SAUL THE PERSECUTOR

8 Saul agreed with putting him to death. On that day a severe persecution broke out against the church in Jerusalem, and all except the apostles were scattered throughout the land of Judea and Samaria.a 2 Devout men buried Stephen and mourned deeply over him. 3 Saul,b however, was ravaging the church. He would enter house after house, drag off men and women, and put them in prison.c

PHILIP IN SAMARIA

4 So those who were scattered went on their way preaching the word. 5 Philip went down to aA city in Samaria and proclaimed the Messiah to them.d