Acts 8:2

Devout men buried Stephen, and made loud lamentations over him.

Montgomery New Testament

In The King James Version

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

In Context

1With these words he fell asleep. And Saul fully approved of his murder. On this very day there broke out a great persecution against the church in Jerusalem, and all except the apostle were scattered throughout Judea and Samaria.

3But Saul was laying waste the church. He was wont to enter into every house, and to drag off men and women, and to commit them 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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