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Philip the Evangelist
One of the seven deacons, who preached in Samaria and baptised the Ethiopian eunuch; distinct from the apostle Philip.
Where in scripture
ActsPhilip went down to the city of Samaria, and proclaimed to them the Christ.
Acts 8:5 — Preaches in Samaria
He commanded the chariot to stand still, and they both went down into the water, both Philip and the eunuch, and he baptized him.
Acts 8:38 — Baptises the Ethiopian
Scripture quotations are from the World English Bible, a public-domain translation.
In their own words — 1 recorded saying
“And Philip, running up to him, saw that he was reading Isaiah the prophet, and said to him, Is the sense of what you are reading clear to you?” — Acts 8:30
Speaker attribution: Clear Bible MACULA (CC BY 4.0). Wording: Bible in Basic English (public domain).
Journeys
Philip and the Ethiopian
One of the Seven, Philip preaches from Samaria down the desert road, where he baptises an Ethiopian official on his way home.
- Jerusalem · c. AD 34 — Scattered from Jerusalem by persecution
- Gaza — Meets the Ethiopian eunuch on the desert road
- Azotus — Caught away and found at Azotus
- Caesarea — Preaches on to Caesarea, where he settles
- Aksum — The eunuch carries the gospel home to Ethiopia
Events
Places in their life
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