司提反殉道

54 他们听了这些话就勃然大怒[a],向司提反咬牙切齿。 55 但是司提反充满圣灵,注目望天,看见了神的荣耀,又看见耶稣站在神的右边。 56 他说:“看哪,我看见诸天开了,人子站在神的右边。”

57 于是他们大声喊叫,捂着耳朵,一齐向他冲过去, 58 把他拉到城外,用石头砸他。那些见证人把自己的外衣放在一个称为扫罗的年轻人脚前。 59 他们用石头砸司提反的时候,司提反向主[b]呼求,说:“主耶稣,求你接受我的灵魂!” 60 然后他跪下,大声呼喊:“主啊,不要把这罪归于他们。”说了这话,他就睡了。

扫罗迫害信徒

扫罗也赞同杀害司提反

从那一天开始,有大逼迫临到耶路撒冷的教会。除了使徒以外,他们都分散到犹太撒马利亚地区。 有些虔诚的人把司提反埋葬了,为他大大地悲伤。 扫罗却摧残教会,闯进各家各户,无论男女都拉去关进监狱。

Footnotes

  1. 使徒行传 7:54 勃然大怒——或译作“心如被刀割”。
  2. 使徒行传 7:59 向主——辅助词语。

The Stoning of Stephen

54 When the members of the Sanhedrin heard this, they were furious(A) and gnashed their teeth at him. 55 But Stephen, full of the Holy Spirit,(B) looked up to heaven and saw the glory of God, and Jesus standing at the right hand of God.(C) 56 “Look,” he said, “I see heaven open(D) and the Son of Man(E) standing at the right hand of God.”

57 At this they covered their ears and, yelling at the top of their voices, they all rushed at him, 58 dragged him out of the city(F) and began to stone him.(G) Meanwhile, the witnesses(H) laid their coats(I) at the feet of a young man named Saul.(J)

59 While they were stoning him, Stephen prayed, “Lord Jesus, receive my spirit.”(K) 60 Then he fell on his knees(L) and cried out, “Lord, do not hold this sin against them.”(M) When he had said this, he fell asleep.(N)

And Saul(O) approved of their killing him.

The Church Persecuted and Scattered

On that day a great persecution broke out against the church in Jerusalem, and all except the apostles were scattered(P) throughout Judea and Samaria.(Q) Godly men buried Stephen and mourned deeply for him. But Saul(R) began to destroy the church.(S) Going from house to house, he dragged off both men and women and put them in prison.

54 When they heard these things, they were cut to the heart, and they gnashed on him with their teeth.

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

56 And said, Behold, I see the heavens opened, and the Son of man standing on the right hand of God.

57 Then they cried out with a loud voice, and stopped their ears, and ran upon him with one accord,

58 And cast him out of the city, and stoned him: and the witnesses laid down their clothes at a young man's feet, whose name was Saul.

59 And they stoned Stephen, calling upon God, and saying, Lord Jesus, receive my spirit.

60 And he kneeled down, and cried with a loud voice, Lord, lay not this sin to their charge. And when he had said this, he fell asleep.

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

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

As for Saul, he made havock of the church, entering into every house, and haling men and women committed them to prison.