. |
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Bible Note: Dear Tim: How delightful it is to explore God's word in a spirit of harmony! -- when the issue is not promotion of denominational bias but descovery of biblical truth! -- when we can study and learn together in true Christian spirit! It is in that spirit, I surely do believe, that we come together, commonly sharing, as we look at these passages from Hebrews 10.... Now I am going to post a rather lengthy portion from Matthew Henry's Commentary, but I make no apology for its length, inasmuch as it is my considered opinion that what this old saint has to say about the difficult verses of Hebrews 10 is well worth the reading: "The apostle infers the heavy doom that will fall upon those that apostatize from Christ. [1] They have trodden under foot the Son of God. To trample upon an ordinary person shows intolerable insolence; to treat a person of honour in that vile manner is insufferable; but to deal thus with the Son of God, who himself is God, must be the highest provocation -- to trample upon his person, denying him to be the Messiah -- to trample upon his authority, and undermine his kingdom -- to trample upon his members as the offscouring of all things, and not fit to live in the world; what punishment can be too great for such men? [2] They have counted the blood of the covenant, wherewith he was sanctified, an unholy thing; that is, the blood of Christ, with which the covenant was purchased and sealed, and wherewith Christ himself was consecrated, or wherewith the apostate was sanctified, that is, baptized, visibly initiated into the new covenant by baptism, and admitted to the Lord's supper. OBSERVE, THERE IS A KIND OF SANCTIFICATION WHICH PERSONS MAY PARTAKE OF AND YET FALL AWAY: THEY MAY BE DISTINGUISHED BY COMMON GIFTS AND GRACES, BY AN OUTWARD PROFESSION, BY A FORM OF GODLINESS, A COURSE OF DUTIES, AND A SET OF PRIVILEGES, AND YET FALL AWAY FINALLY. (Emphasis mine). Men who have seemed before to have the blood of Christ in high esteem may come to count it an unholy thing, no better than the blood of a malefactor, though it was the world's ransom, and every drop of it of infinite value. [3] Those have done despite unto the Spirit of grace, the Spirit that is graciously given to men, and that works grace wherever it is -- the Spirit of grace, that should be regarded and attended to with the greatest care -- this Spirit they have grieved, resisted, quenched, yea, done despite to him, which is the highest act of wickedness, and makes the case of the sinner desperate, refusing to have the gospel salvation applied to him. How dreadful is the case when not only the justice of God, but his abused grace and mercy call for vengeance!" --Hank |