Acts 8:5
3 As for Saul, he made havock of the church, entering into every house, and haling men and women committed them to prison.
4 Therefore they that were scattered abroad went every where preaching the word.
Then Philip went down to the city of Samaria, and preached Christ unto them.
6 And the people with one accord gave heed unto those things which Philip spake, hearing and seeing the miracles which he did.
7 For unclean spirits, crying with loud voice, came out of many that were possessed with them: and many taken with palsies, and that were 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.
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- 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
And the saying pleased the whole multitude: and they chose Stephen, a man full of faith and of the Holy Ghost, and Philip, and Prochorus, and Nicanor, and Timon, and Parmenas, and Nicolas a proselyte of Antioch:
Read in contextActs 21:8
And the next day we that were of Paul’s company departed, and came unto Cæsarea: and we entered into the house of Philip the evangelist, which was one of the seven; and abode with him.
Read in contextActs 8:40
But Philip was found at Azotus: and passing through he preached in all the cities, till he came to Cæsarea.
Read in contextActs 8:35–36
Then Philip opened his mouth, and began at the same scripture, and preached unto him Jesus.
Read in contextActs 5:42
And daily in the temple, and in every house, they ceased not to teach and preach Jesus Christ.
Read in context1 Corinthians 1:23
But we preach Christ crucified, unto the Jews a stumblingblock, and unto the Greeks foolishness;
Read in context1 Corinthians 3:11
For other foundation can no man lay than that is laid, which is Jesus Christ.
Read in contextActs 1:8
But ye shall receive power, after that the Holy Ghost is come upon you: and ye shall be witnesses unto me both in Jerusalem, and in all Judæa, and in Samaria, and unto the uttermost part of the earth.
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