Acts 8:5

American Standard Version (1901)

And Philip went down to the city of Samaria, and proclaimed unto them the Christ.

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  • Acts 6:5 : 5 And the saying pleased the whole multitude: 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;
  • Acts 21:8 : 8 And on the morrow we departed, and came unto Caesarea: and entering into the house of Philip the evangelist, who was one of the seven, we abode with him.
  • Acts 8:35-36 : 35 And Philip opened his mouth, and beginning from this Scripture, preached unto him Jesus. 36 And as they went on the way, they came unto a certain water; and the eunuch saith, Behold, [here is] water; what doth hinder me to be baptized?
  • Acts 8:40 : 40 But Philip was found at Azotus: and passing through he preached the gospel to all the cities, till he came to Caesarea.
  • Acts 9:20 : 20 And straightway in the synagogues he proclaimed Jesus, that he is the Son of God.
  • Acts 17:2-3 : 2 and Paul, as his custom was, went in unto them, and for three sabbath days reasoned with them from the Scriptures, 3 opening and alleging that it behooved the Christ to suffer, and to rise again from the dead; and that this Jesus, whom, [said he], I proclaim unto you, is the Christ.
  • Matt 10:5-6 : 5 These twelve Jesus sent forth, and charged them, saying, Go not into [any] way of the Gentiles, and enter not into any city of the Samaritans: 6 but go rather to the lost sheep of the house of Israel.
  • John 4:25-26 : 25 The woman saith unto him, I know that Messiah cometh (he that is called Christ): when he is come, he will declare unto us all things. 26 Jesus saith unto her, I that speak unto thee am [he] .
  • Acts 1:8 : 8 But ye shall receive power, when the Holy Spirit is come upon you: and ye shall be my witnesses both in Jerusalem, and in all Judaea and Samaria, and unto the uttermost part of the earth.
  • Acts 5:42 : 42 And every day, in the temple and at home, they ceased not to teach and to preach Jesus [as] the Christ.
  • 1 Cor 1:23 : 23 but we preach Christ crucified, unto Jews a stumblingblock, and unto Gentiles foolishness;
  • 1 Cor 2:2 : 2 For I determined not to know anything among you, save Jesus Christ, and him crucified.
  • 1 Cor 3:11 : 11 For other foundation can no man lay than that which is laid, which is Jesus Christ.
  • Acts 8:1 : 1 And Saul was consenting unto his death. And there arose on that day a great persecution against the church which was in Jerusalem; and they were all scattered abroad throughout the regions of Judaea and Samaria, except the apostles.
  • Acts 8:14-15 : 14 Now when the apostles that were at Jerusalem heard that Samaria had received the word of God, they sent unto them Peter and John: 15 who, when they were come down, prayed for them, that they might receive the Holy Spirit:

Similar Verses (AI)

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  • Acts 8:24-32
    9 verses
    82%

    24And Simon answered and said, Pray ye for me to the Lord, that none of the things which ye have spoken come upon me.

    25They therefore, when they had testified and spoken the word of the Lord, returned to Jerusalem, and preached the gospel to many villages of the Samaritans.

    26But an angel of the Lord spake unto Philip, saying, Arise, and go toward the south unto the way that goeth down from Jerusalem unto Gaza: the same is desert.

    27And he arose and went: and behold, a man of Ethiopia, a eunuch of great authority under Candace, queen of the Ethiopians, who was over all her treasure, who had come to Jerusalem to worship;

    28and he was returning and sitting in his chariot, and was reading the prophet Isaiah.

    29And the Spirit said unto Philip, Go near, and join thyself to this chariot.

    30And Philip ran to him, and heard him reading Isaiah the prophet, and said, Understandest thou what thou readest?

    31And he said, How can I, except some one shall guide me? And he besought Philip to come up and sit with him.

    32Now the passage of the Scripture which he was reading was this, He was led as a sheep to the slaughter; And as a lamb before his shearer is dumb, So he openeth not his mouth:

  • Acts 8:34-40
    7 verses
    82%

    34And the eunuch answered Philip, and said, I pray thee, of whom speaketh the prophet this? of himself, or of some other?

    35And Philip opened his mouth, and beginning from this Scripture, preached unto him Jesus.

    36And as they went on the way, they came unto a certain water; and the eunuch saith, Behold, [here is] water; what doth hinder me to be baptized?

    37(Ommitted)

    38And he commanded the chariot to stand still: and they both went down into the water, both Philip and the eunuch, and he baptized him.

    39And when they came up out of the water, the Spirit of the Lord caught away Philip; and the eunuch saw him no more, for he went on his way rejoicing.

    40But Philip was found at Azotus: and passing through he preached the gospel to all the cities, till he came to Caesarea.

