Acts 8:2

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Devout men buried Stephen and mourned deeply for him.

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  • Gen 23:2 : 2 Sarah died in Kiriath-arba (that is, Hebron) in the land of Canaan, and Abraham went to mourn for Sarah and to weep for her.
  • Gen 50:10-11 : 10 When they reached the threshing floor of Atad, near the Jordan, they held a great and solemn lamentation. Joseph observed seven days of mourning for his father. 11 When the Canaanite inhabitants of the land saw the mourning at the threshing floor of Atad, they said, 'This is a deep mourning for the Egyptians.' Therefore, the place was named Abel Mizraim, which is near the Jordan.
  • Num 20:29 : 29 When the whole community saw that Aaron had died, they mourned for him thirty days—all the house of Israel.
  • Deut 34:8 : 8 The Israelites wept for Moses in the plains of Moab for thirty days, until the time of mourning was over.
  • 1 Sam 28:3 : 3 Now Samuel had died, and all Israel mourned for him and buried him in Ramah, his hometown. Meanwhile, Saul had removed the mediums and spiritists from the land.
  • 2 Sam 3:31 : 31 Then David said to Joab and all the people with him, 'Tear your clothes, put on sackcloth, and mourn for Abner.' And King David himself walked behind the bier.
  • 2 Chr 32:33 : 33 Hezekiah rested with his ancestors, and they buried him in the upper part of the tombs of the descendants of David. All the people of Judah and Jerusalem honored him at his death. And his son Manasseh succeeded him as king.
  • 2 Chr 35:25 : 25 Jeremiah composed laments for Josiah, and all the male and female singers have sung about Josiah in their laments to this day. These became a tradition in Israel and are written in the Laments.
  • Isa 57:1-2 : 1 The righteous perish, and no one takes it to heart; faithful people are taken away, and no one understands that the righteous are taken away to be spared from evil. 2 They find peace; they rest in their beds—those who walk in uprightness.
  • Jer 22:10 : 10 Do not weep for the dead; do not mourn for him. Weep bitterly for the one who goes away, for he will never return to see his native land.
  • Jer 22:18 : 18 Therefore this is what the LORD says about Jehoiakim son of Josiah, king of Judah: They will not mourn for him, saying, 'Alas, my brother!' or 'Alas, my sister!' They will not mourn for him, saying, 'Alas, my lord!' or 'Alas, his majesty!'
  • Luke 2:25 : 25 Now there was a man in Jerusalem named Simeon, who was righteous and devout. He was waiting for the consolation of Israel, and the Holy Spirit was upon him.
  • John 11:31-35 : 31 The Jews who were with her in the house, comforting her, saw how Mary quickly got up and went out. They followed her, supposing she was going to the tomb to weep there. 32 When Mary reached the place where Jesus was and saw him, she fell at his feet and said, 'Lord, if you had been here, my brother would not have died.' 33 When Jesus saw her weeping, and the Jews who had come along with her also weeping, he was deeply moved in spirit and troubled. 34 'Where have you laid him?' he asked. 'Come and see, Lord,' they replied. 35 Jesus wept.
  • Acts 2:5 : 5 Now there were devout Jews residing in Jerusalem, from every nation under heaven.
  • Acts 10:2 : 2 He was a devout man and feared God along with all his household. He gave many alms to the people and prayed to God continually.

Similar Verses (AI)

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    1 Saul was in full agreement with his execution. On that day, a great persecution broke out against the church in Jerusalem, and all the believers, except the apostles, were scattered throughout the regions of Judea and Samaria.

  • Acts 5:6
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    6 The young men arose, wrapped his body, carried him out, and buried him.

  • Acts 7:57-60
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    57 At this they covered their ears and, shouting at the top of their voices, they all rushed at him.

    58 They dragged him out of the city and began to stone him. Meanwhile, the witnesses laid their coats at the feet of a young man named Saul.

    59 While they were stoning him, Stephen prayed, 'Lord Jesus, receive my spirit.'

    60 Then he fell to his knees and cried out, 'Lord, do not hold this sin against them.' When he had said this, he fell asleep.

  • Acts 6:8-10
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    8 Now Stephen, full of grace and power, was performing great wonders and signs among the people.

    9 However, some members of the Synagogue of Freedmen (as it was called), consisting of Jews from Cyrene, Alexandria, Cilicia, and Asia, rose up and began to debate with Stephen.

    10 But they could not stand up against the wisdom and the Spirit by whom he spoke.

  • Acts 8:3-4
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    3 But Saul began to destroy the church. Going from house to house, he dragged off men and women and put them in prison.

    4 Those who had been scattered went about spreading the good news of the word.

  • Acts 22:19-20
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    19 But I said, 'Lord, they themselves know that I used to imprison and beat those who believed in You in the synagogues.

    20 And when the blood of Your servant Stephen was being shed, I stood there, giving my approval and guarding the clothes of those who were killing him.'

  • Acts 6:5-6
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    5 This proposal pleased the whole group. They chose Stephen, a man full of faith and the Holy Spirit, and Philip, Prochorus, Nicanor, Timon, Parmenas, and Nicolas, a convert from Antioch.

    6 They presented these men to the apostles, who prayed and laid their hands on them.

  • Acts 14:19
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    19 But some Jews from Antioch and Iconium arrived, persuaded the crowds, and they stoned Paul and dragged him out of the city, thinking he was dead.

  • Acts 5:10-11
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    10 At that moment she fell down at his feet and died. When the young men came in, they found her dead, carried her out, and buried her beside her husband.

    11 Great fear came upon the whole church and upon all who heard these events.

  • Acts 9:39
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    39 So Peter got up and went with them. When he arrived, they took him to the upstairs room. All the widows stood around him weeping and showing him the robes and other clothing that Dorcas had made while she was with them.

  • Acts 14:5
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    5 When both Gentiles and Jews, along with their leaders, made a violent attempt to mistreat and stone them,

  • 1 Kgs 13:30
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    30 He laid the body in his own tomb, and they mourned over him, saying, 'Alas, my brother!'

  • 1 Chr 10:12
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    12 All the valiant men arose, took the bodies of Saul and his sons, brought them to Jabesh, and buried their bones under the oak tree in Jabesh. Then they fasted for seven days.

  • Acts 4:2
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    2 They were greatly annoyed because they were teaching the people and proclaiming in Jesus the resurrection from the dead.

  • Mark 6:29
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    29 When John's disciples heard about this, they came and took his body and laid it in a tomb.

  • Acts 2:29
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    29 “Fellow Israelites, I can confidently say to you that the patriarch David died and was buried, and his tomb is here to this day.

  • 2 Sam 1:12
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    12 They mourned, wept, and fasted until evening for Saul, for Jonathan his son, for the people of the LORD, and for the house of Israel, because they had fallen by the sword.

  • Acts 22:4
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    4 I persecuted this Way to the point of death, arresting both men and women and throwing them into prison.

  • Acts 9:1-2
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    1 But Saul, still breathing out threats and murder against the disciples of the Lord, approached the high priest.

    2 He requested letters from him to the synagogues in Damascus, so that if he found any who belonged to the Way, men or women, he might bring them bound to Jerusalem.

  • Acts 11:19
    66%

    19 Now those who had been scattered as a result of the persecution that arose over Stephen traveled as far as Phoenicia, Cyprus, and Antioch, speaking the word only to Jews.

  • Acts 9:37
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    37 In those days she became sick and died. After washing her body, they placed her in an upstairs room.

  • 1 Sam 31:12
    66%

    12 all their valiant men rose up, traveled through the night, and retrieved the bodies of Saul and his sons from the wall of Beth-shan. They brought them to Jabesh and burned them there.

  • Luke 23:27
    65%

    27 A large crowd of people followed Him, including women who were mourning and lamenting Him.

  • Acts 26:10
    65%

    10 And that is what I did in Jerusalem. I locked up many of the saints in prison, having received authority from the chief priests. And when they were condemned to death, I cast my vote against them.

  • 2 Sam 3:31-32
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    31 Then David said to Joab and all the people with him, 'Tear your clothes, put on sackcloth, and mourn for Abner.' And King David himself walked behind the bier.

    32 They buried Abner in Hebron. The king wept aloud at Abner’s tomb, and all the people wept with him.

  • Acts 11:24
    65%

    24 For he was a good man, full of the Holy Spirit and faith, and a large number of people were added to the Lord.

  • Acts 6:12
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    12 They stirred up the people, the elders, and the scribes. They came upon him, seized him, and brought him to the council.

  • Matt 27:60
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    60 and placed it in his own new tomb, which he had cut in the rock. He rolled a large stone against the entrance of the tomb and went away.

  • Heb 11:37
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    37 They were stoned, they were sawed in two, and they were killed with the sword. They went about in sheepskins and goatskins, destitute, persecuted, and mistreated.

  • Acts 21:35
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    35 When Paul reached the steps, the violence of the crowd was so great that he had to be carried by the soldiers.

  • Acts 13:29
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    29 When they had fulfilled all that was written about Him, they took Him down from the cross and laid Him in a tomb.

  • Acts 13:50
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    50 But the Jews incited the devout women of high standing and the leading men of the city. They stirred up persecution against Paul and Barnabas and drove them out of their region.

  • Acts 20:37
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    37 They all wept loudly as they embraced Paul and kissed him.

  • Acts 15:3
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    3 Having been sent on their way by the church, they traveled through Phoenicia and Samaria, describing in detail the conversion of the Gentiles, and brought great joy to all the brothers.

  • Acts 5:33
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    33 When they heard this, they were infuriated and wanted to kill them.

  • Matt 14:12
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    12 Then John's disciples came, took the body, buried it, and went and told Jesus.

  • Luke 7:12
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    12 As Jesus approached the gate of the town, a dead man was being carried out—the only son of his mother, and she was a widow. A large crowd from the town was with her.

  • 2 Sam 2:5
    64%

    5 David sent messengers to the men of Jabesh-gilead and said to them, 'May you be blessed by the LORD for showing this kindness to your lord Saul by burying him.'

  • Acts 2:5
    64%

    5 Now there were devout Jews residing in Jerusalem, from every nation under heaven.

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