¹⁹And I said, Lord, they know that ^lI imprisoned and ^mbeat in every synagogue them that believed on thee: ²⁰And when the blood of thy ⁿmartyr Stephen was shed, I also was standing by, and ^oconsenting unto his death, and ^pkept the raiment of them that slew him.

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lSee ver. 4.
mch. 26:11. So Matt. 10:17.
n Rev. 2:13 (Engl.).
och. 8:1. See Rom. 1:32 marg. So ch. 26:10.
pch. 7:58.

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ESVEnglish Standard Version

And I said, ‘Lord, they themselves know that in one synagogue after another I imprisoned and beat those who believed in you. And when the blood of Stephen your witness was being shed, I myself was standing by and approving and watching over the garments of those who killed him.’

NIVNew International Version (2011)

“ ‘Lord,’ I replied, ‘these people know that I went from one synagogue to another to imprison and beat those who believe in you. And when the blood of your martyr Stephen was shed, I stood there giving my approval and guarding the clothes of those who were killing him.’

CSBChristian Standard Bible

“But I said, ‘Lord, they know that in synagogue after synagogue I had those who believed in you imprisoned and beaten. And when the blood of your witness Stephen was being shed, I stood there giving approval and guarding the clothes of those who killed him.’

NLTNew Living Translation

“ ‘But Lord,’ I argued, ‘they certainly know that in every synagogue I imprisoned and beat those who believed in you. And I was in complete agreement when your witness Stephen was killed. I stood by and kept the coats they took off when they stoned him.’

LEBThe Lexham English Bible

And I said, ‘Lord, they themselves know that from synagogue to synagogue I was imprisoning and beating those who believed in you. And when the blood of your witness Stephen was being shed, I myself also was standing near and was approving, and was guarding the cloaks of those who were killing him.’