3 But Saul was going everywhere to destroy the church. He went from house to house, dragging out both men and women to throw them into prison.
The Gospel Preached in Samaria
4 But the believers who were scattered preached the Good News about Jesus wherever they went.
Matthew Henry's Commentary on Acts 8:3-4
Commentary on Acts 8:1-4
(Read Acts 8:1-4)
Though persecution must not drive us from our work, yet it may send us to work elsewhere. Wherever the established believer is driven, he carries the knowledge of the gospel, and makes known the preciousness of Christ in every place. Where a simple desire of doing good influences the heart, it will be found impossible to shut a man out from all opportunities of usefulness.