Acts 8:3 BSB — MannaFest

Acts 8:3

But Saul began to destroy the church. Going from house to house, he dragged off men and women and put them in prison.

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ASV

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

KJV

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

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Commentary

2 voices

Albert Barnes

1798–1870

Notes, Explanatory and Practical, on the Old and New Testaments (1832-1869)

As for Saul - But Saul. He took no interest or part in the pious attentions shown to Stephen, but engaged with zeal in the work of persecution. He made havoc - ἐλυμαίνετο elumaineto. This word is commonly applied to wild beasts, to lions, wolves, etc., and denotes the “devastations” which they commit. Saul raged against the church like a wild beast - a strong expression, denoting the zeal and fury with which he engaged in persecution. Entering into every house - To search for those who were suspected of being Christians. Haling - Dragging, or compelling them.

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The Puritans and the Awakening1 voice

Matthew Henry

1662–1714

Commentary on the Whole Bible (1710)

(1.) He entered into every house, making no difficulty of breaking open doors, night or day, and having a force attending him for that purpose. He entered into every house where they used to hold their meetings, or every house that had any Christians in it, or was thought to have. No man could be secure in his own house, though it was his castle.

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Original language & word study

17 tagged words

Original	Transliteration	Meaning	Word study
Σαῦλος	Saulos	Saul	G4569 →
δὲ	de	however	G1161 →
ἐλυμαίνετο	elumaineto	was destroying	G3075 →
τὴν	tēn	the	G3588 →
ἐκκλησίαν	ekklēsian	church	G1577 →
κατὰ	kata	by	G2596 →
τοὺς	tous	<the>	G3588 →
οἴκους	oikous	houses	G3624 →
εἰσπορευόμενος,	eisporeuomenos	entering,	G1531 →
σύρων	surōn	dragging off	G4951 →
τε	te	then	G5037 →
ἄνδρας	andras	men	G435 →
καὶ	kai	and	G2532 →
γυναῖκας	gunaikas	women	G1135 →
παρεδίδου	paredidou	he was delivering [them]	G3860 →
εἰς	eis	to	G1519 →
φυλακήν.¶	phulakēn	prison.	G5438 →

Rare words are the text's own signal of a deliberate thread: the fewer the occurrences, the more the places it appears belong together.

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The walk8

Where the connections lead

Follow this verse’s cross-references two steps out. Each card is a verse this one points to, and beneath it the verses that one points to in turn. Where several different paths arrive at the same place, that place is listed first: the text keeps returning to it. Every stop shows its own words, and every stop is a page.

Through
Philippians 3:6
as to zeal, persecuting the church; as to righteousness in the law, faultless.
leads to
- Galatians 1:13–14
  For you have heard of my former way of life in Judaism, how severely I persecuted the church of God and tried to destroy it.
- Acts 26:9–10
  So then, I too was convinced that I ought to do all I could to oppose the name of Jesus of Nazareth.
Through
1 Corinthians 15:9
For I am the least of the apostles and am unworthy to be called an apostle, because I persecuted the church of God.
leads to
- Acts 26:9–11
  So then, I too was convinced that I ought to do all I could to oppose the name of Jesus of Nazareth.
  Reached by 2 independent paths from here.
- Ephesians 3:7–8
  I became a servant of this gospel by the gift of God’s grace, given me through the working of His power.
- 1 Timothy 1:13–15
  I was formerly a blasphemer, a persecutor, and a violent man; yet because I had acted in ignorance and unbelief, I was shown mercy.
- 2 Corinthians 12:11
  I have become a fool, but you drove me to it. In fact, you should have commended me, since I am in no way inferior to those “super-apostles,” even though I am nothing.
Through
Acts 22:19
‘Lord,’ I answered, ‘they know very well that in one synagogue after another I imprisoned and beat those who believed in You.
leads to
- Acts 22:4
  I persecuted this Way even to the death, detaining both men and women and throwing them into prison,
Through
Galatians 1:13
For you have heard of my former way of life in Judaism, how severely I persecuted the church of God and tried to destroy it.
leads to
- Acts 22:3–5
  “I am a Jew, born in Tarsus of Cilicia, but raised in this city. I was educated at the feet of Gamaliel in strict conformity to the law of our fathers. I am just…

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02Original language & word study

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Where the connections lead

04Related verses

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06About Acts

The record, by era

Where the connections lead

Commentary

Original language & word study

The walk

Related verses

Featured studies on this passage

About Acts