Acts 8:3
But Saul greatly harmed the church; he went into house after house and dragged out men and women, and put them into prison.
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2Devout men buried Stephen and made great lamentation over him.
4Yet the believers who had been scattered went about proclaiming the word.
Cross References
Acts 9:1But Saul, still speaking threats even of murder against the disciples of the Lord, went to the high priest
Acts 22:3“I am a Jew, born in Tarsus of Cilicia, but educated in this city at the feet of Gamaliel. I was instructed according to the strict ways of the law of our fathers. I am zealous for God, just as all of you are today.
Acts 26:9Now indeed, I myself thought that I should do many things against the name of Jesus of Nazareth.
Galatians 1:13You have heard about my former life in Judaism, how I was persecuting the church of God beyond measure and that I was trying to destroy it.
1 Timothy 1:13I was a blasphemer, a persecutor, and a violent man. But I received mercy because I 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 →