Acts 8:2

And godly men buried Stephen, and they mourned deeply for him.

English Majority Text (NT)

In The King James Version

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

In Context

1Now Saul was agreeing with them in his murder. And in that day there arose a great persecution against the church which was in Jerusalem; and they all were scattered throughout the regions of Judea and Samaria, except the apostles.

3But Saul was doing injury to the church, going in from house to house, and dragging away both men and women, and putting them in prison. 1 Philip in Samaria

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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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