Acts 8:1

Holy Bible: Easy-to-Read Version

Saul agreed that the killing of Stephen was a good thing. Some godly men buried Stephen and cried loudly for him. On that day the Jews began to persecute the church in Jerusalem, making them suffer very much. Saul was also trying to destroy the group. He went into their houses, dragged out men and women, and put them in jail. All the believers left Jerusalem. Only the apostles stayed. The believers went to different places in Judea and Samaria.

Cross References

Acts 22:20

The people also know that I was there when Stephen, your witness, was killed. I stood there and agreed that they should kill him. I even held the coats of the men who were killing him!’

Acts 7:58

They took him out of the city and began throwing stones at him. The men who told lies against Stephen gave their coats to a young man named Saul.

Acts 5:40

They called the apostles in again. They beat them and told them not to speak anymore using the name of Jesus. Then they let them go free.

Acts 5:33

When the council members heard this, they became very angry. They began to plan a way to kill the apostles.

Acts 1:8

But the Holy Spirit will come on you and give you power. You will be my witnesses. You will tell people everywhere about me—in Jerusalem, in the rest of Judea, in Samaria, and in every part of the world.”

Acts 8:14

The apostles in Jerusalem heard that the people of Samaria had accepted the word of God. So they sent Peter and John to the people in Samaria.

Acts 9:31

The church in Judea, Galilee, and Samaria had a time of peace. And with the help of the Holy Spirit, these groups of believers became stronger in faith and showed their respect for the Lord by the way they lived. So the church everywhere grew in numbers.

Acts 8:4

They were scattered everywhere, and in every place they went, they told people the Good News.

John 15:20

“Remember the lesson I told you: Servants are not greater than their master. If people treated me badly, they will treat you badly too. And if they obeyed my teaching, they will obey yours too.

Hebrews 11:27

Moses left Egypt because he had faith. He was not afraid of the king’s anger. He continued strong as if he could see the God no one can see.

Philippians 1:12

Brothers and sisters, I want you to know that all that has happened to me has helped to spread the Good News.

Acts 13:1

In the church at Antioch there were some prophets and teachers. They were Barnabas, Simeon (also called Niger), Lucius (from the city of Cyrene), Manaen (who had grown up with King Herod), and Saul.

Acts 7:38

This same Moses was with the gathering of God’s people in the desert. He was with the angel who spoke to him at Mount Sinai, and he was with our ancestors. He received life-giving words from God to give to us.

Acts 5:20

“Go and stand in the Temple area. Tell the people everything about this new life.”

Acts 5:18

They grabbed the apostles and put them in jail.

Acts 2:47

The believers praised God and were respected by all the people. More and more people were being saved every day, and the Lord was adding them to their group.

John 16:2

People will tell you to leave their synagogues and never come back. In fact, the time will come when they will think that killing you would be doing service for God.

Matthew 23:34

So I tell you this: I send to you prophets and teachers who are wise and know the Scriptures. You will kill some of them. You will hang some of them on crosses. You will beat some of them in your synagogues. You will chase them from town to town.

Matthew 22:6

Some of the other people grabbed the servants, beat them, and killed them.

Matthew 5:13

“You are the salt of the earth. But if the salt loses its taste, it cannot be made salty again. Salt is useless if it loses its salty taste. It will be thrown out where people will just walk on it.

Daniel 6:23

King Darius was very happy. He told his servants to lift Daniel out of the lions’ den. And when Daniel was lifted out of the den, they did not find any injury on his body. The lions did not hurt Daniel because he trusted in his God.

Daniel 6:10

Daniel always prayed to God three times every day. Three times every day, he bowed down on his knees to pray and praise God. Even though Daniel heard about the new law, he still went to his house to pray. He went up to the upper room of his house and opened the windows that faced toward Jerusalem. Then Daniel bowed down on his knees and prayed just as he always had done.

Nehemiah 6:3

So I sent messengers to them with this answer: “I am doing important work, so I cannot come down. I don’t want the work to stop just so I can come down and meet with you.”

Acts 7:54

When those in the council meeting heard this, they became very angry. They were so mad they were grinding their teeth at him.

Acts 8:5

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

Acts 13:36

“David did God’s will during the time he lived. Then he died and was buried like all his ancestors. And his body did rot in the grave!

Acts 26:10

And that’s what I did, beginning in Jerusalem. The leading priests gave me the authority to put many of God’s people in jail. And when they were being killed, I agreed that it was a good thing.

Romans 1:32

They know God’s law says that anyone who lives like that should die. But they not only continue to do these things themselves, but they also encourage others who do them.