Acts 8:1,5,14
Acts 8:1-2 The Message (MSG)
That set off a terrific persecution of the church in Jerusalem. The believers were all scattered throughout Judea and Samaria. All, that is, but the apostles. Good and brave men buried Stephen, giving him a solemn funeral—not many dry eyes that day!
Acts 8:3-8 The Message (MSG)
And Saul just went wild, devastating the church, entering house after house after house, dragging men and women off to jail. Forced to leave home base, the followers of Jesus all became missionaries. Wherever they were scattered, they preached the Message about Jesus. Going down to a Samaritan city, Philip proclaimed the Message of the Messiah. When the people heard what he had to say and saw the miracles, the clear signs of God’s action, they hung on his every word. Many who could neither stand nor walk were healed that day. The evil spirits protested loudly as they were sent on their way. And what joy in the city!
Acts 8:14-17 The Message (MSG)
When the apostles in Jerusalem received the report that Samaria had accepted God’s Message, they sent Peter and John down to pray for them to receive the Holy Spirit. Up to this point they had only been baptized in the name of the Master Jesus; the Holy Spirit hadn’t yet fallen on them. Then the apostles laid their hands on them and they did receive the Holy Spirit.
Acts 8:1 King James Version (KJV)
And Saul was consenting unto his death. And at that time there was a great persecution against the church which was at Jerusalem; and they were all scattered abroad throughout the regions of Judæa and Samaria, except the apostles.
Acts 8:5 King James Version (KJV)
Then Philip went down to the city of Samaria, and preached Christ unto them.
Acts 8:14 King James Version (KJV)
Now when the apostles which were at Jerusalem heard that Samaria had received the word of God, they sent unto them Peter and John
Acts 8:1 New American Standard Bible - NASB 1995 (NASB1995)
Saul was in hearty agreement with putting him to death. A nd on that day a great persecution began against the church in Jerusalem, and they were all scattered throughout the regions of Judea and Samaria, except the apostles.
Acts 8:5 New American Standard Bible - NASB 1995 (NASB1995)
Philip went down to the city of Samaria and began proclaiming Christ to them.
Acts 8:14 New American Standard Bible - NASB 1995 (NASB1995)
Now when the apostles in Jerusalem heard that Samaria had received the word of God, they sent them Peter and John
Acts 8:1 New Century Version (NCV)
Saul agreed that the killing of Stephen was good. On that day the church of Jerusalem began to be persecuted, and all the believers, except the apostles, were scattered throughout Judea and Samaria.
Acts 8:5 New Century Version (NCV)
Philip went to the city of Samaria and preached about the Christ.
Acts 8:14 New Century Version (NCV)
When the apostles who were still in Jerusalem heard that the people of Samaria had accepted the word of God, they sent Peter and John to them.
Acts 8:1 American Standard Version (ASV)
And Saul was consenting unto his death. And there arose on that day a great persecution against the church which was in Jerusalem; and they were all scattered abroad throughout the regions of Judæa and Samaria, except the apostles.
Acts 8:5 American Standard Version (ASV)
And Philip went down to the city of Samaria, and proclaimed unto them the Christ.
Acts 8:14 American Standard Version (ASV)
Now when the apostles that were at Jerusalem heard that Samaria had received the word of God, they sent unto them Peter and John
Acts 8:1 New International Version (NIV)
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.
Acts 8:5 New International Version (NIV)
Philip went down to a city in Samaria and proclaimed the Messiah there.
Acts 8:14 New International Version (NIV)
When the apostles in Jerusalem heard that Samaria had accepted the word of God, they sent Peter and John to Samaria.
Acts 8:1 New King James Version (NKJV)
Now Saul was consenting to his death. At that time a great persecution arose against the church which was at Jerusalem; and they were all scattered throughout the regions of Judea and Samaria, except the apostles.
Acts 8:5 New King James Version (NKJV)
Then Philip went down to the city of Samaria and preached Christ to them.
Acts 8:14 New King James Version (NKJV)
Now when the apostles who were at Jerusalem heard that Samaria had received the word of God, they sent Peter and John to them
Acts 8:1 Amplified Bible (AMP)
Saul wholeheartedly approved of Stephen’s death. A nd on that day a great and relentless persecution broke out against the church in Jerusalem; and the believers were all scattered throughout the regions of Judea and Samaria, except for the apostles.
Acts 8:5 Amplified Bible (AMP)
Philip [the evangelist] went down to the city of Samaria and began proclaiming Christ (the Messiah, the Anointed) to them. [Acts 6:5]
Acts 8:14 Amplified Bible (AMP)
When the apostles in Jerusalem heard that [the people of] Samaria had accepted the word of God, they sent Peter and John to them.
Acts 8:1 New Living Translation (NLT)
Saul was one of the witnesses, and he agreed completely with the killing of Stephen. A great wave of persecution began that day, sweeping over the church in Jerusalem; and all the believers except the apostles were scattered through the regions of Judea and Samaria.
Acts of the Apostles 8:5 New Living Translation (NLT)
Philip, for example, went to the city of Samaria and told the people there about the Messiah.
Acts of the Apostles 8:14 New Living Translation (NLT)
When the apostles in Jerusalem heard that the people of Samaria had accepted God’s message, they sent Peter and John there.
Acts 8:1 The Passion Translation (TPT)
Now, Saul agreed to be an accomplice to Stephen’s stoning and participated in his execution. From that day on, a great persecution of the church in Jerusalem began. All the believers scattered into the countryside of Judea and among the Samaritans, except the apostles who remained behind in Jerusalem.
Acts 8:5 The Passion Translation (TPT)
Philip traveled to a Samaritan city and preached to them the wonderful news of the Anointed One.
Acts 8:14 The Passion Translation (TPT)
When the apostles in Jerusalem heard that the Samaritans had accepted God’s message of life, they sent Peter and John
Acts 8:1 English Standard Version 2016 (ESV)
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.