Acts 8:5

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Philip went down to a city in Samaria and proclaimed Christ to them.

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  • Acts 6:5 : 5 This proposal pleased the whole group. They chose Stephen, a man full of faith and the Holy Spirit, and Philip, Prochorus, Nicanor, Timon, Parmenas, and Nicolas, a convert from Antioch.
  • Acts 21:8 : 8 The next day, we left and went to Caesarea. There we entered the house of Philip the evangelist, one of the seven, and stayed with him.
  • Acts 8:35-36 : 35 Then Philip began to speak, and starting from this Scripture, he preached to him the good news about Jesus. 36 As they traveled along the road, they came to some water, and the eunuch said, 'Look, here is water! What is stopping me from being baptized?'
  • Acts 8:40 : 40 Philip, however, was found at Azotus, and as he traveled, he preached the good news in all the towns until he reached Caesarea.
  • Acts 9:20 : 20 Immediately he began to proclaim Jesus in the synagogues, saying, "He is the Son of God."
  • Acts 17:2-3 : 2 According to his custom, Paul went in to them, and for three Sabbaths he reasoned with them from the Scriptures. 3 He explained and presented evidence that it was necessary for the Christ to suffer and to rise from the dead, saying, 'This Jesus, whom I proclaim to you, is the Christ.'
  • Matt 10:5-6 : 5 These twelve Jesus sent out, commanding them: "Do not go on the road of the Gentiles, and do not enter any Samaritan town. 6 Instead, go to the lost sheep of the house of Israel.
  • John 4:25-26 : 25 The woman said to him, "I know that Messiah (called Christ) is coming. When he comes, he will explain everything to us. 26 Jesus said to her, "I, the one speaking to you, am he."
  • Acts 1:8 : 8 But you will receive power when the Holy Spirit has come upon you, and you will be My witnesses in Jerusalem, in all Judea and Samaria, and to the ends of the earth.
  • Acts 5:42 : 42 Every day, in the temple and from house to house, they did not stop teaching and proclaiming the good news that Jesus is the Christ.
  • 1 Cor 1:23 : 23 But we preach Christ crucified, a stumbling block to the Jews and foolishness to the Gentiles,
  • 1 Cor 2:2 : 2 For I decided to know nothing among you except Jesus Christ, and Him crucified.
  • 1 Cor 3:11 : 11 For no one can lay any foundation other than the one already laid, which is Jesus Christ.
  • Acts 8:1 : 1 Saul was in full agreement with his execution. On that day, a great persecution broke out against the church in Jerusalem, and all the believers, except the apostles, were scattered throughout the regions of Judea and Samaria.
  • Acts 8:14-15 : 14 When the apostles in Jerusalem heard that Samaria had accepted the word of God, they sent Peter and John to them. 15 When they arrived, they prayed for them to receive the Holy Spirit,

Similar Verses (AI)

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  • Acts 8:24-32
    9 verses
    82%

    24Then Simon answered, 'Pray to the Lord for me, so that nothing you have said may happen to me.'

    25When they had testified and proclaimed the word of the Lord, they returned to Jerusalem, preaching the good news to many Samaritan villages.

    26Now an angel of the Lord said to Philip, 'Get up and go south to the road that goes down from Jerusalem to Gaza.' (This is a desert road.)

    27So he got up and went. There he met an Ethiopian man, a eunuch and an important official in charge of all the treasury of the queen of the Ethiopians, known as Candace, who had gone to Jerusalem to worship.

    28He was on his way home, sitting in his chariot and reading the book of the prophet Isaiah.

    29The Spirit said to Philip, 'Go up to that chariot and stay near it.'

    30Then Philip ran up to the chariot and heard the man reading Isaiah the prophet. He asked, 'Do you understand what you are reading?'

    31The man replied, 'How can I understand unless someone guides me?' And he invited Philip to come up and sit with him.

    32The passage of Scripture he was reading was this: 'Like a sheep he was led to the slaughter, and like a lamb before its shearer is silent, so he did not open his mouth.'

  • Acts 8:34-40
    7 verses
    82%

    34The eunuch said to Philip, 'I ask you, who is the prophet talking about? Himself or someone else?'

    35Then Philip began to speak, and starting from this Scripture, he preached to him the good news about Jesus.

    36As they traveled along the road, they came to some water, and the eunuch said, 'Look, here is water! What is stopping me from being baptized?'

    37Philip said, 'If you believe with all your heart, you may.' The eunuch answered, 'I believe that Jesus Christ is the Son of God.'

    38He ordered the chariot to stop, and both Philip and the eunuch went down into the water, and Philip baptized him.

