Meanwhile, Saul was uttering threats with every breath and was eager to kill the Lord’s followers. So he went to the high priest.
Do not let me fall into their hands. For they accuse me of things I’ve never done; with every breath they threaten me with violence.
and dragged him out of the city and began to stone him. His accusers took off their coats and laid them at the feet of a young man named Saul.
But Saul was going everywhere to destroy the church. He went from house to house, dragging out both men and women to throw them into prison.
For I am the least of all the apostles. In fact, I’m not even worthy to be called an apostle after the way I persecuted God’s church.
You know what I was like when I followed the Jewish religion—how I violently persecuted God’s church. I did my best to destroy it.
I was so zealous that I harshly persecuted the church. And as for righteousness, I obeyed the law without fault.
even though I used to blaspheme the name of Christ. In my insolence, I persecuted his people. But God had mercy on me because I did it in ignorance and unbelief.