8And 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.
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And the saying pleased the whole multitude: and they chose Stephen, a man full of faith and of the Holy Ghost, and Philip, and Prochorus, and Nicanor, and Timon, and Parmenas, and Nicolas a proselyte of Antioch:
And the angel of the Lord spake unto Philip, saying, Arise, and go toward the south unto the way that goeth down from Jerusalem unto Gaza, which is desert. …
And he gave some, apostles; and some, prophets; and some, evangelists; and some, pastors and teachers;
Then Philip went down to the city of Samaria, and preached Christ unto them. …
But watch thou in all things, endure afflictions, do the work of an evangelist, make full proof of thy ministry.
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Matthew Henry’s Complete Commentary on the Bible (1710)
(vv. 8-14)We have here Paul and his company arrived at length at Caesarea, where he designed to make some stay, it being the place where the gospel was first preached to the Gentiles, and the Holy Ghost fell upon them , Acts 10:1 , 44 . Now here we are told, I. Who it was that entertained Paul and his company at Caesarea . He seldom had occasion to go to a public house, but, wherever he came, some friend or…
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