Although some of his relatives may already have become Christians, he said of his own attitude toward Christ’s followers: “Since I was extremely mad against them, I went so far as to persecuting them even in outside cities. ”
Lai gan daži Saula radinieki acīmredzot jau pirms viņa bija kļuvuši par kristiešiem, viņš savu toreizējo attieksmi pret Kristus sekotājiem aprakstīja šādi: ” Esmu.. pārlieku pret tiem trakojis, vajādams tos pat svešās pilsētās. ”