But Saul laid waste the church, entering into every house, and dragging men and women committed them to prison.

If any man destroyeth the temple of God, him shall God destroy; for the temple of God is holy, and such are ye.

For through thy knowledge he that is weak perisheth, the brother for whose sake Christ died.

For this cause I write these things while absent, that I may not when present deal sharply, according to the authority which the Lord gave me for building up, and not for casting down.

For ye have heard of my manner of life in time past in the Jews religion, how that beyond measure I persecuted the church of God, and made havoc of it: