Acts 7:59
And they stoned Stephen, calling upon [the Lord], and saying, Lord Jesus, receive my spirit.
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- Ps 31:5 : 5 Into thy hand I commend my spirit: Thou hast redeemed me, O Jehovah, thou God of truth.
- Luke 23:46 : 46 And Jesus, crying with a loud voice, said, Father, into thy hands I commend my spirit: and having said this, he gave up the ghost.
- Acts 9:14 : 14 and here he hath authority from the chief priests to bind all that call upon thy name.
- Acts 9:21 : 21 And all that heard him were amazed, and said, Is not this he that in Jerusalem made havoc of them that called on this name? and he had come hither for this intent, that he might bring them bound before the chief priests.
- Acts 22:16 : 16 And now why tarriest thou? arise, and be baptized, and wash away thy sins, calling on his name.
- Rom 10:12-14 : 12 For there is no distinction between Jew and Greek: for the same [Lord] is Lord of all, and is rich unto all that call upon him: 13 for, Whosoever shall call upon the name of the Lord shall be saved. 14 How then shall they call on him in whom they have not believed? and how shall they believe in him whom they have not heard? and how shall they hear without a preacher?
- 1 Cor 1:2 : 2 unto the church of God which is at Corinth, [even] them that are sanctified in Christ Jesus, called [to be] saints, with all that call upon the name of our Lord Jesus Christ in every place, their [Lord] and ours:
- Acts 2:21 : 21 And it shall be, that whosoever shall call on the name of the Lord shall be saved.
- Joel 2:32 : 32 And it shall come to pass, that whosoever shall call on the name of Jehovah shall be delivered; for in mount Zion and in Jerusalem there shall be those that escape, as Jehovah hath said, and among the remnant those whom Jehovah doth call.
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60 And he kneeled down, and cried with a loud voice, Lord, lay not this sin to their charge. And when he had said this, he fell asleep.
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56 and said, Behold, I see the heavens opened, and the Son of Man standing on the right hand of God.
57 But they cried out with a loud voice, and stopped their ears, and rushed upon him with one accord;
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19 And I said, Lord, they themselves know that I imprisoned and beat in every synagogue them that believed on thee:
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21 And he said unto me, Depart: for I will send thee forth far hence unto the Gentiles.
22 And they gave him audience unto this word; and they lifted up their voice, and said, Away with such a fellow from the earth: for it is not fit that he should live.
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4 and he fell upon the earth, and heard a voice saying unto him, Saul, Saul, why persecutest thou me?
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8 And Stephen, full of grace and power, wrought great wonders and signs among the people.
9 But there arose certain of them that were of the synagogue called [the synagogue] of the Libertines, and of the Cyrenians, and of the Alexandrians, and of them of Cilicia and Asia, disputing with Stephen.
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31 The Jews took up stones again to stone him.
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15 who, when they were come down, prayed for them, that they might receive the Holy Spirit:
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37 And Jesus uttered a loud voice, and gave up the ghost.
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6 And the young men arose and wrapped him round, and they carried him out and buried him.
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