Why Did Paul Write the books of Hebrews? Bible Texts ( Concordant Version of the Old Testament and Concordant Literal New Testament with keywords Concordance-CLNT : Acts 8:1-3; Acts 9: 1-16 and 1 Corinthians 15:9-10 Acts 8:1-3 1 Yet Saul was endorsing his assassination. Now in that day there came to be a great persecution of the ecclesia which is in Jerusalem, and they were all dispersed among the districts of Judea and Samaria, save the apostles. 2 Yet pious men are Stephen's pallbearers, and they make a great grieving over him. 3 Now Saul devastated the ecclesia; going into the homes, dragging out both men and women, he gave them over to jail. Acts 9: 1-16 1 Now Saul, still b...