And Saul was consenting unto his death. And at that time there was a great persecution against the church which was at Jerusalem; and they were all scattered abroad throughout the regions of Judaea and Samaria, except the apostles.
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Barnes' Notes
And Saul was consenting ... - Was pleased with his being put to death and approved it. Compare Act 22:20. This part of the verse should have been connected with the previous chapter. And at that time.…
Adam Clarke
Saul was consenting unto his death - So inveterate was the hatred that this man bore to Christ and his followers that he delighted in their destruction. So blind was his heart with superstitious zeal…
In these verses we have,
I. Something more concerning Stephen and his death; how people stood affected to it - variously, as generally in such cases, according to men's different sentiments of things.…
Cambridge Bible
Act 8:1. And Saul was consenting unto his death i.e. approving of all that was done. We have the same word, Luk 11:48, "Ye allow (i.e. praise and approve of) the deeds of your fathers." St Paul says…
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