Commentary

Acts 8

Scofield Reference Notes (1917 edition) (1917)

The notes that made the Scofield Bible famous. They read Scripture through dispensationalism, a framework many Christians do not share: read with discernment.

Verses 5–25

city of

The Jews having rejected Stephen's witness to, and of, them, the Gospel now begins to go out to "all nations." Cf. Luke 24:47.

Verses 26–36

angel (See Scofield "Hebrews 1:4").

desert Contra, Acts 8:6-8.

Verses 37–40

And

The best authorities omit v. 37.

Scofield Reference Notes (1917 edition) (1917). Public domain, from the CrossWire SWORD module.