Acts 8:40
Acts · New Testament · Chapter 8
“But Philip was found at Azotus: and passing through he preached in all the cities, till he came to Caesarea.”Acts 8:40
What Does Acts 8:40 Mean?
Acts 8:40 is found in the book of Acts, chapter 8, verse 40 of the New Testament. This verse connects to 20 other passages through cross-references, placing it within a rich network of biblical meaning.
Cross-References (20)
These passages are connected to Acts 8:40 through shared themes, quotations, or prophetic fulfillment.
Acts 21:8“And the next day we that were of Paul’s company departed, and came unto Caesarea: and we entered into the house of Philip the evangelist, which was one of the seven; and abode with him.”Acts 8:5“Then Philip went down to the city of Samaria, and preached Christ unto them.”Acts 9:30“Which when the brethren knew, they brought him down to Caesarea, and sent him forth to Tarsus.”Acts 10:1“There was a certain man in Caesarea called Cornelius, a centurion of the band called the Italian band,”Acts 18:22“And when he had landed at Caesarea, and gone up, and saluted the church, he went down to Antioch.”Acts 23:23“And he called unto him two centurions, saying, Make ready two hundred soldiers to go to Caesarea, and horsemen threescore and ten, and spearmen two hundred, at the third hour of the night;”Acts 23:33“Who, when they came to Caesarea, and delivered the epistle to the governor, presented Paul also before him.”Acts 25:4“But Festus answered, that Paul should be kept at Caesarea, and that he himself would depart shortly thither.”1 Samuel 5:1“And the Philistines took the ark of God, and brought it from Ebenezer unto Ashdod.”Zephaniah 2:7“And the coast shall be for the remnant of the house of Judah; they shall feed thereupon: in the houses of Ashkelon shall they lie down in the evening: for the LORD their God shall visit them, and turn away their captivity.”Joshua 15:46“From Ekron even unto the sea, all that lay near Ashdod, with their villages:”2 Chronicles 17:9“And they taught in Judah, and had the book of the law of the LORD with them, and went about throughout all the cities of Judah, and taught the people.”Zechariah 9:6“And a bastard shall dwell in Ashdod, and I will cut off the pride of the Philistines.”Luke 10:1“After these things the LORD appointed other seventy also, and sent them two and two before his face into every city and place, whither he himself would come.”Acts 8:25“And they, when they had testified and preached the word of the Lord, returned to Jerusalem, and preached the gospel in many villages of the Samaritans.”Acts 10:24“And the morrow after they entered into Caesarea. And Cornelius waited for them, and had called together his kinsmen and near friends.”Acts 12:19“And when Herod had sought for him, and found him not, he examined the keepers, and commanded that they should be put to death. And he went down from Judaea to Caesarea, and there abode.”Acts 21:16“There went with us also certain of the disciples of Caesarea, and brought with them one Mnason of Cyprus, an old disciple, with whom we should lodge.”Acts 25:1“Now when Festus was come into the province, after three days he ascended from Caesarea to Jerusalem.”Acts 25:6“And when he had tarried among them more than ten days, he went down unto Caesarea; and the next day sitting on the judgment seat commanded Paul to be brought.”
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