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1 And Saul approved of his execution. And there arose on that day a great persecution against the church in Jerusalem, and they were all scattered throughout the regions of Judea and Samaria, except the apostles.
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And 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.
2 Devout men buried Stephen and made great lamentation over him.
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Godly men buried Stephen and mourned deeply for him.
3 But Saul was ravaging the church, and entering house after house, he dragged off men and women and committed them to prison.
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But Saul began to destroy the church. Going from house to house, he dragged off both men and women and put them in prison.
4 Now those who were scattered went about preaching the word.
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Those who had been scattered preached the word wherever they went.
5 Philip went down to the city of Samaria and proclaimed to them the Christ.
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Philip went down to a city in Samaria and proclaimed the Messiah there.
6 And 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.
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When the crowds heard Philip and saw the signs he performed, they all paid close attention to what he said.
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