Acts
King James Version (KJV)
Acts 8:5
“Then Philip went down to the city of Samaria, and preached Christ unto them.”
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Acts 8:5 Context
2And devout men carried Stephen to his burial, and made great lamentation over him. 3As for Saul, he made havock of the church, entering into every house, and haling men and women committed them to prison. 4Therefore they that were scattered abroad went every where preaching the word. 5Then Philip went down to the city of Samaria, and preached Christ unto them. 6And the people with one accord gave heed unto those things which Philip spake, hearing and seeing the miracles which he did. 7For unclean spirits, crying with loud voice, came out of many that were possessed with them: and many taken with palsies, and that were lame, were healed. 8And there was great joy in that city.
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Translation Details for Acts 8:5
Then Philip went down to the city of Samaria, and preached Christ unto them.
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Wesley's Notes for Acts 8:5
8:5 Stephen - Being taken away, Philip, his next colleague, (not the apostle,) rises in his place.
People's Bible Notes for Acts 8:5
Ac 8:5 Philip. This was not Philip, the apostle, for all the apostles remained at Jerusalem, but Philip, one of the seven (Ac 6:5). The city of Samaria. The Greek does not render it certain that this was the capital named Samaria, as there is no definite article. It is literally "a city of Samaria". The district (see map) lies between Judea and Galilee. Samaria and Sychar were, at this time, two of its principal cities. It was probably one or the other of these to which Philip went.
Then Philip went downe to the citie of Samaria, and preached Christ vnto them.
- King James Version (1611) - View 1611 Bible Scan
Philip went down to the city of Samaria and {began} proclaiming Christ to them.
- New American Standard Version (1995)
And Philip went down to the city of Samaria, and proclaimed unto them the Christ.
- American Standard Version (1901)
And Philip went down to Samaria and was teaching them about Christ.
- Basic English Bible
And Philip, going down to a city of Samaria, preached the Christ to them;
- Darby Bible
Then Philip went down to the city of Samaria, and preached Christ to them.
- Webster's Bible
while Philip went down to the city of Samaria and proclaimed Christ there.
- Weymouth Bible
Philip went down to the city of Samaria, and proclaimed to them the Christ.
- World English Bible
And Filip cam doun in to a citee of Samarie, and prechide to hem Crist.
- Wycliffe Bible
And Philip having gone down to a city of Samaria, was preaching to them the Christ,
- Youngs Literal Bible