“Saul was consenting to his death. A great persecution arose against the assembly which was in Jerusalem in that day. They were all scattered abroad throughout the regions of Judea and Samaria, except for the apostles.”

Reading this verse in context

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Text: World English Bible, Protestant edition (engwebp), eBible.org — public domain.