Acts 8:1

8:1 And Saul agreed completely with killing him.

Saul Begins to Persecute the Church

Now on that day a great persecution began against the church in Jerusalem, and all except the apostles were forced to scatter throughout the regions of Judea and Samaria.

Acts 8:3

8:3 But Saul was trying to destroy the church; entering one house after another, he dragged off both men and women and put them in prison.