Study Desk

^(a)Saul was in hearty agreement with putting him to death. And on that day a great persecution ^[a]began against ^(b)the church in Jerusalem, and they were all ^(c)scattered throughout the regions of Judea and ^(d)Samaria, except the apostles.

Some devout men buried Stephen, and made loud lamentation over him.

But ^(e)Saul began ravaging the church, entering house after house, and ^(f)dragging off men and women, he would put them in prison.