Acts 8:25

NET Bible® (New English Translation)

So after Peter and John had solemnly testified and spoken the word of the Lord, they started back to Jerusalem, proclaiming the good news to many Samaritan villages as they went.

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  • Luke 9:52-56 : 52 He sent messengers on ahead of him. As they went along, they entered a Samaritan village to make things ready in advance for him, 53 but the villagers refused to welcome him, because he was determined to go to Jerusalem. 54 Now when his disciples James and John saw this, they said,“Lord, do you want us to call fire to come down from heaven and consume them?” 55 But Jesus turned and rebuked them, 56 and they went on to another village.
  • John 15:27 : 27 and you also will testify, because you have been with me from the beginning.
  • 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, and in all Judea and Samaria, and to the farthest parts of the earth.”
  • Acts 8:40 : 40 Philip, however, found himself at Azotus, and as he passed through the area, he proclaimed the good news to all the towns until he came to Caesarea.
  • Acts 18:5 : 5 Now when Silas and Timothy arrived from Macedonia, Paul became wholly absorbed with proclaiming the word, testifying to the Jews that Jesus was the Christ.
  • Acts 20:21 : 21 testifying to both Jews and Greeks about repentance toward God and faith in our Lord Jesus.
  • Acts 26:22-23 : 22 I have experienced help from God to this day, and so I stand testifying to both small and great, saying nothing except what the prophets and Moses said was going to happen: 23 that the Christ was to suffer and be the first to rise from the dead, to proclaim light both to our people and to the Gentiles.”
  • Acts 28:23 : 23 They set a day to meet with him, and they came to him where he was staying in even greater numbers. From morning until evening he explained things to them, testifying about the kingdom of God and trying to convince them about Jesus from both the law of Moses and the prophets.
  • Acts 28:28 : 28 “Therefore be advised that this salvation from God has been sent to the Gentiles; they will listen!”
  • Acts 28:31 : 31 proclaiming the kingdom of God and teaching about the Lord Jesus Christ with complete boldness and without restriction.
  • 1 Pet 5:12 : 12 Final Greetings Through Silvanus, whom I know to be a faithful brother, I have written to you briefly, in order to encourage you and testify that this is the true grace of God. Stand fast in it.

Similar Verses (AI)

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  • Acts 8:4-9
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    4 Philip Preaches in Samaria Now those who had been forced to scatter went around proclaiming the good news of the word.

    5 Philip went down to the main city of Samaria and began proclaiming the Christ to them.

    6 The crowds were paying attention with one mind to what Philip said, as they heard and saw the miraculous signs he was performing.

    7 For unclean spirits, crying with loud shrieks, were coming out of many who were possessed, and many paralyzed and lame people were healed.

    8 So there was great joy in that city.

    9 Now in that city was a man named Simon, who had been practicing magic and amazing the people of Samaria, claiming to be someone great.

  • Acts 8:12-15
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    12 But when they believed Philip as he was proclaiming the good news about the kingdom of God and the name of Jesus Christ, they began to be baptized, both men and women.

    13 Even Simon himself believed, and after he was baptized, he stayed close to Philip constantly, and when he saw the signs and great miracles that were occurring, he was amazed.

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

    15 These two went down and prayed for them so that they would receive the Holy Spirit.

  • Acts 8:38-40
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    38 So he ordered the chariot to stop, and both Philip and the eunuch went down into the water, and Philip baptized him.

    39 Now when they came up out of the water, the Spirit of the Lord snatched Philip away, and the eunuch did not see him any more, but went on his way rejoicing.

    40 Philip, however, found himself at Azotus, and as he passed through the area, he proclaimed the good news to all the towns until he came to Caesarea.

  • 6 Then they departed and went throughout the villages, proclaiming the good news and healing people everywhere.

  • 26 Philip and the Ethiopian Eunuch Then an angel of the Lord said to Philip,“Get up and go south on the road that goes down from Jerusalem to Gaza.”(This is a desert road.)

  • 21 Paul and Barnabas Return to Antioch in Syria After they had proclaimed the good news in that city and made many disciples, they returned to Lystra, to Iconium, and to Antioch.

