Acts 8:3

God's Word

Saul tried to destroy the church. He dragged men and women out of one home after another and threw them into prison.

Cross References

Acts 16:19

When her owners realized that their hope of making money was gone, they grabbed Paul and Silas and dragged them to the authorities in the public square.

Acts 22:19

“I said, ‘Lord, people here know that I went from synagogue to synagogue to imprison and whip those who believe in you.

Acts 7:58

and after they had thrown him out of the city, they began to stone him to death. The witnesses left their coats with a young man named Saul.

Acts 8:2

Devout men buried Stephen as they mourned loudly for him.

Acts 9:21

Everyone who heard him was amazed. They asked, “Isn’t this the man who destroyed those who worshiped the one named Jesus in Jerusalem? Didn’t he come here to take these worshipers as prisoners to the chief priests ⌞in Jerusalem⌟?”

1 Corinthians 15:9

I’m the least of the apostles. I’m not even fit to be called an apostle because I persecuted God’s church.

Galatians 1:13

You heard about the way I once lived when I followed the Jewish religion. You heard how I violently persecuted God’s church and tried to destroy it.

Philippians 3:6

When it comes to being enthusiastic, I was a persecutor of the church. When it comes to winning God’s approval by obeying Jewish laws, I was perfect.

1 Timothy 1:13

In the past I cursed him, persecuted him, and acted arrogantly toward him. However, I was treated with mercy because I acted ignorantly in my unbelief.

James 2:6

Yet, you show no respect to poor people. Don’t rich people oppress you and drag you into court?