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Acts 8:6

Listen to Acts 8:6
6 When the crowds heard Philip and saw the signs he performed, they all paid close attention to what he said.

Acts 8:6 in Other Translations

King James Version (KJV)
6 And the people with one accord gave heed unto those things which Philip spake, hearing and seeing the miracles which he did.
English Standard Version (ESV)
6 And the crowds with one accord paid attention to what was being said by Philip when they heard him and saw the signs that he did.
New Living Translation (NLT)
6 Crowds listened intently to Philip because they were eager to hear his message and see the miraculous signs he did.
The Message Bible (MSG)
6 When the people heard what he had to say and saw the miracles, the clear signs of God's action, they hung on his every word.
American Standard Version (ASV)
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.
GOD'S WORD Translation (GW)
6 The crowds paid close attention to what Philip said. They listened to him and saw the miracles that he performed.
Holman Christian Standard Bible (CSB)
6 The crowds paid attention with one mind to what Philip said, as they heard and saw the signs he was performing.
New International Reader's Version (NIRV)
6 The crowds listened to Philip. They saw the miraculous signs he did. They all paid close attention to what he said.

Acts 8:6 Meaning and Commentary

Acts 8:6

And the people with one accord
The inhabitants of the city of Samaria, as one man, came to hear the word:

and gave heed to those things which Philip spake;
they listened to them, took notice of them, gave their ascent to them, believed and embraced them; being induced thereunto, not only upon the evidence by which these things came, but by reason of the miracles which he wrought, for the confirmation of them: for it follows,

hearing and seeing the miracles which he did;
and which are particularly mentioned in the next verse.

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Acts 8:6 In-Context

4 Those who had been scattered preached the word wherever they went.
5 Philip went down to a city in Samaria and proclaimed the Messiah there.
6 When the crowds heard Philip and saw the signs he performed, they all paid close attention to what he said.
7 For with shrieks, impure spirits came out of many, and many who were paralyzed or lame were healed.
8 So there was great joy in that city.
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