Acts 8:3

But Saul began to devastate the church; he entered house after house, dragged out men and women alike, and threw them into 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

2Some religious men buried Stephen, with loud lamentations for him.

4Now those who were scattered in different directions went from place to place proclaiming the good news.

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Cross References

Acts 9:1Meanwhile Saul, still breathing murderous threats against the disciples of the Lord, went to the high priest,

Acts 22:3“I am a Jew, from Tarsus in Cilicia, but I was brought up in this city under the teaching of Gamaliel, and educated in accordance with the strict system of our ancestral Law. I was as zealous in God’s service as any of you who are here today.

Acts 26:9I myself, it is true, once thought it my duty to oppose in every way the name of Jesus of Nazareth;

Galatians 1:13You heard, no doubt, of my conduct when I was devoted to Judaism – how I persecuted the church of God to an extent beyond belief, and tried to destroy it,

1 Timothy 1:13though I once used to blaspheme, and to persecute, and to insult. Yet mercy was shown me, because I acted in ignorance, while still an unbeliever;

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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