Acts 8:14

8:14 Now when the apostles in Jerusalem ¹  heard that Samaria had accepted the word ²  of God, they sent ³  Peter and John to them.

Acts 8:40

8:40 Philip, however, found himself ⁴  at Azotus, ⁵  and as he passed through the area, ⁶  he proclaimed the good news ⁷  to all the towns ⁸  until he came to Caesarea. ⁹ 

¹ map For location see Map5-B1; Map6-F3; Map7-E2; Map8-F2; Map10-B3; JP1-F4; JP2-F4; JP3-F4; JP4-F4.

² tn Or “message.”

³ sn They sent. The Jerusalem church with the apostles was overseeing the expansion of the church, as the distribution of the Spirit indicates in vv. 15-17.

⁴ tn Or “appeared.”

⁵ sn Azotus was a city on the coast of southern Palestine, known as Ashdod in OT times.

⁶ tn The words “the area” are not in the Greek text but are implied.

⁷ tn Or “he preached the gospel.”

⁸ tn Or “cities.”

⁹ 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.