Acts 8:5 meaning and explanation
Philip went down to a city in Samaria and proclaimed the Christ to them.
Acts 8:5, Berean Standard Bible
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Acts 8:5 comes right after the persecution that scattered the Jerusalem church, and Philip, one of the seven chosen to serve tables in chapter 6, goes down to a city in Samaria. Jews and Samaritans had long been divided over worship and ancestry, so preaching the Christ there was a striking step beyond Jerusalem.
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