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Verse Acts 8:3. _SAUL MADE HAVOC OF THE CHURCH_] The word
ελυμαινετο, from λυμαινω, to _destroy, devastate,
ravage_, signifies the act of _ferocious animals_, such as _bears,
wolves_, and the like, i...
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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
co...
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PART II
The Witness to Samaria.
Saul's Conversion and Peter's Witness in Caesarea.
Chapter s 8-12
CHAPTER 8
_ 1. The first great persecution (Acts 8:1)._
2. The preaching of the scattered believ...
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ACTS 8:1_ B_ - ACTS 8:4. PERSECUTION AND DISPERSION. There has been no
great persecution of the believers as yet. A night's imprisonment and
beating was all they had to suffer. Now we are told that on...
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At that time a great persecution broke out against the church in
Jerusalem. They were all scattered abroad throughout the districts of
Judaea and Samaria, except the apostles. Pious men carried Stephe...
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THE FIRST OF THE MARTYRS (Acts 7:54-60 ; Acts 8:1)
8:1 As they listened to this their very hearts were torn with
vexation and they gnashed their teeth at him. But he was full of the
Holy Spirit and h...
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AS FOR. But.
MADE HAVOCK OF. Greek. _lumainoimai._ Only here
EVERY HOUSE. Greek. _kata_ App-104 _tous oikous =_ house by house
HALING. dragging Gr _. suro._ See note on John 21:8.
WOMEN. Compare Ac...
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_As for_[But] _Saul, he made havock of the church_ His own words will
best describe his action (Acts 22:4), "I persecuted this way unto the
death, binding and delivering into prisons both men and wome...
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ἘΛΥΜΑΊΝΕΤΟ, _he made havock of_. His own words (Acts 22:4)
are ‘I persecuted this way unto the death, binding and delivering
into prisons both men and women.’ For the verb cf. LXX. Psalms 79:13
ἐλυμήν...
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Acts 8:1-4. PERSECUTION AFTER THE DEATH OF STEPHEN...
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_THE THIRD JEWISH PERSECUTION ACTS 8:1-4:_ Saul consented to Stephen's
death. He led a great persecution against the church in Jerusalem. The
persecution that followed the death of Stephen caused the...
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HE MADE HAVOCK OF THE CHURCH— He _ravaged_ it, like some furious
beast of prey. This is the proper signification of the word
ελυμσινετο, which is often applied to the ravages of the
desert....
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THE CHURCH IN JUDEA AND SAMARIA
Acts 8:1, Acts 12:25
THE DISPERSION THE WORK OF PHILIP THE WORK OF PETER AND JOHN 8:1-40.
A.
THE DISPERSION....
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See notes on verse 1...
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As for Saul, he made havock of the church, entering into every house,
and haling men and women committed them to prison.
AS FOR SAUL, HE MADE HAVOC OF THE CHURCH, ENTERING INTO EVERY HOUSE -
like...
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41 Idolatry is, etymologically, the offering of divine service to that
which can be perceived by the senses. In this way, all objects of
worship, even if they are supposed to be representations of the...
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THE ESTABLISHMENT AND PROGRESS OF THE CHURCH AT JERUSALEM (ACTS 1:1 TO
ACTS 8:3)
The Acts of the Apostles] A more adequate title would be 'The Acts of
Peter and Paul,' the Acts of Peter extending fro...
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PHILIP IN SAMARIA. SIMON MAGUS
The graphic details of the ministry of Philip which follow, were
doubtless obtained from Philip himself. St. Luke stayed at his house
at Cæsarea, and made the acquaintan...
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GOOD NEWS FOR EVERYONE
ACTS
_MARION ADAMS_
CHAPTER 8
SAUL *PERSECUTES THE CHRISTIANS, 8:1-4
V1 Saul approved of Stephen’s murder. That same day, the Christians
in *Jerusalem suffered very much....
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AS FOR SAUL, HE MADE HAVOCK OF THE CHURCH. — The tense in the Greek
implies continuous action, and so indicates the severity of the
persecution. Further details are given by St. Paul himself. He
“pers...
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CHAPTER 2
THE CONVERSION OF THE PERSECUTOR.
