Acts 8:4

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Those who had been scattered went about spreading the good news of the word.

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  • Acts 8:1 : 1 Saul was in full agreement with his execution. On that day, a great persecution broke out against the church in Jerusalem, and all the believers, except the apostles, were scattered throughout the regions of Judea and Samaria.
  • Acts 11:19 : 19 Now those who had been scattered as a result of the persecution that arose over Stephen traveled as far as Phoenicia, Cyprus, and Antioch, speaking the word only to Jews.
  • Acts 14:2-7 : 2 But the Jews who refused to believe stirred up the minds of the Gentiles and turned them against the brothers. 3 So Paul and Barnabas stayed there for a considerable time, speaking boldly in reliance on the Lord, who confirmed the message of his grace by granting signs and wonders to be done through their hands. 4 The people of the city were divided; some sided with the Jews, while others supported the apostles. 5 When both Gentiles and Jews, along with their leaders, made a violent attempt to mistreat and stone them, 6 Paul and Barnabas became aware of it and fled to the cities of Lycaonia—Lystra and Derbe—and the surrounding region. 7 There they continued preaching the good news.
  • Acts 15:35 : 35 Paul and Barnabas remained in Antioch, teaching and preaching the word of the Lord, with many others also.
  • 1 Thess 2:2 : 2 Despite suffering and being mistreated in Philippi, as you know, we were bold in our God to proclaim to you the gospel of God while facing intense opposition.
  • Matt 10:23 : 23 When they persecute you in one town, flee to the next. For truly I tell you, you will not finish going through the towns of Israel before the Son of Man comes.

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    6So they went out, traveling through the villages, preaching the good news and healing people everywhere.

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    3But Saul began to destroy the church. Going from house to house, he dragged off men and women and put them in prison.

  • Acts 8:5-6
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    5Philip went down to a city in Samaria and proclaimed Christ to them.

    6The crowds, united in one mind, paid close attention to what Philip was saying as they heard and saw the miraculous signs he was performing.

  • Acts 8:1
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    1Saul was in full agreement with his execution. On that day, a great persecution broke out against the church in Jerusalem, and all the believers, except the apostles, were scattered throughout the regions of Judea and Samaria.

  • Acts 11:19-20
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    19Now those who had been scattered as a result of the persecution that arose over Stephen traveled as far as Phoenicia, Cyprus, and Antioch, speaking the word only to Jews.

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  • Acts 14:6-7
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    6Paul and Barnabas became aware of it and fled to the cities of Lycaonia—Lystra and Derbe—and the surrounding region.

    7There they continued preaching the good news.

  • Acts 8:25
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    25When they had testified and proclaimed the word of the Lord, they returned to Jerusalem, preaching the good news to many Samaritan villages.

  • Mark 6:12
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    12So they went out and preached that people should repent.

  • Mark 16:20
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    20Then the disciples went out and preached everywhere, while the Lord worked with them and confirmed the message by the accompanying signs. Amen.

  • Acts 13:49
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    49The word of the Lord spread through the entire region.

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    14When the apostles in Jerusalem heard that Samaria had accepted the word of God, they sent Peter and John to them.

  • Mark 1:38-39
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    38Jesus replied, 'Let us go somewhere else—to the nearby villages—so I can preach there also, for that is why I have come.'

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  • Luke 4:43-44
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    43But He said to them, 'I must preach the good news of the kingdom of God to the other towns also, because that is why I was sent.'

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  • Acts 8:40
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  • Mark 16:15
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    31But they went out and spread the news about him throughout that whole region.

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  • Luke 8:5
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    5A sower went out to sow his seed. As he was sowing, some fell along the path; it was stepped on, and the birds of the sky devoured it.

  • Acts 10:37
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    37You know what has happened throughout Judea, beginning in Galilee after the baptism that John preached—

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    3Having been sent on their way by the church, they traveled through Phoenicia and Samaria, describing in detail the conversion of the Gentiles, and brought great joy to all the brothers.

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    4So being sent out by the Holy Spirit, they went down to Seleucia, and from there they sailed to Cyprus.

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    24But the word of God continued to grow and multiply.

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    2He sent them out to proclaim the kingdom of God and to heal the sick.

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    3Listen! A sower went out to sow.

  • Acts 19:20
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    4They were all filled with the Holy Spirit and began to speak in different languages as the Spirit enabled them to speak.

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    14The sower sows the word.

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