Acts 8:3

New Century Version

Saul was also trying to destroy the church, going from house to house, dragging out men and women and putting them in jail.

Cross References

1 Timothy 1:13

In the past I spoke against Christ and persecuted him and did all kinds of things to hurt him. But God showed me mercy, because I did not know what I was doing. I did not believe.

Philippians 3:6

I was so enthusiastic I tried to hurt the church. No one could find fault with the way I obeyed the law of Moses.

Galatians 1:13

You have heard about my past life in the Jewish religion. I attacked the church of God and tried to destroy it.

1 Corinthians 15:9

All the other apostles are greater than I am. I am not even good enough to be called an apostle, because I persecuted the church of God.

Acts 22:19

But I said, ‘Lord, they know that in every synagogue I put the believers in jail and beat them.

Acts 9:21

All the people who heard him were amazed. They said, “This is the man who was in Jerusalem trying to destroy those who trust in this name! He came here to arrest the followers of Jesus and take them back to the leading priests.”

Acts 7:58

They took him out of the city and began to throw stones at him to kill him. And those who told lies against Stephen left their coats with a young man named Saul.

James 2:6

But you show no respect to the poor. The rich are always trying to control your lives. They are the ones who take you to court.

Acts 8:2

And some religious people buried Stephen and cried loudly for him.

Acts 16:19

When the owners of the servant girl saw this, they knew that now they could not use her to make money. So they grabbed Paul and Silas and dragged them before the city rulers in the marketplace.