As for Saul, he made havock of the church, entering into every house, and haling men and women committed them to prison.
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Gill's Exposition
As for Saul, he made havoc of the church,.... Did evil to the saints, destroyed them that called upon the name of Christ, Act 9:13 and persecuted and wasted the church of God, as he himself says, Gal…
Barnes' Notes
As for Saul - But Saul. He took no interest or part in the pious attentions shown to Stephen, but engaged with zeal in the work of persecution. He made havoc - ἐλυμαίνετο elumaineto. This word is…
Adam Clarke
Saul made havoc of the Church - The word ελυμαινετο, from λυμαινω, to destroy, devastate, ravage, signifies the act of ferocious animals, such as bears, wolves, and the like, in seeking and devouring…
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
As for[But] Saul, he made havock of the church His own words will best describe his action (Act 22:4), "I persecuted this way unto the death, binding and delivering into prisons both men and women."…
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