Acts 7:54–8:1

⁵⁴ⁿWhen they heard these things, they were cut to the heart, and they ^ognashed on him with their teeth. ⁵⁵But he, ^pbeing full of the Holy Ghost, ^qlooked up stedfastly into heaven, and saw the glory of God, and Jesus standing ^ron the right hand of God, ⁵⁶And said, Behold, I see ^sthe heavens opened, and ^tthe Son of man standing ^ron the right hand of God. ⁵⁷Then they cried out with a loud voice, and stopped their ears, and ran upon him with one accord, ⁵⁸And cast him ^uout of the city, and ^xstoned him: and ^ythe witnesses ^zlaid down their clothes at a young man’s feet, whose name was Saul. ⁵⁹And ^xthey stoned Stephen, ^acalling upon God, and saying, Lord Jesus, ^breceive my spirit. ⁶⁰And he ^ckneeled down, and cried with a loud voice, ^dLord, ^elay not this sin to their charge. And when he had said this, ^fhe fell asleep.

8And ^aSaul was ^bconsenting unto his death.

^*And at that time there was a great persecution against the church which was at Jerusalem; and ^cthey were all scattered abroad throughout the regions of Judaea and ^dSamaria, except the apostles.