Acts 8:5 — Bible Verse (KJV)

“Then Philip went down to the city of Samaria, and preached Christ unto them.”

Acts 8:5 — King James Version (KJV), 1611

Acts 8:5 in 6 Bible Translations

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Acts 8:5 WEB — World English Bible (2000)

“Philip went down to the city of Samaria and proclaimed to them the Christ.”

Acts 8:5 — World English Bible

Acts 8:5 ASV — American Standard Version (1901)

“And Philip went down to the city of Samaria, and proclaimed unto them the Christ. ”

Acts 8:5 — American Standard Version

Acts 8:5 YLT — Young's Literal Translation (1862)

“And Philip having gone down to a city of Samaria, was preaching to them the Christ,”

Acts 8:5 — Young's Literal Translation

Acts 8:5 DBY — Darby Translation (1890)

“And Philip, going down to a city of Samaria, preached the Christ to them; ”

Acts 8:5 — Darby Translation

Acts 8:5 GEN — Geneva Bible (1599)

“Then came Philip into the citie of Samaria, and preached Christ vnto them.”

Acts 8:5 — Geneva Bible

Acts 8:5 in Context — Acts 8

3 As for Saul, he made havock of the church, entering into every house, and haling men and women committed them to prison.

4 Therefore they that were scattered abroad went every where preaching the word.

5 Then Philip went down to the city of Samaria, and preached Christ unto them.

6 And the people with one accord gave heed unto those things which Philip spake, hearing and seeing the miracles which he did.

7 For 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.

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What Does Acts 8:5 Mean?

Acts 8:5 is a verse from the Book of Acts, part of the New Testament. It appears in Acts chapter 8. Use The Living Sword's word-by-word study mode to explore every word in the original Greek.

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