Acts 8:2-4
International Standard Version
2 Devout men buried Stephen as they mourned loudly for him. 3 But Saul kept trying to destroy the church. Going into one house after another, he began dragging off men and women and throwing them in prison.
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4 Now those who were scattered went from place to place preaching the word.
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Acts 8:2-4
English Standard Version
2 Devout men buried Stephen and made great lamentation over him. 3 But (A)Saul was ravaging the church, and entering house after house, he (B)dragged off men and women and committed them to prison.
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4 Now (C)those who were scattered went about preaching the word.
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Acts 8:2-4
American Standard Version
2 And devout men buried Stephen, and made great lamentation over him. 3 But Saul laid waste the church, entering into every house, and dragging men and women committed them to prison.
4 They therefore that were scattered abroad went about [a]preaching the word.
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Acts 8:2-4
New International Version
2 Godly men buried Stephen and mourned deeply for him. 3 But Saul(A) began to destroy the church.(B) Going from house to house, he dragged off both men and women and put them in prison.
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4 Those who had been scattered(C) preached the word wherever they went.(D)
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