KJV King James Version
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 7:58
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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BSB Berean Standard Bible
They dragged him out of the city and began to stone him. Meanwhile the witnesses laid their garments at the feet of a young man named Saul.
WEB World English Bible
They threw him out of the city, and stoned him. The witnesses placed their garments at the feet of a young man named Saul.
ASV American Standard Version
and they cast him out of the city, and stoned him: and the witnesses laid down their garments at the feet of a young man named Saul.
YLT Young’s Literal Translation
and having cast him forth outside of the city, they were stoning him—and the witnesses did put down their garments at the feet of a young man called Saul—
Surrounding context — Acts 7
55 But he, being full of the Holy Ghost, looked up stedfastly into heaven, and saw the glory of God, and Jesus standing on the right hand of God,
56 And said, Behold, I see the heavens opened, and the Son of man standing on the right hand of God.
57 Then they cried out with a loud voice, and stopped their ears, and ran upon him with one accord,
58 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.
59 And they stoned Stephen, calling upon [God], and saying, Lord Jesus, receive my spirit.
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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καὶG2532 · kaiandἐκβαλόντεςG1544 · ekballōto expelἔξωG1854 · exōout/outside(r)τῆςG3588 · hothe/this/whoπόλεωςG4172 · poliscityἐλιθοβόλουν.G3036 · lithoboleōto stoneκαὶG2532 · kaiandοἱG3588 · hothe/this/whoμάρτυρεςG3144 · martuswitnessἀπέθεντοG659 · apotithēmito put asideτὰG3588 · hothe/this/whoἱμάτιαG2440 · himationclothingαὐτῶνG846 · autosit/s/heπαρὰG3844 · parafrom/with/besideτοὺςG3588 · hothe/this/whoπόδαςG4228 · pousfootνεανίουG3494 · neaniasyoung manκαλουμένουG2564 · kaleōto call: callΣαύλουG4569 · SaulosSaul
Cross-references
Acts 22:20And when the blood of thy martyr Stephen was shed, I also was standing by, and consenting unto his death, and kept the raiment of them that slew him.Acts 8:1And Saul was consenting unto his death. And at that time there was a great persecution against the church which was at Jerusalem; and they were all scattered abroad throughout the regions of Judaea and Samaria, except the apostles.Acts 6:13And set up false witnesses, which said, This man ceaseth not to speak blasphemous words against this holy place, and the law:Leviticus 24:14-16Bring forth him that hath cursed without the camp; and let all that heard [him] lay their hands upon his head, and let all the congregation stone him.Deuteronomy 13:9-10But thou shalt surely kill him; thine hand shall be first upon him to put him to death, and afterwards the hand of all the people.1 Kings 21:13And there came in two men, children of Belial, and sat before him: and the men of Belial witnessed against him, [even] against Naboth, in the presence of the people, saying, Naboth did blaspheme God and the king. Then they carried him forth out of the city, and stoned him with stones, that he died.Luke 4:29And rose up, and thrust him out of the city, and led him unto the brow of the hill whereon their city was built, that they might cast him down headlong.Deuteronomy 17:7The hands of the witnesses shall be first upon him to put him to death, and afterward the hands of all the people. So thou shalt put the evil away from among you.Acts 22:4And I persecuted this way unto the death, binding and delivering into prisons both men and women.Numbers 15:35And the LORD said unto Moses, The man shall be surely put to death: all the congregation shall stone him with stones without the camp.Hebrews 13:12-13Wherefore Jesus also, that he might sanctify the people with his own blood, suffered without the gate.Acts 9:1-19And Saul, yet breathing out threatenings and slaughter against the disciples of the Lord, went unto the high priest,John 10:23-26And Jesus walked in the temple in Solomon’s porch.Acts 6:11Then they suborned men, which said, We have heard him speak blasphemous words against Moses, and [against] God.
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