Acts 7:55-8:8

New King James Version

⁵⁵ But he, ^(A)being full of the Holy Spirit, gazed into heaven and saw the ^(B)glory of God, and Jesus standing at the right hand of God, ⁵⁶ and said, “Look! ^(C)I see the heavens opened and the ^(D)Son of Man standing at the right hand of God!”

⁵⁷ Then they cried out with a loud voice, stopped their ears, and ran at him with one accord; ⁵⁸ and they cast him out of the city and stoned him. And ^(E)the witnesses laid down their clothes at the feet of a young man named Saul. ⁵⁹ And they stoned Stephen as he was calling on God and saying, “Lord Jesus, ^(F)receive my spirit.” ⁶⁰ Then he knelt down and cried out with a loud voice, ^(G)“Lord, do not charge them with this sin.” And when he had said this, he fell asleep.

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 ^(H)they were all scattered throughout the regions of Judea and Samaria, except the apostles. ² And devout men carried Stephen to his burial, and ^(I)made great lamentation over him.

³ As for Saul, ^(J)he made havoc of the church, entering every house, and dragging off men and women, committing them to prison.

Christ Is Preached in Samaria

⁴ Therefore ^(K)those who were scattered went everywhere preaching the word. ⁵ Then ^(L)Philip went down to ^[a]the city of Samaria and preached Christ to them. ⁶ And the multitudes with one accord heeded the things spoken by Philip, hearing and seeing the miracles which he did. ⁷ For ^(M)unclean spirits, crying with a loud voice, came out of many who were possessed; and many who were paralyzed and lame were healed. ⁸ And there was great joy in that city.