⁴⁸ So you are witnesses and approve of the deeds of your ancestors, for they killed them, and you build their tombs.

8 ¹ And Saul approved of their killing him.

Saul Persecutes the Church

That day a severe persecution began against the church in Jerusalem, and all except the apostles were scattered throughout the countryside of Judea and Samaria.^(A)

³² They know God’s decree, that those who practice such things deserve to die, yet they not only do them but even applaud others who practice them.^(A)