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Saul persecutes the church

AD 31 traditional (Jones)

Passage
Acts 8:1-3
People
Paul, Stephen
Places
Judea, Samaria, Jerusalem
Before
Stephen is stoned
After
Philip preaches in Samaria

Participants

Taking part, as Theographic records them, most often named first.

Places

Where it happens. Locations follow OpenBible.info, which grades each identification.

  1. location not graded: Judea
  2. likely location: Samaria
  3. likely location: Jerusalem

Every verse

All 3 verses, by book, in canonical order. The Berean Standard Bible is shown; switch to the King James or American Standard Version.

Acts3 verses
  1. 8:1

    And Saul was there, giving approval to Stephen’s death. On that day a great persecution broke out against the church in Jerusalem, and all except the apostles were scattered throughout Judea and Samaria.

  2. 8:2

    God-fearing men buried Stephen and mourned deeply over him.

  3. 8:3

    But Saul began to destroy the church. Going from house to house, he dragged off men and women and put them in prison.