Acts 8:2

But devout men carried Stephen to his burial, and made great lamentation over him.

Henry Tompkins Anderson’s 1864 New Testament

In The King James Version

And devout men carried Stephen to his burial, and made great lamentation over him.

In Context

1And at that time there was a great persecution against the church that was in Jerusalem; and they were all dispersed throughout the regions of Judea and Samaria, except the apostles.

3But Saul attempted to destroy the church; entering every house, and dragging men and women, he delivered them up to prison.

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Matthew Henry on Acts 8:2-4

Persecution of the Church. 1 And Saul was consenting unto his death. And at that time there was a great persecution against the church which was at Jerusalem; and they were all scattered abroad throughout the regions of Judæa and Samaria, except the apostles. 2 And devout men carried Stephen to his burial, and made great lamentation over him. 3 As for Saul, he made havock of the church, entering into every house, and haling men and women committed them to prison. In these verses we have, I. Something more… Read the whole commentary →

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