Acts 8:5 “Philip went down to a city in Samaria and proclaimed the Christ to the…”

Acts 8:5

Philip went down to a city in Samaria and proclaimed the Christ to them.

Berean Standard Bible

Other translations

King James Version

Then Philip went down to the city of Samaria, and preached Christ unto them.

World English Bible

Philip went down to the city of Samaria and proclaimed to them the Christ.

American Standard Version

And Philip went down to the city of Samaria, and proclaimed unto them the Christ.

Geneva Bible 1599

Then came Philip into the citie of Samaria, and preached Christ vnto them.

Darby Translation

And Philip, going down to a city of Samaria, preached the Christ to them;

Young's Literal Translation

And Philip having gone down to a city of Samaria, was preaching to them the Christ,

Bible in Basic English

And Philip went down to Samaria and was teaching them about Christ.

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Cross references

“Philip”

Acts 6:5 Acts 21:8 Acts 8:40 Acts 8:1 Acts 8:14 Acts 8:15

Acts 6:5 · BSB

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.

Acts 21:8 · BSB

Leaving the next day, we went on to Caesarea and stayed at the home of Philip the evangelist, who was one of the Seven.

Acts 8:40 · BSB

But Philip appeared at Azotus and traveled through that region, preaching the gospel in all the towns until he came to Caesarea.

Acts 8:1 · BSB

And Saul was there, giving approval to Stephen’s death. On that day a great persecution broke out against the church in Jerusalem, and all except the apostles were scattered throughout Judea and Samaria.

Acts 8:14 · BSB

When the apostles in Jerusalem heard that Samaria had received the word of God, they sent Peter and John to them.

Acts 8:15 · BSB

On their arrival, they prayed for them to receive the Holy Spirit.

“the city”

Acts 1:8 Matthew 10:5 Matthew 10:6

Acts 1:8 · BSB

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.”

Matthew 10:5 · BSB

These twelve Jesus sent out with the following instructions: “Do not go onto the road of the Gentiles or enter any town of the Samaritans.

Matthew 10:6 · BSB

Go rather to the lost sheep of Israel.

“preached”

Acts 5:42 1 Corinthians 1:23 1 Corinthians 3:11 Acts 9:20 1 Corinthians 2:2 Acts 8:35–37

Acts 5:42 · BSB

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.

1 Corinthians 1:23 · BSB

but we preach Christ crucified, a stumbling block to Jews and foolishness to Gentiles,

1 Corinthians 3:11 · BSB

For no one can lay a foundation other than the one already laid, which is Jesus Christ.

Acts 9:20 · BSB

Saul promptly began to proclaim Jesus in the synagogues, declaring, “He is the Son of God.”

1 Corinthians 2:2 · BSB

For I resolved to know nothing while I was with you except Jesus Christ and Him crucified.

Acts 8:35–37 · BSB

Then Philip began with this very Scripture and told him the good news about Jesus.

Cross references adapted from OpenBible.info (CC BY 4.0) and the Treasury of Scripture Knowledge.

In context

4Those who had been scattered preached the word wherever they went.

6The crowds all paid close attention to Philip’s message and to the signs they saw him perform.

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