Acts 7:59-8:3

English Standard Version

⁵⁹ And as they were stoning Stephen, ^(A)he called out, “Lord Jesus, ^(B)receive my spirit.” ⁶⁰ And ^(C)falling to his knees he cried out with a loud voice, ^(D)“Lord, do not hold this sin against them.” And when he had said this, ^(E)he fell asleep.

Saul Ravages the Church

8 And ^(F)Saul ^(G)approved of his execution.

And there arose on that day a great persecution against the church in Jerusalem, and ^(H)they were all scattered throughout the regions of Judea and Samaria, except the apostles. ² Devout men buried Stephen and made great lamentation over him. ³ But ^(I)Saul was ravaging the church, and entering house after house, he ^(J)dragged off men and women and committed them to prison.