But Saul, yet breathing threatening and slaughter against the disciples of the Lord, went unto the high priest,
Deliver me not over unto the will of mine adversaries: For false witnesses are risen up against me, and such as breathe out cruelty.
and they cast him out of the city, and stoned him: and the witnesses laid down their garments at the feet of a young man named Saul.
But Saul laid waste the church, entering into every house, and haling men and women committed them to prison.
For I am the least of the apostles, that am not meet to be called an apostle, because I persecuted the church of God.
For ye have heard of my manner of life in time past in the Jews' religion, how that beyond measure I persecuted the church of God, and made havock of it:
as touching zeal, persecuting the church; as touching the righteousness which is in the law, found blameless.
though I was before a blasphemer, and a persecutor, and injurious: howbeit I obtained mercy, because I did it ignorantly in unbelief;