Acts 8:3

American Standard Version (1901)

But Saul laid waste the church, entering into every house, and dragging men and women committed them to prison.

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  • 1 Cor 15:9 : 9 For I am the least of the apostles, that am not meet to be called an apostle, because I persecuted the church of God.
  • Gal 1:13 : 13 For ye have heard of my manner of life in time past in the Jews' religion, how that beyond measure I persecuted the church of God, and made havoc of it:
  • Phil 3:6 : 6 as touching zeal, persecuting the church; as touching the righteousness which is in the law, found blameless.
  • 1 Tim 1:13 : 13 though I was before a blasphemer, and a persecutor, and injurious: howbeit I obtained mercy, because I did it ignorantly in unbelief;
  • Acts 7:58 : 58 and they cast him out of the city, and stoned him: and the witnesses laid down their garments at the feet of a young man named Saul.
  • Acts 9:21 : 21 And all that heard him were amazed, and said, Is not this he that in Jerusalem made havoc of them that called on this name? and he had come hither for this intent, that he might bring them bound before the chief priests.
  • Acts 22:19 : 19 And I said, Lord, they themselves know that I imprisoned and beat in every synagogue them that believed on thee:
  • Acts 26:9-9 : 9 I verily thought with myself that I ought to do many things contrary to the name of Jesus of Nazareth. 10 And this I also did in Jerusalem: and I both shut up many of the saints in prisons, having received authority from the chief priests, and when they were put to death I gave my vote against them. 11 And punishing them oftentimes in all the synagogues, I strove to make them blaspheme; and being exceedingly mad against them, I persecuted them even unto foreign cities.
  • Acts 22:3-4 : 3 I am a Jew, born in Tarsus of Cilicia, but brought up in this city, at the feet of Gamaliel, instructed according to the strict manner of the law of our fathers, being zealous for God, even as ye all are this day: 4 and I persecuted this Way unto the death, binding and delivering into prisons both men and women.
  • Acts 9:1-9 : 1 But Saul, yet breathing threatening and slaughter against the disciples of the Lord, went unto the high priest, 2 and asked of him letters to Damascus unto the synagogues, that if he found any that were of the Way, whether men or women, he might bring them bound to Jerusalem. 3 And as he journeyed, it came to pass that he drew nigh unto Damascus: and suddenly there shone round about him a light out of heaven: 4 and he fell upon the earth, and heard a voice saying unto him, Saul, Saul, why persecutest thou me? 5 And he said, Who art thou, Lord? And he [said], I am Jesus whom thou persecutest: 6 but rise, and enter into the city, and it shall be told thee what thou must do. 7 And the men that journeyed with him stood speechless, hearing the voice, but beholding no man. 8 And Saul arose from the earth; and when his eyes were opened, he saw nothing; and they led him by the hand, and brought him into Damascus. 9 And he was three days without sight, and did neither eat nor drink. 10 Now there was a certain disciple at Damascus, named Ananias; and the Lord said unto him in a vision, Ananias. And he said, Behold, I [am here], Lord. 11 And the Lord [said] unto him, Arise, and go to the street which is called Straight, and inquire in the house of Judas for one named Saul, a man of Tarsus: for behold, he prayeth; 12 and he hath seen a man named Ananias coming in, and laying his hands on him, that he might receive his sight. 13 But Ananias answered, Lord, I have heard from many of this man, how much evil he did to thy saints at Jerusalem:
  • Jas 2:6 : 6 But ye have dishonored the poor man. Do not the rich oppress you, and themselves drag you before the judgment-seats?

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  • Acts 8:1-2
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    1And Saul was consenting unto his death. And there arose on that day a great persecution against the church which was in Jerusalem; and they were all scattered abroad throughout the regions of Judaea and Samaria, except the apostles.

    2And devout men buried Stephen, and made great lamentation over him.

  • Acts 8:4
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    4They therefore that were scattered abroad, went about preaching the word.

  • Acts 9:1-4
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    1But Saul, yet breathing threatening and slaughter against the disciples of the Lord, went unto the high priest,

    2and asked of him letters to Damascus unto the synagogues, that if he found any that were of the Way, whether men or women, he might bring them bound to Jerusalem.

    3And as he journeyed, it came to pass that he drew nigh unto Damascus: and suddenly there shone round about him a light out of heaven:

    4and he fell upon the earth, and heard a voice saying unto him, Saul, Saul, why persecutest thou me?

  • Acts 22:4-7
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    4and I persecuted this Way unto the death, binding and delivering into prisons both men and women.

    5As also the high priest doth bear me witness, and all the estate of the elders: from whom also I received letters unto the brethren, and journeyed to Damascus to bring them also that were there unto Jerusalem in bonds to be punished.

    6And it came to pass, that, as I made my journey, and drew nigh unto Damascus, about noon, suddenly there shone from heaven a great light round about me.

    7And I fell unto the ground, and heard a voice saying unto me, Saul, Saul, why persecutest thou me?

  • Acts 9:21-24
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    21And all that heard him were amazed, and said, Is not this he that in Jerusalem made havoc of them that called on this name? and he had come hither for this intent, that he might bring them bound before the chief priests.

