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Bible Verses About Philip The Apostle

Early Christian writings treat Philip as one of Jesus’ chosen apostles and as a real worker in the church, not as a later legend. Writers like Tatian, Pamphilus, and the Apostolic Constitutions place him among the Twelve and connect him with Philip’s ministry in Samaria, while Papias preserves a memory of Philip living at Hierapolis with his daughters.

The evidence is strongest for Philip’s apostolic status and for his work in Acts 8, and it is thinner for details like his family life and later residence, which come from fewer witnesses. A few later writers also use Philip in debates about John 14:9, but that is more about Christology than about Philip himself. Overall, the early Christian memory is broad and respectful, but it is not equally detailed on every part of his life.

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15 references

Foundation Texts

John 12:22 primary

Philip cometh and telleth Andrew: and again Andrew and Philip tell Jesus.

Philip passes the request to Andrew and Jesus

The day following Jesus would go forth into Galilee, and findeth Philip, and saith unto him, Follow me.

Jesus calls Philip to follow him

And the angel of the Lord spake unto Philip, saying, Arise, and go toward the south unto the way that goeth down from Jerusalem unto Gaza, which is desert.

Main Acts 8 mission passage

The same came therefore to Philip, which was of Bethsaida of Galilee, and desired him, saying, Sir, we would see Jesus.

Philip brings seekers to Jesus

And the saying pleased the whole multitude: and they chose Stephen, a man full of faith and of the Holy Ghost, and Philip, and Prochorus, and Nicanor, and Timon, and Parmenas, and Nicolas a proselyte of Antioch:

Names Philip among the seven in Acts

Then Simon himself believed also: and when he was baptized, he continued with Philip, and wondered, beholding the miracles and signs which were done.

Shows Simon believing and staying with Philip

But Philip was found at Azotus: and passing through he preached in all the cities, till he came to Caesarea.

Direct Acts passage that Philip preached in many cities

Supporting Passages

Philip, and Bartholomew; Thomas, and Matthew the publican; James the son of Alphaeus, and Lebbaeus, whose surname was Thaddaeus;

Scripture passage attached to the early Christian evidence page.

Now Philip was of Bethsaida, the city of Andrew and Peter.

Scripture passage attached to the early Christian evidence page.

And the next day we that were of Paul's company departed, and came unto Caesarea: and we entered into the house of Philip the evangelist, which was one of the seven; and abode with him.

Scripture passage attached to the early Christian evidence page.

And when they were come in, they went up into an upper room, where abode both Peter, and James, and John, and Andrew, Philip, and Thomas, Bartholomew, and Matthew, James the son of Alphaeus, and Simon Zelotes, and Judas the brother of James.

Philip appears in the apostolic list

And Andrew, and Philip, and Bartholomew, and Matthew, and Thomas, and James the son of Alphaeus, and Thaddaeus, and Simon the Canaanite,

Another Gospel list of the Twelve

Simon, (whom he also named Peter,) and Andrew his brother, James and John, Philip and Bartholomew,

Another Gospel list of the Twelve

There were together Simon Peter, and Thomas called Didymus, and Nathanael of Cana in Galilee, and the sons of Zebedee, and two other of his disciples.

Scripture passage attached to the early Christian evidence page.

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.

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