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Acts 8:40

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But Philip was found at Azotus: and passing through he preached in all the cities, till he came to Cæsarea.
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  1. Acts 21:8Rank 1 from verse 40
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    8And the next day we that were of Paul’s company departed, and came unto Cæsarea: and we entered into the house of Philip the evangelist, which was one of the seven; and abode with him.

  2. Acts 10:1Rank 2 from verse 40
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    1THERE was a certain man in Cæsarea called Cornelius, a centurion of the band called the Italian band,

  3. Acts 23:23Rank 3 from verse 40
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    23And he called unto him two centurions, saying, Make ready two hundred soldiers to go to Cæsarea, and horsemen threescore and ten, and spearmen two hundred, at the third hour of the night;

  4. Acts 23:33Rank 4 from verse 40
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    33Who, when they came to Cæsarea, and delivered the epistle to the governor, presented Paul also before him.

  5. Acts 25:4Rank 5 from verse 40
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    4But Festus answered, that Paul should be kept at Cæsarea, and that he himself would depart shortly thither.

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Acts 8:40

COMBINED MEANING

but

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Sense 1: However; marking contrast or qualification. Sense 2: Except or unless; excluding all others or alternatives. Sense 3: Only; no more than what follows.

Meaning drawn from: KJV context and cross-references · Skeat 1893 · Webster 1828

COMBINED MEANING

passing

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1. Moving through, by, over, or out. 2. Surpassing or exceeding.

Meaning drawn from: KJV context and cross-references · Webster 1828

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in

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1. A preposition marking position, presence, state, circumstance, manner, means, sphere, reference, relation, association, or participation. 2. As an adverb, inward, inside, or into the place or position referred to.

Meaning drawn from: KJV context and cross-references

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till

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Sense 1: To cultivate, plough, dress, and work soil for crops. Sense 2: As a time or limit word, until, up to, or as far as the stated point, condition, or event.

Meaning drawn from: KJV context and cross-references

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39And when they were come up out of the water, the Spirit of the Lord caught away Philip, that the eunuch saw him no more: and he went on his way rejoicing.

40But Philip was found at Azotus: and passing through he preached in all the cities, till he came to Cæsarea.

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