Acts 7:58-8:8
English Standard Version
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. 59 And as they were stoning Stephen, (E)he called out, “Lord Jesus, (F)receive my spirit.” 60 And (G)falling to his knees he cried out with a loud voice, (H)“Lord, do not hold this sin against them.” And when he had said this, (I)he fell asleep.
Saul Ravages the Church
8 And (J)Saul (K)approved of his execution.
And there arose on that day a great persecution against the church in Jerusalem, and (L)they were all scattered throughout the regions of Judea and Samaria, except the apostles. 2 Devout men buried Stephen and made great lamentation over him. 3 But (M)Saul was ravaging the church, and entering house after house, he (N)dragged off men and women and committed them to prison.
Philip Proclaims Christ in Samaria
4 Now (O)those who were scattered went about preaching the word. 5 (P)Philip went down to the city[a] of Samaria and proclaimed to them the Christ. 6 (Q)And the crowds with one accord paid attention to what was being said by Philip, when they heard him (R)and saw the signs that he did. 7 For (S)unclean spirits, crying out with a loud voice, came out of many who had them, and many who were paralyzed or lame were healed. 8 So (T)there was much joy in that city.
Footnotes
- Acts 8:5 Some manuscripts a city
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