this Man, delivered over by the predetermined plan and foreknowledge of God, you nailed to a cross by the hands of godless men and put Him to death.

But God raised Him from the dead, putting an end to the agony of death, since it was impossible for Him to be held in its power.

but put to death the Prince of life, whom God raised from the dead, a fact to which we are witnesses.

The God of our fathers raised up Jesus, whom you put to death by hanging Him on a cross.

Stephen Put to Death

Now when they heard this, they were infuriated, and they began gnashing their teeth at him.

Saul Persecutes the Church

Now Saul approved of putting Stephen to death. And on that day a great persecution began against the church in Jerusalem, and they were all scattered throughout the regions of Judea and Samaria, except for the apostles.

but their plot became known to Saul. They were also closely watching the gates day and night so that they might put him to death;

And he was talking and arguing with the Hellenistic Jews; but they were attempting to put him to death.

We are witnesses of all the things that He did both in the country of the Jews and in Jerusalem. They also put Him to death by hanging Him on a cross.

Death of Herod

Now he was very angry with the people of Tyre and Sidon; and with one mind they came to him, and having won over Blastus the king’s chamberlain, they were asking for peace, because their country was supported with grain from the king’s country.

And though they found no grounds for putting Him to death, they asked Pilate that He be executed.

I persecuted this Way to the death, binding and putting both men and women into prisons,

and I found that he was being accused regarding questions in their Law, but was not charged with anything deserving death or imprisonment.

If, therefore, I am in the wrong and have committed something deserving death, I am not trying to avoid execution; but if there is nothing to the accusations which these men are bringing against me, no one can hand me over to them. I appeal to Caesar.”

But I found that he had committed nothing deserving death; and since he himself appealed to the Emperor, I decided to send him.

And this is just what I did in Jerusalem; not only did I lock up many of the saints in prisons, after receiving authority from the chief priests, but I also cast my vote against them when they were being put to death.

and when they had gone out, they began talking to one another, saying, “This man is not doing anything deserving death or imprisonment.”

And when they had examined me, they were willing to release me because there were no grounds for putting me to death.