Thematic Bible: One of the seven servants (greek: diakonos)
Thematic Bible
Philip » One of the seven servants (greek: diakonos) » Caught away by the spirit to azotus, preaches in the cities, and goes to caesarea
When they came out of the water, the Spirit of the Lord hurried Philip away, and the eunuch saw nothing more of him. Full of joy, he went on with his journey, while Philip found himself at Ashdod and went on telling the good news in all the towns all the way to Caesarea.
Philip » One of the seven servants (greek: diakonos) » Expounds the scriptures to the ethiopian eunuch whom he immerses
So he got up and went. Now there was an Ethiopian eunuch, a member of the court of Candace, queen of Ethiopia, her chief treasurer, who had come up to Jerusalem to worship, and was on his way home. He was sitting in his car, reading the prophet Isaiah. Then the Spirit said to Philip, "Go up and stay by that car." read more.
Philip ran up and heard him reading the prophet Isaiah, and he said to him, "Do you understand what you are reading?" "Why, how can I," he answered, "unless someone explains it to me?" And he invited Philip to get in and sit beside him. This was the passage of Scripture that he was reading: "Like a sheep he was led away to be slaughtered, And just as a lamb is dumb before its shearer, He does not open his mouth. His sentence ended in his humiliation. Who will tell the story of his posterity? For his life is perished from the earth." "Tell me, of whom is the prophet speaking?" said the eunuch to Philip, "Of himself, or of someone else?" Then Philip began, and starting from this passage, he told him the good news about Jesus. As they went on along the road, they came to some water, and the eunuch said, "Here is some water! What is there to prevent my being baptized?" OMITTED TEXT So he ordered the car to stop, and Philip and the eunuch went down into the water, and Philip baptized him.
Philip ran up and heard him reading the prophet Isaiah, and he said to him, "Do you understand what you are reading?" "Why, how can I," he answered, "unless someone explains it to me?" And he invited Philip to get in and sit beside him. This was the passage of Scripture that he was reading: "Like a sheep he was led away to be slaughtered, And just as a lamb is dumb before its shearer, He does not open his mouth. His sentence ended in his humiliation. Who will tell the story of his posterity? For his life is perished from the earth." "Tell me, of whom is the prophet speaking?" said the eunuch to Philip, "Of himself, or of someone else?" Then Philip began, and starting from this passage, he told him the good news about Jesus. As they went on along the road, they came to some water, and the eunuch said, "Here is some water! What is there to prevent my being baptized?" OMITTED TEXT So he ordered the car to stop, and Philip and the eunuch went down into the water, and Philip baptized him.
Philip » One of the seven servants (greek: diakonos) » Has four daughters (prophetesses)
He had four unmarried daughters who had the gift of prophecy. We spent a number of days there, and in the course of them a prophet named Agabus came down from Judea.
Philip » One of the seven servants (greek: diakonos) » Successfully preaches in samaria
Those who were scattered went from place to place preaching the good news of the message. Philip reached the city of Samaria, and proclaimed the Christ to them. When the people heard Philip and saw the signs that he showed they were all interested in what he had to say, read more.
for with loud cries foul spirits came out of many who had been possessed by them, and many paralytics and lame people were cured. So there was great rejoicing in that city. There was a man named Simon in the town, who had been amazing the Samaritan people by practicing magic there, and who made great pretensions. Everyone there, high and low, made much of him, and said, "He must be what is known as the Great Power of God!" They made much of him because for a long time he had amazed them with his magic. But when they believed Philip's message of the good news of the Kingdom of God and the name of Jesus Christ, men and women alike accepted baptism. Even Simon himself believed and after his baptism devoted himself to Philip, and he was amazed at seeing such signs and great wonders taking place. When the apostles at Jerusalem heard that Samaria had accepted God's message, they sent Peter and John there.
for with loud cries foul spirits came out of many who had been possessed by them, and many paralytics and lame people were cured. So there was great rejoicing in that city. There was a man named Simon in the town, who had been amazing the Samaritan people by practicing magic there, and who made great pretensions. Everyone there, high and low, made much of him, and said, "He must be what is known as the Great Power of God!" They made much of him because for a long time he had amazed them with his magic. But when they believed Philip's message of the good news of the Kingdom of God and the name of Jesus Christ, men and women alike accepted baptism. Even Simon himself believed and after his baptism devoted himself to Philip, and he was amazed at seeing such signs and great wonders taking place. When the apostles at Jerusalem heard that Samaria had accepted God's message, they sent Peter and John there.
Philip » One of the seven servants (greek: diakonos) » Lives at caesarea, and entertains paul
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.
Philip » One of the seven servants (greek: diakonos)
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.