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you who received the law
1as delivered by angels and
2did not keep it. ”
The Stoning of Stephen
54 Now when they heard these things
3they were enraged, and they
4ground their teeth at him.
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But he,
5full of the Holy Spirit, gazed into heaven and saw
6the glory of God, and Jesus standing
7at the right hand of God.
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And he said, “Behold, I see
8the heavens opened, and
9the Son of Man standing
10at the right hand of God. ”
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But they cried out with a loud voice and stopped their ears and rushed together at him.
58
Then
11they cast him out of the city and
12stoned him. And
13the witnesses laid down their garments
14at the feet of a young man named Saul.
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And as they were stoning Stephen,
15he called out, “Lord Jesus,
16receive my spirit. ”
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And
17falling to his knees he cried out with a loud voice,
18“Lord, do not hold this sin against them. ” And when he had said this,
19he fell asleep.