Acts 8:1-4

New American Standard Bible 1995

Saul Persecutes the Church

8 ^(A)Saul was in hearty agreement with putting him to death.

And on that day a great persecution ^[a]began against ^(B)the church in Jerusalem, and they were all ^(C)scattered throughout the regions of Judea and ^(D)Samaria, except the apostles. ² Some devout men buried Stephen, and made loud lamentation over him. ³ But ^(E)Saul began ravaging the church, entering house after house, and ^(F)dragging off men and women, he would put them in prison.

Philip in Samaria

⁴ Therefore, those ^(G)who had been scattered went about ^[b](H)preaching the word.