Acts 7:58

KJV1611 – Modern English

And cast him out of the city and stoned him, and the witnesses laid down their clothes at a young man's feet, whose name was Saul.

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  • Acts 8:1 : 1 And Saul approved of his death. And at that time a great persecution arose against the church in Jerusalem; and they were all scattered throughout the regions of Judea and Samaria, except the apostles.
  • Acts 22:20 : 20 And when the blood of your martyr Stephen was shed, I also was standing by, consenting to his death, and kept the clothes of those who killed him.
  • Luke 4:29 : 29 and rose up, and drove him out of the city, and led him to the brow of the hill on which their city was built, that they might throw him down headlong.
  • Lev 24:14-16 : 14 Bring forth him who has cursed outside the camp; and let all who heard him lay their hands upon his head, and let all the congregation stone him. 15 And you shall speak to the children of Israel, saying, Whoever curses his God shall bear his sin. 16 And he who blasphemes the name of the LORD shall surely be put to death, and all the congregation shall certainly stone him: the stranger as well as the one born in the land, when he blasphemes the name of the LORD, shall be put to death.
  • Deut 17:7 : 7 The hands of the witnesses shall be the first to put him to death, and afterward the hands of all the people. So you shall put the evil away from among you.
  • Acts 6:13 : 13 They set up false witnesses who said, This man never ceases to speak words against this holy place and the law.
  • Acts 22:4 : 4 And I persecuted this way to the death, binding and delivering into prisons both men and women.
  • 1 Kgs 21:13 : 13 And two men, worthless fellows, came in and sat before him; and the men bore witness against him, even against Naboth, in the presence of the people, saying, Naboth blasphemed God and the king. Then they carried him out of the city and stoned him with stones, so that he died.
  • Num 15:35 : 35 And the LORD said to Moses, The man shall surely be put to death: all the congregation shall stone him with stones outside the camp.
  • Deut 13:9-9 : 9 But you shall surely kill him; your hand shall be first upon him to put him to death, and afterwards the hand of all the people. 10 And you shall stone him with stones, that he die; because he has sought to push you away from the LORD your God, who brought you out of the land of Egypt, from the house of bondage.
  • John 10:23-26 : 23 And Jesus walked in the temple, in Solomon's porch. 24 Then the Jews surrounded him and said to him, How long will you keep us in suspense? If you are the Christ, tell us plainly. 25 Jesus answered them, I told you, and you do not believe; the works that I do in my Father's name, they bear witness of me. 26 But you do not believe because you are not of my sheep, as I said to you.
  • Acts 6:11 : 11 They secretly instigated men who said, We have heard him speak blasphemous words against Moses and against God.
  • Acts 9:1-9 : 1 And Saul, still breathing out threats and murder against the disciples of the Lord, went to the high priest, 2 And requested letters from him to the synagogues of Damascus, so that if he found any who were of the Way, whether men or women, he might bring them bound to Jerusalem. 3 And as he traveled, he came near Damascus, and suddenly a light from heaven shone around him: 4 And he fell to the ground and heard a voice saying to him, Saul, Saul, why do you persecute me? 5 And he said, Who are you, Lord? And the Lord said, I am Jesus, whom you are persecuting: it is hard for you to kick against the goads. 6 And trembling and astonished, he said, Lord, what do you want me to do? And the Lord said to him, Arise, and go into the city, and it shall be told you what you must do. 7 And the men who journeyed with him stood speechless, hearing a voice but seeing no one. 8 And Saul arose from the ground; and when his eyes were opened, he saw no one: but they led him by the hand and brought him into Damascus. 9 And he was three days without sight, and neither ate nor drank. 10 And there was a certain disciple at Damascus named Ananias; and to him the Lord said in a vision, Ananias. And he said, Behold, I am here, Lord. 11 And the Lord said to him, Arise, and go to the street called Straight, and inquire at the house of Judas for one called Saul, of Tarsus: for, behold, he is praying, 12 And has seen in a vision a man named Ananias coming in and laying his hand on him, so that he might receive his sight. 13 Then Ananias answered, Lord, I have heard from many about this man, how much evil he has done to your saints in Jerusalem: 14 And here he has authority from the chief priests to bind all who call on your name. 15 But the Lord said to him, Go your way: for he is a chosen vessel to me, to bear my name before the Gentiles, and kings, and the children of Israel: 16 For I will show him how many things he must suffer for my name's sake. 17 And Ananias went his way and entered the house; and laying his hands on him, said, Brother Saul, the Lord Jesus, who appeared to you on the road as you came, has sent me that you may receive your sight and be filled with the Holy Spirit. 18 And immediately something like scales fell from his eyes, and he received his sight at once, and he arose and was baptized. 19 And when he had received food, he was strengthened. Then Saul spent some days with the disciples in Damascus.
  • Heb 13:12-13 : 12 Therefore Jesus also, that He might sanctify the people with His own blood, suffered outside the gate. 13 Let us go forth to Him, outside the camp, bearing His reproach.

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