Acts 8:1

Good News Translation

And Saul approved of his murder. That very day the church in Jerusalem began to suffer cruel persecution. All the believers, except the apostles, were scattered throughout the provinces of Judea and Samaria.

Cross References

Nehemiah 6:3

I sent messengers to say to them, “I am doing important work and can't go down there. I am not going to let the work stop just to go and see you.”

Daniel 6:10

When Daniel learned that the order had been signed, he went home. In an upstairs room of his house there were windows that faced toward Jerusalem. There, just as he had always done, he knelt down at the open windows and prayed to God three times a day.

Daniel 6:23

The king was overjoyed and gave orders for Daniel to be pulled up out of the pit. So they pulled him up and saw that he had not been hurt at all, for he trusted God.

Matthew 22:6

while others grabbed the servants, beat them, and killed them.

Matthew 23:34

And so I tell you that I will send you prophets and wise men and teachers; you will kill some of them, crucify others, and whip others in the synagogues and chase them from town to town.

Matthew 5:13

“You are like salt for the whole human race. But if salt loses its saltiness, there is no way to make it salty again. It has become worthless, so it is thrown out and people trample on it.

John 15:20

Remember what I told you: ‘Slaves are not greater than their master.’ If people persecuted me, they will persecute you too; if they obeyed my teaching, they will obey yours too.

John 16:2

You will be expelled from the synagogues, and the time will come when those who kill you will think that by doing this they are serving God.

Acts 1:8

But when the Holy Spirit comes upon you, you will be filled with power, and you will be witnesses for me in Jerusalem, in all of Judea and Samaria, and to the ends of the earth.”

Acts 13:1

In the church at Antioch there were some prophets and teachers: Barnabas, Simeon (called the Black), Lucius (from Cyrene), Manaen (who had been brought up with Governor Herod), and Saul.

Acts 13:36

For David served God's purposes in his own time, and then he died, was buried with his ancestors, and his body rotted in the grave.

Acts 2:47

praising God, and enjoying the good will of all the people. And every day the Lord added to their group those who were being saved.

Acts 22:20

And when your witness Stephen was put to death, I myself was there, approving of his murder and taking care of the cloaks of his murderers.’

Acts 26:10

That is what I did in Jerusalem. I received authority from the chief priests and put many of God's people in prison; and when they were sentenced to death, I also voted against them.

Acts 5:18

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

Acts 5:20

“Go and stand in the Temple, and tell the people all about this new life.”

Acts 5:33

When the members of the Council heard this, they were so furious that they wanted to have the apostles put to death.

Acts 5:40

They called the apostles in, had them whipped, and ordered them never again to speak in the name of Jesus; and then they set them free.

Acts 7:38

He is the one who was with the people of Israel assembled in the desert; he was there with our ancestors and with the angel who spoke to him on Mount Sinai, and he received God's living messages to pass on to us.

Acts 7:54

As the members of the Council listened to Stephen, they became furious and ground their teeth at him in anger.

Acts 7:58

threw him out of the city, and stoned him. The witnesses left their cloaks in the care of a young man named Saul.

Acts 8:14

The apostles in Jerusalem heard that the people of Samaria had received the word of God, so they sent Peter and John to them.

Acts 8:2

Some devout men buried Stephen, mourning for him with loud cries.

Acts 8:4

The believers who were scattered went everywhere, preaching the message.

Acts 8:5

Philip went to the principal city in Samaria and preached the Messiah to the people there.

Acts 9:31

And so it was that the church throughout Judea, Galilee, and Samaria had a time of peace. Through the help of the Holy Spirit it was strengthened and grew in numbers, as it lived in reverence for the Lord.

Romans 1:32

They know that God's law says that people who live in this way deserve death. Yet, not only do they continue to do these very things, but they even approve of others who do them.

Philippians 1:12

I want you to know, my friends, that the things that have happened to me have really helped the progress of the gospel.

Hebrews 11:27

It was faith that made Moses leave Egypt without being afraid of the king's anger. As though he saw the invisible God, he refused to turn back.