Acts 8:1-7
New American Standard Bible
Chapter 8
1Now Saul approved of putting Stephen to death. And on that day a great persecution began against the church in Jerusalem, and they were all scattered throughout the regions of Judea and Samaria, except for the apostles. 2Some devout men buried Stephen, and mourned loudly for him. 3But Saul began ravaging the church, entering house after house; and he would drag away men and women and put them in prison.
4Therefore, those who had been scattered went through places preaching the word.
5Philip went down to the city of Samaria and began proclaiming the Christ to them.
6The crowds were paying attention with one mind to what was being said by Philip, as they heard and saw the signs which he was performing.
7For in the case of many who had unclean spirits, they were coming out of them shouting with a loud voice; and many who had been paralyzed or limped on crutches were healed.
King James Version
2And devout men carried Stephen to his burial, and made great lamentation over him.
3As for Saul, he made havock of the church, entering into every house, and haling men and women committed them to prison.
4Therefore they that were scattered abroad went every where preaching the word.
5Then Philip went down to the city of Samaria, and preached Christ unto them.
6And the people with one accord gave heed unto those things which Philip spake, hearing and seeing the miracles which he did.
7For unclean spirits, crying with loud voice, came out of many that were possessed with them: and many taken with palsies, and that were lame, were healed.
Christian Standard Bible
Chapter 8
1Saul agreed with putting him to death. On that day a severe persecution broke out against the church in Jerusalem, and all except the apostles were scattered throughout the land of Judea and Samaria. 2Devout men buried Stephen and mourned deeply over him. 3Saul, however, was ravaging the church. He would enter house after house, drag off men and women, and put them in prison.
4So those who were scattered went on their way preaching the word.
5Philip went down to a city in Samaria and proclaimed the Messiah to them.
6The crowds were all paying attention to what Philip said, as they listened and saw the signs he was performing.
7For unclean spirits, crying out with a loud voice, came out of many who were possessed, and many who were paralyzed and lame were healed.
New Living Translation
Chapter 8
1Saul was one of the witnesses, and he agreed completely with the killing of Stephen. A great wave of persecution began that day, sweeping over the church in Jerusalem; and all the believers except the apostles were scattered through the regions of Judea and Samaria. 2(Some devout men came and buried Stephen with great mourning.) 3But Saul was going everywhere to destroy the church. He went from house to house, dragging out both men and women to throw them into prison.
4But the believers who were scattered preached the Good News about Jesus wherever they went.
5Philip, for example, went to the city of Samaria and told the people there about the Messiah.
6Crowds listened intently to Philip because they were eager to hear his message and see the miraculous signs he did.
7Many evil spirits were cast out, screaming as they left their victims. And many who had been paralyzed or lame were healed.
English Standard Version
2Devout men buried Stephen and made great lamentation over him.
3But Saul was ravaging the church, and entering house after house, he dragged off men and women and committed them to prison.
4Now those who were scattered went about preaching the word.
5Philip went down to the city of Samaria and proclaimed to them the Christ.
6And the crowds with one accord paid attention to what was being said by Philip, when they heard him and saw the signs that he did.
7For unclean spirits, crying out with a loud voice, came out of many who had them, and many who were paralyzed or lame were healed.
New International Version
Chapter 8
1And Saul approved of their killing him. On that day a great persecution broke out against the church in Jerusalem, and all except the apostles were scattered throughout Judea and Samaria. 2Godly men buried Stephen and mourned deeply for him. 3But Saul began to destroy the church. Going from house to house, he dragged off both men and women and put them in prison.
4Those who had been scattered preached the word wherever they went.
5Philip went down to a city in Samaria and proclaimed the Messiah there.
6When the crowds heard Philip and saw the signs he performed, they all paid close attention to what he said.
7For with shrieks, impure spirits came out of many, and many who were paralyzed or lame were healed.
New King James Version
Chapter 8
1Now Saul was consenting to his death. At that time a great persecution arose against the church which was at Jerusalem; and they were all scattered throughout the regions of Judea and Samaria, except the apostles. 2And devout men carried Stephen to his burial, and made great lamentation over him.
4Therefore those who were scattered went everywhere preaching the word.
5Then Philip went down to the city of Samaria and preached Christ to them.
6And the multitudes with one accord heeded the things spoken by Philip, hearing and seeing the miracles which he did.
7For unclean spirits, crying with a loud voice, came out of many who were possessed; and many who were paralyzed and lame were healed.