Acts 8:3; Acts 9:1
WE have in the last chapter traced the course of St. Paul's life as we
know it from his own reminiscences, from hints in Holy Scripture...
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ἐλυμαίνετο : deponent verb, used in classical Greek of
personal outrage (λύμη), of scourging and torturing, of outraging
the dead, of the ruin and devastation caused by an army (Wetstein). In
the LXX...
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FRUITS OF THE SCATTERED SEED
Acts 8:1-13
Evidently Stephen was beloved outside the precincts of the Church, for
it would seem that the devout men who lamented his early death and
carried his poor bod...
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The popular outburst against Christianity evidenced in the martyrdom
of Stephen was general. Members of the Church at Jerusalem were
scattered throughout Judea and Samaria. How dark the day seemed to...
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The Church Persecuted by Saul
Luke told Theophilus that Saul, by holding the coats of those who
stoned Stephen, had given consent to his death. Immediately following
this violent act, an intense perio...
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(3) As for Saul, he made havock of the church, entering into every
house, and haling men and women committed [them] to prison.
(3) The dispersion or scattering abroad of the faithful is the
gathering...
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PERSECUTIONS
3. Saul of Tarsus, flooded with native talents, literary culture,
ecclesiastical prominence and unparalleled aspirations to reach the
very acme of his transcendent and ambitious aspiratio...
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And Saul was consenting unto his death. And at that time there was a
great persecution against the church which was at Jerusalem; and they
were all scattered abroad throughout the regions of Judea and...
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We are now arrived at a turning-point in the history, not merely of
the church, but of the unfolding of the truth of God, and the
manifestation of His ways. The death of Stephen, therefore, has in
var...
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3._But Saul. _We must note two things in this place, how great the
cruelty of the adversaries was, and how wonderful the goodness of God
was, who vouchsafed to make Paul a pastor of so cruel a wolf. F...
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Saul was present at Stephen's death, and consenting to it. [14] This
is the end of the first phase of the assembly of God its history in
immediate connection with Jerusalem and the Jews, as the centre...
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AS FOR SAUL, HE MADE HAVOC OF THE CHURCH,.... Did evil to the saints,
destroyed them that called upon the name of Christ, Acts 9:13 and
persecuted and wasted the church of God, as he himself says, Gal...
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As for Saul, he made havock of the church, entering into every house,
and haling men and women committed _them_ to prison.
Ver. 3. _Made havoc of the church_] Being (as some think) that
ravening wolf...
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_As for Saul_ Who was one of the main instruments in this persecution;
_he made havoc of the church_ Like some furious beast of prey. So the
Greek word properly signifies. He did his utmost to ruin it...
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MADE HAVOC; furiously assaulted and laid waste.
HAILING; or hauling, dragging by force....
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AS FOR SAUL, HE MADE HAVOC OF THE CHURCH, ENTERING INTO EVERY HOUSE,
AND, HALING MEN AND WOMEN, COMMITTED THEM TO PRISON.
The young man Saul had been a witness of Stephen's stoning, and had
considered...
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THE GOSPEL PLANTED IN SAMARIA.
The burial of Stephen and the hatred of Saul:...
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As a wild beast tasting blood, the Jews were the more inflamed by the
martyrdom of Stephen to greatly persecute the Church of God at
Jerusalem. For this reason believers were scattered through Judea a...
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AS FOR SAUL, HE MADE HAVOC OF THE CHURCH, ENTERING EVERY HOUSE, AND
DRAGGING OFF MEN AND WOMEN, COMMITTING _THEM_ TO PRISON.
1. Havoc - Thayer says - to treat shamefully or with injury, to
ravage, de...
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But Saul laid waste the church, entering into every house, and
dragging men and women committed them to prison.
'LAID WASTE'-3075. lumainomai loo-mah'-ee-nom-ahee; middle voice from.
probably derivat...
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1-4 Though persecution must not drive us from our work, yet it may
send us to work elsewhere. Wherever the established believer is
driven, he carries the knowledge of the gospel, and makes known the
p...
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HE MADE HAVOC OF THE CHURCH; Saul was a degree beyond the ordinary
sort of persecutors, and was, as he does acknowledge himself,
eminently _injurious,_ 1 TIMOTHY 1:13. ENTERING INTO EVERY HOUSE;
house...
