Acts 8:2 KJV — MannaFest

Acts 8:2

And devout men carried Stephen to his burial, and made great lamentation over him.

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ASV

And devout men buried Stephen, and made great lamentation over him.

WEB

God-fearing men buried Stephen and mourned deeply over him.

YLT

and devout men carried away Stephen, and made great lamentation over him;

DBT

And pious men buried Stephen and made great lamentation over him.

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Acts — The Gospel's sequel. Jerusalem → Judea and Samaria → the ends of the earth. Three missionary journeys and the voyage to Rome.

Author: Luke, companion of Paul — the 'we' passages begin in 16:10
Date: c. AD 62

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Genesis 50:10
And they came to the threshingfloor of Atad, which is beyond Jordan, and there they mourned with a great and very sore lamentation: and he made a mourning for his father seven days.
Acts 2:5
And there were dwelling at Jerusalem Jews, devout men, out of every nation under heaven.
Acts 10:2
A devout man, and one that feared God with all his house, which gave much alms to the people, and prayed to God alway.
Deuteronomy 34:8
And the children of Israel wept for Moses in the plains of Moab thirty days: so the days of weeping and mourning for Moses were ended.
1 Samuel 25:1
And Samuel died; and all the Israelites were gathered together, and lamented him, and buried him in his house at Ramah. And David arose, and went down to the wilderness of Paran.

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Here is the church spreading by the ministry of Philip and others that were dispersed upon that occasion. The gospel brought to Samaria, preached there (

Matthew Henry· Commentary on the Whole Bible, 1710puritan

(2.) To show the great value and esteem they had for this faithful servant of Jesus Christ, this first martyr for the gospel, whose memory shall always be precious to them, notwithstanding the ignominy of his death. They study to do honour to him upon whom God put honour. (3.) To testify their belief and hope of the resurrection of the dead, and the life of the world to come.

Matthew Henry· Commentary on the Whole Bible, 1710puritan

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