Acts 8:1 - Wesley's Explanatory Notes

Bible Comments

At that time there was great persecution against the Church — Their adversaries having tasted blood, were the more eager. And they were all dispersed — Not all the Church: if so, who would have remained for the apostles to teach, or Saul to persecute? But all the teachers except the apostles, who, though in the most danger, stayed with the flock.

Acts 8:1

1 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.