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Acts 8:3 As G1161 Saul G4569 havoc G3075 (G5711) church G1577 entering
G1531 (G5740) every G2596 house...
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‘But Saul laid waste the church, entering into every house, and,
dragging men and women, committed them to prison.'
There is a deliberate contrast here. While ‘devout men' were burying
the fiery Steph...
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THE CONTINUING MINISTRY OF PETER (9:32-11:18).
In preparing for the Gentile ministry of Paul, a preparation which has
included what we have just considered concerning his conversion and
ministry to Je...
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Acts 8:3. AS FOR SAUL, HE MADE HAVOCK OF THE CHURCH. We gather some
notion respecting the extreme severity of this first persecution, from
casual expressions in the Acts, and from the epistles of him...
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LAID WASTE
(ελυμαινετο). Imperfect middle of λυμαινομα, old
verb (from λυμη, injury), to dishonour, defile, devastate, ruin.
Only here in the N.T. Like the laying waste of a vineyard by a wild
boar...
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Acts 8:3
_(with Acts 14:19; Acts 9:1; Acts 23:12, etc.)_
The Smiter Smitten.
We learn from these texts:
I. That a man's life comes back upon him....
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Stephen had been stoned to death; but with his latest breath he prayed
for his murderers. Then this chapter begins:
Acts 8:1. _And Saul was consenting unto his death. And at that time
there was a gre...
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CONTENTS: Saul persecuting Christians. The first missionaries. The
case of Simon, the sorcerer. Philip and the Ethiopian.
CHARACTERS: God, Christ, Holy Spirit, Saul, Stephen, Philip, Simon,
apostles,...
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Acts 8:1. _At that time there was a great persecution against the
church._ With regard to this very tremendous storm which suddenly
burst on the infant church, Cardinal Baronius, in his Ecclesiastical...
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BUT SAUL TRIED TO DESTROY THE CHURCH. He did this because he BELIEVED
they were God's enemies. Saul always did what he thought God wanted
him to do. Compare Acts 23:1. [The Jews of the first century b...
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_As for Saul, he made havoc of the Church._
THE SMITER SMITTEN
Read and compare the following passages, the text and Acts 14:19; Acts
9:1; Acts 23:12;...
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_And Saul was consenting to his death._
THREE GREAT FIGURES IN THE CHURCH
I. The persecuting Saul. In this part of the narrative the name of
Saul occurs three times (Acts 7:58; Acts 8:1; Acts 8:3). H...
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ACTS—NOTE ON ACTS 8:3 Saul (later called Paul) was instrumental in
the persecution, as he testifies later in Acts 1:1 (Acts 22:4;...
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_CRITICAL REMARKS_
Acts 8:1. CONSENTING.—Compare Acts 22:20; Luke 11:48; Romans 1:32.
Luke had probably often heard this remark from Paul. At that time
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EXPOSITION
ACTS 8:1
_There arose on that day _for _at that time there was, _A.V._; in _for
_at, _A.V. SAUL WAS CONSENTING TO HIS DEATH. St. Paul's repeated
reference to this sad episode in his life i...
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We are introduced now to one of the chief persecutors. A zealous young
Jew, a Pharisee of the Pharisees, whose name is Saul. And he was
standing by, consenting to the death of Stephen, holding the coa...
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1 Corinthians 15:9; 1 Timothy 1:13; Acts 22:3; Acts 22:4; Acts 26:9;...
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Made havoc [ε λ υ μ α ι ν ε τ ο]. Only here in New
Testament. In Septuagint, Psalms 79:13, it is used of the laying waste
of a vineyard by the wild boar. Compare Acts 9:21, where the A. V. has
destroy...
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THE GREAT PERSECUTION
Acts 8:1
INTRODUCTORY WORDS
We approach today the scenes that immediately followed Stephen's
death. Satan, encouraged by Stephen's martyrdom, thinks to press on
with fire and...
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Saul made havoc of the Church — Like some furious beast of prey. So
the Greek word properly signifies. Men and women — Regarding neither
age nor sex....
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"Bloody Saul! was it not enough for thee to see. single saint
destroyed, but wilt thou seek to destroy the whole fraternity and
communion of saints?" Behold the fiery zeal of this furious
persecutor:...