The persecution, sparked by Stephen's religious murder, was effective in driving many Christians out of Jerusalem (Acts 8:1). But that was all part of God’s plan … because they took the gospel with them: many more people came to believe in Jesus because of Philip's ministry in Samaria and Judea (Acts 8:4-40). But Saul (later called Paul, the Apostle), who was present when Stephen was stoned by the Sanhedrin, then wanted to eliminate all those who believed in Jesus (then called 'people of the Way') (Acts 22:19-20).
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