  • 24 But Simon replied,“You pray to the Lord for me so that nothing of what you have said may happen to me.”

  • Acts 15:3-4
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    3 So they were sent on their way by the church, and as they passed through both Phoenicia and Samaria, they were relating at length the conversion of the Gentiles and bringing great joy to all the brothers.

    4 When they arrived in Jerusalem, they were received by the church and the apostles and the elders, and they reported all the things God had done with them.

  • 35 So Philip started speaking, and beginning with this scripture proclaimed the good news about Jesus to him.

  • 52 He sent messengers on ahead of him. As they went along, they entered a Samaritan village to make things ready in advance for him,

  • Acts 14:6-7
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    6 Paul and Barnabas learned about it and fled to the Lycaonian cities of Lystra and Derbe and the surrounding region.

    7 There they continued to proclaim the good news.

  • 5 Jesus sent out these twelve, instructing them as follows:“Do not go on a road that leads to Gentile regions and do not enter any Samaritan town.

  • 8 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 farthest parts of the earth.”

  • 5 When they arrived in Salamis, they began to proclaim the word of God in the Jewish synagogues.(Now they also had John as their assistant.)

  • 1 Jesus’ Ministry and the Help of Women Some time afterward he went on through towns and villages, preaching and proclaiming the good news of the kingdom of God. The twelve were with him,

  • Acts 9:30-31
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    30 When the brothers found out about this, they brought him down to Caesarea and sent him away to Tarsus.

    31 Then the church throughout Judea, Galilee, and Samaria experienced peace and thus was strengthened. Living in the fear of the Lord and in the encouragement of the Holy Spirit, the church increased in numbers.

  • 25 So Barnabas and Saul returned to Jerusalem when they had completed their mission, bringing along with them John Mark.

  • 12 So they went out and preached that all should repent.

  • John 4:39-40
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    39 The Samaritans Respond Now many Samaritans from that town believed in him because of the report of the woman who testified,“He told me everything I ever did.”

    40 So when the Samaritans came to him, they began asking him to stay with them. He stayed there two days,

  • 70%

    19 Activity in the Church at Antioch Now those who had been scattered because of the persecution that took place over Stephen went as far as Phoenicia, Cyprus, and Antioch, speaking the message to no one but Jews.

    20 But there were some men from Cyprus and Cyrene among them who came to Antioch and began to speak to the Greeks too, proclaiming the good news of the Lord Jesus.

  • 1 And Saul agreed completely with killing him. Saul Begins to Persecute the ChurchNow on that day a great persecution began against the church in Jerusalem, and all except the apostles were forced to scatter throughout the regions of Judea and Samaria.

  • 11 The Grateful Leper Now on the way to Jerusalem, Jesus was passing along between Samaria and Galilee.

  • Acts 8:28-29
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    28 and was returning home, sitting in his chariot, reading the prophet Isaiah.

    29 Then the Spirit said to Philip,“Go over and join this chariot.”

  • 12 A Replacement for Judas is Chosen Then they returned to Jerusalem from the mountain called the Mount of Olives(which is near Jerusalem, a Sabbath day’s journey away).

  • 25 and when they had spoken the word in Perga, they went down to Attalia.

  • 8 and when he had explained everything to them, he sent them to Joppa.

  • 20 They went out and proclaimed everywhere, while the Lord worked with them and confirmed the word through the accompanying signs.]]

  • 22 A report about them came to the attention of the church in Jerusalem, and they sent Barnabas to Antioch.

  • 27 When they arrived and gathered the church together, they reported all the things God had done with them, and that he had opened a door of faith for the Gentiles.

  • 31 But they went out and spread the news about him throughout that entire region.

  • 3 So they stayed there for a considerable time, speaking out courageously for the Lord, who testified to the message of his grace, granting miraculous signs and wonders to be performed through their hands.

  • 39 “Return to your home, and declare what God has done for you.” So he went away, proclaiming throughout the whole town what Jesus had done for him.

  • 2 and he sent them out to proclaim the kingdom of God and to heal the sick.

  • 35 But Paul and Barnabas remained in Antioch, teaching and proclaiming(along with many others) the word of the Lord.