Overview
The Bible addresses philip across 8 verses, drawn from the New Testament. These passages cluster most in Luke, Matthew and Mark. Closely related themes include Apostles, Matthew, Thomas and Prisoners. Figures whose stories touch this theme include Bartholomew, Matthew, Thomas and Simon the Zealot.
Key Bible verses about philip
New Testament
Matthew
Mark
And Andrew, and Philip, and Bartholomew, and Matthew, and Thomas, and James the son of Alpheus, and Thaddeus, and Simon the Canaanite,
For Herod himself had sent forth and laid hold upon John, and bound him in prison for Herodias’ sake, his brother Philip’s wife: for he had married her.
Luke
Now in the fifteenth year of the reign of Tiberius Cesar, Pontius Pilate being governor of Judea, and Herod being tetrarch of Galilee, and his brother Philip tetrarch of Iturea and of the region of Trachonitis, and Lysanias the tetrarch of Abilene,
But Herod the tetrarch, being reproved by him for Herodias his brother Philip’s wife, and for all the evils which Herod had done,
Simon, (whom he also named Peter,) and Andrew his brother, James and John, Philip and Bartholomew,
People in the Bible and philip
Biblical figures whose stories intersect with this theme.
In the Bible dictionary
Studying philip for yourself
- Begin with Matthew 10:3, then read the passages below in canonical order.
- Compare how Luke, Matthew and Mark each treat the theme.
- Consider the lives of Bartholomew, Matthew and Thomas and how their stories intersect with it.
- Widen the study to related themes: Apostles, Matthew, Thomas and Prisoners.
Frequently asked questions
What does the Bible say about philip?
The Bible addresses philip across 8 verses, drawn from the New Testament. These passages cluster most in Luke, Matthew and Mark. Closely related themes include Apostles, Matthew, Thomas and Prisoners. Figures whose stories touch this theme include Bartholomew, Matthew, Thomas and Simon the Zealot.
How many Bible verses are about philip?
The Bible references philip in 8 verses (King James Version).
Where does the Bible first mention philip?
In canonical order, the first of these passages is Matthew 10:3: “Philip, and Bartholomew; Thomas, and Matthew the publican; James the son of Alpheus, and Lebbeus, whose surname was Thaddeus;”
Which people in the Bible are associated with philip?
Bartholomew, Matthew, Thomas, Simon the Zealot and Pontius Pilate.
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