Acts 8:5

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

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  • Acts 6:5 : 5 The proposal pleased the entire group, so they chose Stephen, a man full of faith and of the Holy Spirit, with Philip, Prochorus, Nicanor, Timon, Parmenas, and Nicolas, a Gentile convert to Judaism from Antioch.
  • Acts 21:8 : 8 On the next day we left and came to Caesarea, and entered the house of Philip the evangelist, who was one of the seven, and stayed with him.
  • Acts 8:35-36 : 35 So Philip started speaking, and beginning with this scripture proclaimed the good news about Jesus to him. 36 Now as they were going along the road, they came to some water, and the eunuch said,“Look, there is water! What is to stop me from being baptized?”
  • 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 9:20 : 20 and immediately he began to proclaim Jesus in the synagogues, saying,“This man is the Son of God.”
  • Acts 17:2-3 : 2 Paul went to the Jews in the synagogue, as he customarily did, and on three Sabbath days he addressed them from the scriptures, 3 explaining and demonstrating that the Christ had to suffer and to rise from the dead, saying,“This Jesus I am proclaiming to you is the Christ.”
  • Matt 10:5-6 : 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. 6 Go instead to the lost sheep of the house of Israel.
  • John 4:25-26 : 25 The woman said to him,“I know that Messiah is coming”(the one called Christ);“whenever he comes, he will tell us everything.” 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, and in all Judea and Samaria, and to the farthest parts of the earth.”
  • Acts 5:42 : 42 And every day both in the temple courts and from house to house, they did not stop teaching and proclaiming the good news that Jesus was the Christ.
  • 1 Cor 1:23 : 23 but we preach about a crucified Christ, a stumbling block to Jews and foolishness to Gentiles.
  • 1 Cor 2:2 : 2 For I decided to be concerned about nothing among you except Jesus Christ, and him crucified.
  • 1 Cor 3:11 : 11 For no one can lay any foundation other than what is being laid, which is Jesus Christ.
  • Acts 8:1 : 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.
  • Acts 8:14-15 : 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.

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  • Acts 8:24-32
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    82%

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

    25So 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.

    26Philip 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.)

    27So he got up and went. There he met an Ethiopian eunuch, a court official of Candace, queen of the Ethiopians, who was in charge of all her treasury. He had come to Jerusalem to worship,

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

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

    30So Philip ran up to it and heard the man reading the prophet Isaiah. He asked him,“Do you understand what you’re reading?”

    31The man replied,“How in the world can I, unless someone guides me?” So he invited Philip to come up and sit with him.

    32Now the passage of scripture the man was reading was this:“He was led like a sheep to slaughter, and like a lamb before its shearer is silent, so he did not open his mouth.

  • Acts 8:34-36
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    34Then the eunuch said to Philip,“Please tell me, who is the prophet saying this about– himself or someone else?”

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

    36Now as they were going along the road, they came to some water, and the eunuch said,“Look, there is water! What is to stop me from being baptized?”

  • Acts 8:6-10
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    80%

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

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

    8So there was great joy in that city.

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

    10All the people, from the least to the greatest, paid close attention to him, saying,“This man is the power of God that is called‘Great.’”

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

    39Now 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.

    40Philip, 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 8:4
    77%

    4Philip Preaches in Samaria Now those who had been forced to scatter went around proclaiming the good news of the word.

  • Acts 8:12-15
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    77%

    12But 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.

    13Even 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.

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

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

  • John 1:43-44
    2 verses
    72%

    43The Calling of More Disciples On the next day Jesus wanted to set out for Galilee. He found Philip and said to him,“Follow me.”

    44(Now Philip was from Bethsaida, the town of Andrew and Peter.)

  • Luke 9:6
    71%

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

  • John 12:22
    70%

    22Philip went and told Andrew, and they both went and told Jesus.

  • Acts 21:8
    70%

    8On the next day we left and came to Caesarea, and entered the house of Philip the evangelist, who was one of the seven, and stayed with him.

  • Mark 6:12
    69%

    12So they went out and preached that all 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, and in all Judea and Samaria, and to the farthest parts of the earth.”

  • Mark 1:38
    68%

    38He replied,“Let us go elsewhere, into the surrounding villages, so that I can preach there too. For that is what I came out here to do.”

  • Acts 10:37
    68%

    37you know what happened throughout Judea, beginning from Galilee after the baptism that John announced:

  • Acts 11:19-20
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    68%

    19Activity 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.

    20But 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.

  • Luke 4:44
    68%

    44So he continued to preach in the synagogues of Judea.

  • Acts 15:3
    68%

    3So 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.

  • Acts 14:7
    68%

    7There they continued to proclaim the good news.

  • John 4:39
    67%

    39The 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.”

  • John 4:4-5
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    4Conversation With a Samaritan Woman But he had to pass through Samaria.

    5Now he came to a Samaritan town called Sychar, near the plot of land that Jacob had given to his son Joseph.

  • Luke 8:1
    67%

    1Jesus’ 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 16:12
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    12and from there to Philippi, which is a leading city of that district of Macedonia, a Roman colony. We stayed in this city for some days.

  • Acts 8:1
    67%

    1And 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.

  • John 6:5
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    5Then Jesus, when he looked up and saw that a large crowd was coming to him, said to Philip,“Where can we buy bread so that these people may eat?”

  • John 4:30
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    30So they left the town and began coming to him.

  • Matt 10:5
    67%

    5Jesus 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.

  • Luke 9:52
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    52He sent messengers on ahead of him. As they went along, they entered a Samaritan village to make things ready in advance for him,