Acts 8:3

KJV1611 – Modern English

As for Saul, he ravaged the church, entering every house and dragging off men and women, committing them to prison.

📖 Grammatical Analysis

Original Text

Σαῦλος δὲ, ἐλυμαίνετο τὴν ἐκκλησίαν, κατὰ τοὺς οἴκους εἰσπορευόμενος, σύρων τε ἄνδρας καὶ γυναῖκας παρεδίδου εἰς φυλακήν.

Transliteration

Saulos de, elymaineto the ekklēsian, throughout the oikous eisporeuomenos, syrōn te andras and gynaikas paredidou into phylakēn.

Grammar Details

• *Saulos*: nominative, masculine, singular - Saul
• *de*: postpositive conjunction - and/but
• *elymaineto*: imperfect middle indicative, 3rd singular - was ravaging/destroying
• *ekklēsian*: accusative, feminine, singular - church/assembly
• *oikous*: accusative, masculine, plural - houses/homes
• *eisporeuomenos*: present middle participle, nominative, masculine, singular - entering/going into
• *syrōn*: present active participle, nominative, masculine, singular - dragging
• *te*: enclitic particle - and/both
• *andras*: accusative, masculine, plural - men
• *gynaikas*: accusative, feminine, plural - women
• *paredidou*: imperfect active indicative, 3rd singular - was delivering/handing over
• *phylakēn*: accusative, feminine, singular - prison

Word Meanings

• *elymaineto*: was ravaging/destroying/persecuting
• *eisporeuomenos*: entering into/going into
• *syrōn*: dragging/hauling forcibly
• *paredidou*: was delivering/committing/handing over

Other Translations

• Linguistic Bible Translation from Source Texts

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

• King James Version 1769 (Standard Version)

  As for Saul, he made havock of the church, entering into every house, and haling men and women committed them to prison.

• American Standard Version with Strong's Numbers

  But{G1161} Saul{G4569} laid waste{G3075} the church,{G1577} entering into{G1531} every{G2596} house,{G3624} and{G2532} dragging{G4951} men{G435} and{G5037} women{G1135} committed{G3860} them to{G1519} prison.{G5438}

• King James Version with Strong's Numbers

  As{G1161} for Saul{G4569}, he made havock{G3075}{(G5711)} of the church{G1577}, entering into{G1531}{(G5740)} every{G2596} house{G3624}, and haling{G4951}{(G5723)}{G5037} men{G435} and{G2532} women{G1135} committed{G3860}{(G5707)} them to{G1519} prison{G5438}.

• Tyndale Bible (1526/1534)

  But Saul made havocke of the congregacion entrynge into every housse and drewe out bothe man and woman and thrust the into preson.

• Coverdale Bible (1535)

  But Saul made hauocke of the congregacion, entred in to euery house, and drue out men & wemen, & delyuered the to preson.

• Geneva Bible (1560)

  But Saul made hauocke of the Church, and entred into euery house, and drewe out both men and women, and put them into prison.

• Bishops' Bible (1568)

  As for Saul, he made hauocke of the Churche, and entred into euery house, & drewe out both men and women, and put them into pryson.

• Authorized King James Version (1611)

  As for Saul, he made havock of the church, entering into every house, and haling men and women committed [them] to prison.

• Webster's Bible (1833)

  But Saul ravaged the assembly, entering into every house, and dragged both men and women off to prison.

• Young's Literal Translation (1862/1898)

  and Saul was making havoc of the assembly, into every house entering, and haling men and women, was giving them up to prison;

• American Standard Version (1901)

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

• American Standard Version (1901)

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

• Bible in Basic English (1941)

  But Saul was burning with hate against the church, going into every house and taking men and women and putting them in prison.

• World English Bible (2000)

  But Saul ravaged the assembly, entering into every house, and dragged both men and women off to prison.

• NET Bible® (New English Translation)

  But Saul was trying to destroy the church; entering one house after another, he dragged off both men and women and put them in prison.

Referenced Verses

• 1 Cor 15:9 : 9 For I am the least of the apostles, who am not worthy to be called an apostle, because I persecuted the church of God.
• Gal 1:13 : 13 For you have heard of my former conduct in Judaism, how I persecuted the church of God beyond measure and tried to destroy it.
• Phil 3:6 : 6 Regarding zeal, persecuting the church; concerning the righteousness in the law, blameless.
• 1 Tim 1:13 : 13 Although I was formerly a blasphemer, a persecutor, and an insolent man; but I obtained mercy because I did it ignorantly in unbelief.
• Acts 7:58 : 58 And cast him out of the city and stoned him, and the witnesses laid down their clothes at a young man's feet, whose name was Saul.
• Acts 9:21 : 21 But all who heard him were amazed, and said, Isn't this he who destroyed those who called on this name in Jerusalem, and has come here for that purpose, that he might bring them bound to the chief priests?
• Acts 22:19 : 19 And I said, Lord, they know that I imprisoned and beat in every synagogue those who believed in you.
• Acts 26:9-9 : 9 I truly thought with myself, that I ought to do many things contrary to the name of Jesus of Nazareth. 10 Which thing I also did in Jerusalem: and many of the saints I shut up in prison, having received authority from the chief priests; and when they were put to death, I cast my vote against them. 11 And I punished them often in every synagogue, and compelled them to blaspheme; and being exceedingly mad against them, I persecuted them even to foreign cities.
• Acts 22:3-4 : 3 I am indeed a Jew, born in Tarsus, a city in Cilicia, but brought up in this city at the feet of Gamaliel, and taught according to the perfect manner of the law of our fathers, and was zealous toward God, as you all are today. 4 And I persecuted this way to the death, binding and delivering into prisons both men and women.
• Acts 9:1-9 : 1 And Saul, still breathing out threats and murder against the disciples of the Lord, went to the high priest, 2 And requested letters from him to the synagogues of Damascus, so that if he found any who were of the Way, whether men or women, he might bring them bound to Jerusalem. 3 And as he traveled, he came near Damascus, and suddenly a light from heaven shone around him: 4 And he fell to the ground and heard a voice saying to him, Saul, Saul, why do you persecute me? 5 And he said, Who are you, Lord? And the Lord said, I am Jesus, whom you are persecuting: it is hard for you to kick against the goads. 6 And trembling and astonished, he said, Lord, what do you want me to do? And the Lord said to him, Arise, and go into the city, and it shall be told you what you must do. 7 And the men who journeyed with him stood speechless, hearing a voice but seeing no one. 8 And Saul arose from the ground; and when his eyes were opened, he saw no one: but they led him by the hand and brought him into Damascus. 9 And he was three days without sight, and neither ate nor drank. 10 And there was a certain disciple at Damascus named Ananias; and to him the Lord said in a vision, Ananias. And he said, Behold, I am here, Lord. 11 And the Lord said to him, Arise, and go to the street called Straight, and inquire at the house of Judas for one called Saul, of Tarsus: for, behold, he is praying, 12 And has seen in a vision a man named Ananias coming in and laying his hand on him, so that he might receive his sight. 13 Then Ananias answered, Lord, I have heard from many about this man, how much evil he has done to your saints in Jerusalem:
• Jas 2:6 : 6 But you have despised the poor. Do not rich men oppress you, and haul you into the courts?