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Acts 8:1

New World Translation of the Holy Scriptures
- 8 Saul, for his part, approved of his murder.+
  
  On that day great persecution arose against the congregation that was in Jerusalem; all except the apostles were scattered throughout the regions of Ju·deʹa and Sa·marʹi·a.+

Acts 8:1

The Kingdom Interlinear Translation of the Greek Scriptures
- 8 Σαῦλος Saul δὲ but ἦν was συνευδοκῶν thinking well together τῇ to the ἀναιρέσει lifting up αὐτοῦ. of him. ᾿Εγένετο Occurred δὲ but ἐν in ἐκείνῃ that τῇ the ἡμέρᾳ day διωγμὸς persecution μέγας great ἐπὶ upon τὴν the ἐκκλησίαν ecclesia τὴν the (one) ἐν in Ἰεροσολύμοις· Jerusalem; πάντες all δὲ but διεσπάρησαν were dispersed κατὰ down τὰς the χώρας regions τῆς of the Ἰουδαίας Judea καὶ and Σαμαρίας of Samaria πλὴν besides τῶν the ἀποστόλων. apostles.

Acts 8:1

New World Translation of the Holy Scriptures—With References
- 8 Saul, for his part, was approving of the murder of him.+
  
  On that day great persecution+ arose against the congregation that was in Jerusalem; all except the apostles were scattered+ throughout the regions of Ju·deʹa and Sa·marʹi·a.

Acts 8:1

The Bible in Living English
- 8 And Saul approved of his lynching.
  And on that day a great persecution broke out against the church in Jerusalem; and they dispersed through the country districts of Judea and Samaria, all but the apostles.

Acts 8:1

American Standard Version
- 8 And Saul was consenting unto his death. And there arose on that day a great persecution against the church which was in Jerusalem; and they were all scattered abroad throughout the regions of Judaea and Samaria, except the apostles.

Acts 8:1

The Emphasized Bible
- 8 And Saul was taking pleasure with them in his death. Moreover there arose in that day a great persecution against the assembly which was in Jerusalem; [and] all were scattered abroad throughout the countries of Judaea and Samaria, except the apostles.

Acts 8:1

King James Version
- 8 And Saul was consenting unto his death. And at that time there was a great persecution against the church which was at Jerusalem; and they were all scattered abroad throughout the regions of Judaea and Samaria, except the apostles.