48 So you are witnesses and you approve of the deeds of your fathers; because it was they who killed them, and you build their [a]tombs.

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  1. Luke 11:48 Or monuments

48 So you testify that you approve of what your ancestors did; they killed the prophets, and you build their tombs.(A)

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Saul Persecutes the Church

(A)Now Saul approved of putting [a]Stephen to death.

And on that day a great persecution [b]began against (B)the church in Jerusalem, and they were all (C)scattered throughout the regions of Judea and (D)Samaria, except for the apostles.

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  1. Acts 8:1 Lit him
  2. Acts 8:1 Lit occurred

And Saul(A) approved of their killing him.

The Church Persecuted and Scattered

On that day a great persecution broke out against the church in Jerusalem, and all except the apostles were scattered(B) throughout Judea and Samaria.(C)

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20 And (A)when the blood of Your witness Stephen was being shed, I also was standing nearby and approving, and watching over the cloaks of those who were killing him.’

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20 And when the blood of your martyr[a] Stephen was shed, I stood there giving my approval and guarding the clothes of those who were killing him.’(A)

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  1. Acts 22:20 Or witness