And Saul agreed completely with killing him. Saul Begins to Persecute the ChurchNow on that day a great persecution began against the church in Jerusalem, and all except the apostles were forced to scatter throughout the regions of Judea and Samaria.
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2Some devout men buried Stephen and made loud lamentation over him.
3But Saul was trying to destroy the church; entering one house after another, he dragged off both men and women and put them in prison.
4Philip Preaches in Samaria Now those who had been forced to scatter went around proclaiming the good news of the word.
1The Conversion of Saul Meanwhile Saul, still breathing out threats to murder the Lord’s disciples, went to the high priest
2and requested letters from him to the synagogues in Damascus, so that if he found any who belonged to the Way, either men or women, he could bring them as prisoners to Jerusalem.
3As he was going along, approaching Damascus, suddenly a light from heaven flashed around him.
4He fell to the ground and heard a voice saying to him,“Saul, Saul, why are you persecuting me?”
57But they covered their ears, shouting out with a loud voice, and rushed at him with one intent.
58When they had driven him out of the city, they began to stone him, and the witnesses laid their cloaks at the feet of a young man named Saul.
19I replied,‘Lord, they themselves know that I imprisoned and beat those in the various synagogues who believed in you.
20And when the blood of your witness Stephen was shed, I myself was standing nearby, approving, and guarding the cloaks of those who were killing him.’
21Then he said to me,‘Go, because I will send you far away to the Gentiles.’”
14Now when the apostles in Jerusalem heard that Samaria had accepted the word of God, they sent Peter and John to them.
15These two went down and prayed for them so that they would receive the Holy Spirit.
19Activity in the Church at Antioch Now those who had been scattered because of the persecution that took place over Stephen went as far as Phoenicia, Cyprus, and Antioch, speaking the message to no one but Jews.
30When the brothers found out about this, they brought him down to Caesarea and sent him away to Tarsus.
31Then the church throughout Judea, Galilee, and Samaria experienced peace and thus was strengthened. Living in the fear of the Lord and in the encouragement of the Holy Spirit, the church increased in numbers.
10And that is what I did in Jerusalem: Not only did I lock up many of the saints in prisons by the authority I received from the chief priests, but I also cast my vote against them when they were sentenced to death.
11I punished them often in all the synagogues and tried to force them to blaspheme. Because I was so furiously enraged at them, I went to persecute them even in foreign cities.
12“While doing this very thing, as I was going to Damascus with authority and complete power from the chief priests,
26Saul Returns to Jerusalem When he arrived in Jerusalem, he attempted to associate with the disciples, and they were all afraid of him, because they did not believe that he was a disciple.
27But Barnabas took Saul, brought him to the apostles, and related to them how he had seen the Lord on the road, that the Lord had spoken to him, and how in Damascus he had spoken out boldly in the name of Jesus.
28So he was staying with them, associating openly with them in Jerusalem, speaking out boldly in the name of the Lord.
6As I was en route and near Damascus, about noon a very bright light from heaven suddenly flashed around me.
7Then I fell to the ground and heard a voice saying to me,‘Saul, Saul, why are you persecuting me?’
8I answered,‘Who are you, Lord?’ He said to me,‘I am Jesus the Nazarene, whom you are persecuting.’
4I persecuted this Way even to the point of death, tying up both men and women and putting them in prison,
8So Saul got up from the ground, but although his eyes were open, he could see nothing. Leading him by the hand, his companions brought him into Damascus.
11Then the Lord told him,“Get up and go to the street called‘Straight,’ and at Judas’ house look for a man from Tarsus named Saul. For he is praying,
4But the population of the city was divided; some sided with the Jews, and some with the apostles.
5When both the Gentiles and the Jews(together with their rulers) made an attempt to mistreat them and stone them,
6Paul and Barnabas learned about it and fled to the Lycaonian cities of Lystra and Derbe and the surrounding region.
23Saul’s Escape from Damascus Now after some days had passed, the Jews plotted together to kill him,
21All who heard him were amazed and were saying,“Is this not the man who in Jerusalem was ravaging those who call on this name, and who had come here to bring them as prisoners to the chief priests?”
8But you will receive power when the Holy Spirit has come upon you, and you will be my witnesses in Jerusalem, and in all Judea and Samaria, and to the farthest parts of the earth.”
7The word of God continued to spread, the number of disciples in Jerusalem increased greatly, and a large group of priests became obedient to the faith.
8Stephen is Arrested Now Stephen, full of grace and power, was performing great wonders and miraculous signs among the people.
11Great fear gripped the whole church and all who heard about these things.
12The Apostles Perform Miraculous Signs and Wonders Now many miraculous signs and wonders came about among the people through the hands of the apostles. By common consent they were all meeting together in Solomon’s Portico.
25So after Peter and John had solemnly testified and spoken the word of the Lord, they started back to Jerusalem, proclaiming the good news to many Samaritan villages as they went.
23They were only hearing,“The one who once persecuted us is now proclaiming the good news of the faith he once tried to destroy.”
22A report about them came to the attention of the church in Jerusalem, and they sent Barnabas to Antioch.
14When we had all fallen to the ground, I heard a voice saying to me in Aramaic,‘Saul, Saul, why are you persecuting me? You are hurting yourself by kicking against the goads.’
13For you have heard of my former way of life in Judaism, how I was savagely persecuting the church of God and trying to destroy it.
13But Ananias replied,“Lord, I have heard from many people about this man, how much harm he has done to your saints in Jerusalem,
1The Church at Antioch Commissions Barnabas and Saul Now there were these prophets and teachers in the church at Antioch: Barnabas, Simeon called Niger, Lucius the Cyrenian, Manaen(a close friend of Herod the tetrarch from childhood) and Saul.
3So they were sent on their way by the church, and as they passed through both Phoenicia and Samaria, they were relating at length the conversion of the Gentiles and bringing great joy to all the brothers.
15who killed both the Lord Jesus and the prophets and persecuted us severely. They are displeasing to God and are opposed to all people,
40Philip, however, found himself at Azotus, and as he passed through the area, he proclaimed the good news to all the towns until he came to Caesarea.
8So there was great joy in that city.