Acts 8:5

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Summary

Acts 8:5

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

Philip

Acts 8:1

Acts 6:5

Acts 21:8

The city

Matthew 10:5

Preached

General references

John 4:30

Bible References

Philip

And Saul entirely approved of his being put to death. A great persecution of the church in Jerusalem broke out that day, and they were all scattered over Judea and Samaria except the apostles.

This plan met the approval of the whole body, and they selected Stephen, a man full of faith and of the holy Spirit, with Philip, Prochorus, Nicanor, Timon, Parmenas, and Nicholas of Antioch, who had been a convert to Judaism.

The next day we left there and went on to Caesarea, where we went to the house of Philip the missionary, who was one of the Seven, and stayed with him.

The city

Jesus sent these twelve out, after giving them these directions: "Do not go among the heathen, or to any Samaritan town,

Preached

Then Philip began, and starting from this passage, he told him the good news about Jesus.

and they did not for a single day stop teaching and preaching in the Temple and in private houses the good news of Jesus, the Christ.

and began at once to declare in the synagogues that Jesus was the Son of God.

Paul went to it as he was accustomed to do, and for three Sabbaths he discussed the Scriptures with them,

The woman said to him, "I know that the Messiah is coming??e who is called the Christ. When he comes, he will tell us everything!"

but we proclaim a Christ who was crucified??n idea that is revolting to Jews and absurd to the heathen,

for I resolved, while I was with you, to forget everything but Jesus Christ and his crucifixion.

For no one can lay any other foundation than the one that is laid, that is, Jesus Christ himself.

General references

The people went out of the town to see him.