    39When they came up out of the water, the Spirit of the Lord took Philip away, and the eunuch did not see him again, but went on his way rejoicing.

    40Philip, however, was found at Azotus, and as he traveled, he preached the good news in all the towns until he reached Caesarea.

  • Acts 8:6-10
    5 verses
    80%

    6The crowds, united in one mind, paid close attention to what Philip was saying as they heard and saw the miraculous signs he was performing.

    7For many who were possessed by unclean spirits were freed as the spirits came out, crying out in a loud voice, and many who were paralyzed or lame were healed.

    8So there was great joy in that city.

    9Now there was a man named Simon who had previously practiced magic in the city and amazed the people of Samaria, claiming to be someone great.

    10Everyone, from the least to the greatest, paid attention to him and said, 'This man is the great power of God.'

  • Acts 8:4
    77%

    4Those who had been scattered went about spreading the good news of the word.

  • Acts 8:12-15
    4 verses
    77%

    12But when they believed Philip as he preached the good news about the kingdom of God and the name of Jesus Christ, they were baptized, both men and women.

    13Even Simon himself believed, and after he was baptized, he stayed close to Philip, and he marveled as he watched the signs and miracles that were happening.

    14When the apostles in Jerusalem heard that Samaria had accepted the word of God, they sent Peter and John to them.

    15When they arrived, they prayed for them to receive the Holy Spirit,

  • John 1:43-44
    2 verses
    72%

    43The next day Jesus decided to leave for Galilee. Finding Philip, He said to him, 'Follow Me.'

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

  • Luke 9:6
    71%

    6So they went out, traveling through the villages, preaching the good news and healing people everywhere.

  • John 12:22
    70%

    22Philip went and told Andrew; then Andrew and Philip went and told Jesus.

  • Acts 21:8
    70%

    8The next day, we left and went to Caesarea. There we entered the house of Philip the evangelist, one of the seven, and stayed with him.

  • Mark 6:12
    69%

    12So they went out and preached that people should repent.

  • Acts 1:8
    69%

    8But you will receive power when the Holy Spirit has come upon you, and you will be My witnesses in Jerusalem, in all Judea and Samaria, and to the ends of the earth.

  • Mark 1:38
    68%

    38Jesus replied, 'Let us go somewhere else—to the nearby villages—so I can preach there also, for that is why I have come.'

  • Acts 10:37
    68%

    37You know what has happened throughout Judea, beginning in Galilee after the baptism that John preached—

  • Acts 11:19-20
    2 verses
    68%

    19Now those who had been scattered as a result of the persecution that arose over Stephen traveled as far as Phoenicia, Cyprus, and Antioch, speaking the word only to Jews.

    20But some of them, men from Cyprus and Cyrene, went to Antioch and also began speaking to the Greeks, proclaiming the good news about the Lord Jesus.

  • Luke 4:44
    68%

    44And He continued preaching in the synagogues of Galilee.

  • Acts 15:3
    68%

    3Having been sent on their way by the church, they traveled through Phoenicia and Samaria, describing in detail the conversion of the Gentiles, and brought great joy to all the brothers.

  • Acts 14:7
    68%

    7There they continued preaching the good news.

  • John 4:39
    67%

    39Many of the Samaritans from that city believed in him because of the woman’s testimony when she said, 'He told me everything I ever did.'

  • John 4:4-5
    2 verses
    67%

    4Now he had to pass through Samaria.

    5So he came to a city in Samaria called Sychar, near the land that Jacob had given to his son Joseph.

  • Luke 8:1
    67%

    1Soon afterward, Jesus traveled through cities and villages, proclaiming and bringing the good news of the kingdom of God. The twelve were with Him.

  • Acts 16:12
    67%

    12From there we traveled to Philippi, a Roman colony and the leading city of that district of Macedonia. We stayed there for several days.

  • Acts 8:1
    67%

    1Saul was in full agreement with his execution. On that day, a great persecution broke out against the church in Jerusalem, and all the believers, except the apostles, were scattered throughout the regions of Judea and Samaria.

  • John 6:5
    67%

    5When Jesus looked up and saw a large crowd coming toward him, he said to Philip, 'Where can we buy bread so that these people may eat?'

  • John 4:30
    67%

    30They left the city and were coming to him.

  • Matt 10:5
    67%

    5These twelve Jesus sent out, commanding them: "Do not go on the road of the Gentiles, and do not enter any Samaritan town.

  • Luke 9:52
    67%

    52He sent messengers ahead of him, and they went into a Samaritan village to prepare for his arrival.