Acts 8:1
And Saul was there, giving approval to Stephen’s death. On that day a great persecution broke out against the church in Jerusalem, and all except the apostles were scattered throughout Judea and Samaria.
And Saul was consenting unto his death. And at that time there was a great persecution against the church which was at Jerusalem; and they were all scattered abroad throughout the regions of Judæa and Samaria, except the apostles.
Saul was consenting to his death. A great persecution arose against the assembly which was in Jerusalem in that day. They were all scattered abroad throughout the regions of Judea and Samaria, except for the apostles.
And Saul was consenting unto his death. And there arose on that day a great persecution against the church which was in Jerusalem; and they were all scattered abroad throughout the regions of Judæa and Samaria, except the apostles.
Related passages
From the Treasury of Scripture Knowledge, grouped by the word they explain.
- And Saul
- This clause evidently belongs to the conclusion of the previous chapter; there is scarcely a worse division of chapters than this.
- Acts 7:58; Acts 22:20
- there
- Acts 5:33, 40; Acts 7:54; Matthew 10:25–28; Matthew 22:6; Matthew 23:34; Luke 11:49, 50; John 15:20; John 16:2
- the church
- Acts 2:47; Acts 7:38; Acts 11:22; Acts 13:1
- and they
- Acts 8:4; Acts 11:19–21; Matthew 5:13; Philippians 1:12
- Samaria
- Acts 8:14; Acts 1:8; John 4:39–42
- except
- Acts 5:18, 20, 33, 40; Exodus 10:28, 29; Nehemiah 6:3; Daniel 3:16–18; Daniel 6:10, 23; Hebrews 11:27