Acts 8:5
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5 Philip, for example, went to the city of Samaria and told the people there about the Messiah.
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Acts 6:5
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5 Everyone liked this idea, and they chose the following: Stephen (a man full of faith and the Holy Spirit), Philip, Procorus, Nicanor, Timon, Parmenas, and Nicolas of Antioch (an earlier convert to the Jewish faith).
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Acts 21:8
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8 The next day we went on to Caesarea and stayed at the home of Philip the Evangelist, one of the seven men who had been chosen to distribute food.
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Acts 8:40
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40 Meanwhile, Philip found himself farther north at the town of Azotus. He preached the Good News there and in every town along the way until he came to Caesarea.
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Acts 8:35-36
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35 So beginning with this same Scripture, Philip told him the Good News about Jesus.
36 As they rode along, they came to some water, and the eunuch said, “Look! There’s some water! Why can’t I be baptized?”[a]
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- 8:36 Some manuscripts add verse 37, “You can,” Philip answered, “if you believe with all your heart.” And the eunuch replied, “I believe that Jesus Christ is the Son of God.”
1 Corinthians 3:11
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11 For no one can lay any foundation other than the one we already have—Jesus Christ.
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1 Corinthians 1:23
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23 So when we preach that Christ was crucified, the Jews are offended and the Gentiles say it’s all nonsense.
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Acts 5:42
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42 And every day, in the Temple and from house to house, they continued to teach and preach this message: “Jesus is the Messiah.”
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1 Corinthians 2:2
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2 For I decided that while I was with you I would forget everything except Jesus Christ, the one who was crucified.
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Acts 17:2-3
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2 As was Paul’s custom, he went to the synagogue service, and for three Sabbaths in a row he used the Scriptures to reason with the people. 3 He explained the prophecies and proved that the Messiah must suffer and rise from the dead. He said, “This Jesus I’m telling you about is the Messiah.”
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Acts 9:20
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20 And immediately he began preaching about Jesus in the synagogues, saying, “He is indeed the Son of God!”
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Acts 8:14-15
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14 When the apostles in Jerusalem heard that the people of Samaria had accepted God’s message, they sent Peter and John there. 15 As soon as they arrived, they prayed for these new believers to receive the Holy Spirit.
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Acts 8:1
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8 Saul was one of the witnesses, and he agreed completely with the killing of Stephen.
Persecution Scatters the Believers
A great wave of persecution began that day, sweeping over the church in Jerusalem; and all the believers except the apostles were scattered through the regions of Judea and Samaria.
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Acts 1:8
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8 But you will receive power when the Holy Spirit comes upon you. And you will be my witnesses, telling people about me everywhere—in Jerusalem, throughout Judea, in Samaria, and to the ends of the earth.”
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John 4:25-26
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25 The woman said, “I know the Messiah is coming—the one who is called Christ. When he comes, he will explain everything to us.”
26 Then Jesus told her, “I am the Messiah!”[a]
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Matthew 10:5-6
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5 Jesus sent out the twelve apostles with these instructions: “Don’t go to the Gentiles or the Samaritans, 6 but only to the people of Israel—God’s lost sheep.
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