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Acts 8:3 — King James Version← Study notes

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


Acts 8:3Greek Interlinear

Greek · Acts 8:317 words
GreekMeaning
ΣαῦλοςSaulos
SaulnounG4569
δὲde
howeverwordG1161
ἐλυμαίνετοelymaineto
was destroyingverbG3075
τὴνtēn
thearticleG3588
ἐκκλησίανekklēsian
churchnounG1577
κατὰkata
byprepositionG2596
τοὺςtous
thearticleG3588
οἴκουςoikous
housesnounG3624
εἰσπορευόμενοςeisporeuomenos
enteringverbG1531
σύρωνsyrōn
dragging offverbG4951
τεte
thenwordG5037
ἄνδραςandras
mennounG435
καὶkai
andwordG2532
γυναῖκαςgynaikas
womennounG1135
παρεδίδουparedidou
he was delivering themverbG3860
εἰςeis
toprepositionG1519
φυλακήνphylakēn
prisonnounG5438
Greek text from the SBL Greek New Testament (SBLGNT). Transliteration follows SBL Academic conventions.

Church Fathers on Acts 8:3

As for Saul, he made havoc of the Church, entering into every house, and haling men and women committed them to prison. Acts 8:3 Great was his frenzy: that he was alone, that he even entered into houses: for indeed he was ready to give his life for the Law. Haling, it says, men and women: mark both the confidence, and the violence, and the frenzy. All that fell into his hands, he put to all manner of ill-treatment: for in consequence of the recent murder, he was become more…

Chrysostom · 4th century · Homily 18 on Acts
Nicene & Post-Nicene / Ante-Nicene Fathers translations · public domain
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