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Acts 8:1
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Acts 8:1
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Saul Ravages the Church
8 And (A)Saul (B)approved of his execution.
And there arose on that day a great persecution against the church in Jerusalem, and (C)they were all scattered throughout the regions of Judea and Samaria, except the apostles.
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Acts 8:1
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Acts 8:1
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8 And Saul(A) approved of their killing him.
The Church Persecuted and Scattered
On that day a great persecution broke out against the church in Jerusalem, and all except the apostles were scattered(B) throughout Judea and Samaria.(C)
Daniel 3:16-18
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Daniel 3:16-18
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16 (A)Shadrach, Meshach, and Abednego answered and said to the king, “O Nebuchadnezzar, we have no need to answer you in this matter. 17 If this be so, (B)our God whom we serve is able to deliver us from the burning fiery furnace, and he will deliver us out of your hand, O king.[a] 18 But if not, be it known to you, O king, that we will not serve your gods or worship the golden image that you have set up.”
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- Daniel 3:17 Or If our God whom we serve is able to deliver us, he will deliver us from the burning fiery furnace and out of your hand, O king
Daniel 3:16-18
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Daniel 3:16-18
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16 Shadrach, Meshach and Abednego(A) replied to him, “King Nebuchadnezzar, we do not need to defend ourselves before you in this matter. 17 If we are thrown into the blazing furnace, the God we serve is able to deliver(B) us from it, and he will deliver(C) us[a] from Your Majesty’s hand. 18 But even if he does not, we want you to know, Your Majesty, that we will not serve your gods or worship the image of gold you have set up.(D)”
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- Daniel 3:17 Or If the God we serve is able to deliver us, then he will deliver us from the blazing furnace and
Acts 22:20
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Acts 22:20
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20 And when the blood of Stephen (A)your witness was being shed, (B)I myself was standing by and (C)approving and (D)watching over the garments of those who killed him.’
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Acts 22:20
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Acts 22:20
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20 And when the blood of your martyr[a] Stephen was shed, I stood there giving my approval and guarding the clothes of those who were killing him.’(A)
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- Acts 22:20 Or witness
Acts 7:58
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Acts 7:58
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58 Then (A)they cast him out of the city and (B)stoned him. And (C)the witnesses laid down their garments (D)at the feet of a young man named Saul.
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Acts 5:40
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Acts 5:40
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40 and (A)when they had called in the apostles, (B)they beat them and charged them not to speak in the name of Jesus, and let them go.
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Acts 5:40
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Acts 5:40
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40 His speech persuaded them. They called the apostles in and had them flogged.(A) Then they ordered them not to speak in the name of Jesus, and let them go.
Acts 1:8
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Acts 1:8
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8 But you will receive power when the Holy Spirit comes on you;(A) and you will be my witnesses(B) in Jerusalem, and in all Judea and Samaria,(C) and to the ends of the earth.”(D)
Luke 11:49-50
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Luke 11:49-50
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Luke 11:49-50
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Luke 11:49-50
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49 Because of this, God in his wisdom(A) said, ‘I will send them prophets and apostles, some of whom they will kill and others they will persecute.’(B) 50 Therefore this generation will be held responsible for the blood of all the prophets that has been shed since the beginning of the world,
Acts 8:14
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Acts 8:14
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14 Now when (A)the apostles at Jerusalem heard that (B)Samaria had received the word of God, they sent to them Peter and John,
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Acts 8:14
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Acts 8:14
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14 When the apostles in Jerusalem heard that Samaria(A) had accepted the word of God,(B) they sent Peter and John(C) to Samaria.
Acts 5:33
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Acts 5:33
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33 When they heard this, they (A)were enraged and wanted to kill them.
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Acts 5:33
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Acts 5:33
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33 When they heard this, they were furious(A) and wanted to put them to death.
Exodus 10:28-29
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Exodus 10:28-29
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28 Then Pharaoh said to him, “Get away from me; take care never to see my face again, for on the day you see my face you shall die.” 29 Moses said, “As you say! (A)I will not see your face again.”
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Exodus 10:28-29
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Exodus 10:28-29
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28 Pharaoh said to Moses, “Get out of my sight! Make sure you do not appear before me again! The day you see my face you will die.”
29 “Just as you say,” Moses replied. “I will never appear(A) before you again.”
Acts 9:31
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Acts 9:31
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31 So (A)the church throughout all Judea and Galilee and Samaria had peace and was being built up. And (B)walking in the fear of the Lord and in the comfort of the Holy Spirit, (C)it multiplied.
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Acts 9:31
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Acts 9:31
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31 Then the church throughout Judea, Galilee and Samaria(A) enjoyed a time of peace and was strengthened. Living in the fear of the Lord and encouraged by the Holy Spirit, it increased in numbers.(B)
Acts 8:4
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Acts 8:4
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Philip Proclaims Christ in Samaria
4 Now (A)those who were scattered went about preaching the word.
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Acts 8:4
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Acts 8:4
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John 15:20
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John 15:20
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20 Remember the word that I said to you: (A)‘A servant is not greater than his master.’ If they persecuted me, (B)they will also persecute you. (C)If they kept my word, they will also keep yours.
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John 15:20
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John 15:20
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20 Remember what I told you: ‘A servant is not greater than his master.’[a](A) If they persecuted me, they will persecute you also.(B) If they obeyed my teaching, they will obey yours also.
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- John 15:20 John 13:16
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