persecution. (That very day the church in Jerusalem began to suffer cruel
persecution.) / All the believers, (All the believers,) / except the apostles,
(except the apostles,) / were scattered throughout the provinces of Judea and
Samaria. (were scattered throughout the provinces of Judea and Samaria.) / All
the believers, except the apostles, were scattered throughout the provinces of Judea
and Samaria. (All the believers, except the apostles, were scattered throughout the
provinces of Judea and Samaria.)
Some devout men buried Stephen, (Some devout men buried
Stephen,) / mourning for him with loud cries. (mourning for him with loud
cries.) / Some devout men buried Stephen, mourning for him with loud cries.
(Some devout men buried Stephen, mourning for him with loud cries.)
But Saul tried to destroy the church. (But Saul tried to destroy the
church.) / Going from house to house, (going from house to house,) / he
dragged out the believers, (he dragged out the believers,) / both men and
women, (both men and women,) / and threw them into jail. (and threw them into
jail.) / Going from house to house, he dragged out the believers, both men and
women, and threw them into jail. (Going from house to house, he dragged out the
believers, both men and women, and threw them into jail.)
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