Saul observed the stoning, and Caiaphas authorized him to follow through on further efforts to suppress the followers of Jesus by arresting them in Damascus.
(‏ اعمال ٥ :‏ ​ ٢٧ ،‏ ٢٨ ،‏ ٤٠ ؛‏ ٧ :‏ ​ ١ -‏ ٦٠‏ )‏ وكان شاول يتفرج على رجم استفانوس .‏