Act 8:1, 3, 9:1-2, 13-14, 21, 26, 22:4-5, 26:9-11, 1Cor 15:9, Phili 3:6 | ESV | STEP | And Saul approved of his execution . And there arose on that day a great persecution against the church in Jerusalem , and they were all scattered throughout the regions of Judea and Samaria , except the apostles .

Acts 8:1

Saul Ravages the Church

1 And ^aSaul ^bapproved of his execution.

And there arose on that day a great persecution against the church in Jerusalem, and ^cthey were all scattered throughout the regions of Judea and Samaria, except the apostles.

Acts 8:3

3 But ^dSaul was ravaging the church, and entering house after house, he ^edragged off men and women and committed them to prison.

Acts 9:1-2

The Conversion of Saul

1 But Saul, ^fstill ^gbreathing threats and murder against the disciples of the Lord, went to ^hthe high priest 2 and asked him for letters ⁱto the synagogues at Damascus, so that if he found any belonging to ^jthe Way, men or women, he might bring them bound to Jerusalem.

Acts 9:13-14

13 But Ananias answered, “Lord, I have heard from many about this man, ^khow much evil he has done to ^lyour ^msaints at Jerusalem. 14 And here he has authority from ⁿthe chief priests to bind all who ^ocall on your name.”

Acts 9:21

21 And all who heard him were amazed and said, “Is not this the man who ^pmade havoc ^qin Jerusalem of those who called upon this name? And has he not come here for this purpose, to bring them bound before the chief priests?”

Acts 9:26

Saul in Jerusalem

26 And ^rwhen he had come to Jerusalem, he attempted to join the disciples. And they were all afraid of him, for they did not believe that he was a disciple.

Acts 22:4-5

4 ^sI persecuted ^tthis Way ^uto the death, binding and delivering to prison both men and women, 5 as ^vthe high priest and ^wthe whole council of elders can bear me witness. From them I received letters to ^xthe brothers, and I journeyed toward Damascus to take those also who were there and bring them in bonds to Jerusalem to be punished.

Acts 26:9-11

9 ^y“I myself was convinced that I ought to do many things in opposing the name of ^zJesus of Nazareth. 10 ^aaAnd I did so in Jerusalem. I not only locked up many of the saints in prison after receiving authority ^abfrom the chief priests, but ^acwhen they were put to death I cast my vote against them. 11 And ^adI punished them often in all the synagogues and tried to make them ^aeblaspheme, and ^afin raging fury against them I ^agpersecuted them even to foreign cities.

1 Corinthians 15:9

9 For ^ahI am the least of the apostles, unworthy to be called an apostle, because ^aiI persecuted the church of God.

Philippians 3:6

6 ^ajas to zeal, ^aka persecutor of the church; ^alas to righteousness under the law, ^{▼▼Greek in the law} blameless.