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Philip

Also known as: Philip the Evangelist

New Testament Early Church

A Spirit-led evangelist whose ministry demonstrates how the gospel crossed cultural and ethnic boundaries in the early Church.

About Philip

One of the seven deacons who became a powerful evangelist. Philip preached in Samaria with great effect and was led by the Spirit to explain Isaiah 53 to an Ethiopian official, leading to his conversion and baptism.

Biblical Significance

A Spirit-led evangelist whose ministry demonstrates how the gospel crossed cultural and ethnic boundaries in the early Church.

Quick Facts

Testament
New Testament
Era
Early Church
Key Verses
5
Other Names
1

Family & Relationships

daughters
four prophesying daughters (Acts 21:9)

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