Acts 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. ⁶ 

Jos 15:46,47; 1Sa 5:1; Zec 9:6; Lu 10:1,2; Ac 10:1; Ac 21:8; Ac 23:23,33; Ac 25:4; Ro 15:19

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.