Acts 8:1

Tyndale Bible (1526/1534)

Saul had pleasure in his deeth. And at yt tyme there was a great persecucion agaynst the congregacion which was at Ierusalem and they were all scattered abroade thorowout the regions of Iury and Samaria except the Apostles

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  • Acts 7:58 : 58 and caste him out of the cite and stoned him. And the witnesses layde doune their clothes at a yonge mannes fete named Saul.
  • Acts 22:20 : 20 And when the bloud of thy witnes Steven was sheed I also stode by and consented vnto his deeth and kept the rayment of them that slewe him.
  • Acts 5:33 : 33 When they hearde yt they clave asunder: and sought meanes to slee them.
  • Acts 5:40 : 40 And to him they agreed and called the Apostles and bet them and comaunded that they shuld not speake in ye name of Iesu and let them goo.
  • Acts 1:8 : 8 but ye shall receave power of the holy goost which shall come on you. And ye shall be witnesses vnto me in Ierusalem and in all Iewrye and in Samary and even vnto the worldes ende.
  • Acts 8:4 : 4 They that were scattered abroade went every where preachyng the worde.
  • Acts 8:14 : 14 When ye Apostles which were at Ierusalem hearde saye that Samaria had receaved ye worde of God: they sent vnto the Peter and Iohn
  • Acts 9:31 : 31 Then had ye congregacios rest thorowoute all Iewry and galile and Samary and were edified and walked in the feare of the LORde and multiplied by the comforte of the holy gost.
  • Acts 11:19-22 : 19 They which were scattryd abroade thorow the affliccion that arose aboute Steven walked thorow oute tyll they came vnto Phenices and Cypers and Antioche preachynge ye worde to no man but vnto the Iewes only. 20 Some of them were men of Cypers and Syrene which when they were come into Antioche spake vnto the Grekes and preched the Lorde Iesus. 21 And the honde of the Lorde was with them and a greate nombre beleved and turned vnto the Lorde. 22 Tydinges of these thinges came vnto ye eares of the congregacion which was in Ierusalem. And they sente forth Barnabas that he shuld go vnto Antioche.
  • Acts 13:1 : 1 There were at Antioche in the congregacion certayne Prophetes and teachers: as Barnabas and Simon called Niger and Lucius of Cerene and Manahen Herode the Tetrarkes norsfelowe and Saul.
  • Phil 1:12 : 12 I wolde ye vnderstode brethern that my busynes is happened vnto the greater furtherynge of the gospell.
  • Heb 11:27 : 27 By fayth he forsoke Egypt and feared not the fearcenes of the kynge. For he endured even as he had sene him which is invisible.
  • Acts 2:47 : 47 praysinge God and had faveour with all the people. And the Lorde added to ye congregacion dayly soche as shuld be saved.
  • Acts 5:18 : 18 and layde hondes on the Apostles and put them in the comen preson.
  • Acts 5:20 : 20 goo steppe forthe and speake in the temple to the people all the wordes of this lyfe.
  • Acts 7:38 : 38 This is he that was in ye congregacion in the wyldernes with the angell which spake to him in ye moute Syna and with oure fathers. This man receaved the worde of lyfe to geve vnto vs
  • Acts 7:54 : 54 When they hearde these thinges their hertes clave a sunder and they gnasshed on him with their tethe.
  • Exod 10:28-29 : 28 And Pharao sayde vnto him: get the fro me ad take heade to thy selfe that thou see my face no moare, For whesoeuer thou comest in my syghte, thou shalt dye. 29 And Moses saide: let it be as thou hast sayde: I will see thy face no moare.
  • Matt 5:13 : 13 ye are ye salt of the erthe: but and yf ye salt have lost hir saltnes what can be salted ther with? It is thence forthe good for nothynge but to be cast oute and to be troade vnder fote of men.
  • Matt 10:25-28 : 25 It is ynough for the disciple to be as hys master ys and that the servaunt be as his LORde ys. yf they have called the LORde of the housse beelzebub: how moche more shall they call them of his housholde so? 26 Feare the not therfore. There is no thinge so close that shall not be openned and no thinge so hyd that shall not be knowen. 27 What I tell you in dercknes that speake ye in lyght. And what ye heare in the eare that preache ye on the housse toppes. 28 And feare ye not them which kyll the body and be not able to kyll the soule. But rather feare hym which is able to destroye bothe soule and body into hell.
  • Matt 22:6 : 6 the remnaunt toke his seruantes and intreated them vngodly and slewe them.
  • Matt 23:34 : 34 Wherfore beholde I sende vnto you prophetes wyse men and scribes and of the ye shall kyll and crucifie: and of the ye shall scourge in youre synagoges and persecute from cyte to cyte
  • Luke 11:49-50 : 49 Therfore sayde ye wisdome of God: I will send them Prophetes and Apostles and of them they shall slee and persecute: 50 that the bloude of all Prophetes which was sheed fro the beginninge of the worlde maye be requyred of this generacion
  • John 4:39-42 : 39 Many of the Samaritas of that cyte beleved on him for ye sayinge of the woma which testified: he tolde me all thinges yt ever I dyd. 40 Then when the Samaritas were come vnto him they besought him yt he wolde tary wt the. And he aboode there two dayes. 41 And many moo beleved because of his awne wordes 42 and sayd vnto the woman: Now we beleve not because of thy sayinge. For we have herde him oure selves and knowe that this is even in dede Christ the savioure of the worlde.
  • John 15:20 : 20 Remember the sayinge that I sayde vnto you: the servaute is not greater then his LORde. Yf they have persecuted me so will they persecute you Yf they have kept my sayinge so will they kepe youres.
  • John 16:2 : 2 They shall excomunicat you: ye ye tyme shall come that whosoever killeth you will thinke that he doth God service.

