Acts 7:58-8:1
New Revised Standard Version Updated Edition
58 Then they dragged him out of the city and began to stone him, and the witnesses laid their coats at the feet of a young man named Saul.(A) 59 While they were stoning Stephen, he prayed, “Lord Jesus, receive my spirit.”(B) 60 Then he knelt down and cried out in a loud voice, “Lord, do not hold this sin against them.” When he had said this, he died.[a](C) 8 1
Saul Persecutes the Church
That day a severe persecution began against the church in Jerusalem, and all except the apostles were scattered throughout the countryside of Judea and Samaria.(D)
Footnotes
- 7.60 Gk fell asleep
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