Acts 8:25

“And they, when they had testified, etc. That is, Simeon (or Peter) and John, as the Syriac version expresses it; when they had bore their testimony to, and by it confirmed the Gospel as preached by Philip, and had established the young converts in it, and against the errors of Simon Magus: and preached the word of the Lord; or of “God”, as read the Alexandrian copy, and the Syriac, Arabic, and Ethiopic versions; when they had preached the Gospel in the city of Samaria, the same as Philip had preached before; whereby it appeared, that there was an harmony and agreement between them: returned to Jerusalem; to the rest of the apostles there, to give them an account, how they found things at…”

“and they--Peter and John. when they had . . . preached--in the city where Philip's labors had been so richly blessed. returned . . . and preached . . . in many villages of the Samaritans--embracing the opportunity of their journey back to Jerusalem to fulfil their Lord's commission to the whole region of Samaria (Act 1:8).”

“In many villages ... - They went at first directly to the “city” of Samaria. On their return to Jerusalem they travelled more at leisure, and preached in the villages also - a good example for the ministers of the gospel, and for all Christians, when traveling from place to place. The reason why they returned to Jerusalem, and made that their permanent abode, might have been, that it was important to bear witness to the resurrection of Christ in the very city where he had been crucified, and where his resurrection had occurred. If the doctrine was established “there,” it would be more easy to establish it elsewhere. return to 'Top of Page'”

“when they had: Act 1:8, Act 18:5, Act 20:21, Act 26:22, Act 26:23, Act 28:23, Act 28:28, Act 28:31; Joh 15:27; Pe1 5:12 villages: Luk 9:52-56 Acts 8:26”