Acts 8:4–5
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Philip Preaches in Samaria
8:4Now those who had been forced to scatter went around proclaiming the good news of the word. 8:5Philip went down to the main city of Samaria13 and began proclaiming14 the Christ15 to them.
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- 13 The word “main” is supplied in the translation to clarify that “Samaria” is not the name of the city (at least in NT times). See both Σαμάρεια and L&N 93.568. The main city of Samaria most likely refers to the principal city of Samaria, rebuilt by Herod the Great as Sebaste in honor of Augustus (J. Boehmer, “Studien zur Geographie Palästinas bes. im Neuen Testament,” 9 [1908]: 216–18; D. Gill and C. Gempf, eds., The Book of Acts in its Graeco-Roman Setting, 272). This is the best option if the article before “city” is taken as original. If the reading without the article is taken as original, then another city may be in view: Gitta, the hometown of Simon Magus according to Justin Martyr (cf. C. K. Barrett, Acts [], 1:; F. F. Bruce, Acts [], ).
- 14 The imperfect ἐκήρυσσεν (ekērussen) has been translated as an ingressive, since this is probably the first time such preaching took place.
- 15 Or “Messiah”; both “Christ” (Greek) and “Messiah” (Hebrew and Aramaic) mean “one who has been anointed.” See the note on Christ in .
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ESVEnglish Standard Version
Now those who were scattered went about preaching the word. Philip went down to the city of Samaria and proclaimed to them the Christ.
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NIVNew International Version (2011)
Those who had been scattered preached the word wherever they went. Philip went down to a city in Samaria and proclaimed the Messiah there.
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CSBChristian Standard Bible
So those who were scattered went on their way preaching the word. Philip went down to a city in Samaria and proclaimed the Messiah to them.
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NLTNew Living Translation
But the believers who were scattered preached the Good News about Jesus wherever they went. Philip, for example, went to the city of Samaria and told the people there about the Messiah.
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LEBThe Lexham English Bible
Now those who had been scattered went about proclaiming the good news of the word. And Philip came down to the city of Samaria and began proclaiming the Christ to them.
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KJV 1900King James Version
Therefore they that were scattered abroad went every where preaching the word.
Then Philip went down to the city of Samaria, and preached Christ unto them.
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