1And Saul, yet breathing out threatenings and slaughter against the disciples of the Lord, went unto the high priest,
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As for Saul, he made havock of the church, entering into every house, and haling men and women committed them to prison.
Who was before a blasphemer, and a persecutor, and injurious: but I obtained mercy, because I did it ignorantly in unbelief.
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:
And the Lord said unto him, Arise, and go into the street which is called Straight, and enquire in the house of Judas for one called Saul, of Tarsus: for, behold, he prayeth, …
For I am the least of the apostles, that am not meet to be called an apostle, because I persecuted the church of God.
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Matthew Henry’s Complete Commentary on the Bible (1710)
(vv. 1-9)We found mention made of Saul twice or thrice in the story of Stephen, for the sacred penman longed to come to his story; and now we are come to it, not quite taking leave of Peter but from henceforward being mostly taken up with Paul the apostle of the Gentiles, as Peter was of the circumcision. His name in Hebrew was Saul—desired , though as remarkably little in stature as his namesake king Saul…
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