Acts 8:1

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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

Acts 5:18

Hebrews 11:27

Bible References

There

And when they heard this they were highly offended, and took counsel to kill them.

And when they heard these things they were enraged in their minds and gnashed their teeth upon him.

It is sufficient for the disciple to be as his teacher, and the servant as his master. If they have called the master of the house Beelzebul, how much more will they call the members of his family by that name.

and the rest took his servants and treated them injuriously, and killed them.

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

Therefore also the wisdom of God said, I will send them prophets and apostles, and some of them they shall kill and persecute,

Remember the word which I said to you, a servant is not greater than his lord. If they have persecuted me, they will also persecute you; if they have kept my word, they will also keep yours.

They shall put you out of the synagogues; but the hour is coming when every one that kills you will think he renders God a service.

The church

praising God, and having favor with all the people. And the Lord added the saved, day by day, to the assembly [church].

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

And a report concerning them was brought to the ears of the church at Jerusalem, and they sent Barnabas to go as far as Antioch;

And there were prophets and teachers in the church at Antioch; Barnabas and Simeon called Niger [the black], and Lucius the Cyrenian, and Manaen the foster brother of Herod the Tetrarch, and Saul.

And they

Being scattered abroad, therefore, they went everywhere preaching the good news of the word;

And those scattered abroad by the affliction which commenced with Stephen, went even to Phenicia, and Cyprus, and Antioch, speaking the word to no one but Jews only.

You are the salt of the earth; but if the salt has lost its strength, with what shall it be seasoned? It is good for nothing more, except being cast out to be trodden upon by men.

But I wish you to know, brothers, that the things as to me have resulted in the advancement of the gospel,

Samaria

And the apostles at Jerusalem hearing that Samaria had received the word of God, sent to them Peter and John,

but you shall receive power when the Holy Spirit has come upon you, and shall be my witnesses both in Jerusalem, and all Judea, and Samaria, and to the end of the earth.

And many of the Samaritans in that city believed on him, on account of the word of the woman, testifying, He told me all things which I have done.

Except

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

By faith he left Egypt, not having feared the displeasure of the king; for he endured as seeing him that is invisible.