On entering the city they went to the upper room where they were in the habit of meeting; there were Peter, John, James, Andrew, Philip and Thomas, Bartholomew and Matthew, James (the son of Alphaeus) and Simon who had been a Zealot, with Judas the son of James.

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.

And the crowds attended like one man to what was said by Philip, listening to him and watching the miracles he performed.

But when they believed Philip, who preached the gospel of the Reign of God and the name of Jesus, they had themselves baptized, both men and women;

indeed Simon himself believed, and after his baptism kept close to Philip, utterly astonished to see the signs and striking miracles which were taking place.

but an angel of the Lord said to Philip, "Get up and go south, along the road from Jerusalem to Gaza" (the desert-route).

The Spirit said to Philip, "Go up and join that chariot."

When Philip ran up, he heard him reading the prophet Isaiah. "Do you really understand what you are reading?"

he asked. "Why, how can I possibly understand it," said the eunuch, "unless some one puts me on the right track?" And he begged Philip to get up and sit beside him.

So the eunuch said to Philip, "Pray, who is the prophet speaking about? Is it himself or someone else?"

Then Philip opened his lips, and starting from this scripture preached the gospel of Jesus to him.

So he ordered the chariot to stop. Both of them stepped into the water, and Philip baptized the eunuch.

When they came up from the water, the Spirit of the Lord caught Philip away, and the eunuch lost sight of him. He went on his way rejoicing,

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

We then came to the Roman colony of Philippi, which is the foremost town of the district of Macedonia. In this town we spent some days.

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

and started next morning for Caesarea, where we entered the house of Philip the evangelist (he belonged to the Seven,