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Acts 8:2–3

Devout men buried Stephen and made great lamentation over him. But eSaul was ravaging the church, and entering house after house, he fdragged off men and women and committed them to prison.

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Acts 8:2–3 — The New International Version (NIV)

Godly men buried Stephen and mourned deeply for him. But Saul began to destroy the church. Going from house to house, he dragged off both men and women and put them in prison.

Acts 8:2–3 — King James Version (KJV 1900)

And devout men carried Stephen to his burial, and made great lamentation over him. As for Saul, he made havock of the church, entering into every house, and haling men and women committed them to prison.

Acts 8:2–3 — New Living Translation (NLT)

(Some devout men came and buried Stephen with great mourning.) 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.

Acts 8:2–3 — The New King James Version (NKJV)

And devout men carried Stephen to his burial, and made great lamentation over him.

As for Saul, he made havoc of the church, entering every house, and dragging off men and women, committing them to prison.

Acts 8:2–3 — New Century Version (NCV)

And some religious people buried Stephen and cried loudly for him. Saul was also trying to destroy the church, going from house to house, dragging out men and women and putting them in jail.

Acts 8:2–3 — American Standard Version (ASV)

And devout men buried Stephen, and made great lamentation over him. But Saul laid waste the church, entering into every house, and dragging men and women committed them to prison.

Acts 8:2–3 — 1890 Darby Bible (DARBY)

And pious men buried Stephen and made great lamentation over him. But Saul ravaged the assembly, entering into the houses one after another, and dragging off both men and women delivered them up to prison.

Acts 8:2–3 — GOD’S WORD Translation (GW)

Devout men buried Stephen as they mourned loudly for him. 

Saul tried to destroy the church. He dragged men and women out of one home after another and threw them into prison. 

Acts 8:2–3 — The Holman Christian Standard Bible (HCSB)

Devout men buried Stephen and mourned deeply over him. Saul, however, was ravaging the church. He would enter house after house, drag off men and women, and put them in prison.

Acts 8:2–3 — The New Revised Standard Version (NRSV)

Devout men buried Stephen and made loud lamentation over him. But Saul was ravaging the church by entering house after house; dragging off both men and women, he committed them to prison.

Acts 8:2–3 — The Lexham English Bible (LEB)

And devout men buried Stephen and made loud lamentation over him. But Saul was attempting to destroy the church. Entering house after house, he dragged off both men and women and delivered them to prison.

Acts 8:2–3 — New International Reader’s Version (1998) (NIrV)

Godly Jews buried Stephen. They sobbed and sobbed over him.

But Saul began to destroy the church. He went from house to house. He dragged men and women away and put them in prison.

Acts 8:2–3 — New American Standard Bible: 1995 Update (NASB95)

Some devout men buried Stephen, and made loud lamentation over him.

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


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