  • Acts 8:6-10
    5 verses
    80%

    6And the multitudes gave heed with one accord unto the things that were spoken by Philip, when they heard, and saw the signs which he did.

    7For [from] many of those that had unclean spirits, they came out, crying with a loud voice: and many that were palsied, and that were lame, were healed.

    8And there was much joy in that city.

    9But there was a certain man, Simon by name, who beforetime in the city used sorcery, and amazed the people of Samaria, giving out that himself was some great one:

    10to whom they all gave heed, from the least to the greatest, saying, This man is that power of God which is called Great.

  • Acts 8:4
    77%

    4They therefore that were scattered abroad, went about preaching the word.

  • Acts 8:12-15
    4 verses
    77%

    12But when they believed Philip preaching good tidings concerning the kingdom of God and the name of Jesus Christ, they were baptized, both men and women.

    13And Simon also himself believed: and being baptized, he continued with Philip; and beholding signs and great miracles wrought, he was amazed.

    14Now when the apostles that were at Jerusalem heard that Samaria had received the word of God, they sent unto them Peter and John:

    15who, when they were come down, prayed for them, that they might receive the Holy Spirit:

  • John 1:43-44
    2 verses
    72%

    43On the morrow he was minded to go forth into Galilee, and he findeth Philip: and Jesus saith unto him, Follow me.

    44Now Philip was from Bethsaida, of the city of Andrew and Peter.

  • Luke 9:6
    71%

    6And they departed, and went throughout the villages, preaching the gospel, and healing everywhere.

  • John 12:22
    70%

    22Philip cometh and telleth Andrew: Andrew cometh, and Philip, and they tell Jesus.

  • Acts 21:8
    70%

    8And on the morrow we departed, and came unto Caesarea: and entering into the house of Philip the evangelist, who was one of the seven, we abode with him.

  • Mark 6:12
    69%

    12And they went out, and preached that [men] should repent.

  • Acts 1:8
    69%

    8But ye shall receive power, when the Holy Spirit is come upon you: and ye shall be my witnesses both in Jerusalem, and in all Judaea and Samaria, and unto the uttermost part of the earth.

  • Mark 1:38
    68%

    38And he saith unto them, Let us go elsewhere into the next towns, that I may preach there also; for to this end came I forth.

  • Acts 10:37
    68%

    37that saying ye yourselves know, which was published throughout all Judaea, beginning from Galilee, after the baptism which John preached;

  • Acts 11:19-20
    2 verses
    68%

    19They therefore that were scattered abroad upon the tribulation that arose about Stephen travelled as far as Phoenicia, and Cyprus, and Antioch, speaking the word to none save only to Jews.

    20But there were some of them, men of Cyprus and Cyrene, who, when they were come to Antioch, spake unto the Greeks also, preaching the Lord Jesus.

  • Luke 4:44
    68%

    44And he was preaching in the synagogues of Galilee.

  • Acts 15:3
    68%

    3They therefore, being brought on their way by the church, passed through both Phoenicia and Samaria, declaring the conversion of the Gentiles: and they caused great joy unto all the brethren.

  • Acts 14:7
    68%

    7and there they preached the gospel.

  • John 4:39
    67%

    39And from that city many of the Samaritans believed on him because of the word of the woman, who testified, He told me all things that [ever] I did.

  • John 4:4-5
    2 verses
    67%

    4And he must needs pass through Samaria.

    5So he cometh to a city of Samaria, called Sychar, near to the parcel of ground that Jacob gave to his son Joseph:

  • Luke 8:1
    67%

    1And it came to pass soon afterwards, that he went about through cities and villages, preaching and bringing the good tidings of the kingdom of God, and with him the twelve,

  • Acts 16:12
    67%

    12and from thence to Philippi, which is a city of Macedonia, the first of the district, a [Roman] colony: and we were in this city tarrying certain days.

  • Acts 8:1
    67%

    1And Saul was consenting unto his death. And there arose on that day a great persecution against the church which was in Jerusalem; and they were all scattered abroad throughout the regions of Judaea and Samaria, except the apostles.

  • John 6:5
    67%

    5Jesus therefore lifting up his eyes, and seeing that a great multitude cometh unto him, saith unto Philip, Whence are we to buy bread, that these may eat?

  • John 4:30
    67%

    30They went out of the city, and were coming to him.

  • Matt 10:5
    67%

    5These twelve Jesus sent forth, and charged them, saying, Go not into [any] way of the Gentiles, and enter not into any city of the Samaritans:

  • Luke 9:52
    67%

    52and sent messengers before his face: and they went, and entered into a village of the Samaritans, to make ready for him.