Acts 8:3
But Saul was burning with hate against the church, going into every house and taking men and women and putting them in prison.
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2And God-fearing men put Stephen's body in its last resting-place, making great weeping over him.
4But those who had gone in flight went everywhere preaching the word.
Cross References
Acts 9:1But Saul, still burning with desire to put to death the disciples of the Lord, went to the high priest,
Acts 22:3I am a Jew of Tarsus in Cilicia by birth, but I had my education in this town at the feet of Gamaliel, being trained in the keeping of every detail of the law of our fathers; given up to the cause of God with all my heart, as you are today.
Acts 26:9For I, truly, was of the opinion that it was right for me to do a number of things against the name of Jesus of Nazareth.
Galatians 1:13For news has come to you of my way of life in the past in the Jews' religion, how I was cruel without measure to the church of God, and did great damage to it:
1 Timothy 1:13Though I had said violent words against God, and done cruel acts, causing great trouble: but I was given mercy, because I did it without knowledge, not having faith;
Matthew Henry on Acts 8:2-4
Persecution of the Church. 1 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 Judæa and Samaria, except the apostles. 2 And devout men carried Stephen to his burial, and made great lamentation over him. 3 As for Saul, he made havock of the church, entering into every house, and haling men and women committed them to prison. In these verses we have, I. Something more… Read the whole commentary →