Acts 8:3

But Saul cruelly harassed the Church. He went into house after house, and, dragging off both men and women, threw them into prison.

Weymouth NT (1912)

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

2A party of devout men, however, buried Stephen, and made loud lamentation over him.

4Those, however, who were scattered abroad went from place to place spreading the Good News of God's Message;

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Cross References

Acts 9:1Now Saul, whose every breath was a threat of destruction for the disciples of the Lord,

Acts 22:3"I am a Jew, born at Tarsus in Cilicia, but brought up in this city. I was carefully trained at the feet of Gamaliel in the Law of our forefathers, and, like all of you to-day, was zealous for God.

Acts 26:9"I myself, however, thought it a duty to do many things in hostility to the name of Jesus, the Nazarene.

Galatians 1:13For you have heard of my early career in Judaism--how I furiously persecuted the Church of God, and made havoc of it;

1 Timothy 1:13though I was previously a blasphemer and a persecutor and had been insolent in outrage. Yet mercy was shown me, because I had acted ignorantly, not having as yet believed;

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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