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

As soon as he saw the vision, we made efforts to start for Macedonia, inferring that God had called us to preach the gospel to them.

while we sailed from Philippi, after the days of unleavened bread, and joined them five days later at Troas. There we spent seven days.

When it was decided we were to sail for Italy, Paul and some other prisoners were handed over to an officer of the Imperial regiment called Julius.

We set sail, after three months, in an Alexandrian ship, with the Dioscuri on her figure-head, which had wintered at the island.

Caesarea

while Philip found himself at Azotus, where he passed on, preaching the gospel in every town, till he reached Caesarea.

they took him down to Caesarea and sent him off to Tarsus.

Now in Caesarea there was a man called Cornelius, a captain in the Italian regiment,

he reached Caesarea, went up to the capital to salute the church, and travelled down to Antioch.

He summoned two of the officers and said, "Get ready by nine o'clock to-night two hundred infantry to march as far as Caesarea, also seventy troopers, and two hundred spearmen."

Philip

This plan commended itself to the whole body, and they chose Stephen, a man full of faith and the holy Spirit, Philip, Prochorus, Nikanor, Timon, Parmenas and Nikolaos a proselyte from Antioch;

Philip travelled down to a town in Samaria, where he preached Christ to the people.

The evangelist

he granted some men to be apostles, some to be prophets, some to be evangelists, some to shepherd and teach,

Whatever happens, be self-possessed, flinch from no suffering, do your work as an evangelist, and discharge all your duties as a minister.