32And it came to pass, as Peter passed throughout all quarters, he came down also to the saints which dwelt at Lydda.
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Then Ananias answered, Lord, I have heard by many of this man, how much evil he hath done to thy saints at Jerusalem:
And they, when they had testified and preached the word of the Lord, returned to Jerusalem, and preached the gospel in many villages of the Samaritans.
He keepeth the paths of judgment, and preserveth the way of his saints.
Now when the apostles which were at Jerusalem heard that Samaria had received the word of God, they sent unto them Peter and John:
And he gave her his hand, and lifted her up, and when he had called the saints and widows, presented her alive.
Commentary
Matthew Henry’s Complete Commentary on the Bible (1710)
(vv. 32-35)Here we have, I. The visit Peter made to the churches that were newly planted by the dispersed preachers, Acts 9:32. 1. He passed through all quarters . As an apostle, he was not to be the resident pastor of any one church, but the itinerant visitor of many churches, to confirm the doctrine of inferior preachers, to confer the Holy Ghost on those that believed , and to ordain ministers. He passed…
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