⁵ Philip went down to the^[a] city of Samaria and began to preach the Messiah^[b] to the people.^{[c] 6} The crowds, hearing his message^[d] and seeing the signs that he was doing, paid close attention to what was said by Philip. ⁷ Unclean spirits screamed with a loud voice as they came out of the many people they had possessed, and many paralyzed and lame people were healed.