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Acts 8:5 - Compare All Versions

Acts 8:5 NIV (New International Version)

Philip went down to a city in Samaria and proclaimed the Messiah there.

Acts 8:5 ESV (English Standard Version 2025)

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

Acts 8:5 NLT (New Living Translation)

Philip, for example, went to the city of Samaria and told the people there about the Messiah.

Acts 8:5 CSB (Christian Standard Bible)

Philip went down to a  city in Samaria and proclaimed the Messiah to them.

Acts 8:5 KJV (King James Version)

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

Acts 8:5 NKJV (New King James Version)

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

Acts 8:3-8 MSG (The Message)

And Saul just went wild, devastating the church, entering house after house after house, dragging men and women off to jail. Forced to leave home base, the followers of Jesus all became missionaries. Wherever they were scattered, they preached the Message about Jesus. Going down to a Samaritan city, Philip proclaimed the Message of the Messiah. When the people heard what he had to say and saw the miracles, the clear signs of God’s action, they hung on his every word. Many who could neither stand nor walk were healed that day. The evil spirits protested loudly as they were sent on their way. And what joy in the city!

Acts 8:5 NASB2020 (New American Standard Bible - NASB)

Philip went down to the city of Samaria and began proclaiming the Christ to them.

Acts 8:5 AMP (Amplified Bible)

Philip [the evangelist] went down to the city of Samaria and began proclaiming Christ (the Messiah, the Anointed) to them. [Acts 6:5]

Acts 8:5 NET (New English Translation)

Philip went down to the main city of Samaria and began proclaiming the Christ to them.