8 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 Judaea 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.

⁴ And I persecuted this way unto the death, binding and delivering into prisons both men and women.

¹¹ And I punished them oft in every synagogue, and compelled them to blaspheme; and being exceedingly mad against them, I persecuted them even unto strange cities.

¹³ For ye have heard of my conversation in time past in the Jews' religion, how that beyond measure I persecuted the church of God, and wasted it:

²³ But they had heard only, That he which persecuted us in times past now preacheth the faith which once he destroyed.

⁹ For I am the least of the apostles, that am not meet to be called an apostle, because I persecuted the church of God.

⁶ Concerning zeal, persecuting the church; touching the righteousness which is in the law, blameless.

¹³ Who was before a blasphemer, and a persecutor, and injurious: but I obtained mercy, because I did it ignorantly in unbelief.