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Philip in Samaria

Acts 8:5

In 9 translations

BSB
Philip went down to a city in Samaria and proclaimed the Christ to them.
KJV
Then Philip went down to the city of Samaria, and preached Christ unto them.
WEB
Philip went down to the city of Samaria and proclaimed to them the Christ.
ASV
And Philip went down to the city of Samaria, and proclaimed unto them the Christ.
LSV
And Philip having gone down to a city of Samaria, was preaching the Christ to them;
YLT
And Philip having gone down to a city of Samaria, was preaching to them the Christ,
DBY
And Philip, going down to a city of Samaria, preached the Christ to them;
DRC
And Philip going down to the city of Samaria, preached Christ unto them.
GNV
Then came Philip into the citie of Samaria, and preached Christ vnto them.

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Spelling, punctuation and minor wording (2)
  • In STEPBible’s comparison, NA28, NA27, SBLGNT (2010), Westcott–Hort include τὴν (“the”); Tyndale House, Tregelles, Textus Receptus, Byzantine text do not include this wording.
  • Spelling of Σαμαρείας: Westcott–Hort: Σαμαρίας.
SBLGNT apparatus (1)

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  • SBLGNT: τὴν. Westcott and Hort (1881), Nestle–Aland 28th edition read τὴν; Tregelles, Robinson–Pierpont omit this wording.

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Original-language editions

SBLGNT
Φίλιππος δὲ κατελθὼν εἰς τὴν πόλιν τῆς Σαμαρείας ἐκήρυσσεν αὐτοῖς τὸν χριστόν.
RP2018
Φίλιππος δὲ κατελθὼν εἰς πόλιν τῆς Σαμαρείας, ἐκήρυσσεν αὐτοῖς τὸν χριστόν.
TR-Boyd
Φίλιππος δὲ κατελθὼν εἰς πόλιν τῆς Σαμαρείας, ἐκήρυσσεν αὐτοῖς τὸν Χριστόν.
SCR1894
φιλιππος δε κατελθων εις πολιν της σαμαρειας εκηρυσσεν αυτοις τον χριστον

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  • Acts 6:5This proposal pleased the whole group. They chose Stephen, a man full of faith and of the Holy Spirit, as well as Philip, Prochorus, Nicanor, Timon, Parmenas, and Nicolas from Antioch, a convert to Judaism.
  • Acts 21:8Leaving the next day, we went on to Caesarea and stayed at the home of Philip the evangelist, who was one of the Seven.
  • Acts 8:35–36Then Philip began with this very Scripture and told him the good news about Jesus. As they traveled along the road and came to some water, the eunuch said, “Look, here is water! What is there to prevent me from being…
  • Acts 8:40But Philip appeared at Azotus and traveled through that region, preaching the gospel in all the towns until he came to Caesarea.
  • 1 Corinthians 1:23but we preach Christ crucified, a stumbling block to Jews and foolishness to Gentiles,
  • 1 Corinthians 3:11For no one can lay a foundation other than the one already laid, which is Jesus Christ.
  • Acts 5:42Every day, in the temple courts and from house to house, they did not stop teaching and proclaiming the good news that Jesus is the Christ.
  • Acts 8:1And Saul was there, giving approval to Stephen’s death. On that day a great persecution broke out against the church in Jerusalem, and all except the apostles were scattered throughout Judea and Samaria.
  • Matthew 10:5–6These twelve Jesus sent out with the following instructions: “Do not go onto the road of the Gentiles or enter any town of the Samaritans. Go rather to the lost sheep of Israel.
  • Acts 1:8But you will receive power when the Holy Spirit comes upon you, and you will be My witnesses in Jerusalem, and in all Judea and Samaria, and to the ends of the earth.”
  • Acts 9:20Saul promptly began to proclaim Jesus in the synagogues, declaring, “He is the Son of God.”
  • 1 Corinthians 2:2For I resolved to know nothing while I was with you except Jesus Christ and Him crucified.
  • John 4:25–26The woman said, “I know that Messiah” (called Christ) “is coming. When He comes, He will explain everything to us.” Jesus answered, “I who speak to you am He.”
  • Acts 17:2–3As was his custom, Paul went into the synagogue, and on three Sabbaths he reasoned with them from the Scriptures, explaining and proving that the Christ had to suffer and rise from the dead. “This Jesus I am…
  • Acts 8:14–15When the apostles in Jerusalem heard that Samaria had received the word of God, they sent Peter and John to them. On their arrival, they prayed for them to receive the Holy Spirit.

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