Galatians 1:13

Treasury of Scripture Knowledge

Summary

For ye have heard of my conversation in time past in the Jews' religion, how that beyond measure I persecuted the church of God, and wasted it:

How

1 Timothy 1:13

General references

Acts 8:3

Bible References

How

Saul heartily approved of his being put to death. So on that day a severe persecution broke out against the church in Jerusalem, and all of them, except the apostles, were scattered over Judea and Samaria.

Now Saul, as he was still breathing threats of murder against the disciples of the Lord, went to the high priest

I persecuted this Way even to the death, and kept on binding both men and women and putting them in jail,

I myself, indeed, once thought it my duty to take extreme measures in hostility to the name of Jesus of Nazareth.

For I belong to the lowest rank of the apostles, and am not fit to bear the title apostle, because I once persecuted the church of God.

by the standard set by zeal, I was a persecutor of the church, and measured by the uprightness reached by keeping the law, I was faultless.

though I once used to abuse, persecute, and insult Him. But mercy was shown me by Him, because I did it in ignorance and unbelief,

General references

But Saul continued to harass the church, and by going from house to house and dragging off men and women he continued to put them into prison.