Now it happened in the course of his journey to Jerusalem that he passed between Samaria and Galilee.

He had to pass through Samaria,

You will receive power when the holy Spirit comes upon you, and you will be my witnesses at Jerusalem, throughout all Judaea and Samaria, and to the end of the earth."

(Saul quite approved of his murder.) That day a severe persecution broke out against the church in Jerusalem, and everyone, with the exception of the apostles, was scattered over Judaea and Samaria.

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

When the apostles at Jerusalem heard that Samaria had accepted the word of God, they despatched Peter and John,

Now, all over Judaea, Galilee, and Samaria, the church enjoyed peace; it was consolidated, inspired by reverence for the Lord and by its invocation of the holy Spirit, and so increased in numbers.