Acts 8:3 - An Understandable Version (2005 edition)

³ But Saul brought devastation to the church by entering everyone’s house and dragging men and women off to jail.

More versions

King James Version (Oxford) 1769

³ As for Saul, he made havock of the church, entering into every house, and haling men and women committed them to prison.

Amplified Bible - Classic Edition

³ But Saul shamefully treated and laid waste the church continuously [with cruelty and violence]; and entering house after house, he dragged out men and women and committed them to prison.

American Standard Version (1901)

³ But Saul laid waste the church, entering into every house, and dragging men and women committed them to prison.

Common English Bible

³ Saul began to wreak havoc against the church. Entering one house after another, he would drag off both men and women and throw them into prison.

Catholic Public Domain Version

³ Then Saul was laying waste to the Church by entering throughout the houses, and dragging away men and women, and committing them to prison.

Acts 8:3 Cross References

1 Timothy 1:13

[even] though I had previously spoken against Christ, and persecuted [Christians] and acted outrageously. However, I obtained mercy because I acted out of ignorance, not believing [in Christ].

Philippians 3:6

As far as enthusiasm is concerned, I persecuted the church; as far as being righteous according to the Law of Moses is concerned, I was without just blame.

Galatians 1:13

For you have heard about the way I lived in the past, when I was in the Jewish religion, [that is], how I mercilessly persecuted the church of God, making havoc of it.

1 Corinthians 15:9

For I am the least [significant] of the apostles, and am not worthy to be called an apostle, because I persecuted the church of God.

Acts 22:19

And I replied, ‘Lord, they know very well that I am [the one] who imprisoned and beat the believers [who assembled] in every synagogue,

Acts 9:21

And everyone who heard him was amazed and exclaimed, “Is this not the man who tried to destroy all the people who called on [Jesus’] name in Jerusalem and has now come here [to Damascus] for the purpose of arresting them and bringing them before the leading priests?”

Acts 7:58

They threw him out of the city and stoned him [to death]. Those who witnessed [the incident] placed their clothes at the feet of a young man named Saul.

James 2:6

But you people have dishonored the poor person. Are not rich people the ones who oppress you and drag you to court?

Acts 8:2

The godly men who buried Stephen’s body mourned over his loss very deeply.

Acts 16:19

But when the girl’s slave-owners saw that their prospects for income [from her activities] were [now] gone, they grabbed Paul and Silas and dragged them to the open shopping market, in front of the authorities.