Acts 8:5
3 But Saul began to destroy the church. Going from house to house, he dragged off men and women and put them in prison.
4 Those who had been scattered preached the word wherever they went.
Philip went down to a city in Samaria and proclaimed the Christ to them.
6 The crowds gave their undivided attention to Philip’s message and to the signs they saw him perform.
7 With loud shrieks, unclean spirits came out of many who were possessed, and many of the paralyzed and lame were healed.
Here the Bible tells a story about someone else. Ask yourself what it can say to us today. Do read the surrounding verses too, because the context often says more than a single verse.
Compare
- BSB
- Philip went down to a city in Samaria and proclaimed the Christ to them.
- KJV
- Then Philip went down to the city of Samaria, and preached Christ unto them.
- WEB
- Philip went down to the city of Samaria and proclaimed to them the Christ.
- ASV
- And Philip went down to the city of Samaria, and proclaimed unto them the Christ.
- DARBY
- And Philip, going down to a city of Samaria, preached the Christ to them;
- BLB
- Now Philip, having gone down to a city of Samaria, was proclaiming the Christ to them.
- ÅB
- Filip kom da ned til en by i Samaria og forkynte Kristus for dem.
- OTB
- Filip dro ned til en by i Samaria og begynte å forkynne Kristus for dem.
- B1930
- Filip kom da ned til en by i Samaria og forkynte Kristus for dem.
Study notes (Tyndale)
Original text and word study
Cross references
Acts 6:5
This proposal pleased the whole group. They chose Stephen, a man full of faith and of the Holy Spirit, as well as Philip, Prochorus, Nicanor, Timon, Parmenas, and Nicolas from Antioch, a convert to Judaism.
Read in contextActs 21:8
Leaving the next day, we went on to Caesarea and stayed at the home of Philip the evangelist, who was one of the Seven.
Read in contextActs 8:40
But Philip appeared at Azotus and traveled through that region, preaching the gospel in all the towns until he came to Caesarea.
Read in contextActs 8:35–36
Then Philip began with this very Scripture and told him the good news about Jesus.
Read in contextActs 5:42
Every day, in the temple courts and from house to house, they did not stop teaching and proclaiming the good news that Jesus is the Christ.
Read in context1 Corinthians 1:23
but we preach Christ crucified, a stumbling block to Jews and foolishness to Gentiles,
Read in context1 Corinthians 3:11
For no one can lay a foundation other than the one already laid, which is Jesus Christ.
Read in contextActs 1:8
But you will receive power when the Holy Spirit comes upon you, and you will be My witnesses in Jerusalem, and in all Judea and Samaria, and to the ends of the earth.”
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