Acts 8:2
Devout men buried Stephen and made great lamentation over him.
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And devout men carried Stephen to his burial, and made great lamentation over him.
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Genesis 23:2Sarah died in Kiriath Arba, that is, Hebron, in the land of Canaan. Abraham mourned and wept for Sarah.
Genesis 50:10When they came to the threshing floor of Atad on the other side of the Jordan, they mourned with very great and grievous sorrow. There Joseph made a seven-day mourning for his father.
Deuteronomy 34:8The people of Israel mourned for Moses in the plains of Moab for thirty days, and then the days of mourning for Moses were finished.
2 Samuel 3:31David said to Joab and to all the people who were with him, “Tear your clothes, put on sackcloth, and mourn before Abner's body.” Now King David walked behind the body in the funeral procession.
2 Chronicles 35:25Jeremiah lamented for Josiah; all the male and female singers lament about Josiah to this day. These songs became customary in Israel; behold, they are written in the songs of lament.
Jeremiah 22:10Do not weep for the one who is dead or mourn for him; but weep bitterly for him who is about to go away, 1 because he will never return and see his native land again.'
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 →