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June 22, 2022

Acts 8:17

Wednesday, 22 June 2022   Then they laid hands on them, and they received the Holy Spirit. Acts 8:17   In the previous verse, Luke carefully noted that the Holy Spirit had not fallen on any who had believed in Jesus. Rather, it said, “They had only b...
June 23, 2022

Acts 8:18

Thursday, 23 June 2022   And when Simon saw that through the laying on of the apostles’ hands the Holy Spirit was given, he offered them money, Acts 8:18   It was noted that as Peter and John laid their hands on those of Samaria the people then recei...
June 24, 2022

Acts 8:19

Saturday, 25 June 2022   But Peter said to him, “Your money perish with you, because you thought that the gift of God could be purchased with money! Acts 8:20   The previous verse cited Simon. He had offered money to Peter and then he said, “Give me ...
June 25, 2022

Acts 8:20

Saturday, 25 June 2022   But Peter said to him, “Your money perish with you, because you thought that the gift of God could be purchased with money! Acts 8:20   The previous verse cited Simon. He had offered money to Peter and then he said, “Give me ...
June 26, 2022

Acts 8:21

Sunday, 26 June 2022   You have neither part nor portion in this matter, for your heart is not right in the sight of God. Acts 8:21   Peter just let Simon have it for offering money and asking to be given the power to impart the Holy Spirit to others...
June 27, 2022

Acts 8:22

Monday, 27 June 2022   Repent therefore of this your wickedness, and pray God if perhaps the thought of your heart may be forgiven you. Acts 8:22   After offering money to Peter in order to obtain the power to impart the Holy Spirit, Peter really lai...
June 28, 2022

Acts 8:23

Tuesday, 28 June 2022   “For I see that you are poisoned by bitterness and bound by iniquity.” Acts 8:23   Peter has upbraided Simon for his offer of money to have the power to impart the Holy Spirit to others. He then offered the corrective measure ...
June 29, 2022

Acts 8:24

Wednesday, 29 June 2022   Then Simon answered and said, “Pray to the Lord for me, that none of the things which you have spoken may come upon me.” Acts 8:24   Peter has completed his words of reproof towards Simon. In them, he said, “Repent therefore...
June 30, 2022

Acts 8:25

Thursday, 30 June 2022   So when they had testified and preached the word of the Lord, they returned to Jerusalem, preaching the gospel in many villages of the Samaritans. Acts 8:25   With the narrative concerning Simon complete, Luke now continues w...
July 1, 2022

Acts 8:26

Friday, 1 July 2022   Now an angel of the Lord spoke to Philip, saying, “Arise and go toward the south along the road which goes down from Jerusalem to Gaza.” This is desert. Acts 8:26   With the account concerning Peter and John completed, the narra...
July 2, 2022

Acts 8:27

Saturday, 2 July 2022   So he arose and went. And behold, a man of Ethiopia, a eunuch of great authority under Candace the queen of the Ethiopians, who had charge of all her treasury, and had come to Jerusalem to worship, Acts 8:27   The previous ver...
July 3, 2022

Acts 8:28

Sunday, 3 July 2022   was returning. And sitting in his chariot, he was reading Isaiah the prophet. Acts 8:28   The previous verse introduced the Ethiopian eunuch who had come to Jerusalem to worship. Now it says he “was returning.” Like the Queen of...
July 4, 2022

Acts 8:29

Monday, 4 July 2022   Then the Spirit said to Philip, “Go near and overtake this chariot.” Acts 8:29   The previous words referred to the Ethiopian eunuch sitting in his chariot and reading Isaiah the prophet. Now, it says, “Then the Spirit said to P...
July 5, 2022

Acts 8:30

Tuesday, 5 July 2022   So Philip ran to him, and heard him reading the prophet Isaiah, and said, “Do you understand what you are reading?” Acts 8:30   Philip was just instructed to go near to the eunuch’s chariot and overtake it. With that instructio...
July 6, 2022

Acts 8:31

Wednesday, 6 July 2022   And he said, “How can I, unless someone guides me?” And he asked Philip to come up and sit with him. Acts 8:31   In the previous verse, Philip asked the Ethiopian eunuch if he understood what he was reading as he read the pro...
July 7, 2022

Acts 8:32

Thursday, 7 July 2022   The place in the Scripture which he read was this: “He was led as a sheep to the slaughter;And as a lamb before its shearer is silent,So He opened not His mouth. Acts 8:32   It was seen that the Ethiopian eunuch did not unders...
July 8, 2022

Acts 8:33

Friday, 8 July 2022   “In His humiliation His justice was taken away, And who will declare His generation? For His life is taken from the earth.” Acts 8:33   Luke now continues the quote from Isaiah 53:8 which speaks of the coming Messiah. The eunuch...
July 9, 2022

Acts 8:34

Saturday, 9 July 2022   So the eunuch answered Philip and said, “I ask you, of whom does the prophet say this, of himself or of some other man?” Acts 8:34   With the eunuch’s quoting of Isaiah complete, Luke next records, “So the eunuch answered Phil...
July 10, 2022

Acts 8:35

Sunday, 10 July 2022   Then Philip opened his mouth, and beginning at this Scripture, preached Jesus to him. Acts 8:35   In the previous verse, the Ethiopian eunuch asked who Isaiah was referring to in the passage that he had read. Now, Luke notes Ph...
July 11, 2022

Acts 8:36

Monday, 11 July 2022   Now as they went down the road, they came to some water. And the eunuch said, “See, here is water. What hinders me from being baptized?” Acts 8:36   The previous verse said that Philip opened his mouth and began to preach Jesus...
July 12, 2022

Acts 8:37

Tuesday, 12 July 2022   Then Philip said, “If you believe with all your heart, you may.”And he answered and said, “I believe that Jesus Christ is the Son of God.” Acts 8:37   The previous words revealed the eunuch’s desire to be baptized, asking, “Wh...
July 13, 2022

Acts 8:38

Wednesday, 13 July 2022   So he commanded the chariot to stand still. And both Philip and the eunuch went down into the water, and he baptized him. Acts 8:38   The previous verse conveyed the proclamation by the eunuch that he believed the gospel. As...
July 14, 2022

Acts 8:39

Thursday, 14 July 2022   Now when they came up out of the water, the Spirit of the Lord caught Philip away, so that the eunuch saw him no more; and he went on his way rejoicing. Acts 8:39   The last verse saw Philip and the eunuch going down into the...
July 15, 2022

Acts 8:40

Friday, 15 July 2022   But Philip was found at Azotus. And passing through, he preached in all the cities till he came to Caesarea. Acts 8:40   In the previous verse, Philip was caught away from the eunuch and the eunuch went on his way rejoicing. Wi...