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and Sha'ul gave his approval to his murder. Starting with that day, there arose intense persecution against the Messianic Community in Yerushalayim; all but the emissaries were scattered throughout the regions of Y'hudah and Shomron.
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Some godly men buried Stephen and mourned him deeply.
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But Sha'ul set out to destroy the Messianic Community - entering house after house, he dragged off both men and women and handed them over to be put in prison.
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However, those who were scattered announced the Good News of the Word wherever they went.
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Now Philip went down to a city in Shomron and was proclaiming the Messiah to them;
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and the crowds were paying close attention to what Philip said, as they heard and saw the miraculous signs he was doing.
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For many people were having unclean spirits driven out of them, shrieking; also many paralytics and crippled persons were being healed;