Acts 8:1-3

1Saul wholeheartedly approved of Stephen’s death. And on that day a great and relentless persecution broke out against the church in Jerusalem; and the believers were all scattered throughout the regions of Judea and Samaria, except for the apostles.

2Some devout men buried Stephen, and mourned greatly over him [expressing a personal sense of loss].

3But Saul began ravaging the church [and assaulting believers]; entering house after house and dragging off men and women, putting them in prison.