But beware of men: for they will deliver you up to the councils, and they will scourge you in their synagogues;

And I persecuted this way unto the death, binding and delivering into prisons both men and women.

As for Saul, he made havock of the church, entering into every house, and haling men and women committed them to prison.

I verily thought with myself, that I ought to do many things contrary to the name of Jesus of Nazareth. Which thing I also did in Jerusalem: and many of the saints did I shut up in prison, having received authority from the chief priests; and when they were put to death, I gave my voice against them. And I punished them oft in every synagogue, and compelled them to blaspheme; and being exceedingly mad against them, I persecuted them even unto strange cities. Whereupon as I went to Damascus with authority and commission from the chief priests,

And Saul, yet breathing out threatenings and slaughter against the disciples of the Lord, went unto the high priest,