Acts 8:40; 21:8
Acts 8:40
8:40 Philip, however, found himself 1 at Azotus, 2 and as he passed through the area, 3 he proclaimed the good news 4 to all the towns 5 until he came to Caesarea. 6Acts 21:8
21:8 On the next day we left 7 and came to Caesarea, 8 and entered 9 the house of Philip the evangelist, who was one of the seven, 10 and stayed with him.1 tn Or “appeared.”
2 sn Azotus was a city on the coast of southern Palestine, known as Ashdod in OT times.
3 tn The words “the area” are not in the Greek text but are implied.
4 tn Or “he preached the gospel.”
5 tn Or “cities.”
6 sn Caesarea was a city on the coast of Palestine south of Mount Carmel (not Caesarea Philippi). See the note on Caesarea in Acts 10:1.
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7 tn Grk “On the next day leaving, we came.” The participle ἐξελθόντες (exelqonte") has been translated as a finite verb due to requirements of contemporary English style.
8 sn Caesarea was a city on the coast of Palestine south of Mount Carmel (not Caesarea Philippi). See the note on Caesarea in Acts 10:1. This was another 40 mi (65 km).
map For location see Map2-C1; Map4-B3; Map5-F2; Map7-A1; JP1-F4; JP2-F4; JP3-F4; JP4-F4.
9 tn Grk “and entering…we stayed.” The participle εἰσελθόντες (eiselqonte") has been translated as a finite verb due to requirements of contemporary English style.
10 sn Philip was one of the seven deacons appointed in the Jerusalem church (Acts 6:1-7).
