But you will receive power when the Holy Spirit has come upon you, and you will be my witnesses in Jerusalem and in all Judea and Samaria, and to the end of the earth.”
Acts 8:5 - English Standard Version 2016 Philip went down to the city of Samaria and proclaimed to them the Christ. Matoleo zaidiKing James Version (Oxford) 1769 Then Philip went down to the city of Samaria, and preached Christ unto them. Amplified Bible - Classic Edition Philip [the deacon, not the apostle] went down to the city of Samaria and proclaimed the Christ (the Messiah) to them [the people]; [Acts 6:5.] American Standard Version (1901) And Philip went down to the city of Samaria, and proclaimed unto them the Christ. Common English Bible Philip went down to a city in Samaria and began to preach Christ to them. Catholic Public Domain Version Now Philip, descending to a city of Samaria, was preaching Christ to them. Douay-Rheims version of The Bible - 1752 version And Philip going down to the city of Samaria, preached Christ unto them. |
But you will receive power when the Holy Spirit has come upon you, and you will be my witnesses in Jerusalem and in all Judea and Samaria, and to the end of the earth.”
On the next day we departed and came to Caesarea, and we entered the house of Philip the evangelist, who was one of the seven, and stayed with him.
And every day, in the temple and from house to house, they did not cease teaching and preaching that the Christ is Jesus.
And what they said pleased the whole gathering, and they chose Stephen, a man full of faith and of the Holy Spirit, and Philip, and Prochorus, and Nicanor, and Timon, and Parmenas, and Nicolaus, a proselyte of Antioch.
And Saul approved of his execution. And there arose on that day a great persecution against the church in Jerusalem, and they were all scattered throughout the regions of Judea and Samaria, except the apostles.
Now an angel of the Lord said to Philip, “Rise and go toward the south to the road that goes down from Jerusalem to Gaza.” This is a desert place.
So Philip ran to him and heard him reading Isaiah the prophet and asked, “Do you understand what you are reading?”
But Philip found himself at Azotus, and as he passed through he preached the gospel to all the towns until he came to Caesarea.
And the crowds with one accord paid attention to what was being said by Philip, when they heard him and saw the signs that he did.
And immediately he proclaimed Jesus in the synagogues, saying, “He is the Son of God.”
but we preach Christ crucified, a stumbling block to Jews and folly to Gentiles,
For I decided to know nothing among you except Jesus Christ and him crucified.
For no one can lay a foundation other than that which is laid, which is Jesus Christ.