Stephen in the Bible

Meaning: crown; crownedpar

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Then they enlisted men to say [i.e., to testify falsely against Stephen, verse 13], "We heard him criticizing Moses and [even] God."

Verse ConceptsFalse Accusations, Examples OfBlasphemy, Falsely AccusedIrreverenceLiesPersecution, Forms OfSecrecyHoly Spirit, Types OfActing In SecretBlasphemy

And they provoked and incited the people, as well as the elders and the scribes, and they came up to Stephen and seized him and brought him before the Council (Sanhedrin, Jewish High Court).

Verse ConceptsArrestingelders, as community leadersHigh Priest, In NtInciting To EvilSanhedrinTeachers Of The Law

Then all those who were sitting in the Council, stared [intently] at him, and they saw that Stephen’s face was like the face of an angel.

Verse ConceptsRadiancyShining FacesRadiant LivesAurasLike Angelsserenity

The reply of Stephen was, "Sirs--brethren and fathers--listen to me. God Most Glorious appeared to our forefather Abraham when he was living in Mesopotamia, before he settled in Haran,

Verse ConceptsGod, Glory OfAbrahamGod, Unity OfGod AppearingPay Attention To People!

Upon this, with a loud outcry they stopped their ears, rushed upon Stephen in a body,

Verse ConceptsVoicesSealing ThingsGroups RunningGroups ShoutingRefusing To Hear

Saul wholeheartedly approved of Stephen’s death.

And on that day a great and relentless persecution broke out against the church in Jerusalem; and the believers were all scattered throughout the regions of Judea and Samaria, except for the apostles.

Verse ConceptsFugitivesChristiansdispersion, theJerusalem, Significance OfSamaritansChurch, Description OfChurch, Examples OfThe Church ScatteredAssentingApproval To KillThe Apostles In Action

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Then they suborned men, who said, We have heard him speak blasphemous words against Moses, and God.

and set up false witnesses, who said, This man ceaseth not to speak words against the holy place, and the Law.


Stiffnecked, and uncircumcised in heart and ears! ye do always resist the Holy Spirit; as your fathers did, so do ye.


And devout men carried Stephen to his burial, and made great lamentation over him.


and they stoned Stephen, making supplication, and saying, Lord Jesus, receive my spirit.

Which of the prophets did not your fathers persecute? And they slew those who foretold the coming of the righteous one, of whom ye have now become the betrayers and murderers;


And what was said pleased the whole multitude. And they chose Stephen, a man full of faith and of the Holy Spirit, and Philip, and Prochorus, and Nicanor, and Timon, and Parmenas, and Nicolaus a proselyte of Antioch,


And Stephen, full of grace and power, wrought great wonders and signs among the people.


And kneeling down he cried with a loud voice, Lord, lay not this sin to their charge. And saying this, he fell asleep.


But, being full of the Holy Spirit, he looked up earnestly into heaven, and saw the glory of God, and Jesus standing on the right hand of God,


But, being full of the Holy Spirit, he looked up earnestly into heaven, and saw the glory of God, and Jesus standing on the right hand of God,


And kneeling down he cried with a loud voice, Lord, lay not this sin to their charge. And saying this, he fell asleep.

and labor, working with our own hands; being reviled, we bless; being persecuted, we endure it;


And kneeling down he cried with a loud voice, Lord, lay not this sin to their charge. And saying this, he fell asleep.

and labor, working with our own hands; being reviled, we bless; being persecuted, we endure it;


and having cast him out of the city, they stoned him. And the witnesses laid down their garments at the feet of a young man named Saul; and they stoned Stephen, making supplication, and saying, Lord Jesus, receive my spirit. And kneeling down he cried with a loud voice, Lord, lay not this sin to their charge. And saying this, he fell asleep.


and having cast him out of the city, they stoned him. And the witnesses laid down their garments at the feet of a young man named Saul;


And kneeling down he cried with a loud voice, Lord, lay not this sin to their charge. And saying this, he fell asleep.


And Stephen, full of grace and power, wrought great wonders and signs among the people.


Then they suborned men, who said, We have heard him speak blasphemous words against Moses, and God.

and set up false witnesses, who said, This man ceaseth not to speak words against the holy place, and the Law. For we have heard him say, This Jesus the Nazarene will destroy this place, and change the customs which Moses delivered to us.


And kneeling down he cried with a loud voice, Lord, lay not this sin to their charge. And saying this, he fell asleep.


