Acts 8:3
Good News Translation
But Saul tried to destroy the church; going from house to house, he dragged out the believers, both men and women, and threw them into jail.

New Revised Standard Version
But Saul was ravaging the church by entering house after house; dragging off both men and women, he committed them to prison.

Contemporary English Version
Saul started making a lot of trouble for the church. He went from house to house, arresting men and women and putting them in jail.

New American Bible
Saul, meanwhile, was trying to destroy the church; entering house after house and dragging out men and women, he handed them over for imprisonment.

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.

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

Acts 7:58 And casting him forth without the city. they stoned him. And the witnesses laid down their garments at the feet of a young man, whose name was Saul.

Acts 9:1-13,21 And Saul, as yet breathing out threatenings and slaughter against the disciples of the Lord, went to the high priest . . .

Acts 22:3,4 And he saith: I am a Jew, born at Tarsus in Cilicia, but brought up in this city, at the feet of Gamaliel, taught according to the truth of the law of the fathers, zealous for the law, as also all you are this day: . . .

Acts 26:9-11 And I indeed did formerly think that I ought to do many things contrary to the name of Jesus of Nazareth. . . .

1 Corinthians 15:9 For I am the least of the apostles, who am not worthy 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.

Philippians 3:6 According to zeal, persecuting the church of God: According to the justice that is in the law, conversing without blame.

1 Timothy 1:13 Who before was a blasphemer and a persecutor and contumelious. But I obtained the mercy of God, because I did it ignorantly in unbelief.

Context
Saul Persecutes the Church
2And devout men took order for Stephen's funeral and made great mourning over him. 3But Saul made havock of the church, entering in from house to house: and dragging away men and women, committed them to prison. 4They therefore that were dispersed went about preaching the word of God.…
Cross References
Acts 8:2
And devout men took order for Stephen's funeral and made great mourning over him.

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

Acts 9:13
But Ananias answered: Lord, I have heard by many of this man, how much evil he hath done to thy saints in Jerusalem.

Acts 9:21
And all that heard him were astonished and said: Is not this he who persecuted in Jerusalem those that called upon this name and came hither for that intent, that he might carry them bound to the chief priests?

Acts 16:19
But her masters, seeing that the hope of their gain was gone, apprehending Paul and Silas, brought them into the market place to the rulers.

Acts 22:4
Who persecuted this way unto death, binding and delivering into prisons both men and women,

Acts 22:19
And I said: Lord, they know that I cast into prison and beat in every synagogue them that believed in thee.

Acts 26:10
Which also I did at Jerusalem: and many of the saints did I shut up in prison, having received authority of the chief priests. And when they were put to death, I brought the sentence.

1 Corinthians 15:9
For I am the least of the apostles, who am not worthy 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.

Philippians 3:6
According to zeal, persecuting the church of God: According to the justice that is in the law, conversing without blame.

1 Timothy 1:13
Who before was a blasphemer and a persecutor and contumelious. But I obtained the mercy of God, because I did it ignorantly in unbelief.

James 2:6
But you have dishonoured the poor man. Do not the rich oppress you by might? And do not they draw you before the judgment seats?

Acts 8:2
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