What did Peter and John do after witnessing the Samaritan revival in Acts 8?
After testifying and preaching the word of the Lord in Samaria, Peter and John returned to Jerusalem. As they journeyed back, they preached the gospel in many villages of the Samaritans. Rather than spreading across the Roman Empire, they went back to Jerusalem.
Les explains that after the Samaritans responded, Peter and John did not immediately spread out across the Roman Empire. Instead, verse 25 says that when they had testified and preached the word of the Lord, they returned to Jerusalem. On the way back they also preached the gospel in many villages of the Samaritans. Les notes Samaria was only a few miles north of Jerusalem, so their return was not a distant missionary journey. The account then shifts to Philip, whom the angel of the Lord directed toward Gaza.
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.
More Questions
Why did Peter and John return to Jerusalem instead of going to the Gentiles in Acts 8?
Peter and John returned to Jerusalem instead of continuing to preach because they knew they had no ministry to Gentiles until Israel had the King.
After the Samaritans believed, did the apostles immediately spread out across the Roman Empire?
Even after the Samaritans responded to the gospel, the apostles did not immediately set out across the Roman Empire; instead they went back to Jerusalem.