But Stephen, full of the Holy Spirit, looked intently toward heaven and saw the glory of God, and Jesus standing at the right hand of God.

and because he worked at the same trade, he stayed with them and worked with them (for they were tentmakers by trade).

testifying to both Jews and Greeks about repentance toward God and faith in our Lord Jesus.

This is the reason I do my best to always have a clear conscience toward God and toward people.

So they slipped the anchors and left them in the sea, at the same time loosening the linkage that bound the steering oars together. Then they hoisted the foresail to the wind and steered toward the beach.