Acts 7:54–8:1

Stephen the Martyr

^54eWhen they heard these things they were ⁸cut to the heart, and they gnashed at him with their teeth. ⁵⁵But he, ^fbeing full of the Holy Spirit, gazed into heaven and saw the ^gglory of God, and Jesus standing at the right hand of God, ⁵⁶and said, “Look! ^hI see the heavens opened and the ⁱSon of Man standing at the right hand of God!”

⁵⁷Then they cried out with a loud voice, stopped their ears, and ran at him with one accord; ⁵⁸and they cast him out of the city and stoned him. And ^jthe witnesses laid down their clothes at the feet of a young man named Saul. ⁵⁹And they stoned Stephen as he was calling on God and saying, “Lord Jesus, ^kreceive my spirit.” ⁶⁰Then he knelt down and cried out with a loud voice, ^l“Lord, do not charge them with this sin.” And when he had said this, he fell asleep.

Saul Persecutes the Church

8Now Saul was consenting to his death.

At that time a great persecution arose against the church which was at Jerusalem; and ^athey were all scattered throughout the regions of Judea and Samaria, except the apostles.