Act 8:1, 3, Gal 1:3, 13, 23 | ISV | STEP | The Church Is Persecuted Now Saul heartily approved of putting him to death. That day a severe persecution broke out against the church in Jerusalem, and all of them, except for the apostles, were scattered throughout the countryside of Judea and Samaria.

Acts 8:1

1 The Church Is Persecuted

Now Saul heartily approved of putting him to death. That day a severe persecution broke out against the church in Jerusalem, and all of them, except for the apostles, were scattered throughout the countryside of Judea and Samaria.Acts 7:58; 11:19; 22:20

Acts 8:3

3 But Saul kept trying to destroy the church. Going into one house after another, he began dragging off men and women and throwing them in prison.Acts 7:58; 22:4; 26:10-11; 1Cor 15:9; Gal 1:13; Phil 3:6; 1Tim 1:13

Galatians 1:3

3 May grace and peace from God our Father and the Lord Jesus Christ be yours!Rom 1:7; 1Cor 1:3; 2Cor 1:2; Eph 1:2; Phil 1:2; Col 1:2; 1Thes 1:1; 2Thes 1:2; 2John 1:3

Galatians 1:13

13 For you have heard about my earlier life in Judaism—how I kept violently persecuting God's church and was trying to destroy it.Acts 8:3; 9:1; 22:4; 26:11; 1Tim 1:13

Galatians 1:23

23 The only thing they kept hearing was this: “The man who used to persecute us is now proclaiming the faith he once tried to destroy!”