Saul Persecutes the Church

(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.

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Footnotes

  1. 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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(A)Philip went down to the city of Samaria and began proclaiming [a]Christ to them.

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Footnotes

  1. Acts 8:5 I.e. the Messiah

Philip(A) went down to a city in Samaria and proclaimed the Messiah there.

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14 Now when (A)the apostles in Jerusalem heard that Samaria had received the word of God, they sent them (B)Peter and John,

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14 When the apostles in Jerusalem heard that Samaria(A) had accepted the word of God,(B) they sent Peter and John(C) to Samaria.

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