    22But Saul increased the more in strength, and confounded the Jews that dwelt at Damascus, proving that this is the Christ.

    23And when many days were fulfilled, the Jews took counsel together to kill him:

    24but their plot became known to Saul. And they watched the gates also day and night that they might kill him:

  • Acts 26:10-12
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    10And this I also did in Jerusalem: and I both shut up many of the saints in prisons, having received authority from the chief priests, and when they were put to death I gave my vote against them.

    11And punishing them oftentimes in all the synagogues, I strove to make them blaspheme; and being exceedingly mad against them, I persecuted them even unto foreign cities.

    12Whereupon as I journeyed to Damascus with the authority and commission of the chief priests,

  • Gal 1:13
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    13For ye have heard of my manner of life in time past in the Jews' religion, how that beyond measure I persecuted the church of God, and made havoc of it:

  • Acts 22:19-20
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    19And I said, Lord, they themselves know that I imprisoned and beat in every synagogue them that believed on thee:

    20and when the blood of Stephen thy witness was shed, I also was standing by, and consenting, and keeping the garments of them that slew him.

  • Acts 7:57-58
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    57But they cried out with a loud voice, and stopped their ears, and rushed upon him with one accord;

    58and they cast him out of the city, and stoned him: and the witnesses laid down their garments at the feet of a young man named Saul.

  • Gal 1:23
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    23but they only heard say, He that once persecuted us now preacheth the faith of which he once made havoc;

  • Acts 9:11
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    11And the Lord [said] unto him, Arise, and go to the street which is called Straight, and inquire in the house of Judas for one named Saul, a man of Tarsus: for behold, he prayeth;

  • Acts 9:8
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    8And Saul arose from the earth; and when his eyes were opened, he saw nothing; and they led him by the hand, and brought him into Damascus.

  • 1 Sam 15:8
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    8And he took Agag the king of the Amalekites alive, and utterly destroyed all the people with the edge of the sword.

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    50But the Jews urged on the devout women of honorable estate, and the chief men of the city, and stirred up a persecution against Paul and Barnabas, and cast them out of their borders.

  • Acts 26:21
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    21For this cause the Jews seized me in the temple, and assayed to kill me.

  • Acts 16:23
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    23And when they had laid many stripes upon them, they cast them into prison, charging the jailor to keep them safely:

  • Acts 26:14
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    14And when we were all fallen to the earth, I heard a voice saying unto me in the Hebrew language, Saul, Saul, why persecutest thou me? it is hard for thee to kick against the goad.

  • Acts 12:1
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    1Now about that time Herod the king put forth his hands to afflict certain of the church.

  • Luke 9:6
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    6And they departed, and went throughout the villages, preaching the gospel, and healing everywhere.

  • Acts 9:13-14
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    13But Ananias answered, Lord, I have heard from many of this man, how much evil he did to thy saints at Jerusalem:

    14and here he hath authority from the chief priests to bind all that call upon thy name.

  • Acts 5:11
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    11And great fear came upon the whole church, and upon all that heard these things.

  • Acts 5:18
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    18and laid hands on the apostles, and put them in public ward.

  • Acts 21:30
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    30And all the city was moved, and the people ran together; and they laid hold on Paul, and dragged him out of the temple: and straightway the doors were shut.

  • 1 Sam 23:8
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    8And Saul summoned all the people to war, to go down to Keilah, to besiege David and his men.

  • Acts 9:26-27
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    26And when he was come to Jerusalem, he assayed to join himself to the disciples: and they were all afraid of him, not believing that he was a disciple.

    27But Barnabas took him, and brought him to the apostles, and declared unto them how he had seen the Lord in the way, and that he had spoken to him, and how at Damascus he had preached boldly in the name of Jesus.

  • Phil 3:6
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    6as touching zeal, persecuting the church; as touching the righteousness which is in the law, found blameless.

  • Acts 5:21
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    21And when they heard [this], they entered into the temple about daybreak, and taught. But the high priest came, and they that were with him, and called the council together, and all the senate of the children of Israel, and sent to the prison-house to have them brought.

  • Acts 6:12
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    12And they stirred up the people, and the elders, and the scribes, and came upon him, and seized him, and brought him into the council,

  • Acts 9:30-31
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    30And when the brethren knew it, they brought him down to Caesarea, and sent him forth to Tarsus.

    31So the church throughout all Judaea and Galilee and Samaria had peace, being edified; and, walking in the fear of the Lord and in the comfort of the Holy Spirit, was multiplied.

  • 1 Sam 14:48
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    48And he did valiantly, and smote the Amalekites, and delivered Israel out of the hands of them that despoiled them.

  • Acts 14:5-6
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    5And when there was made an onset both of the Gentiles and of the Jews with their rulers, to treat them shamefully and to stone them,

    6they became aware of it, and fled unto the cities of Lycaonia, Lystra and Derbe, and the region round about:

  • Acts 11:25
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    25And he went forth to Tarsus to seek for Saul;