As for Saul, he made havoc of the church, entering into every house, and dragging away men and women committed them to prison.
And when her masters saw that the hope of their gains was gone, they caught Paul and Silas, and took them into the marketplace to the rulers,
And I said, Lord, they know that I imprisoned and beat in every synagogue those who believed in you:
And threw him out of the city, and stoned him: and the witnesses laid down their clothes at a young man’s feet, whose name was Saul.
And devout men carried Stephen to his burial, and made great lamentation over him.
But all who heard him were amazed, and said; Is not this the one who destroyed those who called on this name in Jerusalem, and came here for that purpose, that he might bring them bound to the chief priests?
For I am the least of the apostles, who am not fit to be called an apostle, because I persecuted the church of God.
For you have heard of my conduct in times past in the Jews’ religion, that beyond measure I persecuted the church of God, and devastated it:
Concerning zeal, persecuting the church; with respect to the righteousness which is in the law, blameless.
Who was formerly a blasphemer, and a persecutor, and injurious: but I obtained mercy, because I did it ignorantly in unbelief.
But you have despised the poor. Do not rich men oppress you, and draw you before the judgment seats?