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Some devout men buried Stephen, and [a]mourned greatly over him [expressing a personal sense of loss]. But Saul began ravaging the church [and assaulting believers]; entering house after house and dragging off men and women, putting them in prison.

Philip in Samaria

Now those [believers] who had been scattered went from place to place preaching the word [the good news of salvation through Christ].

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Footnotes

  1. Acts 8:2 It was customary to hire professional mourners for most funerals to ensure that the deceased would be properly mourned, but those who mourned Stephen needed no such assistance because they expressed their own heartfelt grief.

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

Philip in Samaria

Those who had been scattered(C) preached the word wherever they went.(D)

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