Acts 8:3
But Saul made havock of the church, entering in from house to house, and dragging away men and women, committed them to prison.
Douay-Rheims 1899
In The King James Version
In Context
2And devout men took order for Stephen's funeral, and made great mourning over him.
4They therefore that were dispersed, went about preaching the word of God.
Cross References
Acts 9:1And Saul, as yet breathing out threatenings and slaughter against the disciples of the Lord, went to the high priest,
Acts 22:3And he saith: I am a Jew, born at Tarsus in Cilicia, but brought up in this city, at the feet of Gamaliel, taught according to the truth of the law of the fathers, zealous for the law, as also all you are this day:
Acts 26:9And I indeed did formerly think, that I ought to do many things contrary to the name of Jesus of Nazareth.
Galatians 1:13For you have heard of my conversation in time past in the Jews' religion: how that, beyond measure, I persecuted the church of God, and wasted it.
1 Timothy 1:13Who before was a blasphemer, and a persecutor, and contumelious. But I obtained the mercy of God, because I did it ignorantly in unbelief.
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 →