⁸ And Stephen, full of grace and power, was performing great ^(A)wonders and ^[a]signs among the people. ⁹ But some men from what was called the Synagogue of the Freedmen, including both ^(B)Cyrenians and ^(C)Alexandrians, and some from ^(D)Cilicia and ^[b](E)Asia, rose up and argued with Stephen. ¹⁰ But they were unable to ^[c]cope with his wisdom and the Spirit by whom he was speaking. ¹¹ Then they secretly induced men to say, “We have heard him speak blasphemous words against Moses and God.” ¹² And they stirred up the people, the elders, and the scribes, and they ^(F)came up to him and dragged him away, and brought him ^[d]before ^(G)the ^[e]Council. ¹³ They put forward ^(H)false witnesses who said, “This man does not stop ^[f]speaking against this ^(I)holy place and the Law; ¹⁴ for we have heard him say that ^(J)this Nazarene, Jesus, will destroy this place and change ^(K)the customs which Moses handed down to us.” ¹⁵ And all who were sitting in the ^[g](L)Council stared at him, and they saw his face, which was like the face of an angel.

Stephen Put to Death

⁵⁴ Now when they heard this, they were ^(A)infuriated, and they began gnashing their teeth at him. ⁵⁵ But he, being ^(B)full of the Holy Spirit, ^(C)looked intently into heaven and saw the glory of God, and Jesus standing ^(D)at the right hand of God; ⁵⁶ and he said, “Behold, I see the ^(E)heavens opened and ^(F)the Son of Man standing at the right hand of God.” ⁵⁷ But they shouted with loud voices, and covered their ears and rushed at him with one ^[a]mind. ⁵⁸ When they had ^(G)driven him out of the city, they began stoning him; and ^(H)the witnesses ^(I)laid aside their cloaks at the feet of ^(J)a young man named Saul. ⁵⁹ They went on stoning Stephen as he ^(K)called on the Lord and said, “Lord Jesus, receive my spirit!” ⁶⁰ Then he ^(L)fell on his knees and cried out with a loud voice, “Lord, ^(M)do not hold this sin against them!” Having said this, he ^[b](N)fell asleep.