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For unclean spirits,[a] crying with loud shrieks, were coming out of many who were possessed,[b] and many paralyzed and lame people were healed.

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  1. Acts 8:7 sn The expression unclean spirits refers to evil supernatural spirits which were ceremonially unclean, and which caused the persons possessed by them to be ceremonially unclean.
  2. Acts 8:7 tn Grk “For [in the case of] many who had unclean spirits, they were coming out, crying in a loud voice.”

13 Even Simon himself believed, and after he was baptized, he stayed close to[a] Philip constantly, and when he saw the signs and great miracles that were occurring, he was amazed.[b]

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  1. Acts 8:13 tn Or “he kept close company with.”
  2. Acts 8:13 sn He was amazed. Now Simon, the one who amazed others, is himself amazed, showing the superiority of Philip’s connection to God. Christ is better than anything the culture has to offer.