(7:54–60) This paragraph shows what occurs after Stephen finishes his speech before the council, in which he accuses Israel of murder (7:51–53). It delineates the crowd’s rage (7:54), Stephen’s final visions of God’s glory and the exalted Jesus (7:55–56), the mob’s stoning of Stephen (7:57–58), and Stephen’s final prayer for himself and those who murder him (7:59–60). 7:54 This verse is the first reaction of the council to Stephen’s speech and indictment of the Israelites (7:51–53):