Acts 8:2

Moreover, well-taken[adjective] men together-attend-ize the Stephen and make [a] large strike-self[i.e. grief gesture] upon to{same[singular]}.

Garth's Hyper-literal Translation

In The King James Version

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

In Context

1Moreover, Saul has-been-being well-esteeming-together to{the lift-up-sis[i.e. state of removal/elimination]} of{same}; moreover, it-becomes in to{the-there, the day} [a] large chase upon the out-calling, the in to{Jerusalems}; moreover, all are-sowed-through/dispersed according-to the regions of{the Judea} and of{Samaria}, more-ly of{the sent-off[one]s}.

3Moreover, Saul has-been-ravaging the out-calling, being-gone-into according-to the houses [i.e. houses by houses]. Dragging both men and women, he-has-been-giving-aside/delivering into custody.

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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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