Stephen in the Bible

Meaning: crown; crownedpar

Exact Match

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

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).

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.

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,

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

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.

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

and brought forward false witnesses who said, This man speaks incessantly against this holy place, and the law;


Stiff necked, and uncircumcised in heart and ears, you always fight against the Holy Spirit; as your fathers did, you also do.


And pious men buried Stephen and made a great lamentation for him.


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

Which of the prophets did not your fathers persecute? And they killed those who foretold the coming of the Righteous One, of whom you now have become betrayers and murderers,


And the proposition pleased all the multitude, and they elected 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, performed prodigies and great miracles among the people.


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


But he being full of the Holy Spirit, looking steadily to heaven saw the glory of God and Jesus standing on the right hand of God,


But he being full of the Holy Spirit, looking steadily to heaven 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 having said this he fell asleep.

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


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

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


and casting him out of the city, stoned him. And the witnesses laid down their clothes at the feet of a young man called Saul, and they stoned Stephen, calling 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 having said this he fell asleep.


and casting him out of the city, stoned him. And the witnesses laid down their clothes at the feet of a young man called Saul,


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


And Stephen, full of grace and power, performed prodigies and great miracles among the people.


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

and brought forward false witnesses who said, This man speaks incessantly against this holy place, and the law; for we have heard him say, that Jesus this Nazoraean will destroy this place and change the customs which Moses gave us.


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


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


Stiff necked, and uncircumcised in heart and ears, you always fight against the Holy Spirit; as your fathers did, you also do.


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


And Saul consented to his death. And at that time there was a great persecution of the church at Jerusalem; and they were all scattered abroad through the regions of Judea and Samaria, except the apostles.

And when they heard these things they were enraged in their minds and gnashed their teeth upon him. But he being full of the Holy Spirit, looking steadily to heaven saw the glory of God and Jesus standing on the right hand of God, and said, Behold, I see the heavens opened and the Son of man standing on the right hand of God. read more.
And crying with a loud voice they stopped their ears and rushed upon him with one accord, and casting him out of the city, stoned him. And the witnesses laid down their clothes at the feet of a young man called Saul, and they stoned Stephen, calling 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 having said this he fell asleep.

and when the blood of your martyr Stephen was poured out, I also stood by and consented, and kept the clothes of those that killed him.


Look out therefore, brothers, from among you seven men of good repute, full of the Holy Spirit, and of wisdom, whom we may set over this business;

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


And the proposition pleased all the multitude, and they elected 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 he being full of the Holy Spirit, looking steadily to heaven saw the glory of God and Jesus standing on the right hand of God, and said, Behold, I see the heavens opened and the Son of man standing on the right hand of God.


And the proposition pleased all the multitude, and they elected 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, performed prodigies and great miracles among the people. But some members of the synagogue called that of the Libertines and Cyrenians and Alexandrians and of those from Cilicia and Asia, arose and disputed with Stephen, and were not able to resist the wisdom and spirit with which he spoke.


And the proposition pleased all the multitude, and they elected 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 set them before the Apostles; and they having prayed imposed hands on them.

Look out therefore, brothers, from among you seven men of good repute, full of the Holy Spirit, and of wisdom, whom we may set over this business;


and they stoned Stephen, calling 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 having said this he fell asleep.


Then they bribed men who said, We heard him speak blasphemous words against Moses and God. And they stirred up both the people, and the elders, and the scribes, and coming suddenly they seized him and led him to the Sanhedrim, and brought forward false witnesses who said, This man speaks incessantly against this holy place, and the law; read more.
for we have heard him say, that Jesus this Nazoraean will destroy this place and change the customs which Moses gave us. And all who sat in the Sanhedrin looking steadily at him saw his face like the face of an angel.


and said, Behold, I see 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 having said this he fell asleep.


And all who sat in the Sanhedrin looking steadily at him saw his face like the face of an angel.


And the proposition pleased all the multitude, and they elected 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, performed prodigies and great miracles among the people.


And pious men buried Stephen and made a great lamentation for him.



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


and casting him out of the city, stoned him. And the witnesses laid down their clothes at the feet of a young man called Saul,


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