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Did not My hand form this universe.'
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"O stiff-necked men, uncircumcised in heart and ears, you also are continually at strife with the Holy Spirit--just as your forefathers were.
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Which of the Prophets did not your forefathers persecute? Yes, they killed those who announced beforehand the advent of the righteous One, whose betrayers and murderers you have now become--
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you who received the Law given through angels, and yet have not obeyed it."
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As they listened to these words, they became infuriated and gnashed their teeth at him.
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But, full of the Holy Spirit and looking up to Heaven, Stephen saw the glory of God, and Jesus standing at God's right hand.
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"I can see Heaven wide open," he said, "and the Son of Man standing at God's right hand."
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Upon this, with a loud outcry they stopped their ears, rushed upon Stephen in a body,
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dragged him out of the city, and stoned him, the witnesses throwing off their outer garments and giving them into the care of a young man called Saul.
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So they stoned Stephen, while he prayed, "Lord Jesus, receive my spirit."
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Then, rising on his knees, he cried aloud, "Lord, do not reckon this sin against them." And with these words he fell asleep.