Shǐtúxíngzhuàn 8:13

13 Xīmén zìjǐ yĕ xìn le . jì shòu le xǐ , jiù cháng yǔ féi lì zaì yī chù . kànjian tā suǒ xíng de shénjī hé dà yìnéng , jiù shén jīngqí .

Shǐtúxíngzhuàn 8:13 Meaning and Commentary

Acts 8:13

Then Simon himself believed also
With an historical and temporary faith, as that Jesus was the Messiah or at least he pretended, to believe this, and professed that he did believe, what others did, and Philip preached:

and when he was baptized;
upon profession of his faith, which he so artfully made, that Philip could not discover his hypocrisy: but taking him to be a sincere believer, admitted him to baptism: after which,

he continued with Philip;
kept close to him, and got into a familiar acquaintance with him; and constantly attended on his ministry, as if he had been a sincere disciple and follower of Christ:

and wondered, beholding the miracles and signs which were done;
he was as much amazed at the miraculous performances of Philip, as the inhabitants of Samaria had been at his, which he could observe were real things; and this increased his wonder, and threw him into an ecstasy, that he was scarce himself: whereas he knew that what he did were only sham performances, and legerdemain tricks.

Shǐtúxíngzhuàn 8:13 In-Context

11 Tāmen tīng cōng tā , yīn tā jiǔ yòng xiéshù , shǐ tāmen jīngqí .

12 Jízhì tāmen xìn le féi lì suǒ chuán shén guó de fúyin , hé Yēsū Jīdū de míng , lián nán daì nǚ jiù shòu le xǐ .

13 Xīmén zìjǐ yĕ xìn le . jì shòu le xǐ , jiù cháng yǔ féi lì zaì yī chù . kànjian tā suǒ xíng de shénjī hé dà yìnéng , jiù shén jīngqí .

14 Shǐtú zaì Yēlùsǎlĕng , tīngjian Sāmǎlìyà rén lǐngshòu le shén de dào , jiù dǎfa Bǐdé Yuēhàn wǎng tāmen nàli qù .

15 Liǎng gèrén dào le , jiù wéi tāmen dǎogào , yào jiào tāmen shòu Shènglíng .