Acts 8:1-4

1 And Saul was assenting to his death, and there came in that day a great persecution upon the assembly in Jerusalem, all also were scattered abroad in the regions of Judea and Samaria, except the apostles;

2 and devout men carried away Stephen, and made great lamentation over him;

3 and Saul was making havoc of the assembly, into every house entering, and haling men and women, was giving them up to prison;

4 they then indeed, having been scattered, went abroad proclaiming good news -- the word.