Acts 8:3
But Saul was ravaging the church. Entering house after house, he dragged off both men and women and put them in prison.
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In Context
2Devout men carried Stephen away for burial and made great lamentation over him.
4Now those who had been scattered went around preaching the message of good news.
Cross References
Acts 9:1Meanwhile Saul, still breathing out threats and murder against the disciples of the Lord, went to the high priest
Acts 22:3“I am a Jewish man, born in Tarsus of Cilicia, but brought up in this city at the feet of Gamaliel and instructed according to the strict manner of the law of our fathers, being zealous for God, just as all of you are today.
Acts 26:9“Indeed, I myself was convinced that I ought to do many things against the name of Jesus of Nazareth.
Galatians 1:13For you have heard of my former way of life in Judaism, how I persecuted the church of God beyond measure and tried to destroy it.
1 Timothy 1:13even though I was formerly a blasphemer, a persecutor, and an insolent man. But I received mercy because I had acted 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 →