Acts 8:3

and Saul was making havoc of the Assembly, entering into every house, and dragging away men and women, giving them up to prison;

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In The King James Version

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

In Context

2and devout men carried Stephen away, and made great lamentation over him;

4they then indeed, having been scattered, went abroad proclaiming good news—the word.

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Cross References

Acts 9:1And Saul, yet breathing of threatening and slaughter to the disciples of the LORD, having gone to the chief priest,

Acts 22:3“I, indeed, am a man, a Jew, having been born in Tarsus of Cilicia, and brought up in this city at the feet of Gamaliel, having been taught according to the exactness of a law of the fathers, being zealous of God, as all you are today.

Acts 26:9I indeed, therefore, thought with myself that it was necessary [for me] to do many things against the Name of Jesus of Nazareth,

Galatians 1:13for you heard of my behavior once in Judaism, that I was exceedingly persecuting the Assembly of God, and destroying it,

1 Timothy 1:13who before was speaking slander, and persecuting, and insulting, but I found kindness, because, being ignorant, I did [it] 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 →

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