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  • Acts 8:2-4
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    2Then devout men dressed Steven aud made great lamentacion over him.

    3But Saul made havocke of the congregacion entrynge into every housse and drewe out bothe man and woman and thrust the into preson.

    4They that were scattered abroade went every where preachyng the worde.

  • Acts 9:1-4
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    1And Saul yet brethynge oute threatnynges and slaughter agaynst ye disciples of the LORde went vnto ye hye preste

    2and desyred of him letters to Damasco to ye synagoges: that yf he founde eny of this waye whether they were men or wemen he myght bringe them bounde vnto Ierusalem.

    3But as he went on his iorney it fortuned yt he drue nye to Damasco and sodenly ther shyned rounde about him a lyght fro heven.

    4And he fell to ye erth and hearde a voyce sayinge to him: Saul Saul why persecutest thou me?

  • Acts 7:57-58
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    57Then they gave a shute with a loude voyce and stopped their eares and ranne apon him all at once

    58and caste him out of the cite and stoned him. And the witnesses layde doune their clothes at a yonge mannes fete named Saul.

  • Acts 22:19-21
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    19And I sayde: Lorde they knowe that I presoned and bet in every synagoge them that beleved on the.

    20And when the bloud of thy witnes Steven was sheed I also stode by and consented vnto his deeth and kept the rayment of them that slewe him.

    21And he sayde vnto me: departe for I will sende the a farre hence vnto the Gentyls.

  • Acts 8:14-15
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    14When ye Apostles which were at Ierusalem hearde saye that Samaria had receaved ye worde of God: they sent vnto the Peter and Iohn

    15which when they were come prayed for the that they myght receave ye holy goos

  • Acts 11:19
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    19They which were scattryd abroade thorow the affliccion that arose aboute Steven walked thorow oute tyll they came vnto Phenices and Cypers and Antioche preachynge ye worde to no man but vnto the Iewes only.

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    30But when the brethren knew of that they brought hym to cesarea and sent hym forth to Tharsus.

    31Then had ye congregacios rest thorowoute all Iewry and galile and Samary and were edified and walked in the feare of the LORde and multiplied by the comforte of the holy gost.

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    10which thinge I also dyd in Ierusalem. Where many of the sainctes I shut vp in preson and had receaved auctorite of ye hye prestes. And whe they were put to deeth I gave the sentence.

    11And I punysshed them ofte in every synagoge and compelled them to blaspheme: and was yet more mad apon them and persecuted the even vnto straunge cities.

