And I persecuted this way unto the death,
binding and delivering into prisons both men and women. ....and went to Damascus,
to bring them which were there bound unto Jerusalem,
for to be punished.
Acts 22:4,5
As for Saul, he made havock of the church,
entering into every house, and haling men and women committed them to prison.
Acts 8:3
Which thing I also did in Jerusalem:
and many of the saints did I shut up in prison,
having received authority from the chief priests;
and when they were put to death,
I gave my voice against them....and being exceedingly mad against them,
I persecuted them even unto strange cities.
Acts 26:10,11
"But in the end his education and prejudices,
his respect for his former teachers,
and his pride of popularity braced him to rebel against the voice of conscience and the grace of God.
And having fully decided that the priests and scribes were right,
Saul became very bitter in his opposition to the doctrines taught by the disciples of Jesus.
where some were condemned to imprisonment and some even to death,
solely because of their faith in Jesus,
brought sadness and gloom to the newly organized church,
and caused many to seek safety in flight.
Those who were driven from Jerusalem by this persecution "went everywhere preaching the word." Acts 8:4."
Acts of the Apostles p.113 E.G.W.
