Acts 8:1-6 (Today's New International Version)

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The Church Persecuted and Scattered

1 And Saul¹ approved of their killing him. On that day a great persecution broke out against the church in Jerusalem, and all except the apostles were scattered² throughout Judea and Samaria.³ 2 Godly men buried Stephen and mourned deeply for him. 3 But Saul⁴ began to destroy the church.⁵ Going from house to house, he dragged off both men and women and put them in prison.

Philip in Samaria

4 Those who had been scattered⁶ preached the word wherever they went.⁷ 5 Philip⁸ went down to a city in Samaria and proclaimed the Messiah there. 6 When the crowds heard Philip and saw the signs he performed, they all paid close attention to what he said.

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