Acts 8:5

And Philip came down into a city of Samaria, and preached to them Christ. (And Philip came down to a city in Samaria, and preached to them about the Messiah.)

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In The King James Version

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

In Context

4And they that were scattered, passed forth, preaching the word of God.

6And the people gave attention to these things that were said of (or by) Philip, with one will hearing and seeing the signs that he did.

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Cross References

Matthew 10:5Jesus sent these twelve, and commanded [to] them, and said, Go ye not into the way of heathen men (or Go not on the way to the Gentiles), and enter ye not into the cities of (the) Samaritans;

Acts 1:8but ye shall take the virtue of the Holy Ghost coming from above into you (or but ye shall receive power when the Holy Spirit coming from above goeth into you), and ye shall be my witnesses in Jerusalem, and in all Judea, and Samaria, and to the utmost [or to the uttermost] of the earth.

Acts 6:5And the word pleased before all the multitude [or And the word pleased to all the multitude]; and they chose Stephen, a man full of faith and of the Holy Ghost (or a man full of faith and of the Holy Spirit), and Philip, and Prochorus, and Nicanor, and Timon, and Parmenas, and Nicolas, a comeling, [or a guest], (or a newcomer), a man of Antioch.

Acts 8:14But when the apostles that were at Jerusalem, had heard that Samaria had received the word of God, they sent to them Peter and John.

Acts 8:40And Philip was found in Azotus; and he passed forth, and preached [or evangelized] to all (the) cities, till he came to Caesarea.

Acts 17:2And by custom Paul entered to them, and by three sabbaths he declared to them of the scriptures, (And as was his custom, Paul went to them, and on three Sabbaths he declared the Scriptures to them,)

Matthew Henry on Acts 8:5-14

The Spreading of the Gospel; Philip's Success. 4 Therefore they that were scattered abroad went every where preaching the word. 5 Then Philip went down to the city of Samaria, and preached Christ unto them. 6 And the people with one accord gave heed unto those things which Philip spake, hearing and seeing the miracles which he did. 7 For unclean spirits, crying with loud voice, came out of many that were possessed with them: and many taken with palsies, and that were lame, were healed. 8 And there was great joy in… Read the whole commentary →

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