⁴Now those who had been scattered went about proclaiming the good news of the word. ⁵And Philip came down to the city of Samaria and^* began proclaiming^* the Christ^b to them.

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Footnotes

*Here “and” is supplied because the previous participle (“came down”) has been translated as a finite verb
*The imperfect tense has been translated as ingressive here (“began proclaiming”)
bOr “Messiah”

In other versions

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.

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.

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.

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.

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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