Thematic Bible: In persecuting stephen
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And Saul was consenting unto his death. And there was a great persecution in that day against the church in Jerusalem: and all were dispersed abroad throughout the regions of Judea and Samaria, except the apostles. And godly men buried Stephen, and made great mourning over him. But Saul was laying waste the church, entering into the houses, and arresting men and women, he committed them to prison.
And certain ones of the synagogues, called Libertines, and Cyrenians, and Alexandrians, and those from Cilicia and Asia, stood up disputing with Stephen, and they were not able to resist the wisdom and spirit with which he was speaking. Then they bribed men, saying, that we have heard him speaking words blasphemous against Moses and God. read more.
And they excited the people and the elders and scribes, and coming upon him, seized him, and led him into the council, and they raised up false witnesses, saying, This man does not cease speaking words against this holy place and the law; for we have heard him saying, that this Jesus the Nazarene will destroy this place, and change the customs which Moses delivered unto us. And all sitting in the council, having fixed their eyes on him, saw his face as the face of an angel.
And they excited the people and the elders and scribes, and coming upon him, seized him, and led him into the council, and they raised up false witnesses, saying, This man does not cease speaking words against this holy place and the law; for we have heard him saying, that this Jesus the Nazarene will destroy this place, and change the customs which Moses delivered unto us. And all sitting in the council, having fixed their eyes on him, saw his face as the face of an angel.
And crying out with a loud voice, they stopped their ears, and unanimously rushed on him, and casting him out from the city, they began to stone him. And the witnesses laid down their garments at the feet of a young man, called Saul: and continued to stone Stephen, calling upon the Lord, and saying, Lord Jesus, receive my spirit.