|And Saul was consenting unto his death. And at that time there was a great persecution against the church which was at Jerusalem; and they were all scattered abroad throughout the regions of Judaea and Samaria, except the apostles.
|And Saul was consenting unto his death. And at that time there was a great persecution against the church which was at Jerusalem; and they were all scattered abroad throughout the regions of Judaea and Samaria, except the apostles.
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|Saul agreed to his execution, and the Christians of Jerusalem were direly persecuted, just as those in the lands of Judaea and Samaria, though not the apostles.
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|And devout men carried Stephen to his burial, and made great lamentation over him.
|And devout men carried Stephen to his burial, and made great lamentation over him.
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|Faithful men carried Stephen to be buried, and wept over his body.
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|As for Saul, he made havock of the church, entering into every house, and haling men and women committed them to prison.
|As for Saul, he made havock of the church, entering into every house, and haling men and women committed them to prison.
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|But Saul acted tyrannically toward the church, dragging Christians from every house to throw them in prison.