Acts 8:5-8 Then Philip went down to the city of Samaria, and preached Christ to them.… John Bowen, afterwards Bishop of Sierra Leone, being, while a young farmer in Canada, converted by a sermon, wrote in his diary, "I experienced such an ecstasy last evening in prayer that I doubted if I were in my right senses. Christ was slain for me. I could give myself up to Him unreservedly. I cannot describe my sensations of joy. I could not praise God sufficiently for the great scheme of salvation. I remained a long time giving thanks and praying that such a heavenly joy might not be taken away from me." Parallel Verses KJV: Then Philip went down to the city of Samaria, and preached Christ unto them.WEB: Philip went down to the city of Samaria, and proclaimed to them the Christ. |