⁵⁷ Then they cried out with a loud voice, and stopped their ears, and ran upon him with one accord,

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.

9 And Saul, yet breathing out threatenings and slaughter against the disciples of the Lord, went unto the high priest,

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