Acts 8:1

1SaulΣαῦλοςnowδὲwas thereἦνconsentingσυνευδοκῶνto theτῇkillingἀναιρέσειof himαὐτοῦ.AroseἘγένετοthenδὲonἐνthatἐκείνῃτῇdayἡμέρᾳa persecutionδιωγμὸςgreatμέγαςagainstἐπὶtheτὴνchurchἐκκλησίανwhich [was]τὴνinἐνJerusalemἹεροσολύμοις·Allπάντεςthenδὲwere scatteredδιεσπάρησανthroughoutκατὰtheτὰςregionsχώραςτῆςof JudeaἸουδαίαςandκαὶSamariaΣαμαρείαςexceptπλὴνtheτῶνapostlesἀποστόλων.

And Saul was there consenting to his killing. And on that day a great persecution arose against the church that [was] in Jerusalem, and all except the apostles were scattered throughout the regions of Judea and Samaria.

Vocab difficulty

46.5

Rare words

  • ἀναιρέσει

    ἀναίρεσις

    taking away (of life), killing, slaying, murder.

  • διεσπάρησαν

    διασπείρω

    I scatter (like seed), disperse.