Place
Philippi
A Roman colony in Macedonia and the first city of Europe to hear the gospel — a riverside prayer meeting, a delivered slave girl, a midnight earthquake, and a jailer's household baptized before dawn.
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Where it is
- Region
- Macedonia
- Kind of place
- City
Philippi in Scripture
6 verses name it — all of them- Matthew 16:13Now when Jesus came into the parts of Cæsarea Philippi, he asked his disciples, saying, Who do men say that the Son of man is?
- Mark 8:27And Jesus went forth, and his disciples, into the villages of Cæsarea Philippi: and on the way he asked his disciples, saying unto them, Who do men say that I am?
- Acts 16:12and from thence to Philippi, which is a city of Macedonia, the first of the district, a Roman colony: and we were in this city tarrying certain days.
- Acts 20:6And we sailed away from Philippi after the days of unleavened bread, and came unto them to Troas in five days; where we tarried seven days.
- Philippians 1:1Paul and Timothy, servants of Christ Jesus, to all the saints in Christ Jesus that are at Philippi, with the bishops and deacons:
- 1 Thessalonians 2:2but having suffered before and been shamefully treated, as ye know, at Philippi, we waxed bold in our God to speak unto you the gospel of God in much conflict.