Acts 8:1

Treasury of Scripture Knowledge

Summary

And Saul was consenting unto his death. And at that time there was a great persecution against the church which was at Jerusalem; and they were all scattered abroad throughout the regions of Judaea and Samaria, except the apostles.

There

The church

And they

Samaria

Acts 8:14

Acts 1:8

John 4:39

Except

Bible References

There

But they, when they heard these things, were cut to the heart, and took counsel to kill them.

And hearing these things they were cut to the heart, and gnashed their teeth against him.

It is sufficient for the disciple that he should become as his teacher, and the bondman as his lord. If they have called the master of the house Beelzebub, how much more those of his household?

And the rest, laying hold of his bondmen, ill-treated and slew them.

Therefore, behold, I send unto you prophets, and wise men, and scribes; and some of them ye will kill and crucify, and some of them ye will scourge in your synagogues, and will persecute from city to city;

For this reason also the wisdom of God has said, I will send to them prophets and apostles, and of these shall they kill and drive out by persecution,

Remember the word which I said unto you, The bondman is not greater than his master. If they have persecuted me, they will also persecute you; if they have kept my word, they will keep also yours.

They shall put you out of the synagogues; but the hour is coming that every one who kills you will think to render service to God;

The church

praising God, and having favour with all the people; and the Lord added to the assembly daily those that were to be saved.

This is he who was in the assembly in the wilderness, with the angel who spoke to him in the mount Sinai, and with our fathers; who received living oracles to give to us;

And the report concerning them reached the ears of the assembly which was in Jerusalem, and they sent out Barnabas to go through as far as Antioch:

Now there were in Antioch, in the assembly which was there, prophets and teachers: Barnabas, and Simeon who was called Niger, and Lucius the Cyrenian, and Manaen, foster-brother of Herod the tetrarch, and Saul.

And they

Those then that had been scattered went through the countries announcing the glad tidings of the word.

They then who had been scattered abroad through the tribulation that took place on the occasion of Stephen, passed through the country to Phoenicia and Cyprus and Antioch, speaking the word to no one but to Jews alone.

Ye are the salt of the earth; but if the salt have become insipid, wherewith shall it be salted? It is no longer fit for anything but to be cast out and to be trodden under foot by men.

But I would have you know, brethren, that the circumstances in which I am have turned out rather to the furtherance of the glad tidings,

Samaria

And the apostles who were in Jerusalem, having heard that Samaria had received the word of God, sent to them Peter and John;

but ye will receive power, the Holy Spirit having come upon you, and ye shall be my witnesses both in Jerusalem, and in all Judaea and Samaria, and to the end of the earth.

But many of the Samaritans of that city believed on him because of the word of the woman who bore witness, He told me all things that I had ever done.

Except

and laid hands on the apostles and put them in the public prison.

And Pharaoh said to him, Get thee from me, take heed to thyself, see my face no more; for in the day thou seest my face thou shalt die.

And I sent messengers to them, saying, I am doing a great work, and I cannot come down. Why should the work cease, whilst I leave it and come down to you?

Shadrach, Meshach, and Abed-nego answered and said to the king, O Nebuchadnezzar, we have no need to answer thee in this matter.

And when Daniel knew that the writing was signed, he went into his house; and, his windows being open in his upper chamber toward Jerusalem, he kneeled on his knees three times a day, and prayed and gave thanks before his God, as he did aforetime.

By faith he left Egypt, not fearing the wrath of the king; for he persevered, as seeing him who is invisible.