Acts 8:2

A party of devout men, however, buried Stephen, and made loud lamentation over him.

Weymouth NT (1912)

In The King James Version

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

In Context

1And Saul fully approved of his murder. At this time a great persecution broke out against the Church in Jerusalem, and all except the Apostles were scattered throughout Judaea and Samaria.

3But Saul cruelly harassed the Church. He went into house after house, and, dragging off both men and women, threw them into 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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