Discovery BoxActs 8:4 
ContextPhilip Preaches in Samaria
8:4 Now those who had been forced to scatter went around proclaiming the good news of the word.
Acts 8:40
Context8:40 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. 6
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.
map For location see Map2 C1; Map4 B3; Map5 F2; Map7 A1; JP1 F4; JP2 F4; JP3 F4; JP4 F4.
