Acts 21:8

Treasury of Scripture Knowledge

Summary

And the next day we that were of Paul's company departed, and came unto Caesarea: and we entered into the house of Philip the evangelist, which was one of the seven; and abode with him.

We that

Caesarea

Acts 23:23

Philip

Acts 6:5

Acts 8:5

The evangelist

Ephesians 4:11

2 Timothy 4:5

Bible References

We that

So when he had seen the vision, we sought at once to go forth into Macedonia, because we concluded that God had called us to preach the gospel to them.

but we ourselves set sail from Philippi, after the days of unleavened bread, and joined them five days later at Troas. There we remained for a week.

When it was decided that we should sail for Italy, they proceeded to hand over Paul and a few other prisoners to the custody of Julius, a centurion of the Imperial Regiment.

Three months passed before we set sail an Alexandrian ship which had wintered in the island. Its name was "The Twin Brothers."

Caesarea

Philip found himself at Ashdod. Then visiting town after town, he kept preaching the good news in all the cities until he reached Caesarea.

When they learned this the brothers took him down to Caesarea, and then sent him forth to Tarsus.

Now there was at Caesarea a man named Cornelius, a captain in the Italian regiment.

Then, setting sail from Ephesus, he landed at Caesarea; he went up to Jerusalem and saluted the church, and came down to Antioch.

Then he called two centurions to him and said: "Get ready by nine o'clock tonight two hundred infantry to march as far as Caesarea, and also seventy troopers and two hundred spearmen."

Philip

This plan commended itself to the whole body, and they selected Stephen, a man full of faith and of the Holy Spirit, and Philip, Prochorus, Nicanor, Timon, Parmenas, and Nicolas, a proselyte of Antioch.

Philip went down to the city of Samaria, and began to preach Christ there.

The evangelist

It is he who made some men apostles, some prophets, some evangelists, and some pastors and teachers,

But as for you, be always self-controlled, face hardships, do the work of a missionary, discharge all the duties of your ministry.