[8:16] 1 tn Grk “For he”; the referent (the Spirit) has been specified in the translation for clarity.
[8:16] 3 sn This is a parenthetical note by the author.
[8:17] 4 tn Grk “on them”; the referent (the Samaritans) has been specified in the translation for clarity.
[8:17] 5 sn They received the Holy Spirit. It is likely this special distribution of the Spirit took place because a key ethnic boundary was being crossed. Here are some of “those far off” of Acts 2:38-40.