And kneeling down he cried with a loud voice, Lord, lay not this sin to their charge. And saying this, he fell asleep.


Stiffnecked, and uncircumcised in heart and ears! ye do always resist the Holy Spirit; as your fathers did, so do ye.


and they stoned Stephen, making supplication, and saying, Lord Jesus, receive my spirit.


And Saul was consenting to his death. And there arose on that day a great persecution against the church which was at Jerusalem; and all were scattered abroad throughout the regions of Judaea and Samaria, except the apostles.

But when they heard these things, their hearts were filled with rage, and they gnashed their teeth at him. But, being full of the Holy Spirit, he looked up earnestly into heaven, and saw the glory of God, and Jesus standing on the right hand of God, and said, Lo, I behold the heavens opened, and the Son of man standing on the right hand of God. read more.
And they cried out with a loud voice, and stopped their ears, and rushed upon him with one accord; and having cast him out of the city, they stoned him. And the witnesses laid down their garments at the feet of a young man named Saul; and they stoned Stephen, making supplication, and saying, Lord Jesus, receive my spirit. And kneeling down he cried with a loud voice, Lord, lay not this sin to their charge. And saying this, he fell asleep.

and when the blood of Stephen, thy witness, was shed, I myself was standing by and consenting, and keeping the garments of those who slew him.


Therefore, brethren, look out among you seven men of good repute, full of the Spirit and of wisdom, whom we will appoint over this business;

and they were not able to resist the wisdom and the Spirit with which he spoke.


And what was said pleased the whole multitude. And they chose Stephen, a man full of faith and of the Holy Spirit, and Philip, and Prochorus, and Nicanor, and Timon, and Parmenas, and Nicolaus a proselyte of Antioch,


But, being full of the Holy Spirit, he looked up earnestly into heaven, and saw the glory of God, and Jesus standing on the right hand of God, and said, Lo, I behold the heavens opened, and the Son of man standing on the right hand of God.


And what was said pleased the whole multitude. And they chose Stephen, a man full of faith and of the Holy Spirit, and Philip, and Prochorus, and Nicanor, and Timon, and Parmenas, and Nicolaus a proselyte of Antioch,

And Stephen, full of grace and power, wrought great wonders and signs among the people. But some of those who belonged to the socalled synagogue of the Freedmen, and of the Cyrenaeans and Alexandrians, and of those from Cilicia and Asia, arose and disputed with Stephen; and they were not able to resist the wisdom and the Spirit with which he spoke.


And what was said pleased the whole multitude. And they chose Stephen, a man full of faith and of the Holy Spirit, and Philip, and Prochorus, and Nicanor, and Timon, and Parmenas, and Nicolaus a proselyte of Antioch, whom they set before the apostles; and when they had prayed, they laid their hands on them.

Therefore, brethren, look out among you seven men of good repute, full of the Spirit and of wisdom, whom we will appoint over this business;


and they stoned Stephen, making supplication, and saying, Lord Jesus, receive my spirit. And kneeling down he cried with a loud voice, Lord, lay not this sin to their charge. And saying this, he fell asleep.


Then they suborned men, who said, We have heard him speak blasphemous words against Moses, and God. And they stirred up the people, and the elders, and the scribes, and came upon him, and seized him, and brought him to the council, and set up false witnesses, who said, This man ceaseth not to speak words against the holy place, and the Law. read more.
For we have heard him say, This Jesus the Nazarene will destroy this place, and change the customs which Moses delivered to us. And all that sat in the council, looking steadily upon him, saw his face like the face of an angel.


and said, Lo, I behold the heavens opened, and the Son of man standing on the right hand of God.


And kneeling down he cried with a loud voice, Lord, lay not this sin to their charge. And saying this, he fell asleep.


And all that sat in the council, looking steadily upon him, saw his face like the face of an angel.


And what was said pleased the whole multitude. And they chose Stephen, a man full of faith and of the Holy Spirit, and Philip, and Prochorus, and Nicanor, and Timon, and Parmenas, and Nicolaus a proselyte of Antioch,


And Stephen, full of grace and power, wrought great wonders and signs among the people.


And devout men carried Stephen to his burial, and made great lamentation over him.



and they stoned Stephen, making supplication, and saying, Lord Jesus, receive my spirit.


and having cast him out of the city, they stoned him. And the witnesses laid down their garments at the feet of a young man named Saul;


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