Acts 8:2–4
Acts 8:2–4 — The New International Version (NIV)
2 Godly men buried Stephen and mourned deeply for him. 3 But Saul began to destroy the church. Going from house to house, he dragged off both men and women and put them in prison.
4 Those who had been scattered preached the word wherever they went.
Acts 8:2–4 — King James Version (KJV 1900)
2 And devout men carried Stephen to his burial, and made great lamentation over him. 3 As for Saul, he made havock of the church, entering into every house, and haling men and women committed them to prison. 4 Therefore they that were scattered abroad went every where preaching the word.
Acts 8:2–4 — New Living Translation (NLT)
2 (Some devout men came and buried Stephen with great mourning.) 3 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.
4 But the believers who were scattered preached the Good News about Jesus wherever they went.
Acts 8:2–4 — The New King James Version (NKJV)
2 And devout men carried Stephen to his burial, and made great lamentation over him.
3 As for Saul, he made havoc of the church, entering every house, and dragging off men and women, committing them to prison.
4 Therefore those who were scattered went everywhere preaching the word.
Acts 8:2–4 — New Century Version (NCV)
2 And some religious people buried Stephen and cried loudly for him. 3 Saul was also trying to destroy the church, going from house to house, dragging out men and women and putting them in jail. 4 And wherever they were scattered, they told people the Good News.
Acts 8:2–4 — American Standard Version (ASV)
2 And devout men buried Stephen, and made great lamentation over him. 3 But Saul laid waste the church, entering into every house, and dragging men and women committed them to prison.
4 They therefore that were scattered abroad, went about preaching the word.
Acts 8:2–4 — 1890 Darby Bible (DARBY)
2 And pious men buried Stephen and made great lamentation over him. 3 But Saul ravaged the assembly, entering into the houses one after another, and dragging off both men and women delivered them up to prison.
4 Those then that had been scattered went through the countries announcing the glad tidings of the word.
Acts 8:2–4 — GOD’S WORD Translation (GW)
2 Devout men buried Stephen as they mourned loudly for him.
3 Saul tried to destroy the church. He dragged men and women out of one home after another and threw them into prison.
4 The believers who were scattered went from place to place, where they spread the word.
Acts 8:2–4 — The Holman Christian Standard Bible (HCSB)
2 Devout men buried Stephen and mourned deeply over him. 3 Saul, however, was ravaging the church. He would enter house after house, drag off men and women, and put them in prison.
4 So those who were scattered went on their way preaching the message of good news.
Acts 8:2–4 — The New Revised Standard Version (NRSV)
2 Devout men buried Stephen and made loud lamentation over him. 3 But Saul was ravaging the church by entering house after house; dragging off both men and women, he committed them to prison.
4 Now those who were scattered went from place to place, proclaiming the word.
Acts 8:2–4 — The Lexham English Bible (LEB)
2 And devout men buried Stephen and made loud lamentation over him. 3 But Saul was attempting to destroy the church. Entering house after house, he dragged off both men and women and delivered them to prison.
4 Now those who had been scattered went about proclaiming the good news of the word.
Acts 8:2–4 — New International Reader’s Version (1998) (NIrV)
2 Godly Jews buried Stephen. They sobbed and sobbed over him.
3 But Saul began to destroy the church. He went from house to house. He dragged men and women away and put them in prison.
4 The believers who had been scattered preached the word everywhere they went.
Acts 8:2–4 — New American Standard Bible: 1995 Update (NASB95)
2 Some devout men buried Stephen, and made loud lamentation over him.
3 But Saul began ravaging the church, entering house after house, and dragging off men and women, he would put them in prison.
4 Therefore, those who had been scattered went about preaching the word.