Galatians 1:13
For you have heard about my former way of life in Judaism, that to an extraordinary degree I was persecuting the church of God, and trying to destroy it,
Acts 8:3
But Saul was attempting to destroy the church. Entering {house after house}, he dragged off both men and women [and] delivered [them] to prison.
Acts 9:21
And all who heard [him] were amazed, and were saying, "Is this not the one who was wreaking havoc in Jerusalem [on] those who call upon this name, and had come here for this [reason], that he could bring them tied up to the chief priests?"
Acts 26:4-5
"Now all the Jews know my manner of life from [my] youth, that had taken place from the beginning among my [own] people and in Jerusalem,
Acts 8:1
And Saul was agreeing with his murder. Now there happened 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 9:1-2
But Saul, still breathing threats and murder against the disciples of the Lord, went to the high priest
Acts 9:13-14
But Ananias replied, "Lord, I have heard from many [people] about this man, how much harm he has done to your saints in Jerusalem,
Acts 9:26
And [when he] arrived in Jerusalem, he was attempting to associate with the disciples, and they were all afraid of him, [because they] did not believe that he was a disciple.
Acts 22:3-5
"I am a Jewish man born in Tarsus in Cilicia, but brought up in this city at the feet of Gamaliel, educated according to the exactness of the law received from our fathers, being zealous for God, just as all [of] you are today.
Acts 26:9-11
Indeed, I myself thought it was necessary to do many [things] opposed to the name of Jesus the Nazarene,
1 Corinthians 15:9
For I am the least of the apostles, not worthy to be called an apostle, because I persecuted the church of God.
Philippians 3:6
according to zeal persecuting the church, according to the righteousness in the law being blameless.
1 Timothy 1:13
[although I] was formerly a blasphemer and a persecutor and a violent man, but I was shown mercy because I acted ignorantly in unbelief,