Philip Proclaims Christ in Samaria

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[a] began proclaiming[b] the Christ[c] to them. And the crowds with one mind were paying attention to what was being said by Philip, as they heard him[d] and saw the signs that he was performing. For many of those who had unclean spirits, they were coming out of them,[e] crying out with a loud voice, and many who were paralyzed and lame were healed. And there was great joy in that city.

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Footnotes

  1. Acts 8:5 Here “and” is supplied because the previous participle (“came down”) has been translated as a finite verb
  2. Acts 8:5 The imperfect tense has been translated as ingressive here (“began proclaiming”)
  3. Acts 8:5 Or “Messiah”
  4. Acts 8:6 Here the direct object is supplied from context in the English translation
  5. Acts 8:7 *The words “of them” are supplied in the translation to indicate that the unclean spirits were coming out of the people