    12About the which thinges as I went to Damasco with auctorite and licence of the hye Prestes

  • Acts 9:26-28
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    26And when Saul was come to Ierusalem he assayde to cople him silfe with ye discyples and they were all afrayde of hym and beleued not that he was a disciple.

    27But Bernabas toke hym and brought hym to ye apostles and declared to the how he had sene ye Lorde in ye waye and had spoke wyth hym: and how he had done boldely at damasco in the name of Iesu.

    28And he had his conuersacion with them at Ierusalem

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    6And it fortuned as I made my iorney and was come nye vnto Damasco aboute none yt sodenly ther shone fro heaven a greate lyght rounde aboute me

    7and I fell vnto the erth and hearde a voyce sayinge vnto me: Saul Saul why persecutest thou me?

    8And I answered: what arte thou Lorde? And he sayd vnto me: I am Iesus of Nazareth whom thou persecutest.

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    4and I persecuted this waye vnto the deeth byndynge and delyveringe into preson bothe men and wemen

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    8And Saul arose from the erth and opened his eyes but sawe no man. Then ledde they him by the honde and brought him into Damasco.

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    11And the LORde sayde to him: aryse and goo into the strete which is called strayght and seke in the housse of Iudas after one called Saul of Tharsus. For beholde he prayeth

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    4The people of the cyte were devided: and parte helde with the Iewes and parte with the Apostles.

    5When ther was a saute made both of the gentyls and also of the Iewes with their rulers to put them to shame and to stone

    6the they were ware of it and fled vnto Listra and Derba cities of Licaonia and vnto the region that lyeth round aboute

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    23And after a good whyle ye Iewes toke counsell to gether to kyll him.

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    21All that hearde him were amased and sayde: is not this he that spoyled the which called on this name in Ierusalem and came hyther for ye entent that he shuld bringe the bounde vnto the hye prestes?

  • Acts 1:8
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    8but ye shall receave power of the holy goost which shall come on you. And ye shall be witnesses vnto me in Ierusalem and in all Iewrye and in Samary and even vnto the worldes ende.

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    7And the worde of God encreased and the noubre of the disciples multiplied in Ierusalem greatly and a great company of the prestes were obedient to the faythe.

    8And Steven full of faythe and power dyd great wondres and myracles amoge ye people.

  • Acts 5:11-12
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    11And great feare came on all the congregacion and on as many as hearde it.

    12By the hondes of the Apostles were many signes and wondres shewed amoge the people. And they were all together with one acorde in Salomons porche.

  • Acts 8:25
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    25And they whe they had testified and preached the worde of the LORde returned toward Ierusalem and preached the gospell in many cities of the Samaritas.

  • Gal 1:23
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    23But they hearde only that he which persecuted vs in tyme past now preacheth the fayth which before he destroyed.

  • Acts 11:22
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    22Tydinges of these thinges came vnto ye eares of the congregacion which was in Ierusalem. And they sente forth Barnabas that he shuld go vnto Antioche.

  • Acts 26:14
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    14When we were all fallen to the erth I hearde a voyce speakynge vnto me and sayinge in ye Hebrue tonge: Saul Saul why persecutest thou me? It is harde for the to kicke agaynste the pricke.

  • Gal 1:13
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    13For ye have hearde of my conversacion in tyme past in the Iewes wayes how that beyonde measure I persecuted the congregacion of God and spoyled it:

  • Acts 9:13
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    13Then Ananias answered: Lorde I have hearde by many of this man how moche evell he hath done to thy sainctes at Ierusalem

  • Acts 13:1
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    1There were at Antioche in the congregacion certayne Prophetes and teachers: as Barnabas and Simon called Niger and Lucius of Cerene and Manahen Herode the Tetrarkes norsfelowe and Saul.

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    3And after they were brought on their waye by the congregacion they passed over Phenices and Samaria declarynge the conuersion of the getyls and they brought great ioye vnto all ye brethren.

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    15Which as they kylled the LORde Iesus and their awne prophetes even so have they persecuted vs and God they please not and are contrary to all men

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    40but Philip was founde at Azotus. And he walked thorow out ye countre preachynge in their cities tyll he came to Cesarea.

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    8And ther was great ioye in that cite.