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Saul the Persecutor

Saul agreed with putting him to death.

On that day a severe persecution broke out against the church in Jerusalem, and all except the apostles were scattered throughout the land of Judea and Samaria.(A) Devout men buried Stephen and mourned deeply over him. Saul,(B) however, was ravaging the church. He would enter house after house, drag off men and women, and put them in prison.(C)

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and Sha’ul gave his approval to his murder.

Starting with that day, there arose intense persecution against the Messianic Community in Yerushalayim; all but the emissaries were scattered throughout the regions of Y’hudah and Shomron. Some godly men buried Stephen and mourned him deeply. But Sha’ul set out to destroy the Messianic Community — entering house after house, he dragged off both men and women and handed them over to be put in prison.

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А Савл похваляв його вбивство. І утиск великий постав того дня проти єрусалимської Церкви, і всі, крім апостолів, розпорошилися по краях юдейських та самарійських.

І поховали Степана мужі побожні, і плакали ревно за ним.

А Савл нищив Церкву, вдирався в доми, витягав чоловіків і жінок та давав до в'язниці...

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Saul Persecutes the Church

(A)Now Saul approved of putting [a]Stephen to death.

And on that day a great persecution [b]began against (B)the church in Jerusalem, and they were all (C)scattered throughout the regions of Judea and (D)Samaria, except for the apostles. Some devout men buried Stephen, and mourned loudly for him. But (E)Saul began ravaging the church, entering house after house; and he would (F)drag away men and women and put them in prison.

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Footnotes

  1. Acts 8:1 Lit him
  2. Acts 8:1 Lit occurred

Преследование и рассеяние верующих

Савл же одобрял это убийство.

С того дня началось большое гонение на иерусалимскую церковь, и все, кроме апостолов, рассеялись по Иудее и Самарии. Благочестивые люди похоронили Стефана и горько оплакивали его. А Савл преследовал церковь. Он ходил из дома в дом, хватал мужчин и женщин и бросал их в темницу.

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