[8:1] That very day the church in Jerusalem began to suffer cruel persecution. All the believers, except the apostles, were scattered throughout the provinces of Judea and Samaria.
[8:2] Some devout men buried Stephen, mourning for him with loud cries.
[8:3] But Saul tried to destroy the church; going from house to house, he dragged out the believers, both men and women, and threw them into jail.