Acts 8:35

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Philip opened his mouth, and beginning from this Scripture, preached to him Jesus.

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The passage follows Philip from Samaria and Jerusalem’s region to the Gaza road, where he explains Isaiah to an Ethiopian court official traveling home from worship. Ashdod and Caesarea mark Philip’s later coastal ministry, while Ethiopia highlights the gospel’s reach beyond Judea and Samaria.

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Acts 8:35 mentions Ashdod, Caesarea, Ethiopia, Gaza, Jerusalem, Judea and Samaria.

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