Philip

What they said was agreeable to the whole gathering. They chose Stephen, a man full of faith and the Ruach HaKodesh, Philip, Prochoros, Nikanor, Timon, Parmenas and Nicholas, who was a proselyte from Antioch.

Now Philip went down to a city in Shomron and was proclaiming the Messiah to them;

and the crowds were paying close attention to what Philip said, as they heard and saw the miraculous signs he was doing.

But when they came to believe Philip, as he announced the Good News concerning the Kingdom of God and the name of Yeshua the Messiah, they were immersed, both men and women.

Moreover, Shim‘on himself came to believe; and after being immersed, he attached himself closely to Philip; and he was amazed as he saw the miraculous signs and great works of power that kept taking place.

An angel of Adonai said to Philip, “Get up, and go southward on the road that goes down from Yerushalayim to ‘Azah, the desert road.”

The Spirit said to Philip, “Go over to this chariot, and stay close to it.”

As Philip ran up, he heard the Ethiopian reading from Yesha‘yahu the prophet. “Do you understand what you’re reading?” he asked.

“How can I,” he said, “unless someone explains it to me?” And he invited Philip to climb up and sit with him.

The eunuch said to Philip, “Here’s my question to you — is the prophet talking about himself or someone else?”

Then Philip started to speak — beginning with that passage, he went on to tell him the Good News about Yeshua.

And Philip said, If thou believest with all thine heart, thou mayest. And he answered and said, I believe that Jesus Christ is the Son of God.

He ordered the chariot to stop; then both Philip and the eunuch went down into the water, and Philip immersed him.

When they came up out of the water, the Spirit of the Lord snatched Philip away. The eunuch saw no more of him, because he continued on his way — full of joy.

But Philip showed up at Ashdod and continued proclaiming the Good News as he went through all the towns until he came to Caesarea.

The following day, we left and came to Caesarea, where we went to the home of Philip the proclaimer of the Good News, one of the Seven, and stayed with him.