◄ Acts 8:3 ►
Parallel Verses
New International Version
But Saul began to destroy the church. Going from house to house, he dragged off both men and women and put them in prison.

English Standard Version
But Saul was ravaging the church, and entering house after house, he dragged off men and women and committed them to prison.

New American Standard Bible
But Saul began ravaging the church, entering house after house, and dragging off men and women, he would put them in prison.

King James Bible
As for Saul, he made havock of the church, entering into every house, and haling men and women committed them to prison.

Holman Christian Standard Bible
Saul, however, was ravaging the church. He would enter house after house, drag off men and women, and put them in prison.

International Standard Version
But Saul kept trying to destroy the church. Going into one house after another, he began dragging off men and women and throwing them in prison.

American Standard Version
But Saul laid waste the church, entering into every house, and dragging men and women committed them to prison.

Douay-Rheims Bible
But Saul made havock of the church, entering in from house to house, and dragging away men and women, committed them to prison.

Darby Bible Translation
But Saul ravaged the assembly, entering into the houses one after another, and dragging off both men and women delivered them up to prison.

Young's Literal Translation
and Saul was making havoc of the assembly, into every house entering, and haling men and women, was giving them up to prison;

Cross References
Acts 8:2
And devout men carried Stephen to his burial, and made great lamentation over him.

Acts 9:1
And Saul, yet breathing out threatenings and slaughter against the disciples of the Lord, went to the high priest,

Acts 9:13
Then Ananias answered, Lord, I have heard by many of this man, how much evil he has done to your saints at Jerusalem:

Acts 9:21
But all that heard him were amazed, and said; Is not this he that destroyed them which called on this name in Jerusalem, and came here for that intent, that he might bring them bound to the chief priests?

Acts 16:19
And when her masters saw that the hope of their gains was gone, they caught Paul and Silas, and drew them into the marketplace to the rulers,

Acts 22:4
And I persecuted this way to the death, binding and delivering into prisons both men and women.

Acts 22:19
And I said, Lord, they know that I imprisoned and beat in every synagogue them that believed on you:

Acts 26:10
Which thing I also did in Jerusalem: and many of the saints did I shut up in prison, having received authority from the chief priests; and when they were put to death, I gave my voice against them.

1 Corinthians 15:9
For I am the least of the apostles, that am not meet to be called an apostle, because I persecuted the church of God.

Galatians 1:13
For you have heard of my conversation in time past in the Jews' religion, how that beyond measure I persecuted the church of God, and wasted it:

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Commentaries
Matthew Henry's Commentary
8:1-4 Though persecution must not drive us from our work, yet it may send us to work elsewhere. Wherever the established believer is driven, he carries the knowledge of the gospel, and makes known the preciousness of Christ in every place. Where a simple desire of doing good influences the heart, it will be found impossible to shut a man out from all opportunities of usefulness.

Jamieson-Fausset-Brown
3. Saul … entering into every house—like as inquisitor [Bengel].

haling men and women, &c.—See his own affecting confessions afterwards (Ac 22:4; 26:9, 10; 1Co 15:9; Ga 1:13; Php 3:6; 1Ti 1:13).

Acts 8:2
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