Acts 8:7

With loud shrieks, unclean spirits came out of many who were possessed, and many of the paralyzed and lame were healed.

Berean Standard Bible

Study note

Setting — The narrative records Philip’s ministry in Samaria while crowds observe his preaching and accompanying signs.

The words — πολλοὶ (polloi) translates literally as "many," and ἀκάθαρτα (akatharta) means "unclean."

The thread — This pattern of exorcism and healing appears in Matthew 10:1, Mark 16:17, and Acts 5:16.

Why it lands — The text reports that unclean spirits departed with loud cries and that paralyzed and lame individuals were healed, requiring the reader to confront the claimed authority behind these events.

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The Greek words

πολλοὶpolloimany γὰρgarfor τῶνtōnof those ἐχόντωνechontōnhaving πνεύματαpneumataspirits ἀκάθαρταakathartaunclean βοῶνταboōntacrying φωνῇphōnēavoice μεγάλῃmegalēin a loud ἐξήρχοντο,exērchontowere coming out,πολλοὶpolloimany δὲdenow παραλελυμένοιparalelumenoiparalyzed καὶkaiand χωλοὶchōloilame ἐθεραπεύθησαν·etherapeuthēsanwere healed;

King James Version

For unclean spirits, crying with loud voice, came out of many that were possessed with them: and many taken with palsies, and that were lame, were healed.

Cross-references

Matthew 10:1 And calling His twelve disciples to Him, Jesus gave them authority over unclean spirits, so that they could drive them out and heal every disease and sickness.
Mark 16:17 And these signs will accompany those who believe: In My name they will drive out demons; they will speak in new tongues;
Acts 5:16 Crowds also gathered from the towns around Jerusalem, bringing the sick and those tormented by unclean spirits, and all of them were healed.
Acts 14:8 In Lystra there sat a man crippled in his feet, who was lame from birth and had never walked.
Hebrews 2:4 and was affirmed by God through signs, wonders, various miracles, and gifts of the Holy Spirit distributed according to His will.
Isaiah 35:6 Then the lame will leap like a deer and the mute tongue will shout for joy. For waters will gush forth in the wilderness, and streams in the desert.
Matthew 4:24 News about Him spread all over Syria, and people brought to Him all who were ill with various diseases, those suffering acute pain, the demon-possessed, those having seizures, and the paralyzed, and He healed them.
Matthew 11:5 The blind receive sight, the lame walk, the lepers are cleansed, the deaf hear, the dead are raised, and the good news is preached to the poor.
Matthew 15:30 Large crowds came to Him, bringing the lame, the blind, the crippled, the mute, and many others, and laid them at His feet, and He healed them.
Mark 2:3 Then a paralytic was brought to Him, carried by four men.