Acts Chapter 8 verse 1 Holy Bible

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• Wherever He Leads I'll Go by Alan Jackson

Ellicott's Commentary

Ellicott's Commentary for English ReadersVIII.(1) And Saul was consenting unto his death.--The word seems carefully chosen to convey the fact that he did not himself take part in stoning, but contented himself with guiding and directing the murder. He "kept the garments" of the witnesses who flung the stones (Acts 22:20). The statement came, we can scarcely doubt, from St. Paul's own lips, and in his use of the same word in the passage just referred to, and in Romans 1:32, we may see an indication that he had learnt to see that his guilt in so doing was greater, and not less, than that of the actual murderers.There was a great persecution against the church.--It is clear that this involved much suffering, imprisonment, as in Acts 8:3, perhaps the spoiling of men's goods, the being made "a gazing stock by reproaches and afflictions" (Hebrews 10:33-34). In St. James's description of the sufferings of the brethren (James 2:6-7), we may see at once the measure of the violence of the persecution, and the prominence in it (though Saul, the Pharisee, was for the time the chief leader) of the priesthood and the rich Sadducean aristocracy. . . . Parallel Commentaries ...GreekAndδὲ (de)ConjunctionStrong's 1161: A primary particle; but, and, etc.SaulΣαῦλος (Saulos)Noun - Nominative Masculine SingularStrong's 4569: Saul, the apostle. Of Hebrew origin, the same as Saoul; Saulus, the Jewish name of Paul.was there,ἦν (ēn)Verb - Imperfect Indicative Active - 3rd Person SingularStrong's 1510: I am, exist. The first person singular present indicative; a prolonged form of a primary and defective verb; I exist.giving approvalσυνευδοκῶν (syneudokōn)Verb - Present Participle Active - Nominative Masculine SingularStrong's 4909: From sun and eudokeo; to think well of in common, i.e. Assent to, feel gratified with.toτῇ (tē)Article - Dative Feminine SingularStrong's 3588: The, the definite article. Including the feminine he, and the neuter to in all their inflections; the definite article; the.[Stephen’s]αὐτοῦ (autou)Personal / Possessive Pronoun - Genitive Masculine 3rd Person SingularStrong's 846: He, she, it, they, them, same. From the particle au; the reflexive pronoun self, used of the third person, and of the other persons.death.ἀναιρέσει (anairesei)Noun - Dative Feminine SingularStrong's 336: Taking away (of life), killing, slaying, murder. From anaireo; killing.Onἐν (en)PrepositionStrong's 1722: In, on, among. A primary preposition denoting position, and instrumentality, i.e. A relation of rest; 'in, ' at, on, by, etc.thatἐκείνῃ (ekeinē)Demonstrative Pronoun - Dative Feminine SingularStrong's 1565: That, that one there, yonder. From ekei; that one (neuter) thing); often intensified by the article prefixed.dayἡμέρᾳ (hēmera)Noun - Dative Feminine SingularStrong's 2250: A day, the period from sunrise to sunset. a greatμέγας (megas)Adjective - Nominative Masculine SingularStrong's 3173: Large, great, in the widest sense. persecutionδιωγμὸς (diōgmos)Noun - Nominative Masculine SingularStrong's 1375: Chase, pursuit; persecution. From dioko; persecution.broke outἘγένετο (Egeneto)Verb - Aorist Indicative Middle - 3rd Person SingularStrong's 1096: A prolongation and middle voice form of a primary verb; to cause to be, i.e. to become, used with great latitude.againstἐπὶ (epi)PrepositionStrong's 1909: On, to, against, on the basis of, at. theτὴν (tēn)Article - Accusative Feminine SingularStrong's 3588: The, the definite article. Including the feminine he, and the neuter to in all their inflections; the definite article; the.churchἐκκλησίαν (ekklēsian)Noun - Accusative Feminine SingularStrong's 1577: From a compound of ek and a derivative of kaleo; a calling out, i.e. a popular meeting, especially a religious congregation.inἐν (en)PrepositionStrong's 1722: In, on, among. A primary preposition denoting position, and instrumentality, i.e. A relation of rest; 'in, ' at, on, by, etc.Jerusalem,Ἱεροσολύμοις (Hierosolymois)Noun - Dative Neuter PluralStrong's 2414: The Greek form of the Hebrew name: Jerusalem. Of Hebrew origin; Hierosolymaandδὲ (de)ConjunctionStrong's 1161: A primary particle; but, and, etc.allπάντες (pantes)Adjective - Nominative Masculine PluralStrong's 3956: All, the whole, every kind of. Including all the forms of declension; apparently a primary word; all, any, every, the whole.exceptπλὴν (plēn)PrepositionStrong's 4133: However, nevertheless, but, except that, yet. From pleion; moreover, i.e. Albeit, save that, rather, yet.theτῶν (tōn)Article - Genitive Masculine PluralStrong's 3588: The, the definite article. Including the feminine he, and the neuter to in all their inflections; the definite article; the.apostlesἀποστόλων (apostolōn)Noun - Genitive Masculine PluralStrong's 652: From apostello; a delegate; specially, an ambassador of the Gospel; officially a commissioner of Christ.were scatteredδιεσπάρησαν (diesparēsan)Verb - Aorist Indicative Passive - 3rd Person PluralStrong's 1289: To scatter (like seed), disperse. From dia and speiro; to sow throughout, i.e. distribute in foreign lands.throughoutκατὰ (kata)PrepositionStrong's 2596: A primary particle; down, in varied relations (genitive, dative or accusative) with which it is joined).JudeaἸουδαίας (Ioudaias)Noun - Genitive Feminine SingularStrong's 2449: Judea, a Roman province, capital Jerusalem. Feminine of Ioudaios; the Judaean land, a region of Palestine.andκαὶ (kai)ConjunctionStrong's 2532: And, even, also, namely. Samaria.Σαμαρείας (Samareias)Noun - Genitive Feminine SingularStrong's 4540: Of Hebrew origin; Samaria, a city and region of Palestine.Jump to PreviousAbroad Agreement Apostles Approval Approved Assembly Attack Broke Church Consenting Death Dispersed Except Fully Great Hearty Jerusalem Judaea Judea Murder Parts Persecution Region Regions Samaria Sama'ria Saul Scattered Started Throughout Time Violent