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And Saul was destroying[a] the church. Entering from house to house, dragging-away both men and women, he was handing them over to prison. So indeed, the ones having been dispersed went about announcing the word as good news.

Philip Proclaims Christ And Does Miracles In Samaria. Many Are Baptized, Including Simon

Now Philip, having gone down to the city[b] of Samaria, was proclaiming the Christ to them.

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Footnotes

  1. Acts 8:3 Or, inflicting outrages upon, inflicting personal injuries upon.
  2. Acts 8:5 That is, the main city (Sebaste, known as Samaria in the OT, and called such here to link this to 1:8); or, the main religious city (Neapolis, known as Shechem in the OT).

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.

Philip in Samaria

Those who had been scattered(C) preached the word wherever they went.(D) Philip(E) went down to a city in Samaria and proclaimed the Messiah there.

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