Acts 8:3
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New International Version (©1984)
But Saul began to destroy the church. Going from house to house, he dragged off men and women and put them in prison.

New Living Translation (©2007)
But Saul was going everywhere to destroy the church. He went from house to house, dragging out both men and women to throw them into prison.

English Standard Version (©2001)
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 (©1995)
But Saul began ravaging the church, entering house after house, and dragging off men and women, he would put them in prison.

International Standard Version (©2008)
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.

GOD'S WORD® Translation (©1995)
Saul tried to destroy the church. He dragged men and women out of one home after another and threw them into 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.

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

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

Bible in Basic English
But Saul was burning with hate against the church, going into every house and taking men and women and putting them in 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.

English Revised Version
But Saul laid waste the church, entering into every house, and haling men and women committed them to prison.

Webster's Bible Translation
As for Saul, he made havoc of the church, entering into every house, and hauling men and women committed them to prison.

Weymouth New Testament
But Saul cruelly harassed the Church. He went into house after house, and, dragging off both men and women, threw them into prison.

World English Bible
But Saul ravaged the assembly, entering into every house, and dragged both men and women off 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;

Geneva Study Bible

{3} As for Saul, he made havock of the church, entering into every house, and haling men and women committed them to prison.

(3) The dispersion or scattering abroad of the faithful is the gathering together of churches.

People's New Testament

8:3 As for Saul, he made havock of the church. This mad violence he often recalled and mentioned while serving Christ. See Ac 22:4 26:10:00 1Co 15:9 Ga 1:13 Php 3:6 1Ti 1:13.

Entering into every house. Where he supposed disciples could be found.

Haling. Dragging with violence. As we learn from Paul's statements elsewhere, the saints were not only committed to prison, but scourged in the synagogues and persecuted unto death.

Wesley's Notes

8:3 Saul made havoc of the Church - Like some furious beast of prey. So the Greek word properly signifies. Men and women - Regarding neither age nor sex.

Jamieson-Fausset-Brown Bible Commentary

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).

Matthew Henry's Concise 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.


Acts 9:1 Now Saul, still breathing threats and murder against the disciples of the Lord, went to the high priest,
Acts 9:13 But Ananias answered, "Lord, I have heard from many about this man, how much harm he did to Your saints at Jerusalem;
Acts 22:4 "I persecuted this Way to the death, binding and putting both men and women into prisons,
Acts 22:19 "And I said, 'Lord, they themselves understand that in one synagogue after another I used to imprison and beat those who believed in You.
Acts 26:10 "And this is just what I did in Jerusalem; not only did I lock up many of the saints in prisons, having received authority from the chief priests, but also when they were being put to death I cast my vote against them.
1 Corinthians 15:9 For I am the least of the apostles, and not fit to be called an apostle, because I persecuted the church of God.
Galatians 1:13 For you have heard of my former manner of life in Judaism, how I used to persecute the church of God beyond measure and tried to destroy it;
Philippians 3:6 as to zeal, a persecutor of the church; as to the righteousness which is in the Law, found blameless.
1 Timothy 1:13 even though I was formerly a blasphemer and a persecutor and a violent aggressor. Yet I was shown mercy because I acted ignorantly in unbelief;
James 2:6 But you have dishonored the poor man. Is it not the rich who oppress you and personally drag you into court? (NASB ©1995)

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

7:58 9:1-13,21 22:3,4 26:9-11 1Co 15:9 Ga 1:13 Php 3:6 1Ti 1:13

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