[8:1] And Saul approved of his execution. And there arose 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.
[8:2] Devout men buried Stephen and made great lamentation over him.
[8:3] But Saul was ravaging the church, and entering house after house, he dragged off men and women and committed them to prison.