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Searching in: CEV - Contemporary English Version (1999).
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| 1. | Ac 7,58 | | |
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and dragged him out of the city. Then they started throwing stones at him. The men who had brought charges against him put their coats at the feet of a young man named Saul.
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| 2. | Ac 8,1 | | |
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Saul approved the stoning of Stephen. Some faithful followers of the Lord buried Stephen and mourned very much for him.
At that time the church in Jerusalem suffered terribly. All of the Lord's followers, except the apostles, were scattered everywhere in Judea and Samaria.
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| 3. | Ac 8,3 | | |
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Saul started making a lot of trouble for the church. He went from house to house, arresting men and women and putting them in jail.
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| 4. | Ac 9,1 | | |
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Saul kept on threatening to kill the Lord's followers. He even went to the high priest
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| 5. | Ac 9,3 | | |
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When Saul had almost reached Damascus, a bright light from heaven suddenly flashed around him.
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| 6. | Ac 9,4 | | |
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He fell to the ground and heard a voice that said, “Saul! Saul! Why are you so cruel to me?”
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| 7. | Ac 9,5 | | |
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“Who are you?” Saul asked.
“I am Jesus,” the Lord answered. “I am the one you are so cruel to.
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| 8. | Ac 9,7 | | |
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The men with Saul stood there speechless. They had heard the voice, but they had not seen anyone.
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| 9. | Ac 9,8 | | |
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Saul got up from the ground, and when he opened his eyes, he could not see a thing. Someone then led him by the hand to Damascus,
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| 10. | Ac 9,11 | | |
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The Lord said to him, “Get up and go to the house of Judas on Straight Street. When you get there, you will find a man named Saul from the city of Tarsus. Saul is praying,
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| 11. | Ac 9,17 | | |
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Ananias left and went into the house where Saul was staying. Ananias placed his hands on him and said, “Saul, the Lord Jesus has sent me. He is the same one who appeared to you along the road. He wants you to be able to see and to be filled with the Holy Spirit.”
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| 12. | Ac 9,18 | | |
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Suddenly something like fish scales fell from Saul's eyes, and he could see. He got up and was baptized.
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| 13. | Ac 9,19 | | |
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Then he ate and felt much better.
For several days Saul stayed with the Lord's followers in Damascus.
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| 14. | Ac 9,21 | | |
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Everyone who heard Saul was amazed and said, “Isn't this the man who caused so much trouble for those people in Jerusalem who worship in the name of Jesus? Didn't he come here to arrest them and take them to the chief priests?”
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| 15. | Ac 9,22 | | |
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Saul preached with such power that he completely confused the Jewish people in Damascus, as he tried to show them that Jesus is the Messiah.
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| 16. | Ac 9,23 | | |
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Later some of them made plans to kill Saul,
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| 17. | Ac 9,26 | | |
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When Saul arrived in Jerusalem, he tried to join the followers. But they were all afraid of him, because they did not believe he was a true follower.
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| 18. | Ac 9,27 | | |
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Then Barnabas helped him by taking him to the apostles. He explained how Saul had seen the Lord and how the Lord had spoken to him. Barnabas also said that when Saul was in Damascus, he had spoken bravely in the name of Jesus.
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| 19. | Ac 9,28 | | |
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Saul moved about freely with the followers in Jerusalem and told everyone about the Lord.
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| 20. | Ac 9,30 | | |
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But the followers found out about this and took Saul to Caesarea. From there they sent him to the city of Tarsus.
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