Acts 8:1
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Saul Persecutes the Church
8 Now Saul was consenting to his death.
At that time a great persecution arose against the church which was at Jerusalem; and (A)they were all scattered throughout the regions of Judea and Samaria, except the apostles.
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Daniel 3:16-18
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16 Shadrach, Meshach, and Abed-Nego answered and said to the king, “O Nebuchadnezzar, (A)we have no need to answer you in this matter. 17 If that is the case, our (B)God whom we serve is able to (C)deliver us from the burning fiery furnace, and He will deliver us from your hand, O king. 18 But if not, let it be known to you, O king, that we do not serve your gods, nor will we (D)worship the gold image which you have set up.”
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Acts 22:20
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20 (A)And when the blood of Your martyr Stephen was shed, I also was standing by (B)consenting [a]to his death, and guarding the clothes of those who were killing him.’
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- Acts 22:20 NU omits to his death
Acts 7:58
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58 and they cast him out of the city and stoned him. And (A)the witnesses laid down their clothes at the feet of a young man named Saul.
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Acts 5:40
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40 And they agreed with him, and when they had (A)called for the apostles (B)and beaten them, they commanded that they should not speak in the name of Jesus, and let them go.
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Luke 11:49-50
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49 Therefore the wisdom of God also said, (A)‘I will send them prophets and apostles, and some of them they will kill and persecute,’ 50 that the blood of all the prophets which was shed from the foundation of the world may be required of this generation,
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Acts 8:14
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The Sorcerer’s Sin
14 Now when the (A)apostles who were at Jerusalem heard that Samaria had received the word of God, they sent Peter and John to them,
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Acts 5:33
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Gamaliel’s Advice
33 When they heard this, they were (A)furious[a] and plotted to kill them.
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- Acts 5:33 cut to the quick
Exodus 10:28-29
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28 Then Pharaoh said to him, (A)“Get away from me! Take heed to yourself and see my face no more! For in the day you see my face you shall die!”
29 So Moses said, “You have spoken well. (B)I will never see your face again.”
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Acts 8:4
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Christ Is Preached in Samaria
4 Therefore (A)those who were scattered went everywhere preaching the word.
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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, they will also persecute you. (B)If they kept My word, they will keep yours also.
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