Event

Saul persecutes the church

Name: Saul persecutes the church
Location: Jerusalem

Date:: AD 31
Duration:: 1 day

Following Stephen's death, Saul (later the apostle Paul) leads a violent campaign against the church in Jerusalem, going house to house to arrest believers and scattering the community, which spreads the Christian message beyond the city as a result (Acts 8:1-3).

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Preceded by 1

Stephen is stoned

Followed by 1

Philip preaches in Samaria

Participants 2

Paul Stephen

Locations 1

Jerusalem

Described in 3

Reference	Verse
Acts 8:1	And Saul was consenting unto his death. And at that time there was a great persecution against the church which was at Jerusalem; and they were all scattered abroad throughout the regions of Judaea and Samaria, except the apostles.
Acts 8:2	And devout men carried Stephen to his burial, and made great lamentation over him.
Acts 8:3	As for Saul, he made havock of the church, entering into every house, and haling men and women committed them to prison.

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