Acts 8:1

Contemporary English Version 1995

Saul approved the stoning of Stephen. Some faithful followers of the Lord buried Stephen and mourned very much for him. At that time the church in Jerusalem suffered terribly. All of the Lord's followers, except the apostles, were scattered everywhere in Judea and Samaria.

Cross References

Acts 22:20

Stephen was killed because he spoke for you, and I stood there and cheered them on. I even guarded the clothes of the men who murdered him.”

Acts 7:58

and dragged him out of the city. Then they started throwing stones at him. The men who had brought charges against him put their coats at the feet of a young man named Saul.

Acts 5:40

and they called the apostles back in. They had them beaten with a whip and warned them not to speak in the name of Jesus. Then they let them go.

Acts 5:33

When the council members heard this, they became so angry they wanted to kill the apostles.

Acts 1:8

But the Holy Spirit will come upon you and give you power. Then you will tell everyone about me in Jerusalem, in all Judea, in Samaria, and everywhere in the world.”

Acts 8:14

The apostles in Jerusalem heard that some people in Samaria had accepted God's message, and they sent Peter and John.

Acts 9:31

The church in Judea, Galilee, and Samaria now had a time of peace and kept on worshiping the Lord. The church became stronger, as the Holy Spirit encouraged it and helped it grow.

Acts 8:4

The Lord's followers who had been scattered went from place to place, telling the good news.

John 15:20

Remember how I told you that servants are not greater than their master. So if people mistreat me, they will mistreat you. If they do what I say, they will do what you say.

Hebrews 11:27

Because of his faith, Moses left Egypt. Moses had seen the invisible God and wasn't afraid of the king's anger.

Philippians 1:12

My dear friends, I want you to know that what has happened to me has helped to spread the good news.

Acts 13:1

The church at Antioch had several prophets and teachers. They were Barnabas, Simeon, also called Niger, Lucius from Cyrene, Manaen, who was Herod's close friend, and Saul.

Acts 7:38

Moses brought our people together in the desert, and the angel spoke to him on Mount Sinai. There he was given these life-giving words to pass on to us.

Acts 5:20

“Go to the temple and tell the people everything about this new life.”

Acts 5:18

They arrested the apostles and put them in the city jail.

Acts 2:47

while praising God. Everyone liked them, and each day the Lord added to their group others who were being saved.

John 16:2

You will be chased out of the synagogues. And the time will come when people will kill you and think they are doing God a favor.

Matthew 23:34

I will send to you prophets and wise people and experts in the Law of Moses. You will kill them or nail them to a cross or beat them in your synagogues or chase them from town to town.

Matthew 22:6

Others grabbed the servants, then beat them up and killed them.

Matthew 5:13

You are the salt for everyone on earth. But if salt no longer tastes like salt, how can it make food salty? All it is good for is to be thrown out and walked on.

Daniel 6:23

The king was relieved to hear Daniel's voice, and he gave orders for him to be taken out of the pit. Daniel's faith in his God had kept him from being harmed.

Daniel 6:10

Daniel heard about the law, but when he returned home, he went upstairs and prayed in front of the window that faced Jerusalem. In the same way that he had always done, he knelt down in prayer three times a day, giving thanks to God.

Nehemiah 6:3

So I sent messengers to tell them, “My work is too important to stop now and go there. I can't afford to slow down the work just to visit with you.”

Acts 7:54

When the council members heard Stephen's speech, they were angry and furious.

Acts 8:5

Philip went to the city of Samaria and told the people about Christ.

Acts 13:36

When David was alive, he obeyed God. Then after he died, he was buried in the family grave, and his body decayed.

Acts 26:10

I did this first in Jerusalem, and with the authority of the chief priests I put many of God's people in jail. I even voted for them to be killed.

Romans 1:32

They know God has said that anyone who acts this way deserves to die. But they keep on doing evil things, and they even encourage others to do them.