Acts 7:54–8:1

⁵⁴And hearing these things, they were cut to the hearts, and did gnash the teeth at him; ⁵⁵and being full of the Holy Spirit, having looked stedfastly to the heaven, he saw the glory of God, and Jesus standing on the right hand of God, ⁵⁶and he said, ‘Lo, I see the heavens having been opened, and the Son of Man standing on the right hand of God.’ ⁵⁷And they, having cried out with a loud voice, stopped their ears, and did rush with one accord upon him, ⁵⁸and having cast him forth outside of the city, they were stoning him—and the witnesses did put down their garments at the feet of a young man called Saul— ⁵⁹and they were stoning Stephen, calling and saying, ‘Lord Jesus, receive my spirit;’ ⁶⁰and having bowed the knees, he cried with a loud voice, ‘Lord, mayest thou not lay to them this sin;’ and this having said, he fell asleep.

Chapter 8

¹And Saul was assenting to his death, and there came in that day a great persecution upon the assembly in Jerusalem, all also were scattered abroad in the regions of Judea and Samaria, except the apostles;