A Jewish Christian and deacon, Stephen, has angered other Hellenistic Jews in Jerusalem by showing that Jesus of Nazareth is the Messiah.

(58) And stoned him.—Literally, were stoning him. The verb is repeated in Acts 7:59, as if to show that the shower of stones went ...

20 июл. 2023 г. · Acts 7:58 Encourages us to Boldly Proclaim the Gospel. Help us to boldly proclaim your Gospel, we pray, and help us not to be silent when we ...

He is called a young man; not that he was properly a youth, for he must be thirty years of age, or more; since about thirty years after this he calls himself ...

3 июн. 2022 г. · This was to show the heinous nature of the crime. It was as if the person was cut off from the community's favor, blessing, and protection.

God was meeting man where he was, not setting aside the ancient judgment of his pride, yet graciously condescending to man, and this to mankind as they were. It ...

7 февр. 2012 г. · First, the depiction of the crowd in Acts 7:58 laying down their cloaks at Saul's feet probably means that Saul is depicted as “the ring leader ...

11 июн. 2020 г. · These enraged Jews were stoning Stephen to death for his sermon accusing the Jews of crucifying their Messiah.

(58) And stoned him.--Literally, were stoning him. The verb is repeated in Acts 7:59, as if to show that the shower of stones went on even during the ...

4 мар. 2012 г. · Luke's inclusion of this detail actually implicates Paul in the unlawful act of killing a suspected "criminal" without due process, while at ...