Galatians 1:13

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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

And Saul fully approved of his murder. At this time a great persecution broke out against the Church in Jerusalem, and all except the Apostles were scattered throughout Judaea and Samaria.

Now Saul, whose every breath was a threat of destruction for the disciples of the Lord,

I persecuted to death this new faith, continually binding both men and women and throwing them into prison;

"I myself, however, thought it a duty to do many things in hostility to the name of Jesus, the Nazarene.

For I am the least of the Apostles, and am not fit to be called an Apostle--because I persecuted the Church of God.

as to zeal, a persecutor of the Church; as to the righteousness which comes through Law, blameless.

though I was previously a blasphemer and a persecutor and had been insolent in outrage. Yet mercy was shown me, because I had acted ignorantly, not having as yet believed;

General references

But Saul cruelly harassed the Church. He went into house after house, and, dragging off both men and women, threw them into prison.