Acts 8:3
As for Saul, he ravaged the church, entering into every house, and dragging off men and women and committing them to prison.
Revised King James New Testament
In The King James Version
In Context
2And devout men buried Stephen, and made great lamentation over him.
4Therefore, those who were scattered abroad went about preaching the word.
Cross References
Acts 9:1And Saul, still breathing out threats and slaughter against the disciples of the Lord, went to the high priest,
Acts 22:3I am a Jew, born in Tarsus, a city in Cilicia, yet brought up in this city at the feet of Gamaliel, and taught according to the strict manner of the law of our fathers, and was zealous for God, as you all are this day.
Acts 26:9I truly thought to myself, that I ought to do many things to oppose to the name of Jesus of Nazareth.
Galatians 1:13For you have heard of my former life in Judaism, that beyond measure I persecuted the church of God, and tried to destroy it:
1 Timothy 1:13Though I was formerly a blasphemer, and a persecutor, and a violent man: but I obtained mercy, 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 →