Now on that day a great ²  persecution began ³  against the church in Jerusalem, ⁴  and all ⁵  except the apostles were forced to scatter throughout the regions ⁶  of Judea and Samaria. 8:3 But Saul was trying to destroy ⁷  the church; entering one house after another, he dragged off ⁸  both men and women and put them in prison. ⁹