That must have been the case with Saul too, for thereafter he was “still breathing threat and murder against the disciples of the Lord. ”
وَكَانَ شَاوُلُ (‏ ٱلَّذِي صَارَ لَاحِقًا ٱلرَّسُولَ بُولُسَ )‏ وَاقِفًا بِٱلْقُرْبِ مِنْهُمْ وَ « رَاضِيًا بِقَتْلِهِ » .‏