Acts 8:1-3

Saul Ravages the Church

1 And ¹Saul ²approved of his execution. And there arose on that day a great persecution against the church in Jerusalem, and ³they were all scattered throughout the regions of Judea and Samaria, except the apostles.

2 Devout men buried Stephen and made great lamentation over him.

3 But ⁴Saul was ravaging the church, and entering house after house, he ⁵dragged off men and women and committed them to prison.

Cross References

• 1. Acts 7:58; Acts 22:20
• 2. See Romans 1:32
• 3. Acts 11:19; See Matthew 10:23
• 4. Acts 9:1, 13, 21; Acts 22:4, 19; Acts 26:10, 11; 1 Corinthians 15:9; Galatians 1:13; Philippians 3:6; 1 Timothy 1:13
• 5